Can a new drug help keep bladder cancer at bay?
NCT ID NCT07777848
First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing an experimental drug called RAG-01, either alone or combined with chemotherapy, in people with a type of bladder cancer that hasn't spread into the muscle layer. The study aims to see if the drug can improve how long patients go without their cancer returning. Participants are adults with intermediate- or high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, and the trial will compare the drug's effects to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RAG-01, an experimental drug, given alone or with chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for bladder cancer that may reduce the risk of the cancer returning.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a relatively small number of participants. The drug may not work as hoped, and side effects are possible, especially when combined with chemotherapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 114 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Voluntarily agrees to participate in this study and provides written informed consent prior to the initiation of any study-specific procedures. 2. Is aged ≥18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF). 3. Has histologically confirmed tumor tissue obtained within 12 weeks prior to the first study treatment, with urothelial carcinoma as the predominant histologic subtype (≥90%), and is classified according to the American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines as follows: * Cohort A: high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). * Cohort B: intermediate-risk NMIBC. 4. Regardless of prior bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment, is confirmed before enrollment to be BCG-intolerant, ineligible for BCG, unwilling to receive BCG, or unable to access BCG treatment for any reason. 5. Has no resectable lesion, as confirmed by cystoscopy and/or transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), within 12 weeks prior to the first administration of study treatment. 6. Is willing to provide pathological tissue specimens. 7. Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤1. 8. Has adequate hematologic and organ function within 14 days prior to enrollment. 9. Female participants must agree to use effective contraception during treatment or be surgically sterile or postmenopausal. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test during the screening period; however, pregnancy testing is also required for participants with bilateral tubal ligation. Male participants must be surgically sterile or agree to use effective contraception during treatment. Participants must use contraception from the time of signing the ICF until 3 months after completion of study treatment. The definition of effective contraception will be based on the investigator's judgment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Low-risk NMIBC. 2. Very high-risk NMIBC. 3. Tumors staged as T2 or higher, or urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract or urethra (renal pelvis, ureter, or urethra). 4. Predominantly non-urothelial histology, including squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or other non-urothelial carcinomas. 5. Receipt of antitumor intravesical therapy between the most recent transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) and the first administration of study treatment, except for a single immediate postoperative intravesical chemotherapy instillation. 6. Receipt of any antitumor therapy within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of study treatment. 7. Participation in another clinical trial involving an antitumor investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of study treatment. 8. Prior treatment with small nucleic acid-based antitumor agents, p21-targeted antitumor agents, or cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors. 9. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to signing the informed consent form (ICF). 10. History of malignancy within 2 years prior to enrollment, except for curatively treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix; or ongoing requirement for antitumor therapy. 11. Any Grade ≥3 hemorrhage, as defined by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 6.0, at any site within 6 weeks prior to enrollment, regardless of whether the event has resolved. 12. Chronic renal injury or inflammation, or renal injury or inflammation not recovered to Grade ≤1 according to NCI CTCAE version 6.0. 13. Any of the following within 6 months prior to enrollment: myocardial infarction; severe or unstable angina; coronary or peripheral arterial bypass grafting; symptomatic congestive heart failure; cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack; or pulmonary embolism. 14. Uncontrolled hypertension. 15. New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart failure, or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%. 16. Prolonged corrected QT (QTc) interval. 17. Active infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or tuberculosis at screening, including HIV antibody positivity; hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity with detectable HBV DNA; or HCV antibody positivity with detectable HCV RNA. 18. Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of study treatment, or active infection of Grade ≥2 per CTCAE requiring systemic antibiotic treatment within 1 week prior to the first administration of study treatment. 19. Intolerance of or inability to receive intravesical instillation, or inability to retain intravesical study treatment for the duration required by the protocol for any reason. 20. Anuria, urinary incontinence, or urinary tract obstruction within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. 21. Persistent gross hematuria despite treatment within 1 week prior to enrollment. 22. Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites. 23. Severe pulmonary disease of significant clinical relevance. 24. Confirmed vesicoureteral reflux or bladder perforation. 25. Any other serious acute or chronic medical condition that, in the investigator's judgment, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study treatment, or may interfere with the interpretation or assessment of study results. 26. Severe psychological or psychiatric disorder that, in the investigator's judgment, is likely to result in inadequate compliance with study requirements.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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