A Clinical Study of Intismeran Autogene (V940) and BCG in People With Bladder Cancer (V940-011/INTerpath-011)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC

About this trial

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR NMIBC). NMIBC is cancer in the tissue that lines the inside of the bladder but has not spread to the bladder muscle or outside of the bladder. High-risk means NMIBC may have a high chance of getting worse or coming back after treatment. HR NMIBC can also include carcinoma in situ (CIS). CIS is bladder cancer that appears flat and is only in the inner layer (surface) of the bladder. CIS is not raised and is not growing toward the center of the bladder.

The standard treatment for HR NMIBC is a procedure to remove the tumor called transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) followed by Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Standard treatment is something that is considered the first line of treatment for a condition. BCG is an immunotherapy, which is a treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer. However, BCG may not work to treat HR NMIBC in some people. Researchers want to learn if adding intismeran autogene, the study treatment, to standard treatment can help treat HR NMIBC. Intismeran autogene is designed to help a person's immune system attack their specific cancer.

The goal of this study are to learn if people who receive V940 with BCG live longer and without the cancer growing, spreading, or coming back compared to people who receive BCG alone.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Has high-risk non-muscle invasive (HG Ta, T1, and/or CIS) UC of the bladder

Is BCG-naïve defined as either having never received BCG or having received BCG more than 2 years before high-risk NMIBC recurrence. Recurrence must be at least 24 months from the last exposure to BCG with evidence of complete response during the 2-year period post BCG

Has CIS +/-papillary non-muscle invasive UC of the bladder

Is ineligible for, or refusing, any IVESIC therapy

Disqualifiers

Has a history of or concurrent locally-advanced (ie, T2, T3, T4) or metastatic UC

Has concurrent extravesical (ie, urethra, ureter, renal pelvis) non-muscle invasive UC or a history of extravesical non-muscle invasive UC that recurred within the last 2 years, with certain exceptions

Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the last 3 years

Has had a myocardial infarction within 6 months of randomization/allocation

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Intismeran autogene
  • BCG

Treatment groups

308 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Lead sponsor

ModernaTX, Inc.

Collaborator