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NCT Number: NCT04660344

A Study of Atezolizumab Versus Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Participants With High-risk Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) Who Are ctDNA Positive Following Cystectomy

This is a global Phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjuvant treatment with atezolizumab compared with placebo in participants with MIBC who are circulating tumour deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) positive and are at high risk for recurrence following cystectomy.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Centro Medico Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

for the Surveillance Phase:

  • Histologically confirmed MIUC (also termed transitional cell carcinoma [TCC]) of the bladder
  • Tumor, nodes, and metastases (TNM) classification (based on American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] Cancer Staging Manual, 8th Edition; Amin et al. 2016) at pathological examination of surgical resection specimen as follows: For participants treated with prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC): tumor stage of ypT2-4a or ypN+ and M0. For participants who have not received prior NAC: tumor stage of pT2-4a or pN+ and M0
  • Surgical resection of MIUC of the bladder
  • Participants who have not received prior platinum-based NAC must be ineligible for cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy, have refused it, or will not receive it based on physician's decision
  • ctDNA assay developed based on tumor tissue specimen and matched normal DNA from blood
  • Tumor programmed death ligand (PD-L1) expression per immunohistochemistry (IHC) that is evaluable by central testing of a representative tumor tissue specimen
  • Absence of residual disease and absence of metastasis, as confirmed by a negative baseline computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the pelvis, abdomen, and chest no more than 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Full recovery from cystectomy and enrollment within 24 weeks following cystectomy. Minimum of 6 weeks must have elapsed from surgery

Additional Inclusion Criteria for the Treatment Phase:

  • Blood for plasma ctDNA sample evaluated to be ctDNA positive, defined as the presence of two or more mutations out of the 16 mutations identified based on participant' whole exome sequencing (WES) evaluable (ctDNA assay designability) report
  • Absence of residual disease and absence of metastasis, as confirmed by a negative baseline CT or MRI scan of the pelvis, abdomen, and chest no more than 28 days prior to randomization, as assessed by the investigator and Independent Review Facility
  • Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 2
  • Life expectancy ≥12 weeks
  • Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception and agreement to refrain from donating eggs

Exclusion criteria

General Medical Exclusion Criteria for the Surveillance Phase:

  • Known PD-L1 IHC result for adjuvant therapy. The decision for the adjuvant therapy should not be based on the PD-L1 IHC result
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with the following exception: Participants with a positive HIV test at screening are eligible provided they are stable on antiretroviral therapy, have a cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count ≥ 200 per microliter (/µL), and have an undetectable viral load
  • Participants with active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV). Participants with past HBV infection or resolved HBV infection are eligible. A negative HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test must be obtained in these participants prior to enrollment. Participants positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is negative for HCV RNA
  • Active tuberculosis (TB) confirmed by a test performed within 3 months prior to treatment initiation
  • History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
  • Known hypersensitivity to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells or any component of the atezolizumab formulation
  • History of autoimmune disease. Participants with a history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone may be eligible for this study. Participants with controlled type I diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on a stable dose of insulin regimen may be eligible for this study
  • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted
  • Significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association cardiac disease (Class II or greater), myocardial infarction (MI) within the previous 3 months, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina

Cancer-Specific Exclusion Criteria for the Surveillance Phase:

  • Any approved anti-cancer therapy, including chemotherapy, or hormonal therapy within 3 weeks prior to study enrollment
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation therapy for UC following cystectomy
  • Treatment with any other investigational agent or participation in another clinical trial with therapeutic intent within 28 days or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is longer, prior to enrollment
  • Malignancies other than UC within 5 years prior to study enrollment

Additional Exclusion Criteria for the Treatment Phase:

  • Any approved anti-cancer therapy, including chemotherapy, or hormonal therapy within 3 weeks prior to randomization to the treatment phase. Hormone-replacement therapy or oral contraceptives are allowed
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation therapy for UC following cystectomy
  • Treatment with any other investigational agent or participation in another clinical trial with therapeutic intent within 28 days or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is longer, prior to randomization to the treatment phase
  • Positive test for HIV, with the following exception: Participants with a positive HIV test at screening are eligible provided they are stable on antiretroviral therapy, have a CD4 count ≥200/μL, and have an undetectable viral load
  • Participants with active HBV or HCV
  • Active tuberculosis confirmed by a test performed within 3 months prior to treatment initiation

Treatment and study plan

Atezolizumab

Drug

ctDNA positive participants will receive 1680 mg IV, every 4 weeks (Q4W) on Day 1 of each 28-day cycle.

Other names: Tecentriq

Placebo

Other

ctDNA positive participants will receive placebo IV, Q4W on Day 1 of each 28-day cycle

Signatera

Device

Signatera will be used to evaluate whether ctDNA is detected during serial monitoring of peripheral blood samples for participants enrolled in surveillance. Participants with a ctDNA positive result will be screened for inclusion in the treatment phase. Participants who remain ctDNA negative at 12 months from the date of cystectomy will not be randomized to treatment and will enter surveillance follow-up.

Primary outcomes

  1. Investigator-assessed (INV) - Disease-free Survival (DFS)

    Time frame: Randomization up to first occurrence of DFS event (up to approximately 49 months)

    INV-DFS, defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of a DFS event, defined as any of the following:

    • Local (pelvic) recurrence of urothelial carcinoma (UC) (including soft tissue and regional lymph nodes);
    • Urinary tract recurrence of UC (including all pathological stages and grades);
    • Distant metastasis of UC;
    • Death from any cause.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: Randomization up to death from any cause (up to approximately 6 years)

    OS, defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause.

  2. Independent Review Facility (IRF)-assessed DFS

    Time frame: Randomization up to first occurrence of DFS event (up to approximately 49 months)

  3. INV Disease-specific Survival (DSS)

    Time frame: Randomization to death from UC (up to approximately 6 years)

    INV-DSS, defined as the time from randomization to death from UC per investigator assessment of cause of death.

  4. INV Distant Metastasis-free Survival (DMFS)

    Time frame: Randomization to diagnosis of distant metastases or death from any cause (up to approximately 49 months)

    INV-DMFS, defined as the time from randomization to the diagnosis of distant (i.e., non-locoregional) metastases or death from any cause.

  5. Time to Confirmed Deterioration of Function and Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL)

    Time frame: Randomization to participant's first score decrease of ≥ 10 points from baseline on EORTC QLQ-C30 physical function scale, role function scale, and the GHS/QoL Scale (up to approximately 49 months)

    Time to confirmed deterioration of function and HRQoL, defined as the time from randomization to the date of a participant's first score decrease of ≥ 10 points from baseline on the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) physical function scale, role function scale, and the global health status (GHS)/QoL scale (separately), held for at least two consecutive time points or followed by death.

  6. ctDNA Clearance

    Time frame: Baseline, Cycle 3 Day 1 or Cycle 5 Day 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

    ctDNA clearance, defined as the proportion of participants who are ctDNA positive at baseline and ctDNA negative at Cycle 3, Day 1 or Cycle 5, Day 1.

  7. Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: Baseline up to approximately 6 years

  8. Serum Concentration of Atezolizumab

    Time frame: At pre-defined intervals from first administration of study drug (up to approximately 49 months)

  9. Incidence of Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADAs) to Atezolizumab

    Time frame: Baseline up to approximately 49 months

    Incidence of ADAs to atezolizumab after initiation of study treatment (postbaseline incidence).

  10. Prevalence of ADAs to Atezolizumab

    Time frame: Baseline

    Prevalence of ADAs to atezolizumab at baseline.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche

Industry

Collaborators

  • Natera, Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III, Double-blind, Multicenter, Randomized Study of Atezolizumab (Anti-PDL1 Antibody) Versus Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With High-risk Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Who Are ctDNA Positive Following Cystectomy

Acronym: IMvigor011

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 9, 2020
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2026

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