Recruiting
Phase 2

V940 & BCG

Sponsor:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Code:

NCT06833073

Conditions

Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms

Carcinoma in Situ

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Intismeran autogene

BCG

Study Details

Brief summary:

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR NMIBC). NMIBC is cancer in the tissue that lines the inside of the bladder but has not spread to the bladder muscle or outside of the bladder. High-risk means NMIBC may have a high chance of getting worse or coming back after treatment. HR NMIBC can also include carcinoma in situ (CIS). CIS is bladder cancer that appears flat and is only in the inner layer (surface) of the bladder. CIS is not raised and is not growing toward the center of the bladder.

The standard treatment for HR NMIBC is a procedure to remove the tumor called transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) followed by Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Standard treatment is something that is considered the first line of treatment for a condition. BCG is an immunotherapy, which is a treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer. However, BCG may not work to treat HR NMIBC in some people. Researchers want to learn if adding intismeran autogene, the study treatment, to standard treatment can help treat HR NMIBC. Intismeran autogene is designed to help a person's immune system attack their specific cancer.

The goal of this study are to learn if people who receive V940 with BCG live longer and without the cancer growing, spreading, or coming back compared to people who receive BCG alone.

Conditions

Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms

Carcinoma in Situ

Study ID

NCT06833073

Start date

Mar 11, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Sep 3, 2031

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 3, 2031

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

\- Is an individual whose most recent TURBT was performed within 12 weeks before randomization/allocation and showed BICR-confirmed high-risk NMIBC histology

Cohort A:

  • Has high-risk non-muscle invasive (HG Ta, T1, and/or CIS) UC of the bladder
  • Is BCG-naïve defined as either having never received BCG or having received BCG more than 2 years before high-risk NMIBC recurrence. Recurrence must be at least 24 months from the last exposure to BCG with evidence of complete response during the 2-year period post BCG

Cohort B:

  • Has CIS +/-papillary non-muscle invasive UC of the bladder
  • Is ineligible for, or refusing, any IVESIC therapy
  • Is either BCG-naïve (as defined above) or BCG-exposed but did not receive protocol-specified minimum dosing of BCG and experienced recurrence of high-risk NMIBC within 2 years of the last dose of BCG
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)

Exclusion Criteria:

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

  • Has a history of or concurrent locally-advanced (ie, T2, T3, T4) or metastatic UC
  • Has concurrent extravesical (ie, urethra, ureter, renal pelvis) non-muscle invasive UC or a history of extravesical non-muscle invasive UC that recurred within the last 2 years, with certain exceptions
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the last 3 years
  • Has had a myocardial infarction within 6 months of randomization/allocation
  • Has received any systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomization/allocation
  • Has received prior treatment with a cancer vaccine
  • Has immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy
  • Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the last 2 years
  • Has any contraindication to IV contrast and gadolinium or is otherwise unable to have imaging with either computerized tomography urogram (CTU) or Magnetic resonance urography (MRU)

Cohort A:

  • Has current active tuberculosis
  • Has a known history of HIV infection

Cohort B:

\- HIV-infected individuals with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease

Study Design

Enrollment

308 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intismeran autogene + BCG

Participants in Cohort A receive 1 mg of intismeran autogene via intramuscular (IM) injection every 3 weeks (Q3W) for 9 doses. Participants also receive 50 mg of TICE® BCG once weekly for 6 weeks, then once weekly on weeks 13-15, 25-27, 49-51, and 73-75.

active comparator: BCG

Participants in Cohort A receive 50 mg of TICE® BCG once weekly for 6 weeks, then once weekly on weeks 13-15, 25-27, 49-51, and 73-75

experimental: Intismeran autogene

Participants in Cohort B receive 1 mg of intismeran autogene via intramuscular (IM) injection every 3 weeks (Q3W) for 9 doses.

Interventions

Intismeran autogene

IM injection

BCG

Intravesicular instillation. BCG is a preparation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin.

Primary outcome measure

  • Cohort A: Event-free Survival (EFS) [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 5 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Michael G Oefelein Clinical Trials ( Site 0138)

Recruiting

Bakersfield, California, United States, 93301

Contacts

Study Coordinator

661-310-1063

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0123)

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

Contacts

Study Coordinator

800-872-2273

Genesis Healthcare-Torrance ( Site 0140)

Recruiting

Torrance, California, United States, 90503

Contacts

Study Coordinator

310-542-0199

Genesis Research LLC ( Site 0118)

Recruiting

Torrance, California, United States, 90505

Contacts

Study Coordinator

310-534-8400

Urology Associates ( Site 0144)

Recruiting

Littleton, Colorado, United States, 80122

Contacts

Study Coordinator

303-733-8848

Urological Research Network ( Site 0133)

Recruiting

Hialeah, Florida, United States, 33016

Contacts

Study Coordinator

786-431-2014

Associated Urological Specialists - Chicago Ridge ( Site 0139)

Recruiting

Chicago Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60415

Contacts

Study Coordinator

708-566-6983

Southern Urology, LLC ( Site 0145)

Recruiting

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, 70508

Contacts

Study Coordinator

337-233-6665

University of Missouri Health Care ( Site 0126)

Recruiting

Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212

Contacts

Study Coordinator

573-882-7026

NHO Revive Research Institute, LLC ( Site 0137)

Recruiting

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68506

Contacts

Study Coordinator

402-484-4900

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health ( Site 0111)

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10016

Contacts

Study Coordinator

646-960-1012

TriState Urologic Services PSC Inc. dba The Urology Group ( Site 0122)

Recruiting

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45212

Contacts

Study Coordinator

513-841-7700

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute - South Waterfront ( Site 0110)

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Contacts

Study Coordinator

503-494-4779

MidLantic Urology ( Site 0102)

Recruiting

Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States, 19004

Contacts

Study Coordinator

610-667-0458

The Conrad Pearson Clinic ( Site 0143)

Recruiting

Germantown, Tennessee, United States, 38138

Contacts

Study Coordinator

901-236-0957

Texas Oncology-Austin Central ( Site 0107)

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78705

Contacts

Study Coordinator

512-421-4235

Urology Austin, PLLC ( Site 0109)

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78759

Contacts

Study Coordinator

512-410-3773

Urology of Virginia ( Site 0125)

Recruiting

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, 23462

Contacts

Study Coordinator

757-457-5100

University of Washington - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ( Site 0100)

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Contacts

Study Coordinator

206-598-3300

The Moncton Hospital-Oncology ( Site 0200)

Recruiting

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, E1C 6Z8

Contacts

Study Coordinator

5068574780

Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Univer ( Site 0204)

Recruiting

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4

Contacts

Study Coordinator

8193461110

More Information

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Last update posted

Aug 26, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC on 2026-08-26.