Urothelial carcinoma
MONDO:0040679A malignant neoplasm derived from the transitional epithelium of the urinary tract (urinary bladder, ureter, urethra, or renal pelvis). It is frequently papillary.
Also known as: Uroepithelial carcinoma, transitional cell car. -uroth., transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract, transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract, urothelial carcinoma
3417 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 364 tagged with Urothelial carcinoma itself.
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Sub-types of Urothelial carcinoma
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Bladder transitional cell carcinoma 131 trials · 411 incl. sub-types
5 sub-types
- Infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma 183 trials · 185 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Non-invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma 167 trials · 170 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Bladder papillary urothelial carcinoma 11 trials
- Bladder sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma 0 trials
- Bladder urachal urothelial carcinoma 0 trials
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Renal pelvis/ureter urothelial carcinoma 65 trials · 78 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Renal pelvis urothelial carcinoma 16 trials Sub-types →
- Ureter transitional cell carcinoma 16 trials Sub-types →
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Urethra transitional cell carcinoma 17 trials
1 sub-type
Most studied deeper sub-types
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New Antibody-Drug conjugate put to the test against Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Not yet recruitingResearchers are running a first-in-human study of MGC030, an antibody-drug conjugate, in people with advanced solid tumors that have come back or stopped responding to standard treatment. The trial includes participants with urothelial, colorectal, gastric, gastroesophageal, esop…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: MacroGenics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 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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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 could spare patients from bladder removal
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis Phase 3 trial tests NDV-01, a sustained-release combination of two chemotherapy drugs (gemcitabine and docetaxel), given directly into the bladder. It aims to prevent cancer from coming back in people with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, including those who have not resp…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill shows promise for tough bladder cancer cases
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests an experimental daily pill called zanzalintinib in 44 adults with advanced bladder cancer that has continued to grow after previous treatments. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors or slow the cancer's progression. Participants will take the pill once…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Guru Sonpavde • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can Long-Term tucatinib use remain safe for HER2-Positive cancers?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study offers continued access to tucatinib, an oral targeted therapy, for people with HER2-positive cancers (including breast, cervical, and lung) who were already benefiting from the drug in a previous Pfizer-sponsored trial. The main goal is to monitor long-term safety and…
Phase 4 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a pill target cancers with a specific gene flaw?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase II trial tests an experimental drug called TR115 in people with advanced solid tumors that have a mutation in the ARID1A gene. The study includes patients with platinum-resistant ovarian clear cell carcinoma, endometrial cancer that failed immunotherapy, and other tumo…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Tarapeutics Science Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a breast cancer drug revive immunotherapy for bladder cancer?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis trial tests whether adding an oral drug called capivasertib to standard immunotherapy can help people with advanced bladder cancer whose tumors have stopped responding to immunotherapy alone. Capivasertib is already approved for breast cancer, and earlier research hints it m…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a Bladder-Instilled biologic keep recurrent bladder cancer at bay?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-phase trial is testing a new biologic drug, UGN-501, for people whose non-muscle invasive bladder cancer has returned after previous treatment. The drug is given directly into the bladder through a catheter once a week for six weeks, with possible quarterly maintenance…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: UroGen Pharma, Inc., a subsidiary of UroGen Pharma Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental drug targets rare genitourinary cancers in new trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests an experimental drug called sacituzumab tirumotecan in people with two rare types of cancer: papillary renal carcinoma and less common forms of bladder cancer. The drug is given by IV every two weeks for up to three years. The main goal is to see how many…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Alianza multidisciplinar para la investigación de los tumores genitourinarios -GUARD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 25, 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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Engineered t cells take on Hard-to-Treat cancers in new trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-stage study tests a new treatment for people with advanced ovarian cancer or other solid tumors that have come back or not responded to standard therapy. The treatment uses a patient's own immune cells that are genetically modified to better recognize and attack cancer…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: University of Chicago • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:07 UTC
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New bladder cancer drug SYS6002 takes on PADCEV in Head-to-Head trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis Phase 2 trial compares a new drug called SYS6002 to the current standard treatment PADCEV in 100 people with advanced bladder cancer that has worsened after chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The study is not yet recruiting and will check for side effects and how well the drugs…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to tackle Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a new drug called CVL006 combined with standard chemotherapy or other targeted drugs in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to previous treatments. The trial has two phases: first, to find the safest dose, and second, to see if the combinati…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Convalife (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:20 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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Morning or afternoon? new study tests best time for bladder cancer drugs
Symptom relief Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether giving standard bladder cancer drugs in the morning or afternoon changes how well they work and how many side effects they cause. About 224 adults with advanced bladder cancer will be randomly assigned to receive their treatment either before 11:30 a.m…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Guliz Ozgun • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 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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Microscopic clues may forecast bladder Cancer's next move
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study examines two microscopic details in bladder cancer tumors—how deep early cancer cells have invaded and whether small clusters of cells are present at the tumor's edge. Researchers will look at tissue samples from 100 patients to see if these features can predict if the…
Sponsor: Assiut University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:08 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
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Bladder cancer combo shows promise in Real-World review
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis study looks back at how well a combination of two drugs—enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab—works as the first treatment for people with advanced bladder cancer that has spread. Researchers will collect data from 361 patients around the world to see how long they live and h…
Sponsor: Aron Research Foundation Ets • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC