New hope for advanced bladder cancer? drug targets specific gene mutations

NCT ID NCT06630416

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

Summary

This phase II trial is testing the drug pemetrexed in people with advanced bladder cancer or other solid tumors that have spread and carry certain gene mutations (MLL4, UTX, or MTAP). The goal is to see if pemetrexed can shrink tumors. About 64 participants will receive the drug intravenously and be monitored with scans and blood/urine tests. The study is currently recruiting.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Pemetrexed

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a targeted treatment option for patients with certain gene mutations in advanced bladder cancer and other solid tumors.

What could go wrong

This is an early phase II trial with only 64 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Pemetrexed may not shrink tumors or improve survival, and side effects are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bladder transitional cell carcinoma infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma metastatic malignant neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis stage IVb bladder cancer Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Northwestern Medicine Orland Park

    RECRUITING

    Orland Park, Illinois, 60462, United States

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  • Northwestern University

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

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