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Signatera™ for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)

Personalized ctDNA testing to risk-stratify patients, inform treatment decisions, and detect molecular recurrence earlier than standard tools.

First and only randomized phase 3 trial supporting ctDNA-guided treatment in MIBC

IMvigor011 demonstrated improved outcomes with a ctDNA-guided treatment approach in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Test

ctDNA+ patients

benefit from adjuvant immunotherapy

36%

lower risk of recurrence or death.1

Know

ctDNA– patients

may avoid unnecessary treatment

95%

disease-free at 1 year with observation alone.2

Decide

Detect recurrence

earlier than imaging

96

days earlier detection of relapse.3

IMvigor011 trial results

  • ctDNA-positive patients had improved DFS vs placebo.
  • Median DFS: 9.9 vs 4.8 months (HR 0.64).
  • Reduced risk of death by 41% (HR 0.59).

Supports ctDNA-guided treatment escalation in high-risk MIBC.

Clinical decision points for Signatera™ across the MIBC continuum

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Phase 3 evidence supporting Signatera™ in MIBC

Phase 3 and perioperative studies support the clinical utility of personalized ctDNA testing in MIBC.

IMvigor011

Persistently ctDNA-negative patients demonstrated favorable outcomes with surveillance alone:

  • OS: 100% at 12 months; 98% at 18 months¹
  • DFS: 92% at 12 months; 88% at 18 months¹

NIAGARA

ctDNA status remained highly prognostic in patients receiving perioperative immunotherapy:

  • ctDNA-negative patients had significantly improved outcomes²
  • ctDNA negativity after cystectomy was associated with a 91% lower risk of relapse²
  • ctDNA clearance during treatment correlated with improved event-free survival²

CheckMate274

ctDNA identified patients most likely to benefit from adjuvant nivolumab:

  • Median DFS: 52.1 vs 5.0 months by ctDNA status³
  • ctDNA-positive patients derived greater benefit from nivolumab³

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Post-Surgical MRD Assessment

Persistent ctDNA positivity after cystectomy identified residual disease and supported initiation of adjuvant nivolumab:

  • ctDNA levels decreased after surgery but remained detectable
  • ctDNA declined further after adjuvant immunotherapy

Recurrence Monitoring

Serial ctDNA monitoring detected molecular recurrence before radiographic progression:

  • Median lead time over imaging: 96 days²
  • ctDNA detected recurrence in 13 of 17 patients after cystectomy²

Immunotherapy Response Monitoring

ctDNA dynamics helped clarify treatment response during pembrolizumab therapy:

  • Imaging initially suggested progression while ctDNA levels decreased
  • Pembrolizumab treatment was continued
  • ctDNA clearance preceded radiographic resolution³

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References

1Powles T, et al. ctDNA-guided adjuvant atezolizumab in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (IMvigor011). New England Journal of Medicine. 2025.

2Powles T, et al. IMvigor011: Phase 3 study of ctDNA-guided adjuvant atezolizumab in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Presented at ESMO 2025.

3Christensen E, et al. Early detection of metastatic relapse and monitoring of therapeutic efficacy by ultra-deep sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA in patients with urothelial bladder carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019;37(18):1547–1557.

4Sfakianos JP, et al. Association of tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA detectability before and after radical cystectomy with disease-free survival in patients with bladder cancer. European Urology Oncology. 2025.

5Powles T, et al. Circulating tumor DNA in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer receiving perioperative durvalumab (NIAGARA). Presented at ASCO 2025.

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