New drug aims to outperform chemo in tough bladder cancer

NCT ID NCT07419295

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

Summary

This phase 3 trial tests whether the experimental drug sacituzumab tirumotecan helps people with advanced bladder cancer live longer than standard chemotherapy. About 590 participants whose cancer worsened after prior treatments will receive either the new drug or one of several chemotherapies. The study compares overall survival and tumor progression between the two groups.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

sacituzumab tirumotecan (a targeted antibody-drug conjugate)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced bladder cancer that has stopped responding to other therapies.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase 3 trial, so results are not yet known. The experimental drug may not work better than standard chemotherapy and could cause side effects like low blood cell counts or allergic reactions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

urinary bladder carcinoma Urinary Bladder Neoplasms 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

  • AZ Maria Middelares ( Site 0063)

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    Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium

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  • Asociacion de Beneficencia Hospital Sirio Libanes ( Site 0003)

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    Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1419AHN, Argentina

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  • Athens Medical Center ( Site 0336)

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    Marousi, Attica, 151 25, Greece

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  • CHC Montlegia Clinic ( Site 0061)

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    Liège, 4000, Belgium

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  • CHRU de Brest ( Site 0272)

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    Brest, Finistere, 29200, France

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  • Centre intégré de cancérologie du CHU de Québec Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus ( Site 0121)

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    Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4, Canada

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  • Centro Ricerche Cliniche di Verona ( Site 0393)

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    Verona, Veneto, 37134, Italy

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  • Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis ( Site 0489)

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    Tilburg, North Holland, 5022 GC, Netherlands

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  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori ( Site 0396)

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    Milan, 20133, Italy

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  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ( Site 0397)

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    Roma, 00168, Italy

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  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center ( Site 0181)

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    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China

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  • Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto ( Site 0110)

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    São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090-000, Brazil

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  • General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi" ( Site 0335)

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    Athens, Attica, 145 64, Greece

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  • Gifu University Hospital ( Site 0427)

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    Gifu, 501-1194, Japan

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  • H. de Badalona Germans Trias I Pujol ( Site 0603)

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    Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain

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  • Hokkaido University Hospital ( Site 0436)

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    Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan

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  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos ( Site 0608)

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    Madrid, 28040, Spain

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  • Hospital Moinhos de Vento ( Site 0102)

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    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90560-032, Brazil

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  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron ( Site 0607)

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    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre ( Site 0602)

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    Madrid, 28041, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria ( Site 0604)

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    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35016, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla ( Site 0605)

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    Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal ( Site 0606)

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    Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28034, Spain

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  • Hospital Virgen del Rocio ( Site 0601)

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    Seville, 41013, Spain

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  • ICTRIALS Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento ( Site 0107)

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    Curitiba, Paraná, 80510-130, Brazil

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  • IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Metropolitana ( Site 0394)

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    Genova, 16132, Italy

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  • Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital ( Site 0421)

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    Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan

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  • Instituto Alexander Fleming ( Site 0002)

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    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1426ANZ, Argentina

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  • Instituto de Oncologia de Rosario ( Site 0005)

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    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000KZE, Argentina

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  • Isala, locatie Zwolle ( Site 0486)

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    Zwolle, Overijssel, 8025 AB, Netherlands

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  • Istituto Clinico Humanitas ( Site 0398)

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    Rozzano, Milano, 20089, Italy

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  • Kagawa University Hospital ( Site 0424)

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    Kita-gun, Kagawa-ken, 761-0793, Japan

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  • Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna ( Site 0631)

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    Stockholm, Stockholm County, 171 76, Sweden

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  • Kobe University Hospital ( Site 0431)

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    Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0017, Japan

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  • Laenssjukhuset Ryhov ( Site 0632)

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    Jönköping, Jönköping County, 551 85, Sweden

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  • METROPOLITAN GENERAL HOSPITAL-ONCOLOGIC CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH CLINIC ( Site 0332)

    RECRUITING

    Athens, Attica, 155 62, Greece

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  • Macquarie University ( Site 0031)

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    Macquarie, New South Wales, 2109, Australia

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  • Munson Medical Center ( Site 0812)

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    Traverse City, Michigan, 49684, United States

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  • Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School ( Site 0186)

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    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 210008, China

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  • Nara Medical University Hospital ( Site 0423)

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    Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan

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  • Osaka Rosai Hospital ( Site 0428)

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    Sakai, Osaka, 591-8025, Japan

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  • Ospedale San Donato. Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Sud Est ( Site 0392)

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    Arezzo, 52100, Italy

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  • Peking University First Hospital ( Site 0184)

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    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China

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  • Rabin Medical Center ( Site 0364)

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    Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel

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  • Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 0362)

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    Haifa, 3109601, Israel

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  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center ( Site 0366)

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    Jerusalem, 9103102, Israel

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  • Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0361)

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    Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel

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  • St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, locatie Utrecht ( Site 0488)

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    Utrecht, 3543 AZ, Netherlands

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  • St. Marianna University Hospital ( Site 0422)

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    Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan

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  • Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center ( Site 0183)

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    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

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  • Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center ( Site 0188)

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    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

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  • The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University ( Site 0900)

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    Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China

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  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University ( Site 0193)

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    Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, China

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  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University ( Site 0194)

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    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China

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  • The West Clinic, P.C. ( Site 0791)

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    Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States

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  • Thompson Cancer Survival Center ( Site 0803)

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    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States

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  • TriHealth Cancer Institute-Good Samaritan Hospital ( Site 0822)

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    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220, United States

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  • UZ Gent ( Site 0064)

    RECRUITING

    Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium

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  • Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology ( Site 0198)

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    Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China

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  • University General Hospital ''Attikon'' - General Hospital of West Attica "H AGIA VARVARA" ( Site 0333)

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    Chaïdári, Attica, 124 61, Greece

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  • Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center. ( Site 0367)

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    Ẕerifin, 7033001, Israel

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  • Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University ( Site 0907)

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    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China

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  • Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University ( Site 0205)

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    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China

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