Bladder cancer drug combo shows promise in early trial

NCT ID NCT03324282

First seen May 22, 2026 · Last updated Jun 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tested whether adding the immunotherapy drug avelumab to standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine and cisplatin) could improve outcomes for people with advanced bladder cancer that had spread. The trial enrolled 65 patients and measured how many responded to treatment and how severe side effects were. The study was stopped early, but results help guide future research.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Besançon

    Besançon, France

  • CHU de Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, France

  • CHU de Poitiers

    Poitiers, France

  • CHU de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, France

  • Centre François Baclesse

    Caen, France

  • Centre Léon Bérard

    Lyon, France

  • Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP

    Paris, France

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, France

  • Institut Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, France

  • Institut Paoli Calmettes

    Marseille, France

  • Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole

    Toulouse, France

  • Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest - René Gauducheau

    Nantes, France

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