A Clinical Study of Intismeran Autogene (V940) Treatment and Pembrolizumab in People With Bladder Cancer (V940-005/INTerpath-005)

Last updated: June 4, 2025
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Bladder Cancer

Urothelial Cancer

Urothelial Carcinoma

Treatment

Surgery (RC plus PLND)

V940

Placebo

Clinical Study ID

NCT06305767
V940-005
V940-005
INTerpath-005
U1111-1292-1952
2023-505658-17
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC). Urothelial carcinoma is a type of bladder cancer that begins in cells that line the inside of the bladder and other parts of the urinary tract, such as part of the kidneys, ureters, and urethra. People with MIUC usually have chemotherapy before surgery, then surgery to remove the cancer. Chemotherapy is a type of medicine to destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing. After surgery, some people receive more treatment to prevent cancer from returning. Pembrolizumab is an immunotherapy, which is a treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer. Enfortumab vedotin (EV) is an antibody drug conjugate (ADC). An ADC attaches to a protein on cancer cells and delivers treatment to destroy those cells. Researchers want to learn if giving intismeran autogene (the study treatment) with pembrolizumab can prevent MIUC from returning after surgery. Intismeran autogene (also called mRNA-4157) is designed to treat each person's cancer by helping the person's immune system identify and kill cancer cells based on certain proteins found on those cancer cells.

The goals of this study are to learn if people who receive intismeran autogene and pembrolizumab are alive and cancer free longer than those who receive placebo and pembrolizumab, and to learn about the safety of intismeran autogene, pembrolizumab, and EV, and if people tolerate them.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

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

  • Has a histological diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma (UC)

  • Must provide blood samples per protocol, to enable intismeran autogene production,and circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid testing

  • Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 2 assessedwithin 7 days before randomization

  • Must provide a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor tissue sample for nextgeneration sequencing

Adjuvant Cohort:

  • Has MIUC

  • Has high-risk pathologic disease after radical resection

  • For participants who have not received cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy, areineligible to receive cisplatin according to protocol pre-defined criteria

Perioperative Cohort:

  • Has MIBC

  • Is deemed eligible for RC and PLND and agrees to undergo curative intent standard RCand PLND and neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment per protocol

  • Is ineligible to receive cisplatin according to protocol pre-defined criteria

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

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

  • Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first doseof study intervention

  • Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment ≤3 years prior to study randomization

  • Has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease

  • Has active infection requiring systemic therapy

  • Has active hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection

Adjuvant Cohort:

  • Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy

  • Has received prior neoadjuvant therapy, with the exception of neoadjuvantcisplatin-based chemotherapy for MIUC

  • Has severe hypersensitivity to either intismeran autogene or pembrolizumab (MK-3475)and/or any of their excipients

Perioperative Cohort:

  • Has received any prior systemic treatment, cancer vaccine treatment, chemoradiation,and/or radiation therapy treatment for MIBC

  • Has severe hypersensitivity to either intismeran autogene, pembrolizumab, or EVand/or any of their excipients

  • Has ongoing sensory or motor neuropathy

  • Has active keratitis or corneal ulcerations

Study Design

Total Participants: 230
Treatment Group(s): 6
Primary Treatment: Surgery (RC plus PLND)
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
March 28, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
October 20, 2031

Study Description

Enrollment of participants into the Phase 1 Perioperative Cohort of this study is planned to start in approximately April of 2025.

Connect with a study center

  • Macquarie University-MQ Health Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 1803)

    Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Westmead Hospital ( Site 1802)

    Westmead, New South Wales 2145
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Westmead Hospital-Department of Medical Oncology ( Site 1802)

    Westmead, New South Wales 2145
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mater Misericordiae Limited ( Site 1808)

    South Brisbane, Queensland 4101
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • One Clinical Research ( Site 1807)

    Nedlands, Western Australia 6009
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • BC Cancer Vancouver ( Site 0004)

    Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre ( Site 0003)

    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal ( Site 0005)

    Montréal, Quebec H2X 3E4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre intégré de cancérologie du CHU de Québec Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus ( Site 0

    Quebec City, Quebec G1J 1Z4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre intégré de cancérologie du CHU de Québec Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus ( Site 0001)

    Quebec City, Quebec G1J 1Z4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Univer

    Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5H4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Univer ( Site 0002)

    Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5H4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • CIDO SpA ( Site 1509)

    Temuco, Araucania 4810148
    Chile

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bradfordhill-Clinical Area ( Site 1501)

    Recoleta, Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 8420383
    Chile

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bradfordhill-Clinical Area ( Site 1501)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 8420383
    Chile

    Active - Recruiting

  • FALP ( Site 1500)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 7500921
    Chile

    Active - Recruiting

  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile-Centro del Cáncer ( Site 1503)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 8330024
    Chile

    Active - Recruiting

  • ONCOCENTRO APYS-ACEREY ( Site 1506)

    Viña del Mar, Valparaiso 2520598
    Chile

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sociedad De Oncologia Y Hematologia Del Cesar-Oncology ( Site 1605)

    Valledupar, Cesar 200001
    Colombia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Instituto Nacional De Cancerologia-Oncología Clínica ( Site 1606)

    Bogota, Cundinamarca 111151
    Colombia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Clínica Universitaria Colombia-Center investigator ( Site 1600)

    Bogota, Distrito Capital De Bogota 111321
    Colombia

    Site Not Available

  • Clínica Universitaria Colombia ( Site 1600)

    Bogotá, Distrito Capital De Bogota 111321
    Colombia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fundacion Valle del Lili- CIC-Oncology CIC ( Site 1608)

    Cali, Valle Del Cauca 760032
    Colombia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oncopole Claudius Regaud ( Site 0302)

    Toulouse, Haute-Garonne 31059
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gustave Roussy ( Site 0303)

    Villejuif, Ile-de-France 94805
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest ( Site 0300)

    ANGERS cedex 02, Maine-et-Loire 49055
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille ( Site 0301)

    Lille, Nord 59037
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis ( Site 0304)

    Paris, 75475
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • klinikum rechts der isar der technischen universität münchen-Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik ( Sit

    Munich, Bayern 81675
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • klinikum rechts der isar der technischen universität münchen-Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik ( Site 0401)

    Munich, Bayern 81675
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef-Klinik fuer Urologie ( Site 0404)

    Regensburg, Bayern 93053
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef-Klinik für Urologie ( Site 0404)

    Regensburg, Bayern 93053
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden-Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie ( Site 0405)

    Dresden, Sachsen 01307
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Universitätsklinikum Halle-Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Urologie ( Site 0402)

    Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt 06120
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Mitte ( Site 0400)

    Berlin, 10117
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS -Medical Oncology ( Site 0504)

    Roma, Lazio 00168
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ospedale San Martino-U.O. Oncologia Medica 1 ( Site 0500)

    Genova, Liguria 16132
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori-Struttura Complessa Oncologia Medica 1 ( Site 0502)

    Milan, Lombardia 20133
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Di Rilievo Nazionale A. Cardarelli-UOSC Oncologia ( Site 0503)

    Naples, Napoli 80131
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ospedale San Raffaele-Oncologia Medica ( Site 0501)

    Milano, 20132
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • Korea University Anam Hospital ( Site 2002)

    Seoul, 02841
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Samsung Medical Center-Urology ( Site 2001)

    Seoul, 06351
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seoul National University Hospital-Urology ( Site 2000)

    Seoul, 03080
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Auckland City Hospital ( Site 1901)

    Auckland, 1023
    New Zealand

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Militar Central Luis Arias Schereiber ( Site 1700)

    Jesús María, Lima
    Peru

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Militar Central Luis Arias Schereiber ( Site 1700)

    Lima, 1507
    Peru

    Active - Recruiting

  • IPOR Instituto Peruano de Oncología & Radioterapia ( Site 1702)

    Lima, 15036
    Peru

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oncosalud ( Site 1701)

    Lima, 15036
    Peru

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centrum Onkologii im. Prof. Franciszka Lukaszczyka-Ambulatorium Chemioterapii ( Site 0801)

    Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-pomorskie 85-796
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Klinika Nowotworów Układu Moczowego ( S

    Warszawa, Mazowieckie 02-781
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Klinika Nowotworów Układu Moczowego ( Site 0800)

    Warszawa, Mazowieckie 02-781
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Swietokrzyskie Centrum Onkologii, Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej ( Site 0806)

    Kielce, Swietokrzyskie SWK 25-734
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Clinical Research Center Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością MEDIC-R Sp.k ( Site 0805)

    Poznan, Wielkopolskie WLK 61-731
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Szpital Wojewódzki im. Mikoaja Kopernika w Koszalinie-Oddzial Dzienny Chemioterapii ( Site 0802)

    Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie 75-581
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol-Instituto Catalán de Oncología de Badalona ( Site 1006)

    Badalona, Barcelona 08916
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO QUIRONSALUD MADRID-ONCOLOGIA MEDICA ( Site 1003)

    Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid 28223
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal-Medical Oncology ( Site 1005)

    Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad De 28034
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron-Oncology ( Site 1002)

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCIO-Medical Oncology ( Site 1001)

    Sevilla, 41013
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna ( Site 1101)

    Stockholm, Stockholms Lan 171 64
    Sweden

    Active - Recruiting

  • Akademiska sjukhuset-Blod- och tumörsjukdomar ( Site 1102)

    Uppsala, Uppsala Lan 751 85
    Sweden

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi-Medical Oncology ( Site 1201)

    Ankara, 06800
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri-oncology hospital ( Site 1200)

    Ankara, 06230
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Memorial Ankara Hastanesi-Medical Oncology ( Site 1204)

    Ankara, 06520
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Koc Universitesi Hastanesi ( Site 1206)

    Istanbul, 34025
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • T.C. Saglik Bakanligi Turkiye Kamu Hastaneleri Kurumu - Baki-Istanbul Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Training (

    Istanbul, 34147
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • T.C. Saglik Bakanligi Turkiye Kamu Hastaneleri Kurumu - Baki-Istanbul Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Training ( Site 1205)

    Istanbul, 34147
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • TC Saglik Bakanligi Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin Sehir Hastanesi-oncology ( Site 1202)

    Istanbul, 34722
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ege Universitesi Hastanesi-Medical Oncology ( Site 1203)

    Izmir, 35100
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

  • Torbay Hospital ( Site 1303)

    Torquay, Devon TQ2 7AA
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Royal Free Hospital ( Site 1300)

    London, England NW3 2QG
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gartnavel General Hospital-Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 1301)

    Glasgow, Glasgow City G12 0YN
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • St Bartholomew's Hospital-Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine ( Site 1302)

    London, London, City Of EC1A 7BE
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust ( Site 1306)

    Manchester, M20 4BX
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Westwood (Building 200 Suite 140)-Department of Urology/Institute of Uro

    Los Angeles, California 90095
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Westwood (Building 200 Suite 140)-Department of Urology/Institute of Uro ( Site 0104)

    Los Angeles, California 90095
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • AdventHealth Orlando-AdventHealth Medical Group Hematology & Oncology at Orlando ( Site 0102)

    Orlando, Florida 32804
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • AdventHealth Orlando-AdventHealth Medical Group Hematology & Oncology at Orlandoc ( Site 0102)

    Orlando, Florida 32804
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Chicago Medical Center ( Site 0109)

    Chicago, Illinois 60637
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Iowa ( Site 0110)

    Iowa City, Iowa 52242
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ( Site 0101)

    New York, New York 10029
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Duke Cancer Institute ( Site 0107)

    Durham, North Carolina 27710
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cleveland Clinic Main ( Site 0100)

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center ( Site 0106)

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center ( Site 0103)

    Dallas, Texas 75390
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Houston Methodist Hospital-Department of Urology ( Site 0111)

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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