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Neoadjuvant Dose Dense Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC) In Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Dose Dense Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC) In Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01589094
Enrollment
51
Registered
2012-05-01
Start date
2012-04-30
Completion date
2018-08-31
Last updated
2019-10-02

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Conditions

Bladder Cancer

Keywords

CISPLATIN, GEMCITABINE, GM-CSF, radical cystectomy, 12-071

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine and cisplatin) given on a dose-dense treatment schedule (with less time between treatments) can help shrink the tumor better than standard chemotherapy given on a standard treatment schedule before the patient undergoes surgery for bladder cancer.

Interventions

Patients will receive six cycles of GC administered every 14 days. Gemcitabine 2,500 mg/m2 will be administered intravenously on day 1 and cisplatin 35 mg/m2 will be administered intravenously on days 1 and 2 of a 14 days cycle (with Peg GCSF). A total of six cycles of therapy will be administered followed by radical cystectomy with bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND)

Sponsors

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
CollaboratorOTHER
New York University
CollaboratorOTHER
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder histologically confirmed at MSKCC or participating site ((Urothelial carcinoma invading into the prostatic stroma with no histologic muscle invasion is allowed, provided the extent of disease is confirmed via imaging and/or EUA.) * Clinical stage T2-T4a N0/X M0 disease * Medically appropriate candidate for radical cystectomy, as per MSKCC or participating site * Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 70% * Age ≥ 18 years of age * Required Initial Laboratory Values: * Absolute Neutrophil Count ≥ 1000 cells/mm3 * Platelets ≥ 100,000 cells/mm3 * Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0g/dL * Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 the upper limit of normal (ULN) for the institution * Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN for the institution * Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN for the institution * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL * Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥ 60 ml/min/1.73m2 using the CKD-EPI equation: eGFR = 141 x min(Scr/k, 1)a x max(Scr/k, 1)-1.209 x 0.993Age * x 1.018 \[if female\] x 1.159 \[if black\] Scr is serum creatinine, k is 0.7 for females and 0.9 for males, a is -0.329 for females and -0.411 for males, min indicates the minimum of Scr/k or 1, and max indicates the maximum of Scr/k or 1 * If female of childbearing potential, pregnancy test is negative

Exclusion criteria

* Prior systemic chemotherapy (prior intravesical therapy is allowed) * Prior radiation therapy to the bladder * Evidence of NYHA functional class III or IV heart disease * Serious intercurrent medical or psychiatric illness, including serious active infection * Preexisting sensory grade ≥ 2 neuropathy * Preexisting grade ≥ 2 hearing loss * Major surgery or radiation therapy \< 4 weeks of starting study treatment * Concomitant use of any other investigational drugs * Any of the following within the 6 months prior to study drug administration: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack * Ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias of NCI CTCAE Version 4.0 grade ≥ 2 * Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness or other active infection * Concurrent treatment on another clinical trial; supportive care trials or non-treatment trials, e.g. QOL, are allowed * Pregnancy or breast-feeding. Patients must be surgically sterile, postmenopausal, or must agree to use effective contraception during the period of therapy. The definition of effective contraception will be based on the judgment of the principal investigator or a designated associate. Male patients must be surgically sterile or agree to use effective contraception.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pathologic Response Rate1 yearDefined as the absence of muscle invasive carcinoma (\<pT2 disease) and the absence of lymph node metastases (N0) on the final cystectomy specimen. Pathologists will assess surgical specimens systematically using criteria agreed upon for all conventional neoadjuvant treatment based on the AJCC TNM staging system.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Toxicity1 yearToxicity will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0.
2 Year Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) Rate for Responders2 yearsDefined as the time from treatment initiation to disease progression, local-regional or metastatic recurrence, or death analyzed using the Kaplan Meier method.
2 Year Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) Rate for Nonresponders2 yearsDefined as the time from treatment initiation to disease progression, local-regional or metastatic recurrence, or death analyzed using the Kaplan Meier method.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC)
This is a Multicenter Phase II study of dose-dense (DD) gemcitabine and cisplatin (GC) neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are candidates for radical cystectomy. Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC): Patients will receive six cycles of GC administered every 14 days. Gemcitabine 2,500 mg/m2 will be administered intravenously on day 1 and cisplatin 35 mg/m2 will be administered intravenously on days 1 and 2 of a 14 days cycle (with Peg GCSF). A total of six cycles of therapy will be administered followed by radical cystectomy with bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND)
51
Total51

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyDid not receive treatment2

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicGemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC)
Age, Continuous64 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
50 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
46 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
51 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
42 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
7 / 51
other
Total, other adverse events
51 / 51
serious
Total, serious adverse events
17 / 51

Outcome results

Primary

Pathologic Response Rate

Defined as the absence of muscle invasive carcinoma (\<pT2 disease) and the absence of lymph node metastases (N0) on the final cystectomy specimen. Pathologists will assess surgical specimens systematically using criteria agreed upon for all conventional neoadjuvant treatment based on the AJCC TNM staging system.

Time frame: 1 year

Population: 5 participants who completed 3 or more cycles of treatment did not undergo radical cystectomy: 1 refused surgery, 1 developed metastatic progression after 4 cycles, 1 withdrew consent, 1 was lost to follow-up, and 1 patient was incidentally diagnosed with moyamoya and discontinued the study because of the risk for vascular thrombotic events

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC)Pathologic Response Rate57 percentage of participants
Secondary

2 Year Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) Rate for Nonresponders

Defined as the time from treatment initiation to disease progression, local-regional or metastatic recurrence, or death analyzed using the Kaplan Meier method.

Time frame: 2 years

Population: 20 out of 46 total participants were responders.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC)2 Year Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) Rate for Nonresponders52 percentage of participants
Secondary

2 Year Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) Rate for Responders

Defined as the time from treatment initiation to disease progression, local-regional or metastatic recurrence, or death analyzed using the Kaplan Meier method.

Time frame: 2 years

Population: 26 out of 46 total participants were responders.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC)2 Year Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) Rate for Responders95 percentage of participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Toxicity

Toxicity will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin (DD GC)Number of Participants With Toxicity51 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026