NCT04620239 · Steba Biotech S.A.
ENdoluminal LIGHT ActivatED Treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (ENLIGHTED) Study
(UCM301)
What this study is about
This is a phase 3, open label, single treatment group$1 study of padeliporfin in the treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC). The ENLIGHTED study will recruit patients with low-grade non-invasive upper tract urothelial carcinoma in either the kidney or the ureter.
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This is a phase 3, open label, single arm study of padeliporfin in the treatment of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC). The ENLIGHTED study will recruit patients with low-grade non-invasive upper tract urothelial carcinoma in either the kidney or the ureter.
Interventions
DRUG
padeliporfin VTP
During treatment, placement at the target area of an optical light fiber, through the working channel of the ureteroscope. Intravenous administration of padeliporfin at the dose of 3.66 mg/kg infused over 10 minutes. Each target area will be illuminated for 10 minutes.
Primary outcome measures
Number of patients with absence of UTUC tumors in the entire ipsilateral calyces, renal pelvis and ureter
Time frame: 28 +/- 3 days post last treatment
Primary efficacy outcome is the absence of UTUC tumors in the entire ipsilateral calyces renal pelvis and ureter on endoscopic evaluation at the time of Primary Response Evaluation (PRE) (28 +/- 3 days post last treatment) during padeliporfin VTP induction treatment phase. This outcome will be determined dichotomously as either failure or success in achieving complete response. · Complete Response will be defined as absence of disease based on: * absence of visual tumor on endoscopy * no evidence of tumor on biopsy (if feasible) * negative urinary cytology by instrumented collection
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Male and female patients 18 years or older
- Able to understand and provide written informed consent and willing to comply with all tests and procedures associated with the study
- New or recurrent low-grade, non-invasive UTUC disease
- Biopsy-proven disease . A concurrence of the central pathology reader will be required for eligibility.
- Up to 2 biopsy-proven sites of low-grade involvement with the largest tumor (index tumor) between 5 mm and 15 mm in diameter (as measured by endoscopy), both located in the calyces,renal pelvis or in the ureter of the ipsilateral kidney, with an absence of high-grade cells on cytology. (Ureter involvement should be in one anatomical location with no more than 20 mm of contiguous ureteral length)
- Karnofsky Performance Status ≥ 50%
- Adequate organ function defined at baseline as:
- ANC ≥1,000/ μl,
- Platelets ≥75,000/ μl, Hb ≥9 g/dl,
- Estimated glomerular giltration rate (eGFR) ≥30 ml/min (using CKD-EPI Me
Where
- Irvine, California
- Los Angeles, California
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Albany, New York
- New York, New York
- Columbus, Ohio
- Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Dallas, Texas
- Seattle, Washington
Collaborators
PrimeVigilance, ICON plc
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Feb 4, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations