New drug combo may help bladder cancer patients keep their bladder
NCT ID NCT07566156
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether two drugs, enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab, can control muscle-invasive bladder cancer without needing to remove the bladder. About 390 adults whose cancer hasn't spread outside the bladder will receive either the drug combo or standard chemoradiation. The goal is to see if the combo helps patients live longer and keeps the bladder cancer-free.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 390 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * Has histologically confirmed initial diagnosis of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) with predominant urothelial histology staged cT2-T4aN0M0 * Tissue comprising muscle-invasive urothelial cancer must be submitted for clinical staging at baseline * Eligible for and agree to receive chemoradiotherapy and one of the protocol-specified radiosensitizing chemotherapy regimens * Fit for systemic therapy and elect bladder preservation, including participants who are ineligible for or have elected not to undergo cystectomy * Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2 Exclusion Criteria: * Advanced or metastatic disease (N+, M1), non-urothelial carcinoma, diffuse or multifocal CIS, urothelial carcinoma or histological variant at any site outside the urinary bladder within previous 24 months prior to randomization except Ta/T1/CIS of the upper urinary tract including renal pelvis and ureter if the participant had undergone complete nephrectomy * Has received any prior systemic treatment, chemoradiation, and/or radiation for MIBC or NMIBC * Prior pelvic radiation for any reason * Inadequate bladder function * Other active malignancies within 3 years prior to randomization * Previously treated with enfortumab vedotin or other MMAE-based antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) * Previously treated with a PD(L)-1 inhibitor, defined as a PD-1 inhibitor or PD-L1 inhibitor * Uncontrolled diabetes * Currently receiving systemic antimicrobial treatment for active infection (viral, bacterial, or fungal) at the time of randomization. Routine antimicrobial prophylaxis is permitted * Known active hepatitis B, active hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Received major surgery (defined as requiring general anesthesia and \>24 hour inpatient hospitalization) within 4 weeks prior to randomization * Known severe (≥ Grade 3) hypersensitivity to any enfortumab vedotin excipient contained in the drug formulation of enfortumab vedotin * Known genetic disorders associated with radiosensitivity (eg, ataxia telangiectasia, Nijmegen breakage syndrome, Fanconi syndrome) * Active keratitis or corneal ulcerations * History of autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan * Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplant * Received a live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to randomization
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
14 sites in 2 countries. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Compass Oncology - West
RECRUITINGTigard, Oregon, 97223, United States
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Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology
RECRUITINGFort Wayne, Indiana, 46825, United States
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Illinois Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGNiles, Illinois, 60714, United States
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Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants
RECRUITINGNewark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Missouri Cancer Associates
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65201, United States
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Oncology Hematology Care Clinical Trials, LLC
RECRUITINGFairfield, Ohio, 45014, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80012, United States
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SCRI Oncology Partners
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Samsun Clinic - Ridley-Tree Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSanta Barbara, California, 93105, United States
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Site CA01071
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, Canada
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Texas Oncology
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Texas Oncology - Northeast Texas
RECRUITINGTyler, Texas, 75702, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Williamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center
RECRUITINGEugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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