A Phase II Trial of Bicalutamide in Patients Receiving Intravesical BCG for Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (BicaBCa)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05327647 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 14, 2022
Last Update Posted : March 13, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer | Drug: Bicalutamide Biological: Control Arm | Phase 2 |
Bladder cancer is the second most common urological cancer after prostate cancer. Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NIMBC) is the most common form (~ 75%). The standard treatment involves the use of intravesical instillation of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Nonetheless, 30-40% of the patients still relapse or progress. Clinical and laboratory research suggests that medications targeting the androgen receptor, such as bicalutamide, combined with the standard treatment with BCG may decrease the recurrence rate of NMIBC.
The participants will be randomized to either the treatment with 1) daily intake of 150 mg bicalutamide for 3 months overlapping with the 6 cycles of intravesical instillations of BCG or 2) the standard of care of 6 cycles of intravesical instillation BCG . The participation to this this trial should last 36 months from the screening visit to the last follow-up visit.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 160 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II Randomized Trial of Bicalutamide in Patients Receiving Intravesical BCG for Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 23, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 1, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2026 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Bicalutamide
Induction intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guérin treatment with 150 mg daily oral bicalutamide for 90 days
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Drug: Bicalutamide
Induction intravesical BCG with bicalutamide 150 mg for 90 days
Other Name: Nonsteroidal antiandrogen |
Active Comparator: Control Arm
Induction intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guérin treatment
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Biological: Control Arm
Induction BCG |
- Rate of bladder tumour recurrence [ Time Frame: 3 years ]To time to bladder tumor recurrence compared to the standard of care induction BCG
- Incidence of tumour progression [ Time Frame: 3 years ]To compare the incidence of tumor progression between the intervention and control arms
- Number of tumor recurrences [ Time Frame: 3 years ]To compare the overall incidence of tumor recurrences between intervention and control arms
- Number of tumours at first recurrence [ Time Frame: 3 years ]Evaluation of the number of tumours at first recurrence between the two arms
- Quality of life (QLQ-C30) [ Time Frame: 3 years ]Evaluation of quality of life with QLQ-C30 questionnaire (EORTC Core Quality of Life questionnaire). The scale scores range from 0 to 100. A high score for a functional scale represents a high level of functioning, whereas a high score for a symptom scale/single item represents a high level of symptom
- Evaluation of urinary symptoms [ Time Frame: 3 years ]Evaluation of urinary symptoms with International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) . questionnaire. The total score can range from 0 to 35 (0 being asymptomatic and 35 being very symptomatic).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males, age 18 or greater.
- Patients with histologically confirmed non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma.
- Patients have been recommended for a course of intravesical BCG induction treatment by their urologist
- Patients who received gemcitabine, epirubicin or mitomycin C instillations immediately post-operatively will be eligible for enrollment.
- Patients with partners of child-bearing potential must agree to 2 acceptable forms of birth control and be continued for at least 3 months after study drug is discontinued.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have received induction BCG therapy within the last 5 years will be ineligible for enrollment.
- Patients who have received an induction course of intravesical chemotherapy within the last 5 years will be ineligible for enrollment.
- Patients with a history of myocardial infarction or hospital admission for heart failure within the previous 12 months or who have unstable cardiovascular status will be ineligible for enrollment.
- Patients who have uncontrolled hypertension (for our purposes, defined as those having a systolic blood pressure > 160 documented on 2 occasions despite appropriate medical therapy) will similarly be ineligible.
- Patients with a history of venous thrombo-embolism (DVT/PE) within the past 3 years.
- Patients with a history of liver disease whose hepatic enzymes, alkaline phosphatase or bilirubin are greater than twice the upper limit of normal will be ineligible.
- Patients with kidney disease with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 will be ineligible.
- Patients with neutropenia (< 3,000/μL) will be ineligible.
- Patients with clinical hypogonadism, those on androgen replacement therapy, or those with prostate cancer or other diseases treated with various forms of hormonal therapy will be ineligible for study enrollment. Patients receiving 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors will not be excluded.
- Patients who have undergone treatment for any malignancy other than bladder cancer within the past 2 years except for superficial non-melanoma skin cancers.
- Patients with prior history of prostate cancer treated by definitive local therapy > 5 years ago will only be eligible if they have had no clinical or biochemical evidence of recurrent prostate cancer.
- Patients taking an investigational drug within 3 weeks of enrollment into this study.
- Patients receiving or planning to receive coumadin therapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05327647
Contact: Paul Toren, MD,PhD,FRCSC | 418-525-4444 ext 17064 | paul.toren@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca |
Canada, Quebec | |
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université De Montréal_CHUM | Recruiting |
Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 3E4 | |
Contact: Jean-Baptiste Lattouf, MD | |
McGill University Health Centre_CUSM | Recruiting |
Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3J1 | |
Contact: Wassim Kassouf, MDCM (514) 934-8246 wassim.kassouf.med@ssss.gouv.qc.ca | |
Canada | |
CHU de Québec-Université Laval | Recruiting |
Québec, Canada, G1G 5X1 | |
Contact: Paul Toren, MD 418-525-4444 ext 17064 Paul.toren@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca | |
Contact: Typhaine Gris, PhD 418 525-4444 ext 20417 typhaine.gris@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca |
Study Chair: | Paul Toren, MD,PhD,FRCSC | CHU de Québec-Université Laval | |
Principal Investigator: | Wassim Kassouf, MDCM,FRCSC | McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre | |
Principal Investigator: | Melissa Huynh, MD,MPH,FRCSC | London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Jean-Baptiste Lattouf, MD,FRCSC | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (CHUM) |
Responsible Party: | CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05327647 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MP-20-2022-6318 |
First Posted: | April 14, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 13, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Bicalutamide BCG instillation |
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Neoplasms Urologic Neoplasms Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases Urinary Bladder Diseases Urologic Diseases |
Male Urogenital Diseases Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Bicalutamide Androgen Antagonists Nonsteroidal Anti-Androgens Hormone Antagonists Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Antineoplastic Agents |