Bladder transitional cell carcinoma
MONDO:0005611The most common morphologic subtype of urinary bladder carcinoma (over 90% of cases). It arises from the transitional epithelium. It most often affects males in their sixth and seventh decades of life. Hematuria is the most common symptom at presentation. Pathologic stage is the strongest predictor of survival.
Also known as: bladder transitional cell carcinoma, bladder urothelial cancer, bladder urothelial carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, urinary bladder transitional cell carcinoma, urinary bladder urothelial carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder, BLCA
3155 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 130 tagged with Bladder transitional cell carcinoma itself.
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Infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma 181 trials · 183 incl. sub-types
9 sub-types
- Infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma sarcomatoid variant 5 trials
- Plasmacytoid variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma 4 trials
- Micropapillary variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma 3 trials
- Infiltrating bladder lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma 1 trial
- Nested variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma 1 trial
- Infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma, clear cell variant 0 trials
- Lipid-cell variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma 0 trials
- Lymphoma-like variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma 0 trials
- Microcystic variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma 0 trials
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Non-invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma 167 trials · 170 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Bladder carcinoma in situ 30 trials
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Bladder papillary urothelial carcinoma 11 trials
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Bladder urachal urothelial carcinoma 0 trials
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Can intensified chemotherapy before surgery clear bladder tumors?
Disease control Stopped earlyResearchers test whether four cycles of dose-dense MVAC chemotherapy, given with G-CSF support, can shrink or eliminate muscle-invasive bladder cancer before radical surgery. The trial enrolls 24 adults with locally advanced urothelial carcinoma of the bladder who are fit for cis…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on bladder cancer in early trial
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early-stage trial tests a new type of immunotherapy called 4SCAR-T cells in 20 people with advanced bladder cancer that has spread and no longer responds to standard treatments. The cells are genetically modified to recognize and attack cancer cells. The study aims to see if…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Bladder cancer radiation trial halted early
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study looked at whether giving radiation therapy after bladder removal surgery could help prevent cancer from coming back in the pelvis. It included 14 people with advanced bladder cancer. The trial was stopped early, so we don't have clear answers on whether the radiation h…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: NRG Oncology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:37 UTC
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Bladder cancer combo therapy trial cut short – what we know
Disease control Stopped earlyThis phase 2 trial tested whether adding the immunotherapy avelumab to standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine-cisplatin) helps people with advanced bladder cancer that has spread. The study planned to enroll 65 patients but was terminated early. Researchers measured tumor shrinkage a…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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Hormone blocker added to chemo for bladder cancer: early study halted
Disease control Stopped earlyThis early study tested adding a testosterone-lowering drug (degarelix) to standard chemotherapy for people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer that has testosterone receptors. Only 2 people enrolled before the study was stopped. The goal was to see if the combination could elimi…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Brown University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC
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New combo therapy for tough bladder cancer cases shows early promise
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tested a combination of two drugs, selinexor and pembrolizumab, in people with advanced bladder cancer who either couldn't take the standard chemo drug cisplatin or whose cancer got worse after cisplatin. The goal was to find the best dose and see if the combo could sh…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Mamta Parikh • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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Bladder cancer drug combo trial halted early
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study tested a combination of two drugs, futibatinib and pembrolizumab, in 43 people with advanced or metastatic bladder cancer who could not receive standard chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the combo could shrink tumors and to check its safety. The trial was terminated…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Taiho Oncology, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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Cancer combo trial halted early – what went wrong?
Disease control Stopped earlyThis phase 2 trial tested a combination of two drugs, niraparib and dostarlimab, in 51 adults with advanced solid tumors that had DNA repair defects or were sensitive to platinum chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the combo could shrink tumors. However, the study was terminated…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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Cancer drug combo trial halted early – what we know
Disease control Stopped earlyThis trial tested a combination of two drugs, rucaparib and atezolizumab, in 130 adults with advanced solid tumors that have specific DNA repair problems or are sensitive to platinum chemotherapy. The goal was to see if the combination could shrink tumors. However, the study was …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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Bladder cancer drug combo study halted early
Disease control Stopped earlyThis study looked at whether adding an immunotherapy drug (pembrolizumab) to a targeted therapy (pemigatinib) works better than the targeted therapy alone or standard care for people with advanced bladder cancer that has a specific gene change (FGFR3). The study was stopped early…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Incyte Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Bladder cancer drug combo trial stalls early
Disease control Stopped earlyThis small phase II study tested whether combining the chemotherapy drug docetaxel with the targeted therapy lapatinib could help patients with advanced bladder cancer that had already been treated with platinum-based chemo. Only 15 people enrolled before the study was terminated…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Southern California • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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New drug targets genetic weakness in tough cancers
Disease control Stopped earlyThis phase 2 trial tested the drug tovorafenib (DAY101) in 23 people aged 12 and older with recurrent or progressive solid tumors that have specific genetic changes in the MAPK pathway. The goal was to see how many patients' tumors shrank or disappeared. The study was terminated …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC