KEYNOTE-676: Phase III study of BCG and pembrolizumab for persistent/recurrent high-risk NMIBC.
Recommended Citation
Kamat AM, Shore N, Hahn N, Alanee S, Nishiyama H, Shariat S, Nam K, Kapadia E, Frenkl T, and Steinberg G. KEYNOTE-676: Phase III study of BCG and pembrolizumab for persistent/recurrent high-risk NMIBC. Future Oncol 2020; 16(10):507-516.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2020
Publication Title
Future Oncol
Abstract
Background: Nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is the most common form of bladder cancer, with high rates of disease recurrence and progression. Current treatment for high-risk NMIBC involves Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy, but treatment options are limited for patients with recurrent or BCG-unresponsive disease. Aberrant programmed death 1 signaling has been implicated in BCG resistance and bladder cancer recurrence and progression, and pembrolizumab has shown efficacy in patients with BCG-unresponsive high-risk NMIBC.
Aim: To describe the rationale and design for the randomized, comparator-controlled Phase III KEYNOTE-676 study, which will evaluate the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in combination with BCG in patients with persistent/recurrent high-risk NMIBC after BCG induction therapy.
PubMed ID
32162533
Volume
16
Issue
10
First Page
507
Last Page
516
Comments
Trial registration number: NCT03711032.