Pembrolizumab and BCG for High-Risk Upper Urinary Tract Cancer

This study is testing a combination treatment for high-risk superficial upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUTTCC), a type of cancer in the upper urinary tract. You might be eligible if you have this type of cancer that can be removed with an endoscopic procedure (a procedure using a thin, lighted tube) and you are unable or unwilling to have a radical nephroureterectomy (surgery to remove the kidney and ureter). The study is looking at the safety of Pembrolizumab (also known as MK-3475) when given with BCG, a common treatment for this cancer, after your cancer has been removed. The main goal is to see if this combination leads to a complete response, meaning no signs of cancer, as checked by a scope and tissue samples at 19 weeks. The current recruitment status is unclear, and the study plans to enroll 20 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific treatment. It plans to enroll 20 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint is measured at 19 weeks, which suggests follow-up for at least this duration.

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NCT03345134

Pembrolizumab in Combination With BCG After Ablation in Patients With UUTTCC Without Nephroureterectomy

Not Yet Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
Shaheen Alanee
~20 participants
Updated 2017-11-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:MK-3475 and BCG

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Complete Response per ureteroscopy and pathological confirmation of tissue biopsy
Measured over At 19 weeks
High Risk Superficial Upper Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Endoscopic Surgical Procedure
Transitional Epithelial Cells

NCT03345134

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Shaheen Alanee, MD, MPH, MBA

    Detroit, Michiganstudy coordinator listed

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

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  • Complete Response per ureteroscopy and pathological confirmation of tissue biopsyAt 19 weeks