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A Study of Toca 511 & Toca FC in Patients With Recurrent High Grade Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (Toca 8)

Primary Purpose

Bladder Cancer

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Toca 511
Toca FC (extended-release formulation of flucytosine)
Sponsored by
Tocagen Inc.
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Bladder Cancer focused on measuring non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, bladder cancer, high grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, HG NMIBC, NMIBC, high grade NMIBC

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Provide written informed consent to participate
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Recurrent HG NMIBC, with HG tumor on previous histopathology
  • Undergoing planned TURBT and biopsy of CIS suspicious areas
  • No imaging findings consistent with T2 or greater disease, hydronephrosis, extravesical disease, nodal involvement, metastases, or other malignancies.
  • Able and willing to wait at least 2 weeks following intravesical administration of Toca 511 to undergo TURBT
  • If patient is a candidate for standard of care (SOC) intravesical therapy, able and willing to wait at least 2 weeks post-TURBT for initiation of such treatment
  • Patient is able to be catheterized and is anticipated to be able to retain Toca 511 for approximately 2 hours
  • Estimated life expectancy of at least 12 months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1
  • Patient has adequate organ function, as indicated by the following laboratory values

    • Complete blood count: hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL, platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3, absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/ mm^3, absolute lymphocyte count ≥ 500/ mm^3
    • Liver: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN; unless known Gilbert's syndrome); alanine aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 × ULN
    • Kidney: estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR: Cockcroft-Gault) ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Women of childbearing potential (defined as not postmenopausal [ie, ≥ 12 months of non-therapy-induced amenorrhea] or not surgically sterile) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to administration of Toca 511, and be willing to use an effective means of contraception in addition to barrier methods (condoms) for the duration of the study.
  • Patient and partner are willing to use condoms for 12 months after receiving Toca 511 and/or 30 days after the last dose of Toca FC, and/or until there is no evidence of the virus in his/her blood or urine, whichever is longer.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of urothelial cancer in the upper tract or urethra; muscle invasive bladder cancer; or metastatic bladder cancer
  • History of bladder tumors other than urothelial carcinoma (ie, neuroendocrine, adenocarcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma)
  • Treatment with intravesical agents within 28 days prior to Toca 511 administration
  • TURBT within 12 weeks prior to planned Toca 511 administration
  • History of pelvic radiation
  • Bladder tumor located within a bladder diverticulum
  • Genitourinary procedures (eg, prostate surgery; treatment of ureteral stones or moderate to extensive urethral stricture disease) prior to, during, or planned within the 4 weeks following TURBT, other than procedures for treatment of bladder tumors
  • Severe lower urinary tract dysfunction clinically manifest as poor capacity, disabling incontinence, chronic catheter use, or chronic infections or stones
  • Presence of suprapubic catheter
  • History of other malignancy, unless the patient has been disease-free for at least 5 years. Adequately treated basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell skin cancer is acceptable regardless of time, as well as cervical carcinoma in situ or localized prostate carcinoma, after curative treatment. (Note: Men with very low or low risk prostate cancer on active surveillance are acceptable candidates for this study.)
  • Active infection requiring antibiotic, antifungal, or antiviral therapy within 2 weeks prior to administration of Toca 511
  • Investigational treatment within 2 weeks or immunotherapy or antibody therapy within 28 days prior to Toca 511 administration, and/or has not recovered from toxicities associated with such treatment
  • Chronic treatment with autoimmune medications
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive
  • Pregnant or breast feeding
  • Bleeding diathesis, or required to take anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, that cannot be stopped for surgery
  • Severe pulmonary, cardiac, or other systemic disease, specifically:

    • New York Heart Association > Class II congestive heart failure that is not controlled on standard therapy within 6 months prior to Toca 511 administration
    • Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, clinically significant ventricular arrhythmia (such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or torsades de pointes), clinically significant pulmonary disease (such as ≥ Grade 2 dyspnea)
    • Any other serious medical, social, or psychological condition that, based on Investigator assessment, may affect the patient's compliance or place the patient at an increased risk of potential treatment complications
  • History of allergy or intolerance to flucytosine
  • Presence of a condition that would prevent the patient from being able to swallow Toca FC tablets

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    Sequential Dose Cohorts

    Arm Description

    Doses of Toca 511 will be evaluated in sequential cohorts. Toca 511 will be administered as a single intravesical instillation. Following Toca 511 administration, Toca FC will be administered orally at a dose of 220 mg/kg/day for 7 days every 6 weeks.

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Dose-limiting toxicities
    Any treatment-related Grade 3 or higher non-hematologic toxicity, excluding nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea that are controllable with appropriate medical measures (eg, antiemetics, antimotility drugs) Any treatment-related Grade 4 or higher hematologic toxicity

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Differences in viral transduction of Toca 511 at each dose level, based on quantitation of viral RNA and DNA in tumor
    Clearance of viral RNA in plasma and urine, based on real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and of viral DNA in whole blood and urine, based on quantitative PCR (qPCR)

    Full Information

    First Posted
    August 30, 2019
    Last Updated
    March 26, 2020
    Sponsor
    Tocagen Inc.
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT04089163
    Brief Title
    A Study of Toca 511 & Toca FC in Patients With Recurrent High Grade Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (Toca 8)
    Official Title
    Toca 8: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Toca 511, a Retroviral Replicating Vector, Combined With Toca FC in Patients With Recurrent High Grade Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    March 2020
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Withdrawn
    Why Stopped
    Sponsor decision.
    Study Start Date
    December 2019 (Anticipated)
    Primary Completion Date
    January 2022 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    January 2027 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Sponsor
    Name of the Sponsor
    Tocagen Inc.

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No
    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    This is a Phase 1, multicenter, open-label study of intravesical Toca 511 followed by oral Toca FC in patients with high grade (HG) non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), with cohort expansion at the recommended Phase 2 dose. Patients with recurrent HG NMIBC who are undergoing planned transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) will be enrolled into the study, subject to meeting all entry criteria.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Bladder Cancer
    Keywords
    non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, bladder cancer, high grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, HG NMIBC, NMIBC, high grade NMIBC

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Phase 1
    Interventional Study Model
    Sequential Assignment
    Model Description
    3+3 dose escalation design with expansion at recommended Phase 2 dose.
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Enrollment
    0 (Actual)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Sequential Dose Cohorts
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    Doses of Toca 511 will be evaluated in sequential cohorts. Toca 511 will be administered as a single intravesical instillation. Following Toca 511 administration, Toca FC will be administered orally at a dose of 220 mg/kg/day for 7 days every 6 weeks.
    Intervention Type
    Biological
    Intervention Name(s)
    Toca 511
    Other Intervention Name(s)
    vocimagene amiretrorepvec, retroviral replicating vector (RRV)
    Intervention Description
    Toca 511 consists of a purified retroviral replicating vector encoding a modified yeast cytosine deaminase (CD) gene. The CD gene converts the antifungal drug, flucytosine (5-fluorocytosine; 5-FC) to the anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in cancer cells that have been infected by the Toca 511 vector.
    Intervention Type
    Drug
    Intervention Name(s)
    Toca FC (extended-release formulation of flucytosine)
    Other Intervention Name(s)
    flucytosine, 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC)
    Intervention Description
    Toca FC is an extended-release formulation of flucytosine and is supplied as 500 mg tablets
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Dose-limiting toxicities
    Description
    Any treatment-related Grade 3 or higher non-hematologic toxicity, excluding nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea that are controllable with appropriate medical measures (eg, antiemetics, antimotility drugs) Any treatment-related Grade 4 or higher hematologic toxicity
    Time Frame
    5 weeks
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Differences in viral transduction of Toca 511 at each dose level, based on quantitation of viral RNA and DNA in tumor
    Time Frame
    3 weeks (+/- 1 week)
    Title
    Clearance of viral RNA in plasma and urine, based on real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and of viral DNA in whole blood and urine, based on quantitative PCR (qPCR)
    Time Frame
    1 week for plasma, 4 weeks for urine
    Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures:
    Title
    Changes from baseline in immune activity in tumor, peripheral blood, and urine
    Time Frame
    21 weeks
    Title
    Complete response rate at 6 and 12 months in patients with carcinoma in situ (CIS)
    Time Frame
    Proportion of patients with CIS with complete response at 6 and 12 months
    Title
    High-grade recurrence-free survival
    Time Frame
    Event free survival overall and at 6 and 12 months
    Title
    Incidence of cystectomy
    Time Frame
    The proportion of patients who undergo cystectomy
    Title
    Incidence of disease progression at 6 and 12 months
    Time Frame
    The proportion of patients with disease progression at 6 and 12 months

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Provide written informed consent to participate At least 18 years of age Recurrent HG NMIBC, with HG tumor on previous histopathology Undergoing planned TURBT and biopsy of CIS suspicious areas No imaging findings consistent with T2 or greater disease, hydronephrosis, extravesical disease, nodal involvement, metastases, or other malignancies. Able and willing to wait at least 2 weeks following intravesical administration of Toca 511 to undergo TURBT If patient is a candidate for standard of care (SOC) intravesical therapy, able and willing to wait at least 2 weeks post-TURBT for initiation of such treatment Patient is able to be catheterized and is anticipated to be able to retain Toca 511 for approximately 2 hours Estimated life expectancy of at least 12 months Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1 Patient has adequate organ function, as indicated by the following laboratory values Complete blood count: hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL, platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3, absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/ mm^3, absolute lymphocyte count ≥ 500/ mm^3 Liver: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN; unless known Gilbert's syndrome); alanine aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 × ULN Kidney: estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR: Cockcroft-Gault) ≥ 50 mL/min Women of childbearing potential (defined as not postmenopausal [ie, ≥ 12 months of non-therapy-induced amenorrhea] or not surgically sterile) must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to administration of Toca 511, and be willing to use an effective means of contraception in addition to barrier methods (condoms) for the duration of the study. Patient and partner are willing to use condoms for 12 months after receiving Toca 511 and/or 30 days after the last dose of Toca FC, and/or until there is no evidence of the virus in his/her blood or urine, whichever is longer. Exclusion Criteria: History of urothelial cancer in the upper tract or urethra; muscle invasive bladder cancer; or metastatic bladder cancer History of bladder tumors other than urothelial carcinoma (ie, neuroendocrine, adenocarcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma) Treatment with intravesical agents within 28 days prior to Toca 511 administration TURBT within 12 weeks prior to planned Toca 511 administration History of pelvic radiation Bladder tumor located within a bladder diverticulum Genitourinary procedures (eg, prostate surgery; treatment of ureteral stones or moderate to extensive urethral stricture disease) prior to, during, or planned within the 4 weeks following TURBT, other than procedures for treatment of bladder tumors Severe lower urinary tract dysfunction clinically manifest as poor capacity, disabling incontinence, chronic catheter use, or chronic infections or stones Presence of suprapubic catheter History of other malignancy, unless the patient has been disease-free for at least 5 years. Adequately treated basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell skin cancer is acceptable regardless of time, as well as cervical carcinoma in situ or localized prostate carcinoma, after curative treatment. (Note: Men with very low or low risk prostate cancer on active surveillance are acceptable candidates for this study.) Active infection requiring antibiotic, antifungal, or antiviral therapy within 2 weeks prior to administration of Toca 511 Investigational treatment within 2 weeks or immunotherapy or antibody therapy within 28 days prior to Toca 511 administration, and/or has not recovered from toxicities associated with such treatment Chronic treatment with autoimmune medications Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive Pregnant or breast feeding Bleeding diathesis, or required to take anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, that cannot be stopped for surgery Severe pulmonary, cardiac, or other systemic disease, specifically: New York Heart Association > Class II congestive heart failure that is not controlled on standard therapy within 6 months prior to Toca 511 administration Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, clinically significant ventricular arrhythmia (such as ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or torsades de pointes), clinically significant pulmonary disease (such as ≥ Grade 2 dyspnea) Any other serious medical, social, or psychological condition that, based on Investigator assessment, may affect the patient's compliance or place the patient at an increased risk of potential treatment complications History of allergy or intolerance to flucytosine Presence of a condition that would prevent the patient from being able to swallow Toca FC tablets

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    No

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