Major study weighs bladder removal against drug therapy for cancer patients

NCT ID NCT03933826

Summary

This study aims to help patients and doctors make better decisions when bladder cancer returns after initial treatment. Researchers are following 570 patients who choose either bladder removal surgery or additional drug therapy to see which approach leads to better quality of life and outcomes. The study doesn't assign treatments but observes what happens when patients make these difficult choices in real-world settings.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center

    Medford, Oregon, 97504, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Carolina Urologic Research Center, LLC

    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States

  • Chesapeake Urology Research Associates

    Hanover, Maryland, 21076, United States

  • Comprehensive Urology -- A Division of Michigan Healthcare Professionals

    Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States

  • Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

    Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States

  • LSU Healthcare Network - Multi Specialty Clinic

    Metairie, Louisiana, 70006, United States

  • Levine Cancer Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States

  • Michigan Medicine Rogel Cancer Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, United States

  • Spectrum Health

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Stephenson Cancer Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73114, United States

  • The Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • USC/Norris Comprehensive CA Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of North Carolina

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Urology Associates, P.C.

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37209, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Conditions

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