Clinical Trials

Clinical Research at Arkansas Urology

Providers

Director

  • Katie O’Brien

Research Coordinators

  • LaShae Johnson
    • 501-219-8900 x 2200
  • Kayla Telano
  • Stacy McDonnel

 

 

 

 

 


Clinical research trials are vital to advancing medicine by helping develop new treatments, improve patient care, and expand our understanding of disease. These studies evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medications and procedures while offering patients access to innovative therapies.

Our dedicated clinical research team is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care.

Below are some of the studies currently enrolling patients. Additional research opportunities may also be available.

To learn more, please contact the AURC research coordinator at 501-219-8900 ext. 2200.

Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

KLK2 – PASenger – Janssen

  • A study for men with metastatic prostate cancer that is castrate resistant and have progressed on current therapy
  • This study aims to determine whether treatment with pasritamig + docetaxel prolongs progression free survival compared with docetaxel alone
  • PASenger patient brochure

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LEGION-100 – Syncromune

  • A study for men with metastatic prostate cancer with progression on current therapy.
  • This study aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of SYNC-T Therapy SV-102.
    • Study treatment will be a combination therapy consisting of a cryoablation followed by the intratumoral infusion of SV-102.

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MEVPRO-2 – Pfizer

  • A study for men with metastatic prostate cancer that is castrate resistant and not yet received chemotherapy or novel hormonal therapy
  • This study aims to demonstrate that mevrometastat in combination with enzalutamide is superior to placebo in combination with enzalutamide in prolonging progression free survival
  • What is MEVPRO-2, MEVPRO-2 Patient Brochure

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Imaging Trials

Solar-Stage – Curium

  • An imaging study for men with newly diagnosed high-risk or very high-risk prostate cancer that are electing to undergo radical prostatectomy
  • To determine the diagnostic performance of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT for the detection of presence or absence of pelvic lymph node metastasis in pre-prostatectomy patients
  • Solar-Stage Patient Brochure

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Intermediate Risk – Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

ABLE-32 – Ferring

  • New or recurrent Intermediate risk NMIBC patients
  • Treatment (Adstiladrin) vs Observation – there is an opportunity for those who recur on observation to cross over to the treatment group.

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LEGEND – EnGene

  • Patients with intermediate risk bladder cancer
  • Medication: EG-70 – a non-viral gene therapy administered into the bladder. Polidocanol (bladder rinse) to help the EG-70 work more effectively within the bladder
  • brochures coming soon

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RESCUE – cohort 1 – Relmada

  • New or recurrent Intermediate risk NMIBC patients (excludes LgT1 tumors)
  • Medication: NDV-01 – a gemcitabine/docetaxel formulation that forms a soft, spherical matrix in the bladder that gradually dissolves over 10 days
    • good for those who cannot hold their bladder for typical bladder instillations.

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SURF-302 – TYRA

  • New or recurrent Intermediate risk NMIBC patients with the FGFR3 mutation
    • we test for FGFR3 before biopsy to determine if the patient has the mutation
  • Medication: Dabogratinib – Pill taken once daily to eliminate current bladder tumors.
    • The goal is to have an approval oral medication for patients to reduce the number of transurethral resections needed
  • SURF-302 Patient Brochure

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High-Risk – Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

ABLE-22

  • Patients with carcinoma in-situ (CIS) who have previously been treated with BCG and recurred.
  • 3 groups that patients will be divided into
    • group 1: Adstiladrin
    • group 2: Adstiladrin + gemcitabine/docetaxel
    • group 3: Adstiladrin + Keytruda
  • ABLE-22 Patient Brochure

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ADVANCED-2 – ProTara

  • Patients with carcinoma in-situ (CIS) that are BCG unresponsive
  • Medication: TARA-002 – a biological preparation containing cells of Streptococcus pyogenes that creates an immune response to tumor cells.
  • Advanced-2 Flyer

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LAUREL – SURGE – STM-416

  • Patients that have been previously diagnosed with high grade bladder cancer and have a recurrence on cystoscopy
  • Medication: STM-416 – immunotherapy injected into the bladder wall during resection.
  • LAUREL Brochure

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LEGEND – EnGene

  • Patients with carcinoma in-situ (CIS) that are BCG unresponsive
  • Medication: EG-70 – a non-viral gene therapy administered into the bladder. Polidocanol (bladder rinse) to help the EG-70 work more effectively within the bladder
  • Legend – bladder rinse sub study brochure

Click Here to Learn More

 

RESCUE – cohort 2 – Relmada

  • Patients with high-risk bladder cancer that have tried BCG in the past and recurred
  • Medication: NDV-01 – a gemcitabine/docetaxel formulation that forms a soft, spherical matrix in the bladder that gradually dissolves over 10 days
    • good for those who cannot hold their bladder for typical bladder instillations.

Click Here to Learn More

Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

7465-CL-0209 – Astellas

  • Patients that are newly diagnosed with muscle invasive bladder cancer and would like to try a bladder sparing approach without chemotherapy.
  • Medications: Enfortumab Vendotin + Keytruda – immunotherapy infusions

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TELIX

An Expanded Access Program for the non-invasive detection of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) in patients with renal masses utilizing 89Zirconium-labelled girentuximab (89Zr-DFO-girentuximab)

Click Here to View a Video About Telix

Click Here for the Patient Brochure

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

PEAK – Urotronic

 

Urge Urinary Incontinence

eCoin – Valencia Technologies

  • eCoin® is the first FDA-approved tibial stimulator device for Urge Urinary Incontinence (UUI). The coin-sized device is placed under the skin, near the ankle during a safe and minimally invasive procedure.

Click Here to Review  the eCoin Info and View Video

 

Click Here for a Video About Clinical Trial Participation

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