New trial tests precision radiation to fight spread bladder cancer
NCT ID NCT07413523
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is for people with bladder cancer that has spread to a small number of other body parts (up to 3 spots). It compares standard treatment (chemotherapy or immunotherapy) alone versus standard treatment plus a precise, high-dose radiation therapy called SBRT. The goal is to see if adding SBRT helps control the cancer better. About 44 participants will be enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that adding targeted radiation to standard therapy helps control bladder cancer that has spread to a few places, potentially improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-phase trial with only 44 participants, so results may not apply widely. Radiation can cause side effects, and it is unclear if it will meaningfully improve survival or quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 44 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years * WHO performance status ≤ 2 * Pathological proven urothelial carcinoma * Stage IV disease at imaging * Maximum of 3 extracranial metastases * Indication to receive I or II line of standard systemic therapy * Adequate liver function * Adequate bone marrow function * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Previous radiation therapy on the same target lesions * Pregnant or breastfeeding patients * Prior malignancy within the last five years (except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix, surgically cured, or localized prostate cancer without evidence of biochemical progression) * Mental conditions rendering the patient incapable to understand the nature, scope, and consequences of the study * WHO PS \>=3
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
RECRUITINGRozzano, Milan, 20089, Italy
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