Impact of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging in Muscle-invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Staging (PET MUSE)

November 20, 2024 updated by: Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)
Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Canada and there has been relatively little progress in altering its clinical course over the last three decades. One of the major problems identified in the management of this disease, is under staging of muscle invasive disease which can lead to suboptimal treatment and outcomes. PET-CT has the potential to more accurately stage MIBC than standard CT by detecting pelvic adenopathy and/or distant sites of disease that may not be found on standard imaging. In the former situation, more aggressive therapy with extended lymph node dissection and/or neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to cystectomy can be offered. While in the latter situation patients can be spared the morbidity of a cystectomy performed in a setting of metastatic disease. This study will address whether PET-CT adds a clinically meaningful difference in care.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

A multicenter randomized controlled trial will be performed. Patients usually present with symptoms (e.g., painless hematuria). The urologist will perform cystoscopy and if urothelial cancer of the bladder is suspected, the patient is taken to the operating room for an examination under anesthesia (EUA) and a TURBT. If this shows muscle invasion then conventional staging with CT chest, abdomen, and pelvis is performed. The patient who has TNM Stage T2a-T4a N0-3 M0 is eligible to be enrolled in the trial. Eligible consenting patients will be randomized 2:1 to PET-CT or none (Control). The actual treatment received by the patient will be documented. The primary outcome measure is treatment received.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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292

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2
        • Juravinski Cancer Centre
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4L6
        • London Regional Cancer Centre
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6
        • Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre
      • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 6V4
        • Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
        • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
        • Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women with newly diagnosed muscle-invasive high grade urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (TNM stage T2a-T4a, N0-3, M0), who are eligible for either radical cystectomy or radiotherapy-based bladder conservation.
  • Being considered for treatment of curative intent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age < 18 years.
  • ECOG performance status >2.
  • Predominant histology (>50% of specimen) involves non-urothelial cell carcinoma.
  • Prior partial cystectomy.
  • Prior pelvis surgery that obviates a completed extended lymphadenectomy (e.g., aorto-femoral/iliac bypass) or for whom the surgeon feels that their ability to perform a standard or extended pelvic node dissection would be compromised.
  • Contraindications to FDG PET-CT.
  • Inability to lie supine for imaging with PET-CT.

  • Inadequate hepatic function:

    (i) Bilirubin >1.5 X ULN and (ii) SGOT and Alkaline phosphatase >3 X ULN

  • History of another invasive malignancy within the previous 5 years with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • Known pregnancy or lactating female.
  • Inability to complete the study or required follow-up.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Whole-body FDG PET-CT
Whole-body FDG PET-CT (Experimental arm)
Other: Whole-body FDG PET-CT
Other Names:
  • PET-CT imaging
No Intervention: No PET-CT
No PET-CT (Control arm)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Treatment received
Time Frame: 5 years
For patients with planned cystectomy, treatment received includes: avoidance of planned cystectomy and node dissection, an extended (vs standard) node dissection (or standard dissection when extended is the surgeon's usual practice), use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (vs no neoadjuvant chemotherapy). For patients with planned bladder conservation, treatment received includes: avoidance of bladder and nodal radiation (vs bladder only or no radiation) and use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (or not).
5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Disease-free survival
Time Frame: 5 years
Disease-free survival defined as objectively defined (RECIST criteria, version 1.1.) local or distant recurrence or death.
5 years
Overall survival
Time Frame: 5 years
Overall survival defined by all-cause mortality.
5 years
Quality of life analysis
Time Frame: 5 years
Overall QOL assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3.
5 years
Health economic analysis
Time Frame: 5 years
Health economic analysis assessed using EQ-5D health utility questionnaire and total healthcare costs.
5 years

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in planned management
Time Frame: 5 years
Assess change in planned management with actual treatment delivered in both pre-operative PET-CT versus no PET-CT (control) patients.
5 years
Clinical and pathology response to chemotherapy using interim response of FDG PET-CT after 2 cycles of chemotherapy
Time Frame: 5 years
Explore if interim response on FDG PET-CT after 2 cycles of chemotherapy is associated with clinical and pathology response to chemotherapy and if early interim metabolic response correlates with other outcome measures including DFS and OS.
5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Cancer Care Ontario

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Srikala Sridhar, MD, Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada
  • Principal Investigator: Nicholas Power, MD, LHSC-Victoria Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Som Mukherjee, MD, Juravinski Cancer Centre
  • Principal Investigator: Ur Metser, MD, Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada
  • Study Director: Mark Levine, MD, Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG)

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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May 6, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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March 31, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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November 14, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 27, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 1, 2015

First Posted (Estimated)

First Posted

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June 4, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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November 22, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 20, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • OCOG-2013-PETMUSE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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