New drug combo aims to save bladders in cancer fight

NCT ID NCT01495676

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tested whether adding gemcitabine to standard cisplatin and radiation therapy could help control muscle-invasive bladder cancer while preserving the bladder. About 69 patients were enrolled to compare the combination against standard treatment. The study was terminated early, so firm conclusions are limited.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

gemcitabine and cisplatin

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a bladder-sparing treatment option for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, avoiding the need for radical surgery.

What could go wrong

This trial was terminated early with only 69 participants, so results are limited. The combination may increase side effects without improving disease control.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CRLC GF Leclerc

    Dijon, 21000, France

  • CRLC Val d'Aurelle-Paul Lamarque

    Montpellier, 34000, France

  • Centre Alexis Vautrin

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France

  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    Nice, 06189, France

  • Centre Francois Baclesse

    Caen, 14000, France

  • Centre azuréen de Cancérologie

    Mougins, 06250, France

  • Clinique Patseur

    Toulouse, 31300, France

  • HEGP

    Paris, 75015, France

  • Hopital Henri Mondor

    Créteil, 94010, France

  • Hopital saint Louis

    Paris, 75010, France

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, 33000, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie Lucien Neuwirth

    Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42705, France