Bladder carcinoma in situ
MONDO:0004703Also known as carcinoma in situ of the urinary bladder or high grade intraurothelial neoplasia, this is a flat lesion of the transitional cell epithelium characterized by severe cytologic atypia. This lesion is confined to the urothelium, and is a precursor of invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Stage 0is includes: Tis, N0, M0. Tis: Carcinoma in situ: "flat tumor". N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 6th and 7th eds.)
Also known as: cancer in situ of urinary bladder, bladder flat CIS, bladder flat carcinoma in situ, carcinoma in situ of bladder, carcinoma in situ of the urinary bladder, carcinoma in situ of urinary bladder, flat CIS of the bladder, flat CIS of the urinary bladder
2807 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 30 tagged with Bladder carcinoma in situ itself.
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New vaccine-like therapy aims to keep bladder cancer from coming back
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding an experimental treatment (V940) to standard BCG therapy helps people with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer live longer without their cancer returning. About 308 adults will be randomly assigned to get either V940 plus BCG or BCG alone.…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to control bladder cancer when standard therapy fails
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests two drugs, durvalumab and monalizumab, given together to people with a type of bladder cancer that has not gotten better with standard treatment. The goal is to see if the combination can make the cancer disappear or stop it from growing. About 60 adults will tak…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: John Sfakianos • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New bladder cancer drug shows promise in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called MK-3120 for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. After standard tumor removal, 45 participants will receive the drug directly into the bladder. The main goals are to check safety and how well people tolerate it, while also looking at tu…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New Virus-Based therapy offered to bladder cancer patients who failed standard care
Disease control Expanded accessThis program provides early access to cretostimogene grenadenorepvec, a virus-based therapy, for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer that has not responded to standard BCG treatment. Eligible participants have a specific type of bladder cancer (CIS with or without hi…
Sponsor: CG Oncology, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New bladder cancer drug shows promise in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called PF-08052667 for adults with a type of bladder cancer that hasn't spread into the muscle layer but is likely to return. The drug is given directly into the bladder, sometimes with other medicines like BCG or sasanlimab. The trial has three parts …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New bladder cancer therapy shows promise in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 study is testing a new treatment called TARA-002 for people with a type of high-grade bladder cancer that hasn't spread into the muscle. The treatment is given directly into the bladder through a catheter once a week for 6 weeks. The study will include about 131 adul…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Protara Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New bladder cancer drug TARA-002 faces chemotherapy in major trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests whether a new drug, TARA-002, works better than standard chemotherapy for a type of early-stage bladder cancer. About 284 adults who have not received BCG therapy will be randomly assigned to receive either TARA-002 or chemotherapy directly into the bladd…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Protara Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Tiny Drug-Carrying particles aim to blast bladder cancer cells
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called PPM, which are tiny particles loaded with the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel and coated with a molecule (PLZ4) that helps them target bladder cancer cells. The drug is given directly into the bladder through a catheter once a week for …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New Gene-Based bladder cancer treatment shows promise in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called EG-70 (detalimogene) for a type of bladder cancer called non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The drug is given directly into the bladder through a catheter. The trial includes patients whose cancer did not respond to standard BCG therapy…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: enGene, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New gene therapy combo could offer bladder cancer patients an alternative to surgery
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial is testing a gene therapy called nadofaragene firadenovec, given directly into the bladder, either alone or combined with chemotherapy or immunotherapy. It is for people with a type of bladder cancer that has not responded to standard BCG therapy. The study aim…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Ferring Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 08, 2026 00:03 UTC
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New virus therapy takes on tough bladder cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing a treatment called cretostimogene grenadenorepvec, a modified virus designed to infect and destroy cancer cells, in 16 people with high-risk bladder cancer that has not responded to standard BCG therapy. The study aims to see if the treatment can mak…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Lepu Biopharma Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Bladder cancer patients may avoid surgery with new drug combo
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing whether two chemotherapy drugs, gemcitabine and docetaxel, given directly into the bladder can treat high-risk bladder cancer that did not respond to standard BCG therapy. About 174 adults will receive weekly treatments for 6 weeks, then monthly for …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Michael A. O'Donnell • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:09 UTC
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Engineered TB bacteria could offer new hope for bladder cancer patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial is testing a new version of the BCG therapy, made from a genetically modified bacterium, for people with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) who have not received BCG before. The treatment is given directly into the bladder through a catheter. The st…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: ImmunityBio, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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New nanoparticle therapy targets bladder cancer cells
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new treatment called PLZ4-coated paclitaxel-loaded micelles (PPM) for people with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer that has come back or not responded to standard therapy. PPM is a nanoparticle designed to deliver chemotherapy directly to tumor ce…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University of California, Davis • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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New hope for bladder cancer patients who failed standard treatment
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called Ruvidar, given directly into the bladder, for people with a type of bladder cancer that did not respond to or could not tolerate standard BCG therapy. About 90 adults will receive up to three treatment sessions. The main goal is to see if the dr…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Theralase® Technologies Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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Bladder cancer patients step up: App-Based exercise trial aims to boost activity
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study compares a home-based physical activity program delivered through the ExerciseRx app to health education alone in 100 adults with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Participants will use a Fitbit to track steps, and the app will set personalized goals and provide enco…
Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Bladder cancer chemotherapy comes home: new trial tests convenience and safety
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study tests whether giving chemotherapy directly into the bladder at home is safe and acceptable for people with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. About 40 participants will receive their usual medications—such as BCG, gemcitabine, docetaxel, or mitomycin—at home instead o…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC