Bladder cancer biorepository aims to unlock secrets of tumor growth
NCT ID NCT03413982
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is creating a large registry and biorepository of information and samples from 1,000 people with bladder cancer. Researchers will collect blood, urine, and tissue samples over two years to study how they relate to tumor development, recurrence, and survival. The goal is to provide a resource for future studies that could lead to better treatments or biomarkers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help researchers find better ways to predict, treat, or monitor bladder cancer in the future.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data and samples for future research, so it won't directly benefit participants or produce immediate results.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2035
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.
Who is studied
Patients who are receiving care from KUMC clinics will be considered for this registry.
- 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: * Patients who present to clinic with presumed bladder cancer or have a diagnosis of bladder cancer are eligible to participate * Patients can participate in any additional research studies during the patients' participation within this protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not have presumed bladder cancer will not be eligible
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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