A Phase II Study of DN24-02 as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients with High-Risk HER2-positive Urothelial Cancers

Protocol
11-163
Full Title
A Randomized, Phase 2, Open-Label Study Evaluating DN24-02 as Adjuvant Therapy in Subjects with High Risk HER2+ Urothelial Carcinoma
Purpose

The purpose of this study is to see if giving an investigational drug called DN24-02 after surgery for urothelial cancers (those of the bladder, renal pelvis, ureter, or urethra) helps patients live longer. DN24-02 works by boosting the power of the immune system against the cancer by recognizing a protein on some tumor cells called HER2/neu.

Patients will be randomly assigned to receive DN24-02 or not. Those who do not receive the study drug will undergo periodic assessment with their doctors.

Patients who receive DN24-02 will have some of their white blood cells removed through a process called leukapheresis. The white blood cells are mixed in the laboratory with DN24-02 and then returned to the patient. The modified white blood cells recognize HER2/neu and prompt the immune system to identify and kill cancer cells.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this study, patients must meet several criteria, including but not limited to the following:

  • Patients must have HER2-positive urothelial cancer that has been completely surgically removed (no partial cystectomy or nephrectomy) and is determined to have a high risk of recurrence.
  • For patients who had therapy before surgery, at least 60 days must have passed since completion of treatment and entry into the study.
  • Patients may not have had chemotherapy or radiation therapy for their cancer after surgery.
  • Patients must be able to be ambulatory for more than half of their normal waking hours.
  • Patients must be age 18 or older.

For more information about this study and to inquire about eligibility, please contact Dr. Dean Bajorin at 646-422-4333.

Disease(s)
Bladder Cancer
Locations
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