Dutch bladder cancer cohort aims to map survival and recurrence
NCT ID NCT04503577
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers in the Netherlands are building a nationwide cohort of adults with high-risk non-muscle-invasive, muscle-invasive, and metastatic bladder cancer. The study follows participants over time to measure overall survival, progression-free survival, recurrence-free survival, and health-related quality of life. It is designed as an infrastructure that can support both observational and interventional bladder cancer research. Participation does not prevent patients from joining other studies.
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 it succeeds, this infrastructure could give researchers a large, long-term dataset to test new bladder cancer treatments and better predict how the disease behaves.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational cohort, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove that any therapy works. Results depend on long-term follow-up, and patients who drop out or move away may weaken the data.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2041
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
Bladder cancer patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (T1, Tis or Ta+cis), muscle-invasvie bladder cancer (T2-4, any N, M0/X), and metastatic bladder cancer (any T, any N, M1a/b)
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Bladder cancer * Any stage except Ta * 18 years or older * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * No exclusion criteria Note: participation in ProBCI does not exclude the patient from participation in other studies.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
23 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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Albert Schweitzer Hospital
RECRUITINGDordrecht, Netherlands
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Alrijne Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGLeiderdorp, Netherlands
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Amphia Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGBreda, Netherlands
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Amsterdam UMC, location VUMC
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Netherlands
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Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGTilburg, Netherlands
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Erasmus Medical Center
RECRUITINGRotterdam, Netherlands
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Isala
RECRUITINGZwolle, Netherlands
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Jeroen Bosch Hospital
RECRUITING's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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Maastricht University Medical Center
RECRUITINGMaastricht, Netherlands
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Meander Medical Center
RECRUITINGAmersfoort, Netherlands
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Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
RECRUITINGLeeuwarden, Netherlands
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Radboud univerisity Medical Center
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Netherlands
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Rijnstate
RECRUITINGArnhem, Netherlands
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SKB Winterswijk
RECRUITINGWinterswijk, Netherlands
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Spaarne Gasthuis
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHoofddorp, Netherlands
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Treant Hospital
RECRUITINGEmmen, Netherlands
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University Medical Center Groningen
RECRUITINGGroningen, Netherlands
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University Medical Center Utrecht
RECRUITINGUtrecht, Netherlands
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VieCuri
RECRUITINGVenlo, Netherlands
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ZGT
RECRUITINGAlmelo, Netherlands
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Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei
RECRUITINGEde, Netherlands
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Zuyderland
RECRUITINGSittard, Netherlands
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