A Study of Pemigatinib in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients With Recurrent Low- or Intermediate-Risk Tumors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03914794 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 16, 2019
Last Update Posted : November 2, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Bladder Cancer NMIBC Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Urothelial Carcinoma Recurrent | Drug: Pemigatinib | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 43 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase 2 Window of Opportunity Study of Pemigatinib in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients With Recurrent Low- or Intermediate-Risk Tumors |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 2, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment: Pemigatinib
Patients will receive pemigatinib for 4 to 6 weeks prior to standard of care transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT).
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Drug: Pemigatinib
Participants will take Pemigatinib once daily on days 1 through 28 of each cycle prior to standard of care TURBT.
Other Names:
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- Complete response rate of pemigatinib therapy [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]The number of participants with a complete response to pemigatinib therapy. Tumor complete response is defined as the complete absence of any stage bladder tumor on post-treatment Transurethral Resection of a Bladder Tumor (TURBT) and no evidence of recurrent urothelial carcinoma on post-treatment urine cytology.
- Characterize the safety profile of pemigatinib therapy [ Time Frame: 4 years ]Number of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade ≥ 3 toxicities
- Number of Participants with Complete Response and FGFR3 Mutational Status [ Time Frame: Up to 4 weeks ]
- Number of Participants with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) and Complete Response [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]Number of participants with complete response rate and baseline NMIBC risk group (low- vs. intermediate-risk)
- Maximal concentration (Cmax, nmol/L) of pemigatinib in urothelial tissue at post-treatment TURBT [ Time Frame: Up to 4 weeks ]
- Relapse Free Survival (RFS) at 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Number of months from achieving a complete response at initial post-treatment TURBT until relapse.
- Relapse Free Survival (RFS) at 12 months [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Number of months from achieving a complete response at initial post-treatment TURBT until relapse.
- Relapse Free Survival (RFS) at 24 months [ Time Frame: 24 months ]Number of months from achieving a complete response at initial post-treatment TURBT until relapse.

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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:
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Prior histologically confirmed low- or intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (NMIBC) defined according to the following characteristics:
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Low Risk
- Initial tumor with all of the following:
- Solitary tumor
- Ta tumor
- Low-grade
- <3 cm
- No CIS
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Intermediate Risk
--- All tumors not defined in the two adjacent categories (between the category of low- and high-risk)
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High Risk
- T1 tumor
- High-grade
- CIS
- Multiple and recurrent and large (>3 cm) Ta low-grade tumors (all conditions must be met for this point on Ta low-grade tumors)
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- Documented tumor recurrence as noted in standard of care follow up cystoscopy.
- ECOG (WHO) performance status 0-2
- Age ≥ 18 years old
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Patients must have the following laboratory values:
- White blood cell count (WBC) > 3.0 K/mm3
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 K/mm3
- Platelets ≥ 100 K/mm3
- Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9 g/dL
- Serum total bilirubin: ≤ 1.5 x ULN
- ALT and AST ≤ 3.0 x ULN
- Serum calcium < ULN
- Serum phosphate < ULN
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or serum creatinine > 1.5 - 3 x ULN if calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) is ≥ 30 mL/min using the modified Cockcroft-Gault equation
- Patients who give a written informed consent obtained according to local guidelines
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with concurrent upper urinary tract (i.e. ureter, renal pelvis) non-invasive urothelial carcinoma.
- Patients with high grade urothelial carcinoma on their most recent urine cytology.
- Patients with another active second malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancers and biochemical relapsed prostate cancer. (Patients that have completed all necessary therapy and are considered to be at less than 30% risk of relapse are not considered to have an active second malignancy and are eligible for enrollment.)
- Patients who have received the last administration of an anti-cancer therapy including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and monoclonal antibodies ≤ 4 weeks prior to starting study drug, or who have not recovered from the side effects of such therapy
- Patients who have received prior selective fibroblast growth factor receptor targeting agents (i.e. pemigatinib, dovitinib, BGJ398, AZD4547, JNJ-42756493, etc.).
- Patients who have had radiotherapy ≤ 4 weeks prior to starting study drug, or who have not recovered from radiotherapy toxicities
- Patients who have undergone major surgery (e.g. intra-thoracic, intra-abdominal or intra-pelvic), open biopsy or significant traumatic injury ≤ 4 weeks prior to starting study drug, or patients who have had minor procedures (i.e. TURBT), percutaneous biopsies or placement of vascular access device ≤ 1 week prior to starting study drug, or who have not recovered from side effects of such procedure or injury

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03914794
Contact: Zak Zak | 410-502-4910 | rzak5@jh.edu | |
Contact: Rana Sullivan | 410-614-6337 | tomalra@jhmi.edu |
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205 |
Principal Investigator: | Noah M Hahn, MD | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins |
Responsible Party: | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03914794 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
J18158 IRB00194271 ( Other Identifier: JHM IRB ) |
First Posted: | April 16, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 2, 2022 |
Last Verified: | October 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Bladder Cancer Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) NMIBC Urothelial Carcinoma Urothelial Cancer |
Urinary Bladder Neoplasm Bladder Neoplasm Fibroblast inhibitors Pemigatinib FGFR inhibitor |
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Carcinoma, Transitional Cell Recurrence Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms |
Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Urologic Neoplasms Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Urinary Bladder Diseases Urologic Diseases |