Comparing 3 approaches for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ

Inclusion

• +All visible papillary tumours must be resected and those with persistent T1 disease on transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) should undergo an additional re-TURBT within 14 to 70 days prior to beginning trial treatment. Obvious areas of CIS should also be fulgurated
• +Diagnosed, as documented, with carcinoma in situ (CIS) ±Ta/T1 high-grade disease.
• +For T1 disease biopsies should contain muscle fibres.
• +Unresponsive to ≥2 courses of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy within the last 12 months. BCG-unresponsive refers to participants with high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) who are unlikely to benefit from and who will not be receiving further intravesical BCG. The term "BCG-Unresponsive" includes participants who did not respond to BCG treatment and have a persistent high-grade recurrence within 12 months after BCG was initiated, and those who despite an initial complete response to BCG, relapse with CIS within 12 months of their last intravesical treatment with BCG or relapse with high-grade Ta/T1 NMIBC within 6 months of their last intravesical treatment with BCG. The following criteria define the participants who may be included in the trial:
• +Have received at least 2 courses of BCG within a 12 month period - defined as at least 5 of 6 induction BCG instillations and at least 2 of 3 instillations of maintenance BCG, or at least 2 of 6 instillations of a second induction course, where maintenance BCG is not given.
• +o Exception: those who have T1 high-grade disease at 1st evaluation after induction BCG alone (at least 5 of 6 doses) may qualify in the absence of disease progression
• +At the time of tumour recurrence, participants with CIS alone or high-grade Ta/T1 with CIS should be within 12 months of last exposure to BCG
• +No maximum limit to the amount of BCG administered
• +Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status ≤2
• +Aged ≥18 years at the time of consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →
• +Available for the whole duration of the trial
• +Life expectancy \>2 years, in the opinion of the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →
• +Absence of concomitant upper tract urothelial carcinoma or urothelial carcinoma within the prostatic urethra. Freedom from upper tract disease (if clinically indicated) as indicated by no evidence of upper tract tumour by either intravenous pyelogram, retrograde pyelogram, computed tomography (CT) scan with or without urogram, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with or without urogram performed within 6 months of enrolmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →. Absence of locally advanced disease as assessed by CT scan or MRI
• +Participants who elect not to undergo cystectomy
• +Participants with prostate cancer on active surveillance at low risk for progression are permitted to be included into the trial at the discretion of the investigator
• +Females of reproductive potential must have a negative highly sensitive urine or serum pregnancy test upon entry into this trial and be willing to use highly effective contraception during treatment with the investigational medicinal product and for 6 months following the last dose. Otherwise, female participants must be post-menopausal (no menstrual period for a minimum of 12 months, as confirmed by follicle-stimulating hormone levels) or surgically sterile
• +Male subjects must be willing to use a male condom and effective contraception during sex throughout the treatment period and for 3 months following the last dose.