Infigratinib Prior to Bladder Surgery for the Treatment of Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in Cisplatin-Ineligible or Cisplatin-Refusing Patients, The BLASST-3 Trial
This phase I trial investigates if giving infigratinib prior to radical cystectomy (bladder surgery) is safe and effective in treating patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer that have mutations in the FGFR3 or FGFR2 protein and cannot receive chemotherapy with cisplatin (cisplatin-ineligible) or refuse cisplatin (cisplatin-refusing). Around 20% of patients with bladder cancer have mutations in the FGFR protein. The mutated FGFR protein may be the main reason why the cancer grows. Infigratinib works in the body to block these proteins and may stop the cancer from growing. Giving patients infigratinib prior to surgery may lead to better outcomes than proceeding to surgery straightaway.
Inclusion Criteria
- Written informed consent and any locally-required authorization (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA]) obtained from the patient prior to performing any protocol-related procedures, including screening evaluations
- Age >= 18 years at time of study entry (no safety data in pediatric patients is available for infigratinib)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- Histologically confirmed bladder transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) * Patients with mixed histology are required to have a component of TCC, and no component of small cell histology
- cT2-T4a N0 M0 disease after radiographic staging of chest, abdomen and pelvis, considered appropriate and planned for radical cystectomy as assessed by a urologic oncologist
- Presence of the following FGFR3/2 activating alterations, as detected by either plasma or urine cfDNA or cfRNA or by tissue-based next generation sequencing (NGS) (Predicine, Hayward, California [CA]): * Mutations in exon 7 (R248C, S249C) * Mutations in exon 10 (G372C, A393E, Y375C) * Mutations in exon 15 (K652M/T, K652E/Q) * Any FGFR3/2 gene fusion ** (Availability of baseline archival tumor tissue for identification of FGFR3/2 alterations is not required, but tissue will be obtained when available including either formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block or a minimum of fifteen 5um unstained FFPE slides and fifteen 10um unstained FFPE slides with an associated pathology report is required)
- Ineligibility for cisplatin-based chemotherapy, defined by any of the following: * Creatinine clearance (CL) < 60 mL/min. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) should be calculated from serum/plasma creatinine using the Cockcroft-Gault formula * Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v) 5.0 Grade > 1 hearing loss * CTCAE v5.0 Grade > 1 neuropathy * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class > II cardiac dysfunction ** Patients not meeting the above criteria are eligible if he/she declines neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy after specific informed consent describing the known benefits of cisplatin-based chemotherapy. The reason for cisplatin-ineligibility based on the above criteria or cisplatin refusal should be documented on the case report form
- Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL (must be completed within 28 days prior to the date of treatment initiation)
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) 1.5 x (>= 1500 per mm^3) (must be completed within 28 days prior to the date of treatment initiation)
- Platelet count >= 100 x 10^9/L (>= 75,000 per mm^3) (must be completed within 28 days prior to the date of treatment initiation)
- International normalized ratio (INR) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), unless the patient is receiving anticoagulation therapy provided INR or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is within the therapeutic range of the intended anticoagulant therapy (must be completed within 28 days prior to the date of treatment initiation)
- Serum bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (must be completed within 28 days prior to the date of treatment initiation) * This will not apply to patients with confirmed Gilbert’s syndrome (persistent or recurrent hyperbilirubinemia that is predominantly unconjugated in the absence of hemolysis or hepatic pathology), who will be allowed only in consultation with their physician
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =<1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (must be completed within 28 days prior to the date of treatment initiation)
- Measured creatinine clearance (CL) > 30 mL/min or calculated creatinine CL > 30 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula or by 24-hour urine collection for determination of creatinine clearance (must be completed within 28 days prior to the date of treatment initiation)
- Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative urinary or serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients. Women will be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following agespecific requirements apply: * Women < 50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments and if they have luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy) * Women >= 50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments, had radiation-induced menopause with last menses > 1 year ago, had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses > 1 year ago, or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy or hysterectomy)
- Patient has ability and willingness to sign a written informed consent document and is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with primary TCC of the ureter, urethra, or renal pelvis without TCC of the bladder
- Inoperable tumor(s) with fixation to the pelvic wall on clinical exam
- Any previous systemic chemotherapy or radiotherapy for TCC of bladder
- Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 6 months
- Any prior participation in a study involving an FGFR inhibitor
- Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (noninterventional) clinical study or during the follow-up period of an interventional study
- History of another primary malignancy except for: * Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease >= 5 years before the first dose of study drug and of low potential risk for recurrence * Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease * Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease (e.g., cervical cancer in situ)
- Receipt of the last dose of intravesical chemotherapy or biologic therapy =< 42 days (6 weeks) prior to the first dose of study drug for patients who have received prior intravesical chemotherapy or biologic therapy (e.g., bacillus Calmette-Guerin [BCG])
- Any unresolved toxicity National Cancer Institute (NCI) CTCAE version 5.0 Grade >= 2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criteria
- Patients currently receiving treatment with drugs that are known to be strong CYP3A4 inducers or inhibitors, including anti-epileptic drugs
- Use of medications that are known to prolong the QT interval and/or associated with a risk of torsade de pointes 7 days prior to the first dose of infigratinib
- Use of amiodarone within 90 days prior to first dose of infigratinib
- Use of medications that increase serum levels of calcium and/or phosphorus
- Concurrent use of warfarin or other coumadin-derivative anticoagulants; heparin and/or low molecular-weight heparins are permitted
- Inorganic phosphorus and/or total/ionized serum calcium outside normal limits prior to study entry
- Have clinically significant cardiac disease, including any of the following: * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class >= 2B; subjects 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 NYHA classification * Presence of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 Grade >= 2 ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, or conduction abnormality * Unstable angina pectoris or acute myocardial infarction =< 3 months prior to first dose of study drug * QT interval on electrocardiogram (ECG) corrected using the Frederica’s formula (QTcF) > 470 msec (males and females). Note: If the QTcF is > 470 msec in the first ECG, a total of 3 ECGs separated by at least 5 minutes should be performed. If the average of these 3 consecutive results for QTcF is =< 470 msec, the subject meets eligibility in this regard * Known history of congenital long QT syndrome
- Any concurrent chemotherapy, investigational product (IP), biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non-cancer-related conditions (e.g., hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable
- Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of infigratinib. Nota bene (NB): local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent is acceptable
- History of allogeneic organ transplantation
- Current evidence of corneal or retinal disorder/keratopathy
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring adverse events (AEs) or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent
- Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or patients of reproductive potential who are not willing to employ effective birth control from screening to 90 days after the last dose of infigratinib monotherapy
- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or any of the study drug excipients
- Inability to swallow oral medications
- Judgement by the investigator that the patient is unsuitable to participate in the study and the patient is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions and requirements
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT04972253.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To evaluate the feasibility and safety of neoadjuvant infigratinib prior to radical cystectomy (RC) in FGFR3/2-altered muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) patients who are either ineligible for or refuse cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the rate of pathologic response (< ypT2N0) at time of RC.
II. To determine the rate of pathologic complete response (pCR) at time of RC.
III. To determine the relapse-free survival (RFS) after RC.
IV. To determine the progression-free proportion after neoadjuvant infigratinib, prior to RC.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To explore the effects of infigratinib on tumor biology, and particularly the molecular correlates of FGFR inhibition.
II. To explore the genomic and molecular biomarkers of response, resistance and RFS.
III. To explore the correlation between detection of FGFR aberrations in urine/plasma circulating cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA) and circulating cell-free ribonucleic acid (cfRNA), with the detection of FGFR genomic aberrations and pCR in tumor and bladder tissue.
IV. To explore associations between detection of FGFR alterations in urine/plasma cfDNA and cfRNA after RC (i.e., minimal residual disease, MRD) and detection of disease recurrence on imaging.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive infigratinib orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-21 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo radical cystectomy between 2-4 weeks after last dose of infigratinib.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 12 weeks for 1 year.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationDana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorGuru P Sonpavde
- Primary ID21-162
- Secondary IDsNCI-2021-14360
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT04972253