A Study of MRG002 Versus Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Patients With HER2-positive Unresectable Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

An Open-label, Randomized, Multi-center, Phase III Clinical Study of MRG002 Versus Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Patients With HER2-positive Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Previously Treated With Platinum-based Chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors

The primary objective of this study is to compare the overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) between MRG002 and investigator selected chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Advanced or Metastatic Urothelium Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: MRG002; Drug: Docetaxel Injection; Drug: Paclitaxel Injection; Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride for Injection; Drug: Pemetrexed Disodium Injection

Detailed Description

This study aims to enroll 290 patients. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive treatment of MRG002 or investigator selected chemotherapy in a 1:1 ratio. The efficacy of MRG002 will be assessed by patient's OS, PFS and other indicators as compared to investigator selected chemotherapy. Additionally, this study will assess the pharmacokinetic profile, immunogenicity, safety, tolerability, and treatment compliance of MRG002.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 290
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100000
      • Recruiting
      • Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
      • Contact: Aiping Zhou, MD; Phone Number: 86-10-87788800; Email: zhouap1825@126.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. Willing to sign the ICF and follow the requirements specified in the protocol.

  2. Aged 18 to 75 (including 18 and 75), both genders. 3. Expected survival time ≥ 12 weeks. 4. Patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelium cancer confirmed by histopathology.

  5. Patients who have failed prior platinum-based chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors and have have progressive disease or recurrence on or after their most recent therapy.

  6. Archival or biopsy tumor specimens should be provided (primary or metastatic).

  7. HER2 positive (IHC 3+ or IHC 2+) in the tumor specimens confirmed by central laboratory test.

  8. Patients must have measurable lesions according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1).

  9. ECOG performance score 0 or 1. 10. Prior anti-tumor treatment-related AEs (NCI-CTCAE v5.0 Criteria) have recovered to ≤ Grade 1 (except alopecia, Grade 2 hypothyroidism, non-clinically significant or asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities).

  11. Organ function must meet the basic requirements. 12. Patients of childbearing potential must take effective contraceptive measures during the treatment and for 180 days after the last dose of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1. History of hypersensitivity to any component of MRG002 or history of hypersensitivity of ≥ Grade 3 to trastuzumab.

  2. Patients who have received ADC drugs, or prior taxane, gemcitabine, and pemetrexed for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer; or have received investigational drugs from other clinical trials, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose; or have received Chinese medicine (herbal medicine) or Chinese patent medicine with anti-tumor indications within 2 weeks prior to the first dose; or have received strong CYP3A4 inhibitors within 2 weeks prior to the first dose or have current requirement of CYP3A4 inhibitors; or had major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose without full recovery or planned surgery within 12 weeks after study treatment.

  3. Patients with clinical symptoms such as plural, abdominal or pericardial effusion requiring puncture drainage.

  4. Patients with central nervous system (CNS) metastasis and/or neoplastic meningitis.

  5. Any severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases. 6. Patients with poorly controlled heart diseases. 7. Evidence of active infections, including but not limited to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

  8. History of other primary malignancies. 9. History of interstitial pneumonia, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe pulmonary insufficiency, symptomatic bronchospasm, etc.

  10. Peripheral neuropathy greater than Grade 1. 11. History of cirrhosis. 12. Patients with active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease, who are using immunosuppressive agents, or systemic hormone therapy and still receiving them within 2 weeks prior to enrollment.

  13. Uncontrolled tumor-associated bone pain or urgent spinal cord compression. Patients requiring pain control must have been on a stable treatment regimen for at least 2 weeks at the time of first dose 14. Other conditions inappropriate for participation in this clinical trial, at the discretion of the investigator.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MRG002; MRG002 will be administrated by an IV infusion of 2.2 mg/kg on Day 1 of every 3 weeks (21-day cycle).	Drug: Docetaxel Injection; Administrated intravenously; Drug: Paclitaxel Injection; Administrated intravenously; Drug: Gemcitabine Hydrochloride for Injection; Administrated intravenously; Drug: Pemetrexed Disodium Injection; Administrated intravenously
Active Comparator: Docetaxel /Paclitaxel /Gemcitabine Hydrochloride /Pemetrexed Disodium Injection; Docetaxel injection will be administered by an IV infusion of 75 mg/m2 on Day 1 of every 3 weeks (21-day cycle); Paclitaxel will be administrated by an IV infusion of 175 mg/m2 on Day 1 of every 3 weeks (21-day cycle). Gemcitabine Hydrochloride will be administrated by an IV infusion of 1000 mg/m2 on Day 1 and Day 8 of every 3 weeks (21-day cycle). Pemetrexed Disodium will be administrated by an IV infusion of 500 mg/m2 on Day 1 of every 3 weeks (21-day cycle).	Drug: MRG002; Administrated intravenously

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from the date of randomization until death of any cause.	Baseline to study completion (up to 36 months)
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) by Independent Review Committee (IRC)	PFS is defined as the duration from the date of randomization to the onset of tumor progression or death of any cause.	Baseline to study completion (up to 36 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Adverse Events (AEs)	Any reaction, side effect, or untoward event that occurs during the course of the clinical trial whether or not the event is considered related to the study drug.	Baseline to 30 days after the last dose of study treatment
Objective Response Rate (ORR)	ORR is defined as the percentage of patients with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST v1.1.	Baseline to study completion (up to 36 months)
Duration of Response (DoR)	DoR is defined as the time from first documented objective response (CR/PR) to the first onset of tumor progression or death of any nonsurgical cause.	Baseline to study completion (up to 36 months)
Disease Control Rate (DCR)	DCR is defined as the percentage of patients who achieve CR, PR, and stable disease (SD).	Baseline to study completion (up to 36 months)
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR)	CBR is defined as the percentage of patients who achieve CR, PR, and SD for ≥ 6 months.	Baseline to study completion (up to 36 months)
Time to Response (TTR)	TTR is defined as the duration from randomization to the first documented objective response (CR/PR).	Baseline to study completion (up to 36 months)
PFS by investigator	PFS is defined as the duration from the date of randomization to the onset of tumor progression or death of any cause.	Baseline to study completion (up to 36 months)
Pharmacokinetics (PK) Parameter of MRG002: concentration-time curve	Plot of drug concentration changing with time after drug administration.	Baseline to 7 days after discontinuation of treatment
Anti-drug antibody (ADA)	The proportion of patients with positive ADA results and its titer.	Baseline to 7 days after discontinuation of treatment
Neutralizing antibody (NAb)	The proportion of patients with positive NAb results and its titer.	Baseline to 7 days after discontinuation of treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Shanghai Miracogen Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Aiping Zhou, MD, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Principal Investigator: Fangjian Zhou, MD, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Prevention Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): April 6, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): October 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Anticipated): January 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 22, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 22, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): March 6, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 13, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: HER2; MRG002; Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC); Urothelium Cancer
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Antiviral Agents; Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Folic Acid Antagonists; Gemcitabine; Docetaxel; Paclitaxel; Pemetrexed
• Other Study ID Numbers: MRG002-010

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