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Updated May 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

A Trial of Durvalumab (MEDI4736) Plus Monalizumab in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

ENHANCE (Elevated NKG2A and HLA-E Amplify NK/CD8 Checkpoint Engagers): A Phase 2 Trial of Durvalumab (MEDI4736) Plus Monalizumab in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

A Trial of Durvalumab (MEDI4736) Plus Monalizumab in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NCT06503614) is a Phase 2 interventional studying Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer and Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, sponsored by John Sfakianos. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This is a phase 2 open-label two cohort study of durvalumab plus monalizumab in patients with BCG-unresponsive or BCG-exposed CIS NMIBC. Arm A will enroll 43 participants who have cancer in situ (CIS) with or without high grade papillary urothelial cancer. Arm B will enroll 17 participants who do not have cancer in situ (CIS) but do have high grade papillary urothelial cancer. Eligible patients will be enrolled to receive up to 13 cycles of monthly combination of monalizumab and durvalumab. Both monalizumab and durvalumab will be administered intravenously (IV) every 28 days.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether a treatment actually works against Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer and continue monitoring side effects. Phase 2 enrolls larger groups (typically 100–300 patients) and produces the first real efficacy signal. A successful Phase 2 readout is what unlocks the much larger Phase 3 confirmatory trials needed for FDA approval.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

Target enrollment of 60 participants puts this in the typical range for a Phase 2-style efficacy study or a moderate Phase 3 trial in a focused Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer subpopulation. At this scale, the study has enough statistical power to detect a clear treatment effect but is not the largest cohort in the field.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Age ≥18 years at the time of consent. 2. Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up. Able and willing to provide written willing to sign a consent form. 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scores ≤ 1 within 28 days prior to registration. 4. Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer - Cohort A: CIS +/- high grade papillary urothelial cancer (Ta or T1) after 3-mo evaluation after induction BCG. - Cohort B: High grade papillary urothelial cancer (Ta or T1) after 3-mo evaluation after induction BCG. 5. Mixed variant histology (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma) is eligible, but pure variant histology is ineligible. NOTE: Pathology report required for documentation purposes. 6. Patients can have BCG-unresponsive or BCG-exposed NMIBC11. Adequate BCG therapy is defined as completing at least induction BCG (≥ 5 doses) and the first round of maintenance or second induction course BCG (≥ 2 doses). The subsequent round of BCG, either maintenance or repeat induction, must be given within 6 months of initial induction BCG. - BCG-unresponsive is defined as high grade persistent or recurrent NMIBC that has not achieved a disease-free status after an adequate course of BCG therapy. This includes patients with: - Persistent or recurrent high-grade tumors (Ta/T1) or carcinoma in situ (CIS) within 6 to 12 months of completing adequate BCG therapy. - Recurrent high-grade papillary disease within 6 months of BCG therapy. - High-grade T1 disease found at the first evaluation after BCG induction therapy alone. - BCG-exposed is defined as high grade NMIBC that has recurred after an initial response or is still present after initial treatment, but recurrence is never too late to be considered "BCG-unresponsive". This includes patients with: - High-grade recurrence between 12 and 24 months after adequate BCG therapy. ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years at the time of consent. 2. Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up. Able and willing to provide written informed consent. 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group scores ≤ 1 within 28 days prior to registration. 4. Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer * Cohort A: CIS +/- high grade papillary urothelial cancer (Ta or T1) after 3-mo evaluation after induction BCG. * Cohort B: High grade papillary urothelial cancer (Ta or T1) after 3-mo evaluation after induction BCG. 5. Mixed variant histology (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma) is eligible, but pure variant histology is ineligible. NOTE: Pathology report required for documentation purposes. 6. Patients can have BCG-unresponsive or BCG-exposed NMIBC11. Adequate BCG therapy is defined as completing at least induction BCG (≥ 5 doses) and the first round of maintenance or second induction course BCG (≥ 2 doses). The subsequent round of BCG, either maintenance or repeat induction, must be given within 6 months of initial induction BCG. * BCG-unresponsive is defined as high grade persistent or recurrent NMIBC that has not achieved a disease-free status after an adequate course of BCG therapy. This includes patients with: * Persistent or recurrent high-grade tumors (Ta/T1) or carcinoma in situ (CIS) within 6 to 12 months of completing adequate BCG therapy. * Recurrent high-grade papillary disease within 6 months of BCG therapy. * High-grade T1 disease found at the first evaluation after BCG induction therapy alone. * BCG-exposed is defined as high grade NMIBC that has recurred after an initial response or is still present after initial treatment, but recurrence is never too late to be considered "BCG-unresponsive". This includes patients with: * High-grade recurrence between 12 and 24 months after adequate BCG therapy. * Recurrence within 24 months of inadequate BCG therapy. * High-risk recurrence at the 3-month mark after an initial BCG induction. * High grade recurrence (T1, Ta, CIS) while on maintenance therapy would be eligible. The recurrence must be within 6 months of the last BCG dose. 7. Patients may have received up to 2 lines of prior therapy (including chemotherapy or other approved agents) for NMIBC (NOTE: prior PD-1/PD-L1 blockade is prohibited). 8. Patients must be deemed unfit for radical cystectomy by the treating physician or refuse radical cystectomy. NOTE: Reason for being deemed unfit or refusal should be documented in the medical record. 9. All visible tumor must be completely resected within 60 days prior to registration (residual pure CIS is permitted). * All patients must have had a cystoscopy (or TURBT with complete resection) without papillary tumor and negative urine cytology within 28 days prior to registration (positive cytology is allowed in patients with CIS). 10. All patients with T1 tumors must undergo restaging TURBT within 60 days prior to registration. * There must be uninvolved muscularis propria in the restaging TURBT specimen. * The initial TURBT prior to the restaging TURBT may be \> 60 days prior to registration. 11. Patients must have baseline tumor tissue from either initial or repeat TURBTs for submission of a minimum of 2 and up to 10 unstained slides for translational study objectives. If archival tissue is not available, the subject is not eligible. 12. Adequate organ function as defined by ALL of the following within 28 days prior to registration: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1500/µL * Platelets ≥ 100,000/µL * Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL * Aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ≤ 1.5× upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5×ULN\*; \*Patients with Gilbert's disease: ≤ 3×ULN * International normalized ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5×ULN unless the patient is on therapeutic anticoagulation. * Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault estimation. The patient's estimated CrCl will be calculated by the local laboratory (for eligibility purposes) using screening/baseline height (m), actual weight (kg), and serum creatinine: Males: CrCl = ((140 - age in years) × weight (kg)) / (72× serum creatinine (mg/dL)) Females: CrCl = ((140 - age in years) × weight (kg) ×0.85) / (72× serum creatinine (mg/dL)) 13. Females of childbearing potential (FOCBP) must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days of registration. If a urine test is done and it is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. FOCBP must agree to use contraception during the study. 14. Men capable of fathering a child must agree to use contraception during the study. 15. Must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti PD L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137). 2. Prior CIS of the ureters or prostatic urethra within 24 months prior to registration. 3. Evidence of metastatic disease on imaging (CT or MRI) of the abdomen and pelvis within 90 days of registration. 4. Body weight ≤ 30 kg. 5. History of allogeneic organ transplantation. 6. History of another primary malignancy other than muscle-invasive bladder cancer less than 5 years prior to Day 1 of this trial, with the exception of a malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease ≥ 5 years before the first dose of study drug and of low potential risk for recurrence. Other exceptions include those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death and with expected curative outcome (such as adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal or squamous cell skin cancer (non-melanoma skin cancer) or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease, localized prostate cancer treated surgically with curative intent, or ductal carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease treated surgically with curative intent) or undergoing active surveillance per standard-of-care management (e.g., chronic lymphocytic leukemia Rai Stage 0, prostate cancer with Gleason score ≤ 6, and prostate specific antigen \[PSA\] ≤ 10 mg/mL, etc.) 7. Currently participating in or has participated in a trial of an investigational agent within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer without recovery of clinically significant toxicities from that therapy. 8. Active or prior autoimmune or inflammatory disorders requiring systemic treatment within 24 months prior to registration. Autoimmune or inflammatory disorders include, but not limited to, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease(colitis or Crohn's disease), diverticulitis (with the exception of diverticulosis),antiphospholipid syndrome, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener's syndrome (granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc), Sjogren's syndrome, Bell's palsy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune thyroid disease, vasculitis, or glomerulonephritis. NOTE: The following are exceptions to this criterion: Patients with vitiligo or alopecia, hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement. Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy. Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician. Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone. 9. A diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to registration. NOTE: Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed. 10. Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study. 11. Active known tuberculosis. 12. Symptomatic herpes zoster within the past 30 days. 13. Active infection requiring systemic therapy. NOTE: Prophylactic antibiotics are permitted. Treatment for a UTI is allowed but must be deemed adequately treated by the treating physician prior the start of C1D1. 14. History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or organizing pneumonia. 15. History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or have current pneumonitis. 16. Patients known to have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (positive HIV 1/2 antibodies) are eligible with the following: * On effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of registration. * HIV-infected participants must not have a history of Kaposi sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman Disease. 17. Known active hepatitis infection, positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) or HBV core antibody (anti-HBc), at screening. Participants with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of anti HBc and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Participants positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA. NOTE: No testing for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C is required unless mandated by a local health authority. 18. Participants with a known co-infection with HBV and HCV, or co-infection with HBV and HDV, namely: HBV positive (presence of HBsAg and/or anti HBcAb with detectable HBV DNA); AND HCV positive (presence of anti-HCV antibodies); OR HDV positive (presence of anti-HDV antibodies). 19. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or any of the study drug excipients. 20. Received live vaccines within 30 days of study treatment. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed. COVID-19 vaccinations are permitted. 21. Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Note: Local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent is acceptable. 22. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent. 23. Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥470 ms calculated from 3 ECGs (within 15 minutes at 5 minutes apart). 24. Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding or male or female patients of reproductive potential who are not willing to employ effective birth control. 25. Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criteria * Patients with Grade ≥2 neuropathy will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis after consultation with the Study Physician. * Patients with irreversible toxicity not reasonably expected to be exacerbated by treatment with durvalumab may be included only after consultation with the Study Physician. 26. Any concurrent chemotherapy, IP, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non-cancer-related conditions (e.g., hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable. 27. History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis 28. Prior randomization or treatment in a previous durvalumab clinical study regardless of treatment arm assignment. 29. Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion: * Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection) * Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed \<\<10 mg/day\>\> of prednisone or its equivalent * Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Durvalumab

Durvalumab 1500mg IV

DRUG

Monalizumab

Monalizumab 1500mg IV

Locations (4)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06503614), the sponsor (John Sfakianos), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT06503614 clinical trial studying?

This is a phase 2 open-label two cohort study of durvalumab plus monalizumab in patients with BCG-unresponsive or BCG-exposed CIS NMIBC. Arm A will enroll 43 participants who have cancer in situ (CIS) with or without high grade papillary urothelial cancer. Arm B will enroll 17 participants who do not have cancer in situ (CIS) but do have high grade papillary urothelial cancer. Eligible patients will be enrolled to receive up to 13 cycles of monthly combination of monalizumab and durvalumab. Both monalizumab and durvalumab will be administered intravenously (IV) every 28 days. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06503614?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT06503614?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT06503614. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06503614. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.