New drug combo aims to spare bladders in cancer patients

NCT ID NCT07475806

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests whether a combination of enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab can help people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer avoid bladder removal. About 240 adults who are candidates for surgery will receive the drugs intravenously. The main goals are to see how many achieve a complete response and keep their bladder for at least 2 years.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a way to treat muscle-invasive bladder cancer without removing the bladder, preserving quality of life.

What could go wrong

This is a mid-stage trial with no control group, so results are uncertain. The treatment may not work for everyone, and side effects like nerve damage or uncontrolled diabetes could occur.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Accellacare of Duly

    RECRUITING

    Lisle, Illinois, 60532, United States

  • Arkansas Urology Associates

    RECRUITING

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211, United States

  • Carolina Urologic Research Center

    RECRUITING

    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States

  • Centers for Advanced Urology, LLP

    RECRUITING

    Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 19004, United States

  • NYU Langone Urology Associates

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10017, United States

  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer - Asplundh Cancer Pavilion

    RECRUITING

    Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 19090, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine - UIC Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • Urology San Antonio

    RECRUITING

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States