New hope for bladder cancer patients who can't have standard chemo

NCT ID NCT04553939

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

Summary

This study tested a combination of two drugs (toripalimab and gemcitabine) given before surgery to 50 people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who cannot take the standard chemotherapy drug cisplatin. The goal was to see how many patients had their tumors shrink or disappear. The approach aims to improve outcomes for this specific group.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma transitional cell carcinoma 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

Locations

  • Henan Cancer Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, China