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Can removing bladder tumors in one piece improve cancer outcomes?

NCT ID NCT07724886

Not yet recruiting Disease control Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026

Summary

This trial tests whether a newer surgical method called en bloc resection, which removes bladder tumors in one piece, works better than the standard piecemeal approach for people with intermediate- or high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. All participants also receive a year of intravesical BCG immunotherapy. The study aims to see which technique leads to fewer cancer recurrences.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
transurethral en bloc resection of bladder tumour plus intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy
What this could lead to
If en bloc resection proves superior, it could become the new standard surgical approach for intermediate- and high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, potentially reducing recurrence rates.
What could go wrong
This is a large but early-stage comparison; the new technique may not improve outcomes over the standard approach and could carry different surgical risks.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

non-invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma urinary bladder carcinoma Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BLADDER CANCER

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • North District Hospital

    Sheung Shui, Hong Kong

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  • Prince of Wales Hospital

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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