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TerminatedNCT03335059RITE-USAUpdated Apr 15, 2020

Mitomycin C Intravesical Chemotherapy in Conjunction With Synergo® Radiofrequency-Induced Hyperthermia for Treatment of Carcinoma in Situ Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients Unresponsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, With or Without Papillary Tumors.

A Phase 3 interventional study of Synergo® RITE + MMC in Bladder Cancer, Bladder Neoplasm and Bladder Tumors, sponsored by Medical Enterprises Ltd.. Terminated at 4 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-04-15.

Sponsored by Medical Enterprises Ltd. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
poor enrollment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Feb 2020, 6 years 8 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 881 studies in Urinary Bladder Neoplasms with a site in United States — 164 open to participants now, 269 under way, 31 of them phase 3. Urinary Bladder Neoplasms · United States.

Enrollment
652nd of 714
5 · median 46
Started
2019
with 46 others
Phase 3
79 of 881
12 open now
Registered
469th of 881
by date

Among the 881 studies in Urinary Bladder Neoplasms with a site in United States, this one is the 652nd largest by enrollment of the 714 interventional ones, is one of 47 that started in 2019, is one of 79 in phase 3, and was the 469th registered.

By phase

881 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Phase 2237 · 32 open
Phase 1198 · 27 open
Observational144 · 41 open
No phase121 · 32 open
Phase 1/283 · 15 open
Phase 3this study79 · 12 open
Phase 2/39 · 2 open
Phase 47 · 1 open
Other kind3 · 2 open

By the year they started

First in 1988; this study’s year is marked. 47 started in 2019.

Size and results

Median enrollment 46 across the 714 interventional studies, 180 across the 144 observational. Of the 562 that completed or were terminated, 253 (45%) have results posted.

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Study summary

This study will determine whether Synergo® RITE + MMC treatment is efficacious as second-line therapy for CIS NMIBC BCG-unresponsive patients with or without papillary NMIBC, through examination of the complete response rate (CRR) and disease-free duration for complete responders. The study will also explore progression-free survival time, bladder preservation rate, and overall survival time.

The study will address an unmet need to identify a treatment effective in both ablating the disease and providing a prolonged disease-free period for patients. Ideally, the treatment will delay progression to invasive disease, thus preserving the bladder.

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Conditions studied

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bladder Neoplasm
  • Bladder Tumors
  • Cancer of Bladder
  • Cancer of the Bladder
  • Malignant Tumor of Urinary Bladder
  • Neoplasms, Bladder
  • Urinary Bladder Cancer
  • Carcinoma in Situ of Bladder
  • Papillary Carcinoma of Bladder (Diagnosis)
  • BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer

Keywords

  • BCG
  • Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
  • CIS
  • BCG-unresponsive
  • Synergo
  • chemohyperthermia
  • thermochemotherapy
  • RF
  • radio frequency
  • RITE
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients with current CIS of the bladder, with or without coexisting papillary Ta/T1 NMIBC tumor(s), who experienced an occurrence or recurrence of CIS within 12 months of completion of adequate BCG7 therapy. An adequate BCG regimen shall consist of at least 2 courses of BCG where the first course (induction) must have included at least 5 of 6 weekly treatments and the second course may have included a re-induction (at least 2 of 6 treatments) or maintenance, (at least 2 of 3 treatments) administered on a schedule similar to the SWOG 8507 study regimen.
  2. All clinical, intra-operative and pathological items for the AUA risk stratification must be documented. This includes bladder mapping, according to the instructions specified in the protocol. With regard to BCG and/or other NMIBC treatments documentation must include:

    1. Date of initial treatment,
    2. Date of last treatment,
    3. The number of courses administered and the number of treatments administered in each course.
  3. Patients with concomitant papillary tumor(s) must have undergone a repeat TUR 2-4 weeks prior to the first study treatment:

    1. if the previous TUR was incomplete,
    2. if there was no muscle in the specimen after the initial TUR (except in TaLG tumors),
    3. in all T1,
    4. in all HG tumors ≥ 3cm.
  4. CT-IVU or MRI-IVU or IVU/retrograde confirmation of absence of tumor(s) in the upper tract, kidney and ureters performed within 6 months before the study treatment initiation, in selected cases, as recommended in latest AUA guidelines published prior to screening. If IVU/retrograde protocol is not available or contrast allergy/poor renal function preclude such imaging, then non-contrast CT or MRI of the abdomen/pelvis within the same timeframe will suffice.
  5. Visual inspection to exclude urothelial carcinoma (UC) in the urethra during cystoscopy.
  6. of the prostatic urethra, prior to enrollment, to exclude UC of the prostatic urethra, in male patients with:

    1. tumor of trigone,
    2. tumor of bladder neck, or
    3. abnormal prostatic urethra
    4. prior history of prostatic urethral involvement.
  7. All patients must have urine cytology collected from either voided urine or bladder wash within the screening period prior to enrollment. Patients with positive cytology must also have selective cytology from the upper tract and prostatic urethral biopsies collected within the same period. Patients with a localizing positive upper tract cytology are excluded from the study until definitive treatment renders them free of disease visually and/or radiographically and cytologically (nephroureterectomy, distal ureterectomy or upper tract therapy).
  8. Age ≥ 18 yrs.
  9. No evidence of urothelial cancer in either kidneys or ureters.
  10. Pre-treatment hematology and biochemistry values within the limits:

    1. ≥ 10 g/dl (g/100 ml)
    2. ≥ 150 x 10\^9/L (x 10\^3/mm\^3)
    3. WBC ≥ 3.0 x 10\^9/L (x 10\^3/mm\^3)
    4. ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L (x 10\^3/mm\^3)
    5. Serum creatinine \< 2 mg/dl
    6. \< 1.5 x
    7. SGPT \< 1.5 x ULN
    8. Alkaline phosphatase \< 1.5 x ULN
  11. Negative pregnancy test for women of .
  12. A at least of the duration of the study.
  13. Signed .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Non-UC tumor of the urinary tract.
  2. Upper tract and/or intramural tumors (e.g., in ostium).
  3. Positive selective cytology from the upper tract.
  4. History of stage > T1 UC.
  5. Papillary tumors > T1 in repeat TUR.
  6. Known or suspected reduced bladder capacity. Patients will have an ultrasonic estimation of maximum bladder capacity or void spontaneously the maximum they can retain in their bladder, and this will be used to determine urine volume. A minimum volume of 250 ml is required.
  7. Patients with severe bladder outlet obstruction not adequately controlled with medication (AUA symptom score ≥ 20).
  8. Bleeding disorder.
  9. Gross hematuria within the past 2 weeks before treatment start.
  10. Lactating women.
  11. Women of unwilling or unable to use adequate if sexually active.
  12. More than low-dose methotrexate (>17.5 mg once a week).
  13. Other within the past 5 years, except: non melanomatous skin cancer cured by excision, surgically treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or ductal CIS (DCIS)/lobular CIS (LCIS) of the breast or stable prostate cancer (under active surveillance or hormone control) with a of more than 5 years.
  14. Any known allergy (e.g., to MMC) or adverse event that would prevent a prospective study participant from receiving the study treatment.
  15. Known untreated urethral strictural disease or bladder neck contracture or any other condition that may prevent catheterization with a 21F catheter. Patients may undergo dilation or urethral incision before entering the study.
  16. Bladder diverticulum with diameter > 1cm, as determined by CT or cystography
  17. UTI at any time within 3 weeks before study treatment initiation.
  18. Significant urinary incontinence (spontaneous, requiring use of > 1 pad/day (PPD)).
  19. History of pelvic irradiation.
  20. Patients with electronic devices implanted in abdominal cavity.
  21. Participation in another study, unless discussed with and approved by the Sponsor or Sponsor's authorized representative.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(11)

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Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Synergo® RITE + MMC

    Bladder radiofrequency-induced hyperthermia will be delivered in combination with each instillation of MMC in accordance with the Sponsor operational guidelines.

    Combination Product: Synergo® RITE + MMC

Interventions

  • Combination productSynergo® RITE + MMC

    Subjects will receive a series of induction followed by a series of maintenance bladder instillations of Synergo® RITE + MMC

    Also known as: radiofrequency hyperthermia with mitomycin C, RF hyperthermia with mitomycin C, thermochemotherapy, chemohyperthermia, CHT, radio-frequency hyperthermia with mitomycin C

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. complete response rate (CRR)

    * no CIS * no papillary HG tumor * no papillary T1 tumor * no extra-vesical UC tumor * no progression a patient will be considered a complete responder only if all the criteria above are met. Patients experiencing a new occurrence of a benign tumor or low-grade Ta will be allowed to continue in the study (tumor will be resected); such an occurrence will not constitute an event in the primary analysis. Patients with tumors of the ostium and/or upper tract and/or prostatic urethra will be considered to have achieved a complete response in the primary analysis but will be removed from the study.

    Time frame: 3 months after the initiation of study therapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. disease-free duration of complete response (DCR)

    time of recurrence for complete response patients from the 3-month visit until the time of recurrence or until the last follow-up, whichever occurs sooner.

    Time frame: through study completion, up to 33 months

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Chesapeake Urology Research Associates
    Hanover, Maryland 21076, United States
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Apr 2019 to primary completion in Feb 2020, 10 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 30, 2017
First posted
Nov 7, 2017
StartActual
Apr 4, 2019
Primary completionActual
Feb 26, 2020
CompletionActual
Feb 26, 2020
Last update
Apr 15, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 15, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03335059
Lead sponsor
Medical Enterprises Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 7, 2017
Start date
Apr 4, 2019
Primary completion
Feb 26, 2020
Completion
Feb 26, 2020
Last update
Apr 15, 2020

Study contacts

Michael A O'Donnell, MD
principal investigator · University of Iowa

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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