Status:

TERMINATED

Efficacy and Safety Study of Apaziquone vs. Placebo in Patients With Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

Lead Sponsor:

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Collaborating Sponsors:

Allergan

Conditions:

Bladder Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is an international, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study. All eligible patients entering the open label phase of the study will receive a single immediate instillation...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria (for Open Label):
  • Has the patient given written informed consent and is the patient willing and able to abide by the protocol?
  • Is the patient 18 years old or above?
  • If the patient is a female of childbearing potential, is she using an acceptable/effective method of contraception?
  • Does the female patient of childbearing potential have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening?
  • Does the patient with clinically apparent primary or recurrent low grade Ta NMIBC have :
  • multiple tumors (2-7)
  • No single Tumor \> 3 cm
  • No history / evidence of Tis
  • Or does the patient with clinically apparent primary or recurrent high grade Ta NMIBC have:
  • A single tumor that is ≤ 3 cm
  • No history / evidence of Tis
  • Is the patient able to retain bladder instillations for a minimum of 60 minutes (± 6 minutes)?
  • Did the patient have upper urinary tract evaluation to exclude urothelial carcinoma, hydronephrosis or renal cell carcinoma or other renal cancers in the 6 months prior to study screening?
  • Is patient's urethra (including prostatic urethra in men) endoscopically free of any visible TCC?
  • For patients with recurrent tumor, did the patient have at least a 6-month cystoscopically-confirmed tumor-free interval between the last tumor recurrence and the time of screening?
  • Has the male patient with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) between 4 and 10 ng/mL had a diagnostic evaluation that reasonably excludes the diagnosis of prostate cancer in the opinion of the Investigator?
  • Exclusion Criteria (for Open Label):
  • Has the patient received any previous pelvic radiotherapy (includes external beam and/or brachytherapy)?
  • Has the patient ever received apaziquone?
  • Has the patient received an induction course (completed 5 of 6 scheduled weekly instillations) of intravesical BCG (± interferon) with the last dose given less than 12 months ago?
  • Has the patient had any prior intravesical chemotherapy, exclusive of single-dose adjuvant intravesical chemotherapy immediately post-TURBT?
  • Does the patient have a history of urinary retention or a post void residual ≥ 250 cc by bladder scan or ultrasound (post void residual test may be repeated up to 3 times)?
  • Does the patient have or has the patient had any bladder tumor with histology other than transitional cell carcinoma?
  • Does the patient have or has the patient had micro-papillary transitional cell carcinoma?
  • If the patient has recurrent papillary disease of the bladder, has the pathology been anything other than pTa in the past?
  • Does the patient have an active urinary tract infection confirmed by culture or a documented history of recurrent UTI (≥ 6 for females and ≥2 for males per year) in the prior 2 years?
  • Does the patient have a bleeding disorder or a screening platelet count \< 50 x 109/L?
  • Does the patient have a screening hemoglobin \< 10 g/dL?
  • Does the male patient have a screening serum PSA \> 10 ng/mL?
  • Does the patient have a history of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or HIV positive?
  • Does the patient have a condition or a concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical or psychiatric disease (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, decompensated congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within 6 months of study, unstable and uncontrolled hypertension, or an active uncontrolled infection), which could compromise participation, compliance with scheduled visits and/or completion of the study?
  • Has the patient participated in an investigational protocol within the past 90 days?
  • Is the patient pregnant or breast feeding?
  • Does the patient have a life expectancy of \<3 years?
  • Has the patient had any other malignancy or received therapy for any malignancy in the last five years except
  • non-melanoma skin tumors
  • stage 0 (in situ) cervical carcinoma
  • undetectable PSA for ≥1 year following definitive therapy for localized prostate cancer?
  • Does the patient have documented vesicoureteral reflux or an indwelling ureteral stent?
  • Does the patient have tumor in a bladder diverticulum?
  • Does the patient have a known allergy to red color food dye?
  • Double-Blind Phase Inclusion Criteria
  • Was all visible tumor resected at the initial TURBT?
  • Does Central Pathology review of the patient's bladder tumor confirm:
  • Low grade Ta disease for multiple tumors (2 - 7) or
  • High Grade Ta disease for single tumor
  • No microscopic evidence of lymphovascular invasion and/or evidence of tumor thromboemboli

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2012

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    47 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01469221

    Start Date

    January 1 2012

    End Date

    April 1 2013

    Last Update

    December 15 2017

    Active Locations (29)

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    Tower Research Institute

    Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

    2

    Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

    3

    Somerset Urological Associates, PA

    Somerville, New Jersey, United States, 08876

    4

    Associated Medical Professionals of New York, PLLC

    Oneida, New York, United States, 13421