LEGEND Study: EG-70 in NMIBC Patients BCG-Unresponsive and High-Risk NMIBC Incompletely Treated With BCG or BCG-Naïve

NCT ID: NCT04752722

Last Updated: 2025-11-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

350 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-22

Study Completion Date

2028-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravesical administration of EG-70 in the bladder and its effect on bladder tumors in patients with NMIBC.

This study study consists of two phases; a Phase 1 dose-escalation to establish safety and recommended the phase 2 dose, followed by a Phase 2 study to establish how effective the treatment is.

The Study will include patients with NMIBC with Cis for whom BCG therapy is unresponsive and patients with NMIBC with Cis who are BCG-naïve or inadequately treated.

Detailed Description

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EG-70 is a novel non-viral gene therapy. EG-70 is designed to elicit a local immune response following delivery of the study gene therapy to the bladder urothelium. This approach of local administration through bladder instillation has the potential to induce a potent immune response exclusively at the site of the tumor, resulting in greater therapeutic benefit while reducing undesirable systemic toxicity.

Eligible BCG-unresponsive NMIBC patients will be enrolled in Phase 1, and Cohort 1 of Phase 2.

Eligible high-risk NMIBC patients will be enrolled starting in Phase 2 in separate single are cohorts include: BCG-naïve patients or BCG-exposed (incompletely treated) patients with Carcinoma in situ (CIS), and BCG-unresponsive HG Ta/T1 papillary disease without CIS.

Patients will be treated for up to four 12-week cycles of study drug instillation doses and assessments with follow up assessments.

Patients with complete response following the four 12-week cycles will enter up to 4 maintenance treatment cycles, and those remaining in complete response will enter another 4 maintenance treatment cycles or follow up assessments.

Conditions

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Superficial Bladder Cancer Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer With Carcinoma in Situ

Keywords

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Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) Bacillus calmette- guerin (BCG) failure BCG unresponsive NMIBC Bladder Cancer LEGEND Study EG-70 High-risk NMIBC BCG-naïve Incomplete BCG treatment Carcinoma in situ (Cis) BCG-exposed

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Phase 1

Dose escalation phase

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EG-70 (phase 1)

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive up to four cycles of EG-70 administered as a bladder instillation of a 50 mL volume of study drug via catheter with a targeted retention time of 60 minutes.One cycle lasts approximately 12 weeks and consists of either a 2-dose (Day 1 and Day 8) or 4-dose (Day 1, Day 8, Day 29 and Day 36) regimen.

Phase 2

Cohort 1: Recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) with eligible BCG-unresponsive NMIBC patients with CIS, up to 4 cycles of treatment with EG-70

Cohorts 2A, 2B and 3: RP2D with eligible high-risk NMIBC patients with CIS who are BCG-naïve, BCG-exposed (incompletely treated with BCG) or BCG-unresponsive HG Ta/T1 papillary disease without CIS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EG-70 (phase 2)

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive during Treatment Period, up to 4 cycles of EG-70 at the RP2D defined in Phase 1 administered as a bladder instillation of a 50 mL volume of study drug via catheter with a targeted retention time of 60 minutes. One cycle lasts approximately 12 weeks. For Maintenance treatment 2 doses of EG-70 will be administered as a bladder instillation per 12-week cycle.

Interventions

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EG-70 (phase 1)

Patients will receive up to four cycles of EG-70 administered as a bladder instillation of a 50 mL volume of study drug via catheter with a targeted retention time of 60 minutes.One cycle lasts approximately 12 weeks and consists of either a 2-dose (Day 1 and Day 8) or 4-dose (Day 1, Day 8, Day 29 and Day 36) regimen.

Intervention Type DRUG

EG-70 (phase 2)

Patients will receive during Treatment Period, up to 4 cycles of EG-70 at the RP2D defined in Phase 1 administered as a bladder instillation of a 50 mL volume of study drug via catheter with a targeted retention time of 60 minutes. One cycle lasts approximately 12 weeks. For Maintenance treatment 2 doses of EG-70 will be administered as a bladder instillation per 12-week cycle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Phase 1 Phase 2

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

BCG-unresponsive Patients:

1. BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without coexisting papillary Ta/T1 tumors who are ineligible for or have elected not to undergo cystectomy, and have experienced CIS disease within 12 months of treatment where: adequate BCG regimen consists of at least 2 courses of BCG where the first course (induction) must have included at least 5 or 6 doses and the second course may have included a re-induction (at least 2 treatments) or maintenance (at least 2 doses), and Cis must be documented or indicated by pathology

Phase 2 Only:
2. BCG-Naïve or BCG-incompletely treated Patients with CIS or BCG-unresponsive, HG Ta/T1 papillary disease without CIS:

-NMIBC with current Cis of the bladder, with or without coexisting papillary Ta/T1 NMIBC tumor(s), who are ineligible for or have elected not to undergo cystectomy, where: either: cohort 2a) no treatment with BCG but may have previously been treated with at least 1 dose of intravesical chemotherapy following transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) and Cis must be documented or cohort 2b) indicated by pathology incomplete BCG treatment (at least 1 dose and less than the 5+2 doses required for adequate dosing per Cohort 1) or cohort 3) patients who are BCG-unresponsive following adequate treatment, with HG Ta/T1 papillary disease without CIS.

All Patients:
3. Patients who have previously been treated with a checkpoint inhibitor and failed treatment are eligible for inclusion 30 days post-treatment (Phase 1) or 3 months post-treatment (Phase 2).
4. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female, 18 years or older.
5. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening.
6. Female patients of childbearing potential must be willing to consent to using highly effective birth control methods; Male patients are required to utilize a condom for the duration of the study treatment through 3 months post-dose.
7. In Phase 2, for patients with T1 lesions may be eligible after repeat TURBT if pathology shows non-invasive (Ta or less) or no disease.
8. Performance Status: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0, 1, and 2.
9. Hematologic inclusion: a. Absolute neutrophil count \>1,500/mm3. b. Hemoglobin \>9.0 g/dL. c. Platelet count \>100,000/mm3.
10. Hepatic inclusion: a. Total bilirubin must be ≤1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN). b. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5 x ULN.
11. Adequate renal function with creatinine clearance \>30 mL/min
12. Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time ≤1.25 x ULN or within the therapeutic range if on anticoagulation therapy.
13. Must have satisfactory bladder function with ability to retain study drug for 60 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Active malignancies (i.e., progressing or requiring treatment change in the last 24 months). Exceptions allowed under Sponsor review.
2. Concurrent treatment with any chemotherapeutic agent.
3. History of partial cystectomy.
4. Treatment with last therapeutic agent (including intravesical chemotherapy post-TURBT) within 30 days of Screening (prior to the screening biopsy).
5. Patients who have received systemic immunosuppressive medication including high-dose corticosteroids.
6. History of severe asthma or other respiratory diseases.
7. History of unresolved vesicoureteral reflux or an indwelling urinary stent.
8. History of unresolved hydronephrosis due to ureteral obstruction.
9. Participation in any other research protocol involving administration of an investigational agent within 30 Days prior to screening or any prior treatment of NMIBC with any investigational gene or immunotherapy agent.
10. History of external beam radiation to the pelvis or prostate brachytherapy within the last 12 months.
11. History of interstitial lung disease and/or pneumonitis in patients who have previously received a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor therapy.
12. Evidence of metastatic disease.
13. History of difficult catheterization that in the opinion of the Investigator will prevent administration of EG-70.
14. Active interstitial cystitis on cystoscopy or biopsy.
15. Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infection(s) requiring systemic therapy.
16. Known human immunodeficiency virus, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C infection.
17. Significant cardiovascular risk (e.g., coronary stenting within 8 weeks, myocardial infarction within 6 months).
18. Hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of the study drug.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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enGene, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christine Tosone, Ms, RAC

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

enGene, Inc.

Locations

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Clinical Research Unit (CRU)

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Urological Associates of South Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Arkansas Urology

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California - Irvine Medical Center

Irvine, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Urology Group of Southern California / American Institute of Research

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Tower Urology

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Genesis Research

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Colorado Clinical Research

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The George Washington Medical Faculty Associates

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center / University of Miami Hospital and Clinics

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Urology of Indiana

Greenwood, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

John Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Chesapeake Urology Research Associates

Hanover, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Corewell Health Medical Group and Spectrum Health Hospitals

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

New Jersey Urology, LLC

Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Albany Medical College

Albany, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mount Sinai Medical Center

New Haven, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

Associated Medical Professionals of NY,

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UNC Chapel Hill Hospital

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Associated Urologists of North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Central Ohio Urology Group

Gahanna, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Clinical Research Solutions - Helios Clinical Research

Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The University of Toledo Medical Center

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Carolina Urologic Research Center, LLC

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Urology Associates, P.C.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Vanderbilt Univerity Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Urology Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Houston Metro Urology

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Houston Methodist Hospital - Department of Urology

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Froedtert Hospital / Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Sydney Adventist Hospital

Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Gold Coast University Hospital

Southport, Queensland, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Icon Cancer Center Windsor Gardens

Windsor Gardens, South Australia, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Prostate Cancer Centre

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Vancouver Prostate Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

McGill University Health Center - Glen site

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

CHUM Centre Hospitalier de l Universite de Montreal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU d'Angers

Angers, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU Bordeaux Pellegrin

Bordeaux, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

lnstitut Bergonie 229 Cour de l'Argonne

Bordeaux, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU de Lille

Lille, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, , France

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Hopital Bichat Claude-Bernard

Paris, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

CHU de Rauen- Hopital Charles Nicolle

Rouen, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Klinik fur Urologie, Uro-Onkologie, spezielle urologische und Roboter-assistierte Chirurgie Universitatsklinikum Koln (AOR)

Cologne, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Urologicum Duisburg

Duisburg, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen

Erlangen, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Urologie Neandertal Mettmann

Mettmann, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Studienpraxis Urologie

Nürtingen, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Universitaetsklinikum Tubingen

Tübingen, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Clinic Unit of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, MI, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

Milan, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale

Napoli, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A.Gemelli" IRCCS, Largo

Rome, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant'Andrea

Rome, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

UOC Urologia, IFO- lstituto Tumori "Regina Elena"

Rome, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam, Gyunggi-do, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

The Catholic University of Korea, Soul St. Mary's Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

IOB - Hospital Quironsalud Barcelona

Barbera Del Valles, , Spain

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Fundacio Puigvert

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Clinic Barcelona

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, , Spain

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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Quironsalud Madrid (Next Oncology)

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer

Murcia, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla,

Santander, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Taichung, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Chi Mei Medical Center

Tainan, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Australia Canada France Germany Italy South Korea Spain Taiwan United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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enGene clinical trials

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +18572991097

Email: [email protected]

Chris Tosone

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Susan Kalota

Role: primary

Edward Uchio

Role: primary

Salmasi

Role: primary

Anne Schuckman

Role: primary

Terry Williams

Role: primary

Alanna Gavriushina

Role: primary

Katayune Golshan

Role: backup

Michael Whalen

Role: primary

Kethandapatti Balaji

Role: primary

Shreyas Joshi

Role: primary

Faith Rahman

Role: primary

Laura Mitchell

Role: backup

Rian Dickstein

Role: primary

Mark Preston

Role: primary

Saachi Pawa

Role: backup

Kevin Ginsburg

Role: primary

Johar Raza, MD

Role: primary

Conrad Tobert

Role: primary

Marissa Twedt

Role: primary

Joseph Zabell

Role: backup

Shah

Role: primary

Packiam

Role: primary

Gordon Brown

Role: primary

John Sfakianos

Role: primary

Marc Bjurlin

Role: primary

Mark Jalkut

Role: primary

Mohammed Kamel

Role: primary

Kara Lasorella

Role: primary

J Liu

Role: primary

Neal Shore

Role: primary

Jayram

Role: primary

Chang

Role: primary

Jose Santoyo

Role: primary

Yair Lotan

Role: backup

Gelpi-Hammerschmidt

Role: primary

Taliah Muhammad

Role: primary

Ashish Kamat, MD

Role: primary

Christine Ibilibor

Role: primary

Scott Johnson

Role: primary

Ricardo Rendon

Role: primary

Robin Simpson

Role: backup

W Kassouf

Role: primary

K Jaureguisanchez

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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EG-70-101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id