New combo therapy aims to boost bladder cancer treatment before surgery
NCT ID NCT07440901
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding immunotherapy (toripalimab) to standard chemotherapy before surgery can improve outcomes for people with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. About 30 participants will receive the combination therapy, and researchers will monitor how the tumor and immune system respond. The goal is to find better ways to predict and enhance treatment success.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- toripalimab combined with chemotherapy (GC regimen)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more effective neoadjuvant treatment approach for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, potentially improving outcomes before surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early exploratory study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The combination therapy may also cause side effects like immune-related reactions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * Male or female, aged ≥18 years. * Expected survival ≥12 weeks. * Diagnosed by histopathology as muscle-invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma (MIBC) without upper urothelial carcinoma. * Clinical stage (cT2-T4a, N0-1, M0) and no distant metastasis as evaluated by imaging. * The subjects were assessed by urologists as tolerable and planned radical cystectomy. * ECOG Physical Condition 0-2. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with previous malignant tumors were not eligible to participate in the study unless they had achieved complete remission for at least 5 years prior to enrollment and did not require additional treatment or did not require additional treatment during the study. * Combined with serious internal medical diseases including but not limited to: uncontrolled diabetes, active peptic ulcer, active bleeding, etc. * Patients with insufficient communication, understanding and cooperation, or poor compliance, cannot be guaranteed to complete follow-up as required.
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