Toripalimab ± Sequential Intravesical Gemcitabine-Mitomycin C for BCG-Unresponsive/-Intolerant High-Risk NMIBC: Open-Label Randomized Phase 2 Study

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFirst Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

About this trial

This open-label, randomised, multicentre, phase 2 study (OHAI-NMIBC-01) compares toripalimab plus sequential intravesical gemcitabine followed by mitomycin C (GEM→MMC) with toripalimab alone in adults with BCG-unresponsive or BCG-intolerant high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC). Two prespecified cohorts are analysed: (1) CIS cohort (CIS with/without Ta/T1) and (2) non-CIS cohort (high-risk Ta/T1 without CIS). In the combination arm, intravesical GEM→MMC is given weekly for 6 weeks (induction) and, for patients without recurrence at the first tumour assessment (\~month 3), monthly maintenance continues up to 24 months or until progression/unacceptable toxicity; toripalimab IV every 3 weeks starts during the first intravesical cycle and continues up to 24 months or until progression/unacceptable toxicity. The monotherapy arm receives toripalimab IV every 3 weeks up to 24 months or until progression/unacceptable toxicity. Cystoscopy and urine cytology are performed every 3 months; imaging every 24 weeks. Primary endpoints are 3-month complete response (CR) rate in the CIS cohort and median recurrence-free survival (RFS) in the non-CIS cohort. Secondary endpoints include landmark CR, PFS and OS, RFS/HG-RFS landmarks in the non-CIS cohort, and safety (CTCAE v5.0). Exploratory analyses will assess outcomes by protocol-defined PD-L1 status. Approximately 106 participants will be enrolled at multiple sites in China.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years; sex: all; signed written informed consent by the participant or legally authorised representative.

Histologically confirmed high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC), defined as any T1, high-grade Ta, and/or carcinoma in situ (CIS).

Persistent or recurrent CIS within 12 months after completion of adequate BCG (with or without concomitant NMIBC);

Recurrent high-grade Ta/T1 within 6 months after completion of adequate BCG;

Disqualifiers

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (T2-T4).

Low-grade (LG) recurrence during or after BCG therapy.

Concomitant upper tract urothelial carcinoma, or lymph-node/distant metastasis.

Indwelling ureteral stent or known vesicoureteral reflux.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Toripalimab
  • Gemcitabine (GEM)
  • Mitomycin C (MMC)

Treatment groups

106 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups