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IMvigor011 Trial

ctDNA-guided adjuvant atezolizumab in MIBC after cystectomy — Roche/Genentech

Adjuvant MIBC post-cystectomy (ctDNA MRD+) Tecentriq / Tecentriq Hybreza Signatera CDx ✓ FDA Approved (2026-05-15)
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Top KOLs Discussing IMvigor011

Tom Powles
Tom Powles
@tompowles1
72.7K impressions
Toni Choueiri, MD
Toni Choueiri, MD
@DrChoueiri
25.5K impressions
Toni Choueiri, MD
Toni Choueiri, MD
@drchoueiri
24.4K impressions
Sumanta K. Pal, MD, FASCO
Sumanta K. Pal, MD, FASCO
@montypal
17.3K impressions
Yüksel Ürün
Yüksel Ürün
@DrYukselUrun
16.9K impressions
Shilpa Gupta
Shilpa Gupta
@shilpaonc
14.0K impressions

IMvigor011 Key Slides & Visuals

Slides and visuals shared by KOLs covering the IMvigor011 readout and FDA approval week (May 2026). Click any image to expand.

@tompowles1
Tom Powles@tompowles1
IMvigor011 Data
39.7K impressions · 227 likes · 2024-04-05
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[Slide 1 — Title] EAU24 Paris, France (5–8 April 2024) Clinical outcomes in patients with high-risk, post-cystectomy MIBC with persistent circulating tumour DNA-negative status on serial testing: surveillance analysis from the IMvigor011 study. Authors: Thomas Powles, Joaquim Bellmunt, Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen, Marine Gross-Goupil, Sergio Bracarda, Ariel Kann, Lydia Makaroff, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Daniel Castellano, Shusuan Jiang, Ja Hyeon Ku, Se Hoon Park, Begoña Mellado Gonzalez, Marco Maruzzo, Ding-Wei Ye, Yuksel Urun, Rafael Morales Barrera, Consuelo Buttigliero, Erik Goluboff, Yi Shi, Zoe June Assaf, Viraj Degaonkar, Arya Tehrani, Jürgen E. Gschwend. [Slide 2 — Surveillance group analysis design] Screening: High-risk MIBC, (y)pT2–T4a N0M0 or (y)pT0–T4a N+M0 at cystectomy; received or did not receive prior NAC; eligible or not eligible for AC; cystectomy within past 6–24 weeks with no evidence of residual disease; no known PD-L1 status for adjuvant therapy; available tumour sample for PD-L1 status and WES and matched blood sample. Surveillance: Serial plasma collection and radiographic imaging q12w for up to 12 mo post-cystectomy. ctDNA+ → R 2:1 → atezolizumab × 1y vs placebo × 1y → treatment follow-up (primary analysis population; NOT included in this surveillance analysis). ctDNA– → radiographic imaging q6m for 2 y → survival follow-up q6m for 2 y (surveillance group: INCLUDED in this analysis). ctDNA– definition: disease-free status at baseline; ≥1 ctDNA– result and no ctDNA+ result; ≥1 post-baseline disease assessment; completed ≥12 mo of surveillance post-cystectomy or discontinued surveillance <12 mo with no ctDNA+ result. Primary endpoint: Investigator-assessed DFS. Key secondary endpoint: OS. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04660344. [Slide 3 — DFS in the ctDNA– population] n=171 ctDNA– patients. Median follow-up (IQR): 16.3 mo (11.6–19.3). DFS events, n (%): 17 (9.9). Median DFS (95% CI), mo: NE (NE, NE). 12-mo DFS: 92%. 18-mo DFS: 88%. [Slide 4 — OS in the ctDNA– population] n=171 ctDNA– patients. Median follow-up (IQR): 16.3 mo (11.6–19.3). OS events, n (%): 2 (1.2). Median OS (95% CI), mo: NE (NE, NE). 12-mo OS: 100%. 18-mo OS: 98%.
@drchoueiri
IMvigor011 Data
24.4K impressions · 155 likes · 2026-05-15
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[Slide 1 — IMvigor011 study design] Screening: MIBC within 6–24 weeks of radical cystectomy; histologically confirmed (y)pT2–T4aN0M0 or (y)pT0–T4aN+M0 urothelial cancer; no evidence of radiographic disease; prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy permitted; ECOG PS 0–2. Surveillance ctDNA monitoring until 1y post-cystectomy: 6-weekly ctDNA testing, 12-weekly radiographic imaging. Repeat testing if ctDNA–. ctDNA+ any time → confirm no evidence of radiographic disease → R 2:1 → Atezolizumab 1680 mg IV q4w for up to 1 y vs Placebo IV q4w for up to 1 y → Treatment follow-up. ctDNA– until 1y → No treatment → Surveillance follow-up. Primary endpoint: INV-assessed DFS. Key secondary endpoint: OS. [Slide 2 — INV-assessed DFS in patients who tested ctDNA+] Atezolizumab n=167 · Placebo n=83. Events, n (%): Atezo 112 (67.1) vs Placebo 66 (79.5). DFS, median (95% CI), mo: 9.9 (7.2, 12.7) vs 4.8 (4.1, 8.3). Stratified HR (95% CI): 0.64 (0.47, 0.87). Stratified P value: 0.0047. Median follow-up: 16.1 mo from randomisation. Landmark DFS: 12-mo 44.7% (atezo) vs 30.0% (placebo); 24-mo 28.0% vs 12.1%. Consistent benefit in relevant secondary endpoints: DFS per IRF: HR 0.66 (95% CI 0.48, 0.91). Distant-metastasis free survival: HR 0.66 (95% CI 0.47, 0.94). [Slide 3 — OS in patients who tested ctDNA+] Atezolizumab n=167 · Placebo n=83. Events, n (%): Atezo 60 (35.9) vs Placebo 36 (43.4). OS, median (95% CI), mo: 32.8 (27.7, NE) vs 21.1 (14.7, NE). Stratified HR (95% CI): 0.59 (0.39, 0.90). Stratified P value: 0.0131. Median follow-up: 16.1 mo from randomisation. Landmark OS: 12-mo 85.1% (atezo) vs 70.0% (placebo); 24-mo 62.8% vs 46.9%. Consistent benefit: Disease-specific survival HR 0.64 (95% CI 0.40, 1.05). [Slide 4 — NEJM publication masthead] The New England Journal of Medicine — Original Article. ctDNA-Guided Adjuvant Atezolizumab in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Authors: Thomas Powles, Ariel G. Kann, Daniel Castellano, Marine Gross-Goupil, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Sergio Bracarda, Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen, Lydia Makaroff, Shusuan Jiang, Ja Hyeon Ku, Se Hoon Park, Marco Maruzzo, Andrea Necchi, Rafael Morales-Barrera, Emilio Francesco Giunta, Jae Lyun Lee, Giampaolo Tortora, Yüksel Ürün, Lukasz Dolowy, Dilek Erdem, Alvaro Pinto, Fabricio Grando, Wei Zou, Zoe June Assaf, Jacqueline Vuky, Viraj Degaonkar, Elizabeth E. Steinberg, Joaquim Bellmunt, Jürgen E. Gschwend, for the IMvigor011 Investigators. Published October 20, 2025. N Engl J Med 2025;393:2395-2408. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2511885.
@tompowles1
Tom Powles@tompowles1
IMvigor011 Data
14.8K impressions · 182 likes · 2026-05-15
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[Slide 1 — Natera press release, May 15, 2026] Signatera™ CDx Approved by the FDA as a Companion Diagnostic in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC). Marks the first FDA-approved use of personalized molecular residual disease (MRD) testing to guide treatment decisions. Solidifies Natera's Treatment on MRD (TOMR) approach as the new standard of care in MIBC, enabling precision interventions for MRD-positive patients while sparing MRD-negative patients from potentially unnecessary treatment.
@tompowles1
Tom Powles@tompowles1
IMvigor011 Data
10.9K impressions · 97 likes · 2023-05-18
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[Slide 1 — IMvigor011 schema] Adjuvant Atezolizumab vs Placebo in High-Risk Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Who Are ctDNA Positive Following Cystectomy (IMvigor011). Post-cystectomy for high-risk urothelial cancer → serial ctDNA testing → +ve (ctDNA positive) → randomize 2:1 → atezolizumab vs placebo. ctDNA -ve → continued surveillance (no treatment) — testing window: 20 weeks. Primary endpoint: PFS (later updated to DFS). Secondary endpoint: OS.
@DrYukselUrun
Yüksel Ürün@DrYukselUrun
IMvigor011 Data
9.3K impressions · 80 likes · 2025-10-20
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[Slide 1 — NEJM publication masthead] The New England Journal of Medicine — Original Article. ctDNA-Guided Adjuvant Atezolizumab in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Authors: T. Powles, A.G. Kann, D. Castellano, M. Gross-Goupil, H. Nishiyama, S. Bracarda, J. Bjerggaard Jensen, L. Makaroff, S. Jiang, J.H. Ku, S.H. Park, O. Reig Torras, D. Ye, M. Maruzzo, A. Necchi, R. Morales-Barrera, E.F. Giunta, J.L. Lee, G. Tortora, Y. Ürün, L. Dolowy, D. Erdem, A. Pinto, F. Grando, W. Zou, Z.J. Assaf, J. Vuky, V. Degaonkar, E.E. Steinberg, J. Bellmunt, and J.E. Gschwend, for the IMvigor011 Investigators.

Top Tweets — IMvigor011

About the IMvigor011 Trial

IMvigor011 is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial evaluating adjuvant atezolizumab in patients with high-risk muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are ctDNA-positive after radical cystectomy. Detection of post-surgical molecular residual disease (MRD) was performed using the Signatera personalized ctDNA assay. This is the first trial to prospectively use ctDNA MRD status to select patients for adjuvant immunotherapy — establishing Level-1 evidence that ctDNA-informed treatment substantially improves outcomes in MIBC.

FDA Approval — May 15, 2026

FDA APPROVED Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) and Atezolizumab + Hyaluronidase-tqjs (Tecentriq Hybreza)

Indicated as adjuvant treatment for adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) following radical cystectomy who have circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) molecular residual disease (MRD).

Companion diagnostic co-approval: Signatera CDx (Natera, Inc.) — to select MIBC patients post-cystectomy with detectable ctDNA MRD for atezolizumab adjuvant therapy.

FDA approval date: 2026-05-15. First prospective biomarker-selected adjuvant immunotherapy approval in MIBC.

📄 Source: FDA Press Release →

Trial Methodology & Results

Population & ctDNA Selection — Signatera Assay

High-risk MIBC patients (ypT2-4a or ypN+ after neoadjuvant chemo and cystectomy; or pT3-4a or pN+ in chemo-naive cystectomy patients) were screened with the Signatera personalized ctDNA assay. Only ctDNA-positive (MRD+) patients were randomized 1:1 to atezolizumab 1200 mg IV q3w for 1 year vs. placebo.

ctDNA MRD+ enrichment — first biomarker-selected adjuvant IO trial in MIBC

📄 Source: ASCO Post →

Disease-Free Survival (DFS) — Primary Endpoint

Median DFS was 9.9 months with adjuvant atezolizumab vs. 4.8 months with placebo (HR 0.64, P=.0047). The DFS benefit was statistically significant and clinically meaningful in this high-risk MRD+ population, where recurrence had been near-certain without treatment.

✓ DFS 9.9 vs 4.8 mo · HR 0.64 · P=.0047

📄 Source: OncLive →

Overall Survival (OS) — Key Secondary Endpoint

Median OS was 32.8 months with atezolizumab vs. 21.1 months with placebo (HR 0.59, P=.0131). The 11.7-month OS improvement is a landmark result in a setting where adjuvant options have historically been limited to nivolumab (CheckMate-274, non-biomarker-selected).

✓ OS 32.8 vs 21.1 mo · HR 0.59 · P=.0131

📄 Source: CancerNetwork →

Safety & Tolerability

Adverse events were consistent with the known atezolizumab safety profile — immune-related events (thyroid dysfunction, hepatitis, pneumonitis, colitis) at expected rates. No new safety signals were identified during the IMvigor011 readout or FDA review.

✓ Known atezolizumab profile · no new safety signals

Clinical Implications

First prospective biomarker-selected adjuvant immunotherapy approval in MIBC. ctDNA MRD+ selection identifies the highest-risk patients who derive the greatest benefit from adjuvant IO — sparing ctDNA-negative patients from unnecessary therapy and toxicity. Practice impact: post-cystectomy ctDNA testing (Signatera) becomes the new standard-of-care decision point; atezolizumab joins the adjuvant MIBC armamentarium alongside nivolumab (CheckMate-274). Sequencing vs. perioperative durvalumab (NIAGARA) and EV+pembro (KEYNOTE-B15) is the next open question.

IMvigor011 in the News

Key KOL Sentiments — IMvigor011

DoctorSentimentComment
Tian Zhang, MD, MHS
@TiansterZhang
● POSITIVEImportant biomarker data from IMvigor011 — Patients without minimal residual disease by ctDNA negative status do very well! Looking forward to follow up on the ctDNA positive group! Congrats @tompowles1 et al #EAU24 https://t.co/Ga1kkDGwVy
Daniel Castellano
@cdanicas
● POSITIVE👏👏 Impressive data in this ctDNA - ve cohort of IMvigor011 phIII study! 👉 more biomarkers to better define the high risk population! #EAU24 @isliquidbiopsy @OncoAlert https://t.co/4o6nEFprx3
Shilpa Gupta
@shilpaonc
● POSITIVE#ESMO25 had 4 GU trials in the Presidential plenary sessions! @myESMO On behalf our GU team, was proud to represent @CleClinicMD for 3/4! #IMvigor011, KN-905 and PSMAddition! Truly grateful to patients &amp; families, my co- investigators &amp; clinical research team for helping us https://t.co/UrIYt0bbP7
Petros Grivas
@PGrivasMDPhD
● POSITIVEIndeed phenomenal broad impact by our friend @tompowles1 including excellent presentation @myESMO #ESMO25 evaluating the clinical utility of ctDNA in IO-naive pts with MIBC in adjuvant setting: IMvigor011 validated hypothesis generated by IMvigor010: https://t.co/lJZnZZ2Id2 https://t.co/We64H1559h https://t.co/VKMz3PfLCc
Sumanta K. Pal, MD, FASCO
@montypal
● POSITIVEHuge congrats to @tompowles1 on shifting the paradigm in #bladdercancer (&amp; frankly #cancer at large) w #IMvigor011, paving the way ctDNA as a tool for potentially allocating #adjuvant therapy. Bravo also on the simultaneous @NEJM publication! https://t.co/UkrIZ0Cu68
Tian Zhang, MD, MHS
@TiansterZhang
● POSITIVEctDNA — a hot topic in postop #bladdercancer for minimal residual disease — compelling data from #IMvigor010 to drive ongoing trials from #IMvigor011 and @ALLIANCE_org #MODERN trial (open @utswcancer!) #UromigosLive24 @Uromigos https://t.co/TgPKVs56Bd
Marta Orozco Belinchon
@OrozcoBelinchon
● NEUTRALIs this the end of cisplatin in MIBC? With the results from NIAGARA, KEYNOTE-B15/EV-304, and KEYNOTE-905/EV-303, along with the emergence of ctDNA in IMvigor011, it is becoming increasingly difficult to defend it as the sole backbone of perioperative treatment. Are we truly https://t.co/RzCBjhFS3Q
Tom Powles
@tompowles1
● NEUTRALIMVIGOR011: ctDNA guided adjuvant atezolizumab in MIBC shows a ctDNA risk adapted approach identified high risk patients who benefit from ICI therapy, sparing persistently ctDNA-ves (at much lower risk) toxicity. Here #GU26 we show ctDNA+ves have dynamic MTM levels (a bit like https://t.co/ZMa5yDUl6R
Andrea Apolo, M.D.
@apolo_andrea
● NEUTRALUS FDA Approves #atezolizumab for Adjuvant Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer With #ctDNA-Guided Treatment based on data from #IMvigor011. This is the first approval in #BladderCancer using ctDNA. A step forward in our field. - https://t.co/JKldo5doUN
Dr Rishabh Jain
@drrishabhonco
● NEUTRAL🚨 FDA approval: Atezolizumab enters the MRD-guided adjuvant space in MIBC. FDA has approved atezolizumab/Tecentriq Hybreza for adults with muscle-invasive bladder cancer after cystectomy who are ctDNA MRD-positive by an FDA-authorized test. Based on IMvigor011: 🧬 Population: https://t.co/TUHU1LMsvM
Yüksel Ürün
@DrYukselUrun
● NEUTRAL#ESMO25 Highly awaited studies: IMvigor011: Atezo vs placebo in ctDNA+ bladder cancer post cystectomy! Proud to be among the investigators. @tompowles1 @Uromigos @myESMO @TeresaSAmaral @E_de_Azambuja @JyotiBajpai01 @ArBayle @Ecastromarcos @GillSharlene @PGrivasMDPhD https://t.co/N0BokbaSUW
European Association of Urology (EAU)
@Uroweb
● NEUTRALSerial ctDNA testing, a better risk-stratification tool? Does adjuvant NIVO have more benefits than PBO in ITT &amp; PD-L1 ≥ 1 populations? More IMvigor011 &amp; CheckMate 274 updates at #EAU24 Game-Changing Session lectures by @tompowles1 &amp; @MattGalsky 👉 https://t.co/lv1JQSDyAx https://t.co/koKKl8NXyo
Toni Choueiri, MD
@DrChoueiri
● NEUTRALWith @OncoBellmunt an author on IMvigor011 @DanaFarber_GU @DanaFarber_GU https://t.co/vCUc3EziWm https://t.co/XgIeuRtZ3o
Yüksel Ürün
@DrYukselUrun
● NEUTRALCongratulations 👏👏👏 Another study that will change practice. One more step to treat our patients better. @myESMO @NEJM #ESMO25 @Uromigos https://t.co/F3iqCfkO7N