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Cetrelimab

Phase 3

Urinary Bladder Neoplasms | Monoclonal antibody | Oncology |Johnson & Johnson|Trials Updated: Sep 25, 2026

Cetrelimab development status

Highest phase Phase 3
Registered trials 15 across 4 sponsors since Sep 2016

Cetrelimab target and mechanism

Molecular targetPDCD1
Target classInhibitor
ModalityMonoclonal antibody

Also known as JNJ-63723283

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Trial Design

RandomizedACTIVE_CONTROLLEDDMC
Total Trials6
Total Enrollment889

FDA Designations

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Cetrelimab clinical trials

Cetrelimab · 6 trials · 6 indications

Phase 3 1Phase 1 5
NCT04658862A Study of TAR-200 in Combination With Cetrelimab Versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Participants With Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) of the BladderUrinary Bladder Neoplasms
ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING518 Analytics
PHASE3ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING
A Study of TAR-200 in Combination With Cetrelimab Versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Participants With Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) of the Bladder
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Time from Randomization to the First Bladder Intact Event-free Survival (BI-EFS) event
Up to 8 years

Time from randomization to the first BI-EFS event includes histologically proven presence of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), clinical evidence of nodal or metastatic disease (as assessed by RECIST 1.1 criteria), radical cystectomy (RC), or death due to any cause.

Phase 1: Number of Participants with Adverse events (AEs) by Severity
Up to 2 years 3 months

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non-investigational) product. An adverse event does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the intervention. Severity will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) version 5.0. Severity scale ranges from Grade 1 (Mild) to Grade 5 (Death). Grade 1= Mild, Grade 2= Moderate, Grade 3= Severe, Grade 4= Life-threatening and Grade 5= Death related to adverse event.

Phase 1: Number of Participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
Up to Cycle 1 (Day 1 through Day 28)

The DLTs are specific adverse events and are defined as any of the following: high grade non-hematologic toxicity, hematological toxicity, pulmonary toxicity, liver enzyme elevation, treatment delay greater than (\>) 28 days due to unresolved toxicity, or immune-related toxicity requiring the use of therapies in excess of corticosteroids.

Phase 2: Objective Response Rate
Up to 2 years 3 months

ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieve either a confirmed partial response (PR) or complete response (CR), using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 as per investigator assessment.

Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Cetrelimab
Up to 24 weeks

Cmax is defined as maximum observed serum concentration of cetrelimab.

Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to Last Measurable Concentration (AUC[0-last]) of Cetrelimab
Up to 24 weeks

AUC(0-last) is defined as area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to the time of the last measurable concentration (non-below quantification limit \[non-BQL\]) of cetrelimab as calculated by linear-linear trapezoidal summation.

Apparent Terminal Elimination Half-life (t1/2) of Cetrelimab
Up to 24 weeks

t1/2 is defined as apparent terminal elimination half-life of cetrelimab.

Total Systemic Clearance of Cetrelimab
Up to 24 weeks

Total systemic clearance is a quantitative measure of the rate at which cetrelimab is removed from the body.

Phase 1a and Phase 1b: Number of Participants with Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT)
Up to 6 weeks (maximum)

The DLTs are based on drug-related adverse events and defined as any of the following events: Infusion-related reactions, non-hematologic toxicity of Grade 3 or higher, or certain hematologic toxicity.

Phase 1a and Phase 1b: Severity of DLT as Assessed by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE)
Up to 6 weeks (maximum)

Severity of DLT will be graded by using NCI-CTCAE, version 4.03. Severity scale ranges from Grade 1 to Grade 5 with Grades as follows: Grade 1 (Mild), Grade 2 (Moderate), Grade 3 (Severe), Grade 4 (Life-threatening), and Grade 5 (Death).

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
Approximately 2 years

An AE is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.

Number of Participants with AEs by Severity
Approximately 2 years

Severity of AEs will be assessed using National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE). Any AE not listed in the NCI CTCAE will be graded according to the investigator clinical judgment by using the standard grades as follows: Grade 1 Mild: Awareness of symptoms that are easily tolerated, causing minimal discomfort and not interfering with everyday activities; Grade 2 Moderate: Sufficient discomfort is present to cause interference with normal activity; Grade 3 Severe: Extreme distress, causing significant impairment of functioning or incapacitation. Prevents normal everyday activities; Grade 4: Life-threatening or disabling AE; Grade 5: Death related to the AE.

Percentage of Participants with Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Response at Week 12
Week 12

Percentage of participants with baseline in PSA level response (greater than or equal to \[\>=\]50 percent \[%\] decrease from baseline in PSA) will be reported at Week 12.

Part 1: Frequency and Severity of Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT)
Up to 2 years 6 months

Frequency and severity of dose-limiting toxicity will be reported.

Part 2: Overall Response Rate (ORR) per the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 in Subjects With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors
Up to 2 years 6 months

Objective Response Rate (ORR) is defined as percentage of subjects with best objective response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) based on Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) criteria.

Parts 3 and 4: Area Under the Serum Concentration Versus Time Curve from Time Zero to Dosing Interval (AUC [0-tau])
Up to 2 years 6 months

AUC (0-tau) is defined as area under the serum concentration versus time curve from time zero to dosing interval.

Secondary Endpoints

Metastasis-free survival (MFS)
Up to 8 years
Overall Survival (OS)
Up to 8 years
Overall Response Rate (ORR)
Up to 8 years
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
TAR-200 + CetrelimabEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive intravesical TAR-200 every 3 weeks (21 days indwelling) for first 18 weeks and thereafter from Week 24 every 12 weeks through study Year 3 in combination with intravenous (IV) Cetrelimab.
Chemotherapy (cisplatin or gemcitabine) + Radiation TherapyACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants will receive chemotherapy based on investigator's choice from either cisplatin intravenously once weekly for 4 to 6 treatment weeks or gemcitabine intravenously twice weekly for 4 to 6 treatment weeks as Standard of Care (SOC) along with radiation therapy from either conventional radiotherapy (64 Gray \[Gy\], bladder only) for up to 6.5 treatment weeks or hypo-fractionated radiotherapy (55 Gy, bladder only) for up to 4 weeks.
Phase 1 (Combination Dose Selection)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive amivantamab low dose or high dose intravenous (IV) infusion based on body weight from Cycle 1 Day 1, Day 2, and subsequently Day 8, Day 15, and Day 22 and then every 2 weeks from Cycle 2 in combination with cetrelimab IV infusion from Cycle 1 Day 2 (after the Day 2 infusion of amivantamab). Cetrelimab treatment duration will be limited to a maximum of 24 months. Doses will be escalated or de-escalated based on the dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) and the recommended Phase 2 combination dose (RP2CD) will be determined by the study evaluation team (SET). Participants who continue to benefit from study treatment(s), as determined by their investigator, may continue to receive access to study treatment(s) within the study by transferring to a long term extension (LTE) phase.
Phase 2 (Dose Expansion)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive amivantamab in combination with cetrelimab in Cohorts A and B at the RP2CD determined by the SET in Phase 1. Participants will continue study treatment until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or until another criterion for discontinuation of study treatment is met. Cetrelimab treatment duration will be limited to a maximum of 24 months. Participants who continue to benefit from study treatment(s), as determined by their investigator, may continue to receive access to study treatment(s) within the study by transferring to an LTE phase.
Cohort 1: Cetrelimab or Placebo (Dose 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive cetrelimab Dose 1 or placebo via subcutaneous (SC) injection on Day 1.
Cohort 2 (Optional): Cetrelimab or Placebo (Dose 2)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive cetrelimab Dose 2 or placebo administered via an Intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 based on the data review of previous cohort(s) (safety and tolerability data through at least 6 weeks postdose as well as pharmacokinetic (PK) and receptor occupancy (RO) data through at least day 4 postdose).
Cohort 3 (Optional): Cetrelimab or PlaceboEXPERIMENTALParticipant will receive cetrelimab or placebo via SC injection based on the data review of previous cohort(s) (safety and tolerability data through at least 6 weeks postdose as well as PK and RO data through at least day 4 postdose).
Cohort 4 (Optional): Cetrelimab or PlaceboEXPERIMENTALParticipant will receive cetrelimab or placebo via SC injection based on the data review of previous cohorts (safety and tolerability data through at least 6 weeks postdose as well as PK and RO data through at least day 4 postdose).
Phase 1a: JNJ-63723283 (Monotherapy)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive monotherapy of JNJ-63723283 intravenously. The subsequent dose levels of JNJ-63723283 will be escalated using Bayesian logistic regression model (BLRM).
Phase 1b: Erdafitinib CombinationEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive erdafitinib in combination with JNJ-63723283 which will be escalated using BLRM.
Cohort 1EXPERIMENTALBiomarker-negative or biomarker-unknown participants with adenocarcinoma (and not treatment-emergent small-cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer \[t-SCNC\]) who progressed on abiraterone acetate plus prednisone/prednisolone (AA-P) will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 milligram (mg) plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1 (each cycle of 28 days).
Cohort 2EXPERIMENTALBiomarker-negative or biomarker-unknown participants with adenocarcinoma (and not t-SCNC) who progressed on apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 mg plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1.
Cohort 3EXPERIMENTALBiomarker-positive participants who progressed on AA-P will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 mg plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1 (each cycle of 28 days).
Cohort 4EXPERIMENTALBiomarker-positive participants who progressed on apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 mg plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1 (each cycle of 28 days).
Cohort 5EXPERIMENTALBiomarker-negative participants with t-SCNC who progressed on treatment with AA-P, apalutamide, darolutamide, or enzalutamide will be enrolled in this cohort. Participants will receive cetrelimab 480 mg plus apalutamide 240 mg daily starting Cycle 1 (each cycle of 28 days).
JNJ-63723283EXPERIMENTALIn Part 1, the first cohort will receive JNJ-63723283 at a starting dose of 80 milligram (mg), intravenous (IV) every 2 weeks. JNJ-63723283 doses will be escalated following a modified Continual Reassessment Method (mCRM). Multiple doses, dose administration routes (subcutaneous \[SC\] or IV), and dose schedules may be explored. In Part 2, participants will receive JNJ-63723283 at the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) determined in Part 1. In Part 3, participants will receive JNJ-63723283 to evaluate pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD) and safety. In Part 4, participants will receive JNJ-63723283 at the dose level determined in Part 3. Additional cohorts may be enrolled in Part 4.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
CetrelimabBIOLOGICALParticipants will receive intravenous Cetrelimab.
TAR-200DRUGParticipants will receive intravesical TAR-200.
CisplatinDRUGParticipants will receive cisplatin intravenously.
GemcitabineDRUGParticipants will receive gemcitabine intravenously.
Conventional radiation therapyRADIATIONParticipants will receive conventional radiation therapy for bladder (64 gy).
Hypo-fractioned radiation therapyRADIATIONParticipants will receive hypo-fractioned radiation therapy for bladder (55 gy).
AmivantamabDRUGAmivantamab will be administered as IV infusion.
PlaceboDRUGPlacebo will be administered via SC injection or as an IV infusion.
JNJ-63723283DRUGJNJ-63723283 will be administered intravenously.
ErdafitinibDRUGErdafitinib will be administered orally.
Cetrelimab 480 mgDRUGCetrelimab 480 mg will be administered intravenously (IV) on Cycle 1 Day 1, then every 4 weeks thereafter (Q4W).
Apalutamide 240 mgDRUGApalutamide 240 mg (4\*60 mg) tablets per day will be administered orally.
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites290

Inclusion Criteria: * Ineligible for or have elected not to undergo radical cystectomy * All adverse events associated with any prior surgery and/or intravesical therapy must have resolved to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 Grade less than (\<) 2 prior to randomiz...

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Frequently asked questions about Cetrelimab

What is cetrelimab?

Cetrelimab is an investigational monoclonal antibody developed by Johnson & Johnson (ticker JNJ). It is being studied in oncology and chronic hepatitis B, including non-small cell lung cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer, and urinary bladder neoplasms. It is not yet approved and remains in clinical development.

What does cetrelimab target?

Cetrelimab targets PDCD1, also known as programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). It is a PD-1 inhibitor, meaning it blocks this receptor to interfere with a pathway that tumors use to suppress immune responses. This mechanism is intended to restore antitumor immune activity.

Who makes cetrelimab?

Cetrelimab is developed by Johnson & Johnson, which trades under the ticker JNJ. The company is responsible for its clinical development across the studied indications.

What phase is cetrelimab in?

Cetrelimab is in Phase 1 development overall, though one Phase 3 trial is evaluating it in combination with TAR-200 in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. It is investigational and has not been approved by the FDA for any indication.

What clinical trials is cetrelimab in?

Cetrelimab has been studied in several trials, including NCT05908734 in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, NCT05242445 in chronic hepatitis B, NCT04658862 in muscle-invasive bladder cancer, and NCT03551782 in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. These trials span Phase 1 to Phase 3 and have enrolled participants across multiple countries.