Risk Adapted Treatment for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer After Neoadjuvant Accelerated MVAC
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02710734 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : March 17, 2016
Last Update Posted : November 17, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder | Drug: Methotrexate Drug: Vinblastine Drug: Doxorubicin Drug: Cisplatin Radiation: Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) Procedure: Transurethral Resection of Bladder tumor Drug: 5-FU Drug: Mitomycin C | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 38 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II Trial of Risk Adapted Treatment for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer After Neoadjuvant Accelerated MVAC (RAT-MIBC) |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 24, 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: CRT
Trimodality of Maximal TURBT#1 Followed by AMVAC and TURBT#2 and then chemoradiation followed by TURBT#3
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Drug: Methotrexate
Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Vinblastine Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Doxorubicin Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Cisplatin Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Radiation: Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) 2.0 Gy per fraction to the whole bladder plus a margin for a total of 32 fractions (64.0 Gy). Radiation will be administered from Monday to Friday Procedure: Transurethral Resection of Bladder tumor Performed at before and after AMVAC and after chemoradiation and intravesicle therapy Drug: 5-FU Continuous 24hr Intravenous infusion days 1-5 and 16-20 with radiation treatment Drug: Mitomycin C Intravenous on day 1 with radiation treatment |
Experimental: Surveillance
Trimodality of Maximal TURBT#1 Followed by AMVAC and TURBT#2 and then active surveillance
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Drug: Methotrexate
Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Vinblastine Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Doxorubicin Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Cisplatin Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Procedure: Transurethral Resection of Bladder tumor Performed at before and after AMVAC and after chemoradiation and intravesicle therapy |
Experimental: Intravesicle therapy
Trimodality of Maximal TURBT#1 Followed by AMVAC and TURBT#2 and then intravesicle therapy followed by TURBT#3
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Drug: Methotrexate
Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Vinblastine Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Doxorubicin Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Cisplatin Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Procedure: Transurethral Resection of Bladder tumor Performed at before and after AMVAC and after chemoradiation and intravesicle therapy |
Experimental: Radical Cystectomy
Trimodality of Maximal TURBT#1 Followed by AMVAC and TURBT#2 and then cystectomy
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Drug: Methotrexate
Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Vinblastine Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Doxorubicin Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Drug: Cisplatin Administered Day 1 of each 14 day cycle for 3 cycles Procedure: Transurethral Resection of Bladder tumor Performed at before and after AMVAC and after chemoradiation and intravesicle therapy |
- Metastasis-free survival (MFS) at 2 years. [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Ability to complete of 3 cycles of neoadjuvant AMVAC and chemoradiation therapy with 5-FU and mitomycin C. [ Time Frame: Up to 37 Weeks ]
- Rate of urothelial carcinoma recurrence in active surveillance patients [ Time Frame: 60 months ]
- Overall survival and PFS of the entire cohort [ Time Frame: 60 months ]
- toxicity during each treatment arm according to NCI CTCAE v 4.01 criteria [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Proportion of patients with ≥cT1 disease after TURBT#2 [ Time Frame: up to 22 weeks ]
- Proportion of patients requiring a cystectomy, either immediately after TURBT#2 or as salvage after surveillance or CRT [ Time Frame: up to 24 months ]
- Endoscopic Tumor Quantification System score at each TURBT [ Time Frame: 24 months ]At each cystoscopic examination, the location and extent of tumor volume will be visually depicted and graded according to Endoscopic Tumor Quantification System
- Quality of life with neoadjuvant AMVAC and subsequent risk-adapted treatment [ Time Frame: 60 months ]American Urologic Association (AUA) Symptom Index Score, Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) score or Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female patients ≥18 years.
- Primary urothelial or predominantly urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.
- Histologic evidence of muscularis propria invasion.
- AJCC27 clinical stage T2-T4a .
- No radiographic evidence of lymph node positivity (N0) or metastatic disease (M0). Clinical lymphadenopathy on staging CT greater than 1.5 cm in short axis must be biopsy proven negative.
- ECOG performance status 0, 1, or 2.
- Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 50% by MUGA or ECHO within 6 months of study entry.
- Normal organ and bone marrow function as defined:
Leukocytes ≥ 3,000/mcL Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL Total bilirubin ≤ institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤ 2.5 X institutional ULN Creatinine Creatinine Clearance ≥ 50 mL/min (calculated using the Cockroft-Gault formula or measured with 24 hour urine collection)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any component of small cell histology.
- Prior pelvic radiation therapy or patients who have undergone prior radiation to greater than or equal to 25% of the bone marrow within the past year are excluded due to risk of life threatening myelosuppression
- Prior systemic chemotherapy; patients who have received any previous systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy for urothelial carcinoma or cytotoxic chemotherapy for another malignancy within 1 year of study entry are ineligible.
- Prior or concurrent malignancy of any other site except for non-melanoma skin cancer, unless disease free interval ≥ 5 years.
- Patients who have received experimental agents within 4 weeks of study entry.
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Adriamycin or Cisplatin or other agents used in the study
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection (defined by current oral or intravenous antibiotic therapy), symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- Pregnant women are excluded from this study due to the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
- Known HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with cytotoxic chemotherapy. In addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow-suppressive therapy.
- Patients with hydronephrosis that has not been addressed with an intervention such as placement of a stent.
- Pregnancy & Women of Childbearing Potential

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02710734
Contact: Daniel Geynisman, MD | 215-214-1515 | Daniel.Geynisman@fccc.edu |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Fox Chase Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111 | |
Contact: Daniel Geynisman, MD 215-728-4300 daniel.geynisman@fccc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Daniel Geynisman, MD |
Responsible Party: | Fox Chase Cancer Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02710734 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GU-086 15-1071 ( Other Identifier: Fox Chase Cancer Center IRB ) |
First Posted: | March 17, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 17, 2017 |
Last Verified: | November 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes | |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No | |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Keywords provided by Fox Chase Cancer Center:
Urothelial |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Carcinoma, Transitional Cell Urologic Neoplasms Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Urinary Bladder Diseases Urologic Diseases Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Doxorubicin Mitomycins Mitomycin Methotrexate |
Vinblastine Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Topoisomerase II Inhibitors Topoisomerase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal Abortifacient Agents Reproductive Control Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Dermatologic Agents Folic Acid Antagonists |