Stereotactic Treatment With neoAdjuvant Radiotherapy and Enfortumab Vedotin: a Phase I/II Study With Safety Lead-In for Localized, Cisplatin Ineligible, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (STAR-EV)
STAR-EV will evaluate the combination of enfortumab vedotin plus radiotherapy (RT) as neoadjuvant treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer prior to radical cystectomy surgery. The study will use dose escalation to evaluate the safety and efficacy of study treatment at three dose regimens: Level 0: EV treatment followed by RT to the bladder Level 1: EV treatment with RT starting on Cycle 2, Day 15 Level 2: EV treatment with RT starting on Cycle 1, Day 15 Following completion of EV+RT neoadjuvant therapy, all subjects will undergo surgery as part of routine care.
⁃ Urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder stage cT2-4a (AJCC 8th edition) N0M0 planned for radical cystectomy. Mixed cell types with variant histologies (including squamous, plasmacytoid, adenocarcinoma, sarcomatoid, micropapillary, nested, and lipid cell variants) are allowed as long as any urothelial histology is present (i.e. -not 100% variant histology). Small cell/neuroendocrine component is excluded.
⁃ Ineligibility for cisplatin-based chemotherapy based on treating physician assessment and any of the following Galsky criteria: renal insufficiency (Creatinine Clearance \<60ml/min by standard institutional calculation method), \>=grade 2 peripheral neuropathy, \>=grade 2 hearing loss, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III heart failure; a combination of these; or patient refusal.
⁃ Age \>=18.
⁃ Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1
⁃ Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
⁃ •Hematologic:
‣ Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>=1500/mm3
‣ Platelet count \>=100x109/L
‣ Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL
∙ •Hepatic:
‣ Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 3 × ULN for subjects with Gilbert's disease
‣ Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULN
∙ •Renal:
‣ No end stage renal disease requiring dialysis allowed
⁃ All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 3 months following completion of study neoadjuvant therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
• 6a. A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, marital status, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria:
• Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
• Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).
‣ Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.