Cabazitaxel in Patients With Urothelial Carcinoma Who Have Disease Progression Following Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

A Phase II Study of Cabazitaxel in Patients With Urothelial Carcinoma Who Have Disease Progression Following Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

There is no accepted standard chemotherapy approved for use in the second line for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma whose cancer has progressed on combination chemotherapy including either cisplatin or carboplatin. The chemotherapy class called taxanes, either as single agents or in combination, have demonstrated modest efficacy in small studies. Cabazitaxel is an agent in the taxane family designed to be active in the setting of acquired multi-drug resistance that arises in some tumors. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of this agent in patients with urothelial carcinoma refractory compared to combination platinum based chemotherapy.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Urothelial Carcinoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Cabazitaxel; Drug: Neulasta; Procedure: CT Scan; Biological: Blood Draw

Detailed Description

This is a single-arm, open-label study, meaning all patients will be treated in the same fashion with the investigational agent. Scans will be performed every 3 cycles of treatment, and patients will be withdrawn from study in the event of progression or drug intolerance as defined within the protocol.

Treatment will be administered on an outpatient basis. No investigational or commercial agents or therapies other than those described below may be administered with the intent to treat the patient's malignancy.

The length of each cycle is 21 days. For the first cycle of treatment, cabazitaxel will be dosed at 20 mg/m2. During cycle 1, complete blood counts will be performed on days 8 and 15, and dosing on Day 1 cycle 2 will depend upon the nadir counts on those days. If, on toxicity assessment on day 1 of cycle 2, the patient has no residual >grade 2 toxicity, and all other laboratory parameters are within acceptable limits (see below),at the investigator's discretion the dose can be escalated to 25 mg/m2. 25 mg/m2 is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)-approved dose for prostate cancer. Neulasta will be given with each dose of cabazitaxel to decrease the risk of febrile neutropenic complication.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 14
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Maryland
    • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
      • National Cancer Institute
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • University of Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
      • Thomas Jefferson University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must have histologically confirmed urothelial carcinoma
• Patients must have measurable disease
• Patients must have been previously treated with a platinum-based regimen, either in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or first line setting
• Patients can have had disease progression while on platinum chemotherapy, or progression within 12 months of completion of therapy
• At least 4 weeks must have passed since the last dose of previous chemotherapy
• Age > 18 years
• ECOG performance status < 2 (Karnofsky > 60%)
• Life expectancy of greater than 6 months
• Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
• absolute neutrophil count > 1,500/mcL
• hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dl
• platelets > 100,000/mm3
• total bilirubin < normal institutional limits (ULN)
• AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) < 1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
• creatinine <1.5 x ULN OR creatinine clearance measured > 50 mL/min/1.73 m2for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal or calculated clearance < 60 by 24 hour urine
• Peripheral neuropathy: must be < grade 1
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test, and patients must use adequate contraception during study and for 3 months thereafter
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with any component of small cell carcinoma
• Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
• Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents
• Patients with known brain metastases
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to taxane chemotherapy
• Patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to Cabazitaxel or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
• Pregnant and breastfeeding women
• HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy
• Patients who have previously been treated with taxane regimens for bladder cancer or other malignancies
• Patients who have had more than one platinum based chemotherapy regimen
• Patients whose cancer has progressed more than 12 months following abstinence from platinum based chemotherapy can be included on study at the discretion of the investigator, however should first be considered for platinum re-challenge

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Cabazitaxel; Cabazitaxel following platinum-based chemotherapy

Drug: Cabazitaxel; Cycle 1: 20 mg/m2 in 250cc NS via IV on Day 1 every 21 days; Following cycles: 20 mg/m2 or escalated to 25 mg/m2 or reduced by 5 mg/m2 in 250cc NS via IV on Day 1 every 21 days at investigator's discretion; Treatment continues until disease progression, intercurrent illness preventing further treatment, unacceptable adverse event(s), patient withdraws from the study, or changes in the patient's condition which render further treatment unacceptable in the judgment of the investigator; Other Names: Jevtana; XRP-6258; Drug: Neulasta; 6 mg via SQ on Day 2 (24-48 hours post-cabazitaxel) every 21 days; Other Names: Pegfilgrastim; Procedure: CT Scan; CT scan of chest, abdomen, and pelvis to assess disease following every 3rd cycle of treatment (approximately every 9 weeks); Other Names: X-ray computed tomography; Biological: Blood Draw; Approximately 2 tablespoons of blood will be taken to test complete blood count, glucose, hematology, electrolytes, liver function, creatinine clearance, and a chemistry profile. This week be done weekly during the first cycle of treatment; Other Names: Venipuncture

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall Response Rate	To determine the overall response rate of patients who have disease response while on treatment with Cabazitaxel. CT scan will be used to measure tumor pre-treatment and then every 3 cycles (every 63 days)	Every 3 cycles or 63 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall Survival	To determine the percentage of patients alive at 12 months from trial entry. Overall survival will be measured from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause.	At 12 months
Progression Free Survival	To determine the progression free survival (PFS) of patients with advanced or recurrent urothelial carcinoma who have previously been treated with a platinum based regimen while on treatment with cabazitaxel. Defined as a 20% increase in the largest diameter of the largest lesion by CT scan.	Every 3 cycles or 63 days
Number of Participants Who Tolerated Cabazitaxel		Up to 30 days after completion of study treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
• Collaborators: Sanofi
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jean Hoffman-Censits, MD, Thomas Jefferson University

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute
• Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 16, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 4, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): March 30, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 19, 2011
• First Posted (Estimated): September 21, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 4, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 1, 2025
• Last Verified: May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Urothelial carcinoma; Urothelial cancer
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Neoplasms; Disease Attributes; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Carcinoma; Disease Progression; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
• Other Study ID Numbers: 11D.392; 2011-52 (Other Identifier: CCRRC); JT 2205 (Other Identifier: JeffTrial Number)