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Brief Title: V940 and BCG in People With Bladder Cancer (V940-011/INTerpath-011)

A Phase 2 Open-label Randomized Study of V940 in Combination With BCG Versus BCG Monotherapy in Participants With High-risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (INTerpath-011)

INTRODUCTION

  • Org Study ID: V940-011
  • Secondary ID: N/A
  • NCT ID: NCT06833073
  • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

BRIEF SUMMARY

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR NMIBC). NMIBC is cancer in the tissue that lines the inside of the bladder but has not spread to the bladder muscle or outside of the bladder. High-risk means NMIBC may have a high chance of getting worse or coming back after treatment. HR NMIBC can also include carcinoma in situ (CIS). CIS is bladder cancer that appears flat and is only in the inner layer (surface) of the bladder. CIS is not raised and is not growing toward the center of the bladder.

The standard treatment for HR NMIBC is a procedure to remove the tumor called transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) followed by Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Standard treatment is something that is considered the first line of treatment for a condition. BCG is an immunotherapy, which is a treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer. However, BCG may not work to treat HR NMIBC in some people. Researchers want to learn if adding intismeran autogene, the study treatment, to standard treatment can help treat HR NMIBC. Intismeran autogene is designed to help a person's immune system attack their specific cancer.

The goal of this study are to learn if people who receive V940 with BCG live longer and without the cancer growing, spreading, or coming back compared to people who receive BCG alone.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As of Amendment 03 (effective 01/05/2026), outcome measures associated with the Intismeran autogene Monotherapy Arm (Cohort B) are no longer considered primary or secondary outcome measures.

  • Overall Status
    Recruiting
  • Start Date
    March 11, 2025
  • Phase
    Phase 2
  • Study Type
    Interventional

PRIMARY OUTCOMES

Primary Outcome 1 - Measure: Cohort A: Event-free Survival (EFS)

Primary Outcome 1 - Timeframe: Up to approximately 5 years

CONDITION

  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma in Situ

ELIGIBILITY

Inclusion Criteria:
The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
- Is an individual whose most recent TURBT was performed within 12 weeks before randomization/allocation and showed BICR-confirmed high-risk NMIBC histology
Cohort A:
* Has high-risk non-muscle invasive (HG Ta, T1, and/or CIS) UC of the bladder

- * Is BCG-naïve defined as either having never received BCG or having received BCG more than 2 years before high-risk NMIBC recurrence. Recurrence must be at least 24 months from the last exposure to BCG with evidence of complete response during the 2-year period post BCG
Cohort B:
* Has CIS +/-papillary non-muscle invasive UC of the bladder

- * Is ineligible for, or refusing, any IVESIC therapy

- * Is either BCG-naïve (as defined above) or BCG-exposed but did not receive protocol-specified minimum dosing of BCG and experienced recurrence of high-risk NMIBC within 2 years of the last dose of BCG

- * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Exclusion Criteria:
The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
* Has a history of or concurrent locally-advanced (ie, T2, T3, T4) or metastatic UC

- * Has concurrent extravesical (ie, urethra, ureter, renal pelvis) non-muscle invasive UC or a history of extravesical non-muscle invasive UC that recurred within the last 2 years, with certain exceptions

- * Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the last 3 years

- * Has had a myocardial infarction within 6 months of randomization/allocation

- * Has received any systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomization/allocation

- * Has received prior treatment with a cancer vaccine

- * Has immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy

- * Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the last 2 years

- * Has any contraindication to IV contrast and gadolinium or is otherwise unable to have imaging with either computerized tomography urogram (CTU) or Magnetic resonance urography (MRU)
Cohort A:
* Has current active tuberculosis

- * Has a known history of HIV infection
Cohort B:
- HIV-infected individuals with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease

Gender: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Healthy Volunteers: No

OFFICIAL INFORMATION

Name: Medical Director

Role: Study Director

Affiliation: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Overall Contact

Name: Toll Free Number

Phone: 1-888-577-8839

Email: [email protected]

LOCATION

Facility Status Contact
Facility: Michael G Oefelein Clinical Trials ( Site 0138)
Bakersfield, California 93301
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
661-310-1063

Facility: USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0123)
Los Angeles, California 90033
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
800-872-2273

Facility: Genesis Healthcare-Torrance ( Site 0140)
Torrance, California 90503
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
310-542-0199

Facility: Genesis Research LLC ( Site 0118)
Torrance, California 90505
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
310-534-8400

Facility: Urology Associates ( Site 0144)
Littleton, Colorado 80122
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
303-733-8848

Facility: Urological Research Network ( Site 0133)
Hialeah, Florida 33016
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
786-431-2014

Facility: Associated Urological Specialists - Chicago Ridge ( Site 0139)
Chicago Ridge, Illinois 60415
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
708-566-6983

Facility: Southern Urology, LLC ( Site 0145)
Lafayette, Louisiana 70508
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
337-233-6665

Facility: University of Missouri Health Care ( Site 0126)
Columbia, Missouri 65212
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
573-882-7026

Facility: NHO Revive Research Institute, LLC ( Site 0137)
Lincoln, Nebraska 68506
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
402-484-4900

Facility: Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health ( Site 0111)
New York, New York 10016
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
646-960-1012

Facility: TriState Urologic Services PSC Inc. dba The Urology Group ( Site 0122)
Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
513-841-7700

Facility: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute - South Waterfront ( Site 0110)
Portland, Oregon 97239
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
503-494-4779

Facility: MidLantic Urology ( Site 0102)
Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
610-667-0458

Facility: The Conrad Pearson Clinic ( Site 0143)
Germantown, Tennessee 38138
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
901-236-0957

Facility: Texas Oncology-Austin Central ( Site 0107)
Austin, Texas 78705
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
512-421-4235

Facility: Urology Austin, PLLC ( Site 0109)
Austin, Texas 78759
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
512-410-3773

Facility: Urology of Virginia ( Site 0125)
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
757-457-5100

Facility: University of Washington - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ( Site 0100)
Seattle, Washington 98195
United States
Status: Recruiting Contact: Contact
Study Coordinator
206-598-3300