Urethra cancer
MONDO:0004192A malignant neoplasm involving the urethra
Also known as: cancer of urethra, malignant neoplasm of the urethra, malignant neoplasm of urethra, malignant tumor of the urethra, malignant tumor of urethra, malignant tumour of the urethra, malignant urethra neoplasm, malignant urethra tumor
2776 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 18 tagged with Urethra cancer itself.
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Browse by category →Sub-types of Urethra cancer
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Carcinoma of urethra 2 trials · 21 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
- Urethra transitional cell carcinoma 17 trials Sub-types →
- Urethra adenocarcinoma 1 trial · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Urethra squamous cell carcinoma 2 trials Sub-types →
- Littre gland carcinoma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Carcinoma in situ of urethra 0 trials
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Anterior urethra cancer 0 trials
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Female urethral cancer 0 trials
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Male urethral cancer 0 trials
4 sub-types
- Littre gland carcinoma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Bulbomembranous urethral cancer 0 trials
- Penile urethral cancer 0 trials
- Prostatic urethral cancer 0 trials Sub-types →
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Posterior urethra cancer 0 trials
Most studied deeper sub-types
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Can a rheumatoid arthritis drug tame Immunotherapy's side effects?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding tocilizumab (a drug used for arthritis) to standard immunotherapy can reduce severe side effects in people with advanced melanoma, lung cancer, or bladder cancer. About 35 participants will receive all three drugs. The goal is to see if the combina…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immunotherapy combo shows promise for bladder cancer patients unable to get chemo
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing whether giving two immunotherapy drugs (durvalumab and tremelimumab) before surgery can help patients with aggressive bladder cancer who cannot take standard chemotherapy. The study involves 54 participants and primarily looks at safety and how t…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to prevent rare melanoma recurrence
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether adding cabozantinib to the immunotherapy drug nivolumab can prevent mucosal melanoma from returning after surgery. About 101 patients with resected mucosal melanoma will receive either nivolumab alone or nivolumab plus cabozantinib. The study aim…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo aims to fight tough bladder cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the chemotherapy drug eribulin to the immunotherapy atezolizumab works better than atezolizumab alone for people with advanced or spreading bladder cancer who cannot take standard cisplatin chemo. About 72 adults with recurrent or metastatic urothe…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat bladder cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a combination of two drugs—erdafitinib and enfortumab vedotin—in 24 people with advanced bladder cancer that has spread and has specific FGFR2/3 gene changes. Erdafitinib blocks a faulty protein that helps cancer grow, while enfortumab vedotin de…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Two-Drug maintenance strategy aims to stall advanced bladder cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial tests whether adding cabozantinib to avelumab (an immunotherapy) helps keep metastatic urothelial cancer from growing after initial chemotherapy. About 654 patients will receive either the combination or avelumab alone as maintenance therapy. The goal is to s…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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Cancer cocktail: new combo aims to tame tough tumors
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a combination of three drugs—bortezomib, gemcitabine, and doxorubicin—in people with advanced urothelial cancer or other solid tumors that cannot be removed by surgery. The main goal is to find the highest safe dose of the two chemotherapy drugs when …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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Could a common blood pressure pill boost immunotherapy for bladder cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether adding propranolol, a common blood pressure drug, to standard immunotherapy can help control advanced bladder cancer. The study enrolled 6 adults with urothelial carcinoma that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery. Researchers are prima…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Emory University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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Immunotherapy-Chemo combo targets tough neuroendocrine cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to standard platinum-based chemotherapy can help people with rare, aggressive small cell or neuroendocrine cancers of the bladder or prostate. The study includes 15 participants whose cancer has spre…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:57 UTC
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Chemo cocktail takes on rare bladder cancers
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tested a combination of four chemotherapy drugs (5-FU, leucovorin, gemcitabine, and cisplatin) in 46 people with advanced or inoperable adenocarcinoma of the bladder, urethra, or urachus. The goal was to see how many patients' tumors shrank or disappeared. Rese…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:14 UTC
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Scientists dig into tumor DNA to crack immunotherapy resistance
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study examines stored tumor samples from 15 people with kidney or bladder cancer who initially responded to immune checkpoint therapy but later developed new tumors. Researchers will compare the genetic and tissue features of the original and new tumors to understand how the…
Sponsor: Fox Chase Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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Can a gene test tell who responds to immunotherapy for bladder cancer?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis small phase II trial is studying whether specific gene mutations (ARID1A and KDM6A) and a protein called CXCL13 can predict how well patients with advanced bladder cancer respond to the immunotherapy drug nivolumab. Six participants with metastatic urothelial cancer whose tu…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC