A Clinical Study of Intismeran Autogene (V940) and BCG in People With Bladder Cancer (V940-011/INTerpath-011)
Recruiting now Phase 2 NCT06833073
Run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · for 18 and older · All sexes
What this study is about
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR NMIBC). NMIBC is cancer in the tissue that lines the inside of the bladder but has not spread to the bladder muscle or outside of the bladder. High-risk means NMIBC may have a high chance of getting worse or coming back after treatment. HR NMIBC can also include carcinoma in situ (CIS). CIS is bladder cancer that appears flat and is only in the inner layer (surface) of the bladder. CIS is not raised and is not growing toward the center of the bladder. The standard treatment for HR NMIBC is a procedure to remove the tumor called transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) followed by Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Standard treatment is something that is considered the first line of treatment for a condition. BCG is an immunotherapy, which is a treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer. However, BCG may not work to treat HR NMIBC in some people. Researchers want to learn if adding intismeran autogene, the study treatment, to standard treatment can help treat HR NMIBC. Intismeran autogene is designed to help a person's immune system attack their specific cancer. The goal of this study are to learn if people who receive V940 with BCG live longer and without the cancer growing, spreading, or coming back compared to people who receive BCG alone.
Who can join (things the study team will check)
✅ You may be able to join if…
- Is an individual whose most recent TURBT was performed within 12 weeks before randomization/allocation and showed BICR-confirmed high-risk NMIBC histology Cohort A:
- Has high-risk non-muscle invasive (HG Ta, T1, and/or CIS) UC of the bladder
- Is BCG-naïve defined as either having never received BCG or having received BCG more than 2 years before high-risk NMIBC recurrence. Recurrence must be at least 24 months from the last exposure to BCG with evidence of complete response during the 2-year period post BCG Cohort B:
- Has CIS +/-papillary non-muscle invasive UC of the bladder
- Is ineligible for, or refusing, any IVESIC therapy
- Is either BCG-naïve (as defined above) or BCG-exposed but did not receive protocol-specified minimum dosing of BCG and experienced recurrence of high-risk NMIBC within 2 years of the last dose of BCG
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
🚫 You may not be able to join if…
- Has a history of or concurrent locally-advanced (ie, T2, T3, T4) or metastatic UC
- Has concurrent extravesical (ie, urethra, ureter, renal pelvis) non-muscle invasive UC or a history of extravesical non-muscle invasive UC that recurred within the last 2 years, with certain exceptions
- Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the last 3 years
- Has had a myocardial infarction within 6 months of randomization/allocation
- Has received any systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomization/allocation
- Has received prior treatment with a cancer vaccine
- Has immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy
- Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the last 2 years
- Has any contraindication to IV contrast and gadolinium or is otherwise unable to have imaging with either computerized tomography urogram (CTU) or Magnetic resonance urography (MRU) Cohort A:
- Has current active tuberculosis
- Has a known history of HIV infection Cohort B:
- HIV-infected individuals with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease
Where this trial is running
- Michael G Oefelein Clinical Trials ( Site 0138), Bakersfield, California, United States
- Genesis Research, LLC ( Site 0141), Los Alamitos, California, United States
- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0123), Los Angeles, California, United States
- Genesis Healthcare-Torrance ( Site 0140), Torrance, California, United States
- Genesis Research LLC ( Site 0118), Torrance, California, United States
- Urology Associates ( Site 0144), Littleton, Colorado, United States
- Urological Research Network ( Site 0133), Hialeah, Florida, United States
- Associated Urological Specialists - Chicago Ridge ( Site 0139), Chicago Ridge, Illinois, United States
- Southern Urology, LLC ( Site 0145), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
- University of Missouri Health Care ( Site 0126), Columbia, Missouri, United States
- NHO Revive Research Institute, LLC ( Site 0137), Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
- Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health ( Site 0111), New York, New York, United States
+ 77 more sites.
Who to contact
Toll Free Number · 1-888-577-8839 · Trialsites@msd.com
It's completely normal to call and ask questions before deciding anything. Mention the study ID: NCT06833073.
Verify everything on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Page updated July 2026.