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Enfortumab vedotin with pembrolizumab to help keep the bladder in muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Tests enfortumab vedotin with pembrolizumab in adults with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Key facts

Who runs it
Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc.
Where
Arezzo, Aviano, Bari, Bologna, Florence, Foggia, Meldola, Milan, Modena, Naples, Orbassano, Padova, Parma, Rome, and Rozzano, ItalySee the 18 sitesAlso in 4 other countries, 49 sites
Registry title
A study to find out if enfortumab vedotin given with pembrolizumab helps people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer keep their bladder.
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
People taking part
88 people, planned
Started
20 Aug 2026
Expected to end
30 Apr 2032
Type of study
Interventional
Record updated
21 September 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with muscle-invasive bladder cancer that has not spread to distant organs, who are able to have bladder removal surgery.

Age
18 years or older
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer, stage cT2–T4aN0M0 or T1-T4aN1M0, with mostly urothelial cancer cells (50% or more). Bladder tumor removal through the urethra within 60 days (+14 days) before screening.
Earlier treatment
Cannot have had an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 or anti-PD-L2 drug, or similar immune drugs. Cannot have had drug treatment for bladder cancer, or any trial drug (including enfortumab vedotin), within 3 years. No earlier partial bladder removal or radiotherapy to the bladder.
Biomarker or test result
Stored tumor tissue from the primary tumor must be available. If not, a new biopsy is taken before treatment.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Cancer in N2 or further lymph nodes, or spread to other organs (M1)
  • Nerve damage (neuropathy) of Grade 2 or higher
  • Uncontrolled diabetes in the last 3 months (HbA1c 8% (64 mmol/mol) or higher)
  • Another cancer in the last 3 years, with some exceptions
  • Lung inflammation (pneumonitis) or lung disease needing steroids, or active autoimmune disease treated in the last 2 years

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Participant is ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the ICF
  • Participant has histologically-confirmed MIBC, stage cT2–T4aN0M0 or T1-T4aN1M0
  • Participant has predominant UC histology (≥ 50%)
  • Participant is deemed eligible for RC and PLND by a urologist and/or oncologist
  • Participant has accessible archival tumor tissue from the primary tumor, for which source and availability have been confirmed prior to study intervention. If no archival tumor tissue is available, the participant will have a biopsy to obtain tumor tissue prior to study intervention
  • Participant has ECOG performance status of 0 to 2
  • Have a TUR of a bladder tumor within 60 days (+14 days) prior to screening (from the date of ICF signature)

Who cannot take part

  • Participant has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX-40, CD137)
  • Participant has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for MIBC/NMIBC, or received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents (including enfortumab vedotin or other MMAE-based ADCs) within 3 years prior to screening
  • Participant has received a partial cystectomy of the bladder to remove any NMIBC or MIBC
  • Participant has received any prior radiotherapy to the bladder
  • Participant has a second malignancy diagnosed within 3 years before first dose of study intervention, or any evidence of residual disease from a previously diagnosed malignancy. Participant with non-melanoma skin cancer, localized prostate cancer treated with curative intent with no evidence of progression, low-risk or very low-risk (per standard guidelines) localized prostate cancer under active surveillance/watchful waiting without intent to treat, or carcinoma in situ of any type (if complete resection was performed) are allowed
  • Participant has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study intervention. Inhaled or topical steroids are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease. Physiologic replacement doses of corticosteroids are permitted for participants with adrenal insufficiency."
  • Participant has ≥ N2 disease or metastatic disease (M1) as identified by imaging
  • Participant has known active keratitis or corneal ulcerations. Participant with superficial punctate keratitis is allowed if the disorder is being adequately treated in the opinion of the investigator
  • Participant has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis/ILD that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/ILD
  • Participant has a history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan
  • Participant has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs)
  • Participant has a history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus within 3 months prior to screening. Uncontrolled diabetes (within 3 months before first dose) is defined as HbA1c ≥ 8% or HbA1c between 7% and < 8% with associated diabetes symptoms (polyuria or polydipsia) that are not otherwise explained. The lowest HbA1c during the screening period will be used to determine eligibility
  • Participant has preexisting sensory or motor neuropathy Grade ≥ 2

Where in Italy

Also in 4 other countries, 49 sites

  • Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale Toscana Sud EstArezzo, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di AvianoAviano, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Consorziale Policlinico BariBari, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere ScientificoBologna, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria CareggiFlorence, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali RiunitiFoggia, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST S.r.lMeldola, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilan, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.Milan, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria di ModenaModena, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II Di NapoliNaples, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione PascaleNaples, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria San Luigi GonzagaOrbassano, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Istituto Oncologico VenetoPadova, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria ParmaParma, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRome, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • I.F.O. Istituti Fisioterapici OspitalieriRome, ItalyNo longer taking part
  • Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.Rozzano, ItalyNo longer taking part

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

To evaluate: 1) the overall cCR rate after treatment with enfortumab vedotin in combination with pembrolizumab and 2) the 2-year BI-EFS rate in participants who had cCR

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
Official title
An Open-label, Single-Arm, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Enfortumab Vedotin plus Pembrolizumab for Bladder Preservation in Participants with Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (EV-209).
Plain-language title
Enfortumab vedotin with pembrolizumab to help keep the bladder in muscle-invasive bladder cancerGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Record updated
21 September 2026