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Efficacy and Safety of Intravesical TARA-002 Compared With Investigator's Choice of Intravesical Chemotherapy in Participants With BCG-naïve High-grade Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

A Phase 3, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intravesical TARA-002 Compared With Investigator's Choice of Intravesical Chemotherapy in Participants With BCG-naïve High-Grade Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07480356
Acronym
ADVANCED-3
Enrollment
284
Registered
2026-03-18
Start date
2026-05-29
Completion date
2032-11-01
Last updated
2026-08-21

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

Conditions

Bladder (Urothelial, Transitional Cell) Cancer, Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer With Carcinoma in Situ, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Carcinoma

Keywords

BCG-naive, Non-muscle invasive bladder Cancer, bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if TARA-002 can treat high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in BCG-naïve adults 18 years of age or older. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can the study drug help participants with this type of cancer? * Is the study drug safe? * What are the side effects of the study drug? Researchers will compare TARA-002 to chemotherapy to see if TARA-002 works to treat NMIBC.

Interventions

Participants will receive 6 weekly instillations of TARA-002. Participants confirmed to have a CR at Week 12 will enter the maintenance treatment period and will receive 3 additional weekly instillations of TARA-002 every 3 months up to Month 19, and then 3 weekly doses at Month 25. Participants who are eligible for reinduction at Week 12 will receive 6 additional weekly instillations of TARA-002. Participants who undergo reinduction and are confirmed to have a CR at Week 24 will enter the maintenance regimen treatment period and will receive 3 weekly instillations of TARA-002 every 3 months up to Month 19, and then 3 weekly doses at Month 25.

DRUGInvestigator's Choice of Intravesical Chemotherapy

Participants will receive 6 weekly instillations of Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy. Participants confirmed to have a CR at Week 12 will enter the maintenance regimen treatment period and will receive one intravesical instillation of Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy every 1 month up to Month 25.

Sponsors

Protara Therapeutics
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Participants receiving Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy who are treatment failures and have CIS (±Ta) at any response assessment are eligible for crossover to TARA-002, provided they still meet all other study-specified eligibility requirements.

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female participants 18 years of age or older at the time of signing informed consent * Participants who have voluntarily given written informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained according to applicable requirements prior to study entry * Central histologic confirmation of high-grade non-muscle invasive CIS (± Ta/T1) with active disease * Participants who are BCG naive, or participants who are BCG exposed and have not received intravesical BCG for at least 24 months prior to the most recent CIS diagnosis, or participants who received ≤2 doses of BCG within the 24 months prior to the most recent CIS diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

* Penicillin allergy (participants with a questionable history of allergy to penicillin will undergo penicillin blood allergy testing via central laboratory * Central confirmed variant histology * Concomitant prostatic or upper tract urothelial involvement per Investigator's assessment * Nodal and metastatic disease are excluded if they existed at any time (whether present or in the past) * Any history of ≥ T2 bladder cancer that existed at any point in time in the participant's history For more information on eligibility criteria, please contact the Sponsor.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of high-grade complete responseMonth 6Incidence of high-grade complete response of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy determined by cystoscopy, urine cytology, and bladder biopsy (if applicable)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Duration of high-grade complete responseUp to Month 60Duration of high-grade complete response of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Treatment emergent adverse eventsUp to Month 60Incidence and severity of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Treatment emergent serious adverse eventsUp to Month 60Incidence and severity of treatment emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs) of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
High-grade complete response rateAt Months 3, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, and 60High-grade complete response rate of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy determined by cystoscopy, urine cytology, and bladder biopsy (if applicable)
High-grade complete response rate (CIS only)Month 6High-grade complete response rate of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy determined by cystoscopy, urine cytology, and bladder biopsy (if applicable) in sub-group of participants with CIS only
Event-free survivalUp to Month 60Event-free survival (EFS) of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Recurrence-free survivalUp to Month 60Recurrence-free survival (RFS) of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Progression-free survivalUp to Month 60Progression-free survival (PFS) of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Disease-specific progression-free survivalUp ro Month 60Disease-specific progression-free survival (DSPFS) of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Overall survivalUp to Month 60Overall survival (OS) of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Disease-specific survivalUp to Month 60Disease-specific survival (DSS) of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Time to cystectomyUp to Month 60Time to cystectomy of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Time to recurrence delayed cystectomyUp to Month 60Time to recurrence delayed cystectomy of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Time to progressionUp to Month 60Time to progression of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy
Time to disease worseningUp to Month 60Time to disease worsening of intravesical TARA-002 compared to Investigator's choice of intravesical chemotherapy

Countries

Ukraine, United States

Contacts

CONTACTChief R&D Officer
clinicaltrials@protaratx.com16468440337

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 22, 2026