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Could less be more? bladder cancer trial tests stopping immunotherapy after tumors vanish

NCT ID NCT07625527

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at people with a very high-risk type of bladder cancer that cannot be fully removed with standard surgery. After initial treatment with immunotherapy and surgery, some patients become tumor-free. The trial then randomly assigns them to either continue immunotherapy for up to a year or switch to active surveillance—regular checkups without further treatment unless the cancer returns. The goal is to see if active surveillance is a safe and effective option, potentially sparing patients from unnecessary side effects and costs.

What this could mean

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Active substance
PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-based systemic immunotherapy
What this could lead to
If active surveillance works as well as continued therapy, patients could avoid months of extra treatment, reducing side effects and healthcare costs while maintaining cancer control.
What could go wrong
This is a Phase 2 trial with 120 participants, so results are preliminary. Active surveillance may lead to higher recurrence rates, and the study may not apply to all bladder cancer patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

May 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

May 2032

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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 very-high-risk non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. * Has transurethrally unresectable bladder tumor, defined as visually incomplete TURBT and/or extensive high-volume disease considered unsuitable for complete and oncologically adequate transurethral resection. * Has undergone cystoscopy and TURBT evaluation before study enrollment. * Has received systemic PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-based bladder-sparing therapy before randomization. * Has achieved tumor-free status before randomization, defined as: 1. No visible bladder tumor on cystoscopy; 2. Negative bladder biopsy and/or TURBT pathology; 3. Negative urine cytology; 4. Negative urinary tumor DNA (utDNA); 5. No radiographic evidence of progression or metastasis. * Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2. * Has adequate organ function. * Has provided written informed consent. Cohort A Only * Achieved tumor-free status at the initial response evaluation after induction systemic therapy. * Maintained tumor-free status after additional systemic therapy before randomization. Cohort B Only * Did not achieve tumor-free status at the initial response evaluation because of residual non-muscle-invasive disease. * Subsequently underwent complete TURBT/resection of residual disease followed by additional systemic therapy. * Achieved tumor-free status at the second response evaluation before randomization. Exclusion Criteria * Has muscle-invasive bladder cancer (≥T2), locally advanced unresectable disease, nodal disease, or distant metastasis. * Has concurrent upper tract urothelial carcinoma. * Has persistent visible tumor, positive bladder pathology, positive urine cytology, or positive utDNA before randomization. * Has received prior systemic immunotherapy for metastatic urothelial carcinoma. * Has active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment. * Is receiving systemic immunosuppressive therapy. * Has uncontrolled infection requiring systemic therapy. * Has another active malignancy requiring systemic treatment. * Has known active hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus infection, or active tuberculosis. * Has pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Has any medical or psychiatric condition that, in the investigator's judgment, would interfere with study participation or interpretation of results.

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Conditions

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University

    Tianjin, China

  • The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University

    Tianjin, 300000, China

  • Tianjin Hospital

    Tianjin, China

  • Xingtai People's Hospital

    Xingtai, China

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