Phase III Adaptive Radiation and Chemotherapy for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Trial (ARCHER)

What is the Purpose of this Study?

The purpose of this study is to compare radiation over a shorter timeframe plus chemotherapy to the usual radiation and chemotherapy in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Researchers aim to determine whether the study approach prevents the patient’s bladder cancer from getting worse and helps avoid bladder removal surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive the usual chemotherapy and either hypofractionation radiation therapy (more treatments given over a longer period of time) or a shorter duration radiation therapy (fewer treatments of a higher dose of radiation called stereotactic body radiation therapy-SBRT). SBRT delivers a high dose of radiation more precisely to the tumor to spare normal tissue.

Eligibility

* Histologically proven, cT2-T3,N0M0 urothelial carcinoma of the bladder prior to randomization.
* Note: Patients with mixed urothelial carcinoma will be eligible for the trial, but the presence of small cell carcinoma will make a patient ineligible
* Must undergo a transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) prior to randomization. Patients may have either completely or partially resected tumors as long as the treating urologist attempted maximal resection

Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically proven, cT2-T3,N0M0 urothelial carcinoma of the bladder prior to randomization.
* Note: Patients with mixed urothelial carcinoma will be eligible for the trial, but the presence of small cell carcinoma will make a patient ineligible
* Must undergo a transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) prior to randomization. Patients may have either completely or partially resected tumors as long as the treating urologist attempted maximal resection
* Must undergo radiological staging prior to randomization. Imaging of chest, abdomen, and pelvis must be performed using CT or MRI (with or without contrast is acceptable). Patients must not have evidence of T4 or node positive disease. Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET imaging is acceptable for radiological staging
* If any lymph nodes ≥ 1.0 cm in shortest cross-sectional diameter are noted on imaging (CT / MRI of abdomen and pelvis), then the patient must have had a biopsy of the enlarged lymph node showing no tumor involvement prior to randomization
* No diffuse carcinoma in situ (CIS) based on cystoscopy and biopsy
* No definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease
* Must not have had urothelial carcinoma or histological variant at any site outside of the urinary bladder within 24 months prior to registration except Ta/T1/Carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the upper urinary tract including renal pelvis and ureter if the patient had undergone complete nephroureterectomy
* Age ≥ 18
* Zubrod performance status of ≤ 2
* Not pregnant and not nursing
* Negative urine or serum pregnancy test (in persons of childbearing potential) within 14 days prior to registration. Childbearing potential is defined as any person who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500 cells/mm\^3
* Platelets ≥ 100,000 cells/mm\^3
* Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dl (Note: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobin \[Hgb\]) ≥ 8.0 g/dl is acceptable)
* Creatinine clearance (CrCL) of ≥ 30 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula
* Total bilirubin ≤ 2 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SGPT\]) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN
* All adverse events associated with any prior therapy must have resolved to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade ≤ 3 prior to randomization
* For patients who have completed neoadjuvant therapy, they are eligible if the pre-neoadjuvant therapy diagnosis (TURBT path) is within 180 days before randomization
* Must not have had prior pelvic radiation
* New York Heart Association Functional Classification II or better (NYHA Functional Classification III/IV are not eligible) (Note: Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification.)
* No active infection requiring IV antibiotics
* Patients with hydronephrosis are eligible if they have unilateral hydronephrosis and kidney function meet criteria specified

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Where can I participate?

CS Cancer at Beverly Hills : Maria Tarallo
CS Cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center : Maria Tarallo

More about this Clinical Trial

What is the full name of this clinical trial?

NRG-GU015: The Phase III Adaptive Radiation and Chemotherapy for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Trial

Study Details

Disease Type/Condition

Urinary Bladder

Principal Investigator

Ballas, Leslie

Co-Investigators

David Hoffman, Edwin Posadas, Jeremy Lorber, Kevin Scher, Michael Ahdoot

Age Group

Adult

Phase

III

IRB Number

STUDY00005068

ClinicalTrials.gov ID

NCT07097142

Key Eligibility

ClinicalTrials.gov

How do I learn more about this study?

Name

Maria Tarallo

Email

Maria.Tarallo@cshs.org