Transitional cell carcinoma
MONDO:0006474A malignant neoplasm arising from the transitional epithelium, usually affecting the urinary bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis. It may or may not have a papillary configuration. It is graded 1 to 3 or 4 according to the degree of cellular differentiation and architectural patterns. Grade 1 transitional cell carcinoma is histologically benign but it may recur. Transitional cell carcinomas may also affect the upper respiratory tract and the ovaries.
Also known as: transitional cell neoplasm, transitional cell tumor, transitional cell tumour, carcinoma of transitional epithelial cell, carcinoma of urothelial cell, carcinoma, urothelial, malignant, transitional carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma
3411 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 249 tagged with Transitional cell carcinoma itself.
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Sub-types of Transitional cell carcinoma
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Urothelial carcinoma 363 trials · 692 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
- Bladder transitional cell carcinoma 130 trials · 408 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Renal pelvis/ureter urothelial carcinoma 65 trials · 78 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Urethra transitional cell carcinoma 17 trials Sub-types →
- Pure squamous carcinoma of the urothelial tract 1 trial
- Non-papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder 0 trials
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Ovarian transitional cell carcinoma 12 trials
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Papillary transitional cell carcinoma 1 trial · 11 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
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Sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types
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1 sub-type
Most studied deeper sub-types
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Can a smaller dose of this cancer drug still work? new trial aims to find out
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether a lower dose of the immunotherapy drug nivolumab, given less often, can still control cancer in people with various advanced or metastatic cancers. The goal is to see if a cheaper, more accessible regimen works as well as the standard high-co…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a drug combo spare bladder cancer patients from surgery?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests a combination of two drugs, enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab, given before surgery to people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer or upper tract urothelial carcinoma. The goal is to see if the drugs can shrink or eliminate the cancer enough that some b…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Florida • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for tough bladder cancer: immune drug plus chemo combo enters trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether adding chemotherapy drugs (gemcitabine and mitomycin C) directly into the bladder alongside an immune-boosting drug (toripalimab) works better than toripalimab alone for people with a high-risk bladder cancer that did not respond to standard BCG therapy. …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new drug shrink tumors that resist standard care?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-stage trial tests an experimental drug called STRO-006 in adults with advanced solid tumors, including head and neck, lung, esophageal, gastric, colorectal, endometrial, bladder, and breast cancers that have not responded to standard treatments. The study has three par…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Sutro Biopharma, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New bladder cancer drug aims to fight tumors without harming nerves
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase II trial compares a new targeted drug, sacituzumab tirumotecan (Sac-TMT), to other antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in people with advanced urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer) that has worsened after prior treatment. The main goal is to see if Sac-TMT causes less seve…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fudan University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug duo takes on advanced bladder cancer in early trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a new drug called AK146D1, given alone or with another drug (AK112), in people with advanced urothelial carcinoma (a type of bladder cancer). The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and can shrink tumors. About 132 adults aged 18-75 with measurable tumors and…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Akeso • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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New hope for advanced HER2 cancers? drug trial launches
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-phase study tests a drug called zanidatamab in 10 adults with advanced HER2-positive solid tumors (like endometrial, bladder, or pancreatic cancer) that have worsened after at least one prior treatment. Participants receive the drug by IV every two weeks. The main goal…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Haihua Yuan • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New drug targets hard-to-treat cancers in early trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a drug called Trastuzumab Rezetecan in 15 adults with advanced solid tumors that have the HER2 protein. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors. Participants get the drug by IV every 3 weeks. This is for people whose cancer has worsened after other treat…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Haihua Yuan • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Electric shocks and calcium: a new hope for bladder cancer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-stage trial tests a procedure called calcium electroporation for bladder tumors. Doctors inject calcium into the tumor and then apply short electric pulses to destroy cancer cells. The study will include 20 patients who cannot have standard surgery or other treatments.…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Juan Luis Vásquez • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:24 UTC
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New hope for tough bladder cancer: experimental drug SYS6002 faces chemo in major trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 3 study tests a new drug called SYS6002 against standard chemotherapy in 406 people with advanced bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma) that has worsened after platinum chemo and immunotherapy. The main goal is to see if SYS6002 helps people live longer. The study is n…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC
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New hope for advanced bladder cancer: maintenance drug aims to keep tumors in check
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether the drug avelumab can help keep metastatic urothelial carcinoma (a type of bladder cancer) from growing after patients have already received two lines of chemotherapy. About 144 adults whose cancer has not worsened after second-line chemo will receive ave…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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New imaging tracer could spot hidden cancers
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis early-phase study tests a new imaging agent that targets a protein called TROP2, found on many cancer cells. About 40 adults with metastatic bladder, breast, or lung cancer will receive the agent to see where it goes in the body. The goal is to see if this tracer can help do…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: RayzeBio, Inc. • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New imaging tracer could spot hidden cancers and fibrosis in one scan
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis study tests a new imaging tracer called [18F]FAPI-74, which attaches to a protein found on cells in tumors and scarred or inflamed tissue. Researchers want to see if it can show these areas more clearly than current scans. About 770 adults with various cancers or non-cancer …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Martin Huellner • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New study tests Nerve-Saving support for bladder cancer patients
Symptom relief Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether a supportive product called Neuridase can help reduce nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) caused by a combination of two cancer drugs (enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab) in people with advanced bladder cancer. About 40 participants will receive sta…
Sponsor: University of Florence • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Can a massive biobank unlock the secrets of bladder cancer?
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingResearchers at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center are building a large collection of biological samples and clinical data from people with urothelial carcinoma, a common type of bladder cancer, and related urinary tract cancers. The study will enroll up to 50,000 adults with known or su…
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 29, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Bladder preservation: a viable alternative to radical surgery?
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis registry study follows bladder cancer patients who, after receiving systemic therapy, choose not to undergo bladder removal (cystectomy) or radiotherapy. The goal is to collect data on their outcomes, such as metastasis-free survival, to better understand which patients migh…
Sponsor: Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Scientists hunt for clues in bladder Cancer's surrounding tissue
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study examines stored tumor samples from 100 bladder cancer patients who had their bladder removed. Researchers will measure the amount of supportive tissue, immune cells, and immune clusters near the tumor. The goal is to see if these features are linked to how long patient…
Sponsor: Assiut University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC