Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

Enfortumab Vedotin & Stereotactic Radiation

Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Code:

NCT06394570

Conditions

Bladder Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Enfortumab vedotin

Study Details

Brief summary:

STAR-EV will evaluate the combination of enfortumab vedotin plus radiotherapy (RT) as neoadjuvant treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer prior to radical cystectomy surgery. The study will use "dose escalation" to evaluate the safety and efficacy of study treatment at three dose regimens:

Level 0: EV treatment followed by RT to the bladder Level 1: EV treatment with RT starting on Cycle 2, Day 15 Level 2: EV treatment with RT starting on Cycle 1, Day 15

Following completion of EV+RT neoadjuvant therapy, all subjects will undergo surgery as part of routine care.

Conditions

Bladder Cancer

Study ID

NCT06394570

Start date

Sep 10, 2024

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Jul 1, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder stage cT2-4a (AJCC 8th edition) N0M0 planned for radical cystectomy. Mixed cell types with variant histologies (including squamous, plasmacytoid, adenocarcinoma, sarcomatoid, micropapillary, nested, and lipid cell variants) are allowed as long as any urothelial histology is present (i.e. -not 100% variant histology). Small cell/neuroendocrine component is excluded.
2. Ineligibility for cisplatin-based chemotherapy based on treating physician assessment and any of the following "Galsky criteria": renal insufficiency (Creatinine Clearance <60ml/min by standard institutional calculation method), >=grade 2 peripheral neuropathy, >=grade 2 hearing loss, New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III heart failure; a combination of these; or patient refusal.
3. Age >=18.
4. Performance status Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1
5. Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:

•Hematologic:

-Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >=1500/mm3
  • Platelet count >=100x109/L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL

•Hepatic:
  • Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or ≤ 3 × ULN for subjects with Gilbert's disease
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULN

•Renal:
  • No end stage renal disease requiring dialysis allowed
6. All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 3 months following completion of study neoadjuvant therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.

6a. A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, marital status, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria:

  • Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
  • Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).

7.Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. No prior systemic therapy (except prior therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer >12 prior to registration) for bladder cancer or prior pelvic radiotherapy. Prior intra-vesical therapies are allowed, including Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Prior chemotherapy for other cancers is allowed if given >=1 year prior to study registration.
2. Baseline >= Grade 2 sensory or motor neuropathy
3. Subjects may not be receiving any other investigational agents for the treatment of the cancer under study.
4. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to enfortumab vedotin or other agents used in study.
5. 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, in the opinion of the investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements.
6. Subjects must not be pregnant or nursing due to the potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm nursing infants.

Study Design

Enrollment

19 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Dose Level 0

Neoadjuvant therapy of Enfortumab Vedotin 1.25 mg/kg (3 cycles) and sequential Radiation Therapy starting on Cycle 3 Day 21 of EV treatment (32.5 Gray in 5 fractions)

experimental: Dose Level 1

Neoadjuvant therapy of Enfortumab Vedotin 1.25 mg/kg (3 cycles) and concurrent Radiation Therapy starting on Cycle 2 Day 15 of EV treatment (32.5 Gray in 5 fractions)

experimental: Dose Level 2

Neoadjuvant therapy of Enfortumab Vedotin 1.25 mg/kg (3 cycles) and concurrent Radiation Therapy starting on Cycle 1 Day 15 of EV treatment (32.5 Gray in 5 fractions)

Interventions

Enfortumab vedotin

Enfortumab Vedotin administered 1.25mg/kg (max 125mg) IV on Day 1 and Day 8 of each 21 day cycle x 3 cycles

Primary outcome measure

  • Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) Regimen [ Time Frame: From initiation of Enfortuman Vedotin treatment until post neoadjuvant therapy visit (approximately 120 days) ]
  • Pathologic Complete response rate at radical cystectomy [ Time Frame: At radical cystectomy following completion of neoadjuvant therapy (approximately 6 weeks after completion of EV treatment) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Tian Zhang, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Last update posted

Sep 15, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on 2025-09-15.