Transitional cell carcinoma
MONDO:0006474A malignant neoplasm arising from the transitional epithelium, usually affecting the urinary bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis. It may or may not have a papillary configuration. It is graded 1 to 3 or 4 according to the degree of cellular differentiation and architectural patterns. Grade 1 transitional cell carcinoma is histologically benign but it may recur. Transitional cell carcinomas may also affect the upper respiratory tract and the ovaries.
Also known as: transitional cell neoplasm, transitional cell tumor, transitional cell tumour, carcinoma of transitional epithelial cell, carcinoma of urothelial cell, carcinoma, urothelial, malignant, transitional carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma
3423 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 250 tagged with Transitional cell carcinoma itself.
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Sub-types of Transitional cell carcinoma
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Urothelial carcinoma 364 trials · 695 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
- Bladder transitional cell carcinoma 131 trials · 411 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Renal pelvis/ureter urothelial carcinoma 65 trials · 78 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Urethra transitional cell carcinoma 17 trials Sub-types →
- Pure squamous carcinoma of the urothelial tract 1 trial
- Non-papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder 0 trials
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Ovarian transitional cell carcinoma 12 trials
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Papillary transitional cell carcinoma 1 trial · 11 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
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Sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types
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1 sub-type
Most studied deeper sub-types
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Can a new pill boost Immunotherapy's power against advanced tumors?
Disease control CompletedThis trial tests an experimental drug called FLX475, given alone or with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab, in people with advanced cancers that have not responded to standard treatments. The study aims to find the safest dose and to see whether the combination can shrink tumors. P…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can chemotherapy shrink High-Grade kidney tumors before surgery?
Disease control CompletedThis trial tests whether giving a combination of two chemotherapy drugs, gemcitabine and cisplatin, before surgery can shrink high-grade tumors in the upper urinary tract, a type of kidney cancer. Participants receive four cycles of the drugs over about 12 weeks, followed by surg…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can DNA vaccines plus immunotherapy shrink hard-to-treat bladder cancer?
Disease control CompletedThis trial tests whether combining two DNA-based immunotherapies with the drug atezolizumab can help people with advanced urothelial carcinoma, a type of cancer of the bladder and urinary tract. The DNA therapies are injected into muscle and followed by a brief electric pulse to …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Inovio Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug candidate CBX-12 tested in patients with Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested an experimental drug called CBX-12 in 69 adults with advanced solid tumors (like ovarian, lung, breast, or colon cancer) that had stopped responding to standard therapies. The main goals were to check the drug's safety, find the best dose, and see if it could sh…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Cybrexa Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New antibody aims to unlock immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis early-stage trial tests an experimental antibody called JS004, which targets a protein on immune cells called BTLA, to see if it can help the immune system fight advanced solid tumors like melanoma, kidney cancer, and bladder cancer. The study includes JS004 alone or combine…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for advanced bladder cancer? bevacizumab combo tested
Disease control CompletedThis phase 3 trial tested whether adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine and cisplatin) helps people with advanced urinary tract cancer live longer. 506 patients with cancer that had spread or could not be removed by surgery took part. The study compar…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested a new drug called RO7496353 combined with an immunotherapy (atezolizumab) and sometimes chemotherapy in 102 people with advanced lung, stomach, or pancreatic cancer. The main goal was to check safety and side effects. Researchers also looked at how t…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Genentech, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Major trial tests if abdominal chemo beats IV for tough cancers
Disease control CompletedThis large Phase III trial tested whether adding the drug bevacizumab to chemotherapy works better when the chemo is given into a vein (IV) or directly into the belly (IP). It involved 1560 people with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancers. The goal was to see w…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New drug shows promise for Tough-to-Treat bladder cancer before surgery
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a drug called sacituzumab govitecan given before bladder removal surgery in 44 people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who could not take or refused standard cisplatin chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the drug could completely eliminate the tumor by the t…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: IRCCS San Raffaele • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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New cancer combo drug tested in tiny safety study
Disease control CompletedThis early study tested the safety of an experimental drug called MK-4700, given alone or with the approved immunotherapy Keytruda, in 5 people with advanced solid tumors that had stopped responding to other treatments. The main goal was to find a safe dose and see how the body h…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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New chemo cocktail shows promise for invasive bladder cancer
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested a combination of two chemotherapy drugs, cabazitaxel and cisplatin, given before surgery to remove the bladder in 28 patients with invasive bladder cancer. The goal was to see if the drugs could shrink the tumor enough to improve outcomes. The study also…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat bladder cancer
Disease control CompletedThis study tested whether adding lenvatinib to pembrolizumab (immunotherapy) helps people with advanced bladder cancer live longer or keep their cancer from growing. It included 505 people whose cancer had spread and who could not take the chemotherapy drug cisplatin. The trial w…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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Engineered T-Cells take aim at bladder, skin, and head and neck cancers
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested whether genetically modified T-cells (MAGE-A10ᶜ⁷⁹⁶T) are safe for people with advanced urothelial cancer, melanoma, or head and neck cancer. Ten participants received their own engineered immune cells after chemotherapy. The main goal was to check fo…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Adaptimmune • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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Freeze and fight: new combo tackles metastatic bladder cancer
Disease control CompletedThis completed phase 2 trial tested a combination of cryoablation (freezing tumors with a needle) and immunotherapy drugs (pembrolizumab or avelumab) in 9 people with metastatic bladder cancer. The goal was to see if this approach could shrink tumors that were not frozen. The stu…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:13 UTC
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New hope for bladder cancer patients who can't have standard chemo
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a combination of two drugs (toripalimab and gemcitabine) given before surgery to 50 people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who cannot take the standard chemotherapy drug cisplatin. The goal was to see how many patients had their tumors shrink or disappear. T…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Henan Cancer Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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New combo tackles tough bladder cancer in early trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested a combination of two drugs—avelumab (an immunotherapy) and docetaxel (a chemotherapy)—in 21 people with advanced bladder cancer that had stopped responding to standard platinum chemotherapy. The main goals were to check safety and see if the combinat…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Yousef Zakharia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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Could a pill shrink bladder tumors before surgery?
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested pemigatinib, a daily pill that blocks certain growth signals, in 30 people with recurrent low- or intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Participants took the drug for 4-6 weeks before their standard surgery to remove bladder tumors. The m…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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New pill plus immunotherapy shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested an experimental drug called TPST-1495, taken as a pill, either alone or combined with the immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab). The trial included 89 people with advanced solid tumors like colorectal, lung, head and neck, and endometrial cancers wh…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Tempest Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:48 UTC
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Simple blood or urine test could spot kidney cancer early
Diagnosis CompletedThis study collects blood, tissue, and urine from about 589 people with different types of kidney or urinary tract tumors, plus healthy volunteers. Researchers are looking for special DNA markers (methylated DNA) that could help detect these cancers earlier and more accurately. T…
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New scan could sharpen bladder cancer staging
Diagnosis CompletedThis pilot study tested whether a new radioactive tracer called 18F-fluciclovine, used with a PET/CT scan, can better determine the extent of muscle invasive bladder cancer before surgery. Sixteen participants with bladder cancer received the tracer and scan before their planned …
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Breath sniffing device may predict cancer drug success
Diagnosis CompletedThis study tested whether a simple breath test can predict if cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy drugs. Researchers used an electronic nose device to analyze breath samples from 190 patients with lung, melanoma, kidney, bladder, or head and neck cancers. The goal is to…
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:30 UTC
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Urine test could spot bladder cancer without a scope
Diagnosis CompletedThis study looked at whether a urine test called Cxbladder can accurately detect bladder cancer in 682 people who had blood in their urine. The test's results were compared to the standard method, a camera exam of the bladder (cystoscopy). The goal was to see if the urine test co…
Sponsor: Pacific Edge Limited • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Massive Real-World study tracks Atezolizumab's performance in routine cancer care
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study follows over 2,700 people with bladder, lung, or liver cancer who are receiving the drug atezolizumab as part of their normal treatment. Researchers are tracking how long patients live and how well the drug controls their cancer outside of a controlled clinical trial. …
Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Researchers review Real-World use of avelumab in advanced bladder cancer
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study reviews medical records of 360 Japanese patients with advanced bladder cancer who received avelumab as a maintenance treatment after initial chemotherapy. The goal is to understand patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes like survival and tumor respon…
Sponsor: Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Study seeks to predict hidden cancer in the ureter after bladder surgery
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study analyzes data from 748 patients who had their bladder removed due to bladder cancer. The goal is to find factors that can predict whether cancer has spread to the ureter, the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. By identifying these factors, doctors …
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Bladder cancer treatment patterns under the microscope
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looks at how adults with advanced bladder cancer are treated in everyday medical practice, not in a controlled trial. Researchers will analyze data from cancer clinics to see how long patients go without their disease worsening after starting their first treatment. The…
Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:39 UTC
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Bladder cancer drug avelumab tested in Real-World setting
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis completed study tracked 596 patients in France with advanced bladder cancer who received avelumab as maintenance therapy after initial chemotherapy. Researchers observed how long patients survived and how the drug performed in everyday medical practice, rather than in a cont…
Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC
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Gut bugs may hold key to immunotherapy response in bladder cancer
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis completed pilot study looked at whether the proteins produced by gut bacteria differ between bladder cancer patients who respond to immunotherapy and those who do not. Researchers collected stool and blood samples from 40 patients with advanced bladder cancer. The goal was t…
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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New 3-D method could help grow cancer cells from a simple blood draw
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis completed study tested a 3-D cell culture method to isolate and grow circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood samples of 160 people with and without cancer. The goal was to see if this method could reliably expand CTC numbers for research. If it works, it could improve how …
Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC