A Study to Test the Safety of Immunotherapy With Nivolumab Alone or With Ipilimumab Before Surgery for Bladder Cancer Patients Who Are Not Suitable for Chemotherapy

NCT03520491 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2026-02-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test if immunotherapy with nivolumab alone or in combination with ipilimumab is safe and does not delay the planned bladder cancer surgery. The investigators want to see if treatment with these drugs prior to surgery may decrease the size of the bladder cancer and thus could help make the surgery more successful.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Nivolumab

Nivolumab 3 mg/kg or Nivolumab 1 mg/kg

DRUG

Ipilimumab

Ipilimumab 3 mg/kg

PROCEDURE

Radical cystectomy

RC-PLND is to take place within 60 days from the last dose of treatment.(After week 10 for cohort 1, after week 11 for cohort 2, and after week 9 for cohort 3.)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Scott Niglio, MD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-25
Primary Completion
2027-01-31
Completion
2027-01-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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