Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) with or without pembrolizumab (pembro) for high-risk (HR) nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) that is persistent or recurrent following BCG induction: Phase III KEYNOTE-676 study.

Authors

Ashish Kamat

Ashish M. Kamat

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Ashish M. Kamat , Neal D. Shore , Noah M. Hahn , Shaheen Riadh Alanee , Hiroyuki Nishiyama , Shahrokh F. Shariat , Kijoeng Nam , Ekta Kapadia , Tara L. Frenkl , Gary D. Steinberg

Organizations

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Carolina Urologic Research Center, Myrtle Beach, SC, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company

Background: Intravesical instillation of BCG is standard of care for patients (pts) with HR NMIBC. However, many pts have persistent/recurrent HR NMIBC after BCG induction and are at increased risk for progression to muscle-invasive disease. Interim data from the phase 2 KEYNOTE-057 study has shown that the PD-1 inhibitor pembro had promising efficacy in HR NMIBC as monotherapy. KEYNOTE-676 (NCT03711032) is a randomized, comparator-controlled, phase 3 trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of pembro plus BCG in pts with persistent/recurrent HR NMIBC after BCG induction therapy. Methods: Pts are randomly assigned 1:1 to continue BCG therapy alone or receive BCG plus pembro 200 mg every 3 weeks. Treatment is stratified by carcinoma in situ (CIS) histology (presence/absence), PD-L1 combined positive score (≥10/˂10), and timing of NMIBC persistence/recurrence (0 to ≤6, ˃6 to ≤12, or ˃12 to ≤24 mo). Pts are eligible if they are ≥18 years of age with histologically confirmed persistent/recurrent HR NMIBC of the bladder after adequate BCG induction therapy, have undergone cystoscopy/transurethral resection of bladder tumor within 12 weeks before randomization, have no concurrent extravesical disease, and have an ECOG PS score of 0-2. Responses are assessed by cystoscopy and blinded independent central review of urine cytology and biopsy (as applicable) every 12 weeks for years 1-2 and every 24 weeks for years 3-5 and by computed tomography urography every 18 months through year 5. Treatment will continue with pembro for up to 2 years and BCG for 3 years or until confirmed HR NMIBC persistence, recurrence, or disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or pt/physician decision to withdraw. Primary end point is complete response rate in pts with CIS. Secondary end points are event-free survival (EFS), recurrence-free survival, overall survival, disease-specific survival, time to cystectomy, 12-month EFS rate in all pts, duration of response (DOR), 12-month DOR rate in pts with CR and safety and tolerability. Recruitment began in November 2018 and will continue until ~550 pts are enrolled. Clinical trial information: NCT03711032

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Genitourinary (Nonprostate) Cancer

Track

Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Sub Track

Bladder Cancer

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03711032

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr TPS4591)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.TPS4591

Abstract #

TPS4591

Poster Bd #

414b

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