Neoadjuvant accelerated methotrexate/vinblastine/adriamycin/cisplatin (AMVAC) in combination with nivolumab is under evaluation for the treatment of muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Patients with pre-specified tumor mutations and complete clinical response with neoadjuvant therapy will preserve their bladders and go on active surveillance.
Muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) constitutes 20-25% of all cases with 5 year survival estimated at 45% regardless of treatment.1-4 Although neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy (NAC) followed by a radical cystectomy or cystoprostatectomy with a lymph node dissection is the preferred treatment choice for MIBC in the United States, there are several drawbacks and challenges with this approach. Patients must be fit to undergo a surgical intervention. Grade 2 through 5 complications have been documented in 53% of patients undergoing cystectomy at a tertiary care center, and the surgical mortality rate is 1.5%.5, 6 Furthermore, urinary diversion commonly requires an ileal conduit and an external appliance, impacting patient's quality of life. By incorporating neoadjuvant nivolumab with AMVAC, our goal in RETAIN-2 is to increase the number of patients who would be eligible for bladder preservation while maintaining the long-term oncologic outcomes. Nivolumab, an anti-PD1 therapy, is FDA approved for treatment of metastatic urothelial carcinoma post platinum-based chemotherapy.20 Recently, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab (anti-PD1) and atezolizumab (anti-PDL1) was tested in MIBC in the PURE-01 and ABACUS studies, and a pT0 rate of 38.6% and 29%, respectively, was achieved.21, 22 Additionally, recent work by Kim et al. presented at AACR 2019 demonstrated that AMVAC induces gene signatures in luminal tumors and may have a synergistic response with immunotherapy. Given the impressive activity of both AMVAC and nivolumab in the neoadjuvant setting, in this study the investigators hypothesize that using the combination of neoadjuvant nivolumab and AMVAC will lead to higher cT0 rate and metastasis-free survival at 2 years. At the same time by using the risk adapted strategy, a select group of patients will be able to preserve their bladders and significantly improve their quality-of-life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
81
Nivolumab 240mg will be administered intravenously for 3 doses - on days 1, 15 and 29. AMVAC will be dosed intravenously every 2 weeks for 3 doses on days 1, 15 and 29 with Neulasta or equivalent. Standard AMVAC dose is as follows: methotrexate 30mg/m2, vinblastine 3mg/m2, doxorubicin 30mg/m2, and cisplatin 70mg/m2.
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
Incidence of Metastasis-free survival (MFS)
MFS is defined as a recurrence of urothelial carcinoma that is \>cN1 (more than one clinically suspicious pelvic lymph node) or surgically unresectable local recurrence (e.g., \>cT4a) or M1 disease.
Time frame: 2 years
Number of days of Overall survival
Overall Survival (OS) will be defined as the number of days from study entry to death. Individuals who are alive at last contact will be censored on the date of last contact.
Time frame: up to 5 years
Number of days of Progression free survival
Progression Free Survival (PFS) for this study will be defined as the number of days from study entry to date of first evidence of tumor progression (presence of muscle invasive disease, nodal or distant recurrence) or until death from any cause, whichever comes first. Individuals that are alive and remain free of muscle invasive disease, nodal recurrence and distant disease recurrence will be censored on the date of last clinical visit.
Time frame: up to 5 years
Number of patients erporting Toxicity of neoadjuvant nivolumab and AMVAC therapy
Toxicity, AEs, SAEs for all patients that are associated with nivolumab or AMVAC will be collected/reported at each cycle and until 100 days after lastnivolumab/AMVAC. Toxicity, AEs, SAEs for the CRT arm specifically will be collected/reported as follows. Grade 1-5 toxicity at C1 (start of nivolumab/AMVAC), C2 (second cycle ofnivolumab/AMVAC), C3 (third cycle of nivolumab/AMVAC), start of chemoradiation, 1/2 completion chemoradiation, completion of chemoradiation, and up to 30 days after completion of chemoradiation.
Time frame: until 100 days after the last nivolumab/AMVAC
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