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Phase 1/2 Study of ABI-009 in Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

A Combined Phase 1 and Phase 2 Study of Albumin-bound Rapamycin Nanoparticles (Nab-rapamycin, ABI-009) in the Treatment of BCG Refractory or Recurrent Nonmuscle Invasive Transitional Cell Bladder Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02009332
Enrollment
21
Registered
2013-12-12
Start date
2014-04-09
Completion date
2019-12-01
Last updated
2021-06-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

Brief summary

Purpose of this study is to determine appropriate dosing of ABI-009 and evaluate the safety and anti-tumor activity of ABI-009 in treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Interventions

ABI-009 is a nanoparticle albumin-bound (nab®) formulation of the mammalian Target of Rapamycin ( mTOR) inhibitor, sirolimus. Specifically, ABI-009 is a sterile lyophilized powder of albumin-bound sirolimus nanoparticles with a mean particle size of less than 100 nm.

DRUGGemcitabine

Gemcitabine is administered after ABI-009 in the Phase 2 study.

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Aadi Bioscience, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

The phase 1 dose-escalation portion used the 3+3 dose escalation rule. Initially 3 patients will be treated. If none develops DLT following the third weekly instillation, the dose can be escalated. If only 1 of the first 3 patients develops DLT, then an additional 3 patients will be treated at that dose. At any dose level, if 2 or more cases develop DLT, the prior dose will be defined as the MDD once 6 patients have been treated at this level with less than 2 patients experiencing a DLT. In phase 2, up to 29 patients will receive intravesical ABI-009 and gemcitabine using the Simon 2-stage design: initially, there will be only 10 patients enrolled with a rejection rule that only if there are 2 or more positive responses will the study proceed to further enrollment of the next 19 patients.

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients must have a diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder confirmed at the study institution. The patient must have demonstrated nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer refractory or recurrent to standard intravesical therapy. Refractory disease is defined as failure to achieve tumor-free status by 6 months of initiation of adequate BCG therapy. Recurrent disease is defined as reappearance of disease after achieving a tumor-free status by 6 months of initiation of adequate BCG therapy. Adequate BCG therapy includes at least 6 weeks induction plus 3 additional doses of either induction or maintenance. Patients with a history of other intravesical agents (except nab-rapamycin or gemcitabine) in addition to standard BCG will also be allowed to enroll. All grossly visible disease must be fully resected and pathologic stage will be confirmed at the institution where the patient is enrolled. This will include stage Ta, T1, Tis and exclude all patients with muscle invasion (T2). 1. For phase 1, patients with multifocal low-grade Ta histology will be eligible for participation 2. For phase 2, individuals with Ta disease only must have documentation of high-grade histology 3. For phase 2, prior intravesical treatment with nab-rapamycin or gemcitabine is not allowed 2. Age \>18 and must be able to read, understand, and sign informed consent 3. Performance Status: ECOG 0, 1, and 2 (See Appendix III) 4. Hematologic inclusion within 2 weeks of start of treatment 1. Absolute neutrophil count \>1,500/mm3 2. Hemoglobin \>9.0 g/dl 3. Platelet count \>100,000/mm3 5. Hepatic inclusion within 2 weeks of entry 1. Total bilirubin must be within normal limits. 2. Adequate renal function with serum creatinine ≤2.5 mg/dL 3. Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤2.5 x ULN for the institution, alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN for the institution, unless bone metastasis is present in the absence of liver metastasis 6. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test. 7. All patients of childbearing potential must be willing to consent to using effective contraception, ie, intrauterine device, birth control pills, depo-provera, and condoms while on treatment and for 3 months after their participation in the study ends.

Exclusion criteria

1. Any other malignancy diagnosed within 1 year of study entry (except basal or squamous cell skin cancers or noninvasive cancer of the cervix) is excluded 2. Concurrent treatment with any chemotherapeutic agent 3. Women who are pregnant or lactating 4. History of vesicoureteral reflux or an indwelling urinary stent 5. Participation in any other research protocol involving administration of an investigational agent within 1 month prior to study entry 6. History of radiation to the pelvis 7. History of interstitial lung disease and/or pneumonitis 8. Evidence of metastatic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Phase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009Duration of treatment (6 weeks) plus 30 days follow up (up to 2.5 months)The primary endpoint of the Phase 1 study is DLT following intravesical administration of ABI-009 in patients with BCG refractory or recurrent nonmuscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder to identify maximum deliverable dose (MDD). Systemic DLT will be defined as any grade systemic toxicity using the NCI CTCAE version 4.0. Local dose limiting toxicity was defined as grade 3 or 4 bladder toxicity (hematuria, dysuria, urinary retention, urinary frequency/urgency, or bladder spasms) using the NCI CTCAE version 4.0.
Phase 2: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009 and GemcitabineEnd of Study [EOS, 3 months]The primary objective of the Phase 2 study is to evaluate the utility (potential for clinical efficacy) of ABI-009 in combination with gemcitabine in the treatment of BCG refractory or recurrent nonmuscle-invasive TCC of the bladder. Response rate will be measured and documented at the 6-week post-treatment assessment, including cystoscopy with biopsy. A complete response is defined as a cancer-negative biopsy at the 6-week post-treatment cystoscopy. No response will be defined as positive cystoscopic biopsy.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Phase 1: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009End of Study [EOS, 3 months]Response rate will be measured and documented at the 6-week post-treatment assessment, including cystoscopy with biopsy. A complete response is defined as a cancer-negative biopsy at the 6-week post-treatment cystoscopy. No response will be defined as positive cystoscopic biopsy.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Phase 1: ABI-009 100 mg/Week
Phase 1, Cohort 1: ABI-009 injectable suspension, 100 mg in 80 mL 0.9% saline, administered intravesically and retained for 2 hours, once per week for 6 weeks
3
Phase 1: ABI-009 200 mg/Week
Phase 1, Cohort 2: ABI-009 injectable suspension, 200 mg in 80 mL 0.9% saline, administered intravesically and retained for 2 hours, once per week for 6 weeks
4
Phase 1: ABI-009 100 mg 2x/Week
Phase 1, Cohort 2b: ABI-009 injectable suspension, 100 mg in 80 mL 0.9% saline, administered intravesically and retained for 2 hours, twice per week (total dose 200 mg per week) for 6 weeks
1
Phase 1: ABI-009 300 mg/Week
Phase 1, Cohort 3: ABI-009 injectable suspension, 300 mg in 80 mL 0.9% saline, administered intravesically and retained for 2 hours, once per week for 6 weeks
3
Phase 1: ABI-009 400 mg/Week
Phase 1, Cohort 4: ABI-009 injectable suspension, 400 mg in 80 mL 0.9% saline, administered intravesically and retained for 2 hours, once per week for 6 weeks
4
Phase 2, Efficacy
ABI-009 injectable suspension, 200 mg in 80 mL 0.9% saline, administered intravesically and retained for 1 hour, once per week for 6 weeks; Gemcitabine, 2000 mg in 100 mL saline, administered intravesically after voiding of ABI-009 and retained for 1 hour, once per week for 6 weeks
6
Total21

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004FG005
Phase 1: Dose Level 2/2b (Wks 11-29)Physician Decision010000
Phase 1: Dose Level 4 (Weeks 48-77)Withdrawal by Subject000010
Phase 2 (Weeks 206-252)Withdrawal by Subject000001

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPhase 1: ABI-009 100 mg/WeekPhase 1: ABI-009 200 mg/WeekPhase 1: ABI-009 100 mg 2x/WeekPhase 1: ABI-009 300 mg/WeekPhase 1: ABI-009 400 mg/WeekPhase 2, EfficacyTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
3 Participants1 Participants1 Participants3 Participants4 Participants6 Participants18 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants3 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
3 Participants4 Participants1 Participants3 Participants4 Participants6 Participants21 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
3 participants4 participants1 participants3 participants4 participants6 participants21 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants4 Participants1 Participants3 Participants4 Participants5 Participants19 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
EG005
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 30 / 40 / 10 / 30 / 40 / 6
other
Total, other adverse events
2 / 31 / 41 / 13 / 33 / 46 / 6
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 30 / 40 / 10 / 30 / 40 / 6

Outcome results

Primary

Phase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009

The primary endpoint of the Phase 1 study is DLT following intravesical administration of ABI-009 in patients with BCG refractory or recurrent nonmuscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder to identify maximum deliverable dose (MDD). Systemic DLT will be defined as any grade systemic toxicity using the NCI CTCAE version 4.0. Local dose limiting toxicity was defined as grade 3 or 4 bladder toxicity (hematuria, dysuria, urinary retention, urinary frequency/urgency, or bladder spasms) using the NCI CTCAE version 4.0.

Time frame: Duration of treatment (6 weeks) plus 30 days follow up (up to 2.5 months)

Population: All Phase 1 patients who received at least 1 treatment.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Phase 1: ABI-009 100 mg/WeekPhase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0090 Participants
Phase 1: ABI-009 200 mg/WeekPhase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0090 Participants
Phase 1: ABI-009 100 mg 2×/WeekPhase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0090 Participants
Phase 1: ABI-009 300 mg/WeekPhase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0090 Participants
Phase 1: ABI-009 400 mg/WeekPhase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0090 Participants
Primary

Phase 2: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009 and Gemcitabine

The primary objective of the Phase 2 study is to evaluate the utility (potential for clinical efficacy) of ABI-009 in combination with gemcitabine in the treatment of BCG refractory or recurrent nonmuscle-invasive TCC of the bladder. Response rate will be measured and documented at the 6-week post-treatment assessment, including cystoscopy with biopsy. A complete response is defined as a cancer-negative biopsy at the 6-week post-treatment cystoscopy. No response will be defined as positive cystoscopic biopsy.

Time frame: End of Study [EOS, 3 months]

Population: Analysis population includes all patients who have completed the planned 6 treatment cycles and have 6 week follow up cystoscopy data available

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Phase 1: ABI-009 100 mg/WeekPhase 2: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009 and Gemcitabine1 Participants
Secondary

Phase 1: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-009

Response rate will be measured and documented at the 6-week post-treatment assessment, including cystoscopy with biopsy. A complete response is defined as a cancer-negative biopsy at the 6-week post-treatment cystoscopy. No response will be defined as positive cystoscopic biopsy.

Time frame: End of Study [EOS, 3 months]

Population: Analysis population includes all patients who have completed the planned 6 treatment cycles and have 6 week follow up cystoscopy data available.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Phase 1: ABI-009 100 mg/WeekPhase 1: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0090 Participants
Phase 1: ABI-009 200 mg/WeekPhase 1: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0091 Participants
Phase 1: ABI-009 100 mg 2×/WeekPhase 1: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0090 Participants
Phase 1: ABI-009 300 mg/WeekPhase 1: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0090 Participants
Phase 1: ABI-009 400 mg/WeekPhase 1: Number of Participants Achieving a Complete Response Following Intravesical Administration of ABI-0091 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026