New hope for bladder cancer patients: experimental drug combo aims to beat chemo
NCT ID NCT07424287
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial is testing whether a combination of an experimental drug (SHR-1501) plus the standard immunotherapy BCG works better than chemotherapy for people with a type of bladder cancer (papillary-only NMIBC) that no longer responds to BCG alone. The study plans to enroll 236 adults who have had all visible tumors removed. The main goal is to see how long the cancer stays away. The trial is not yet recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SHR-1501 (an experimental drug) combined with BCG (a standard immunotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with bladder cancer that no longer responds to BCG alone, potentially delaying or avoiding the need for bladder removal.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial, so results are not yet known. The experimental combination may not be more effective than chemotherapy, and side effects could be significant.
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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 236 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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: 1. Aged at least 18 years, gender is not limited; 2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 2; 3. Histologic confirmation of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (high-grade Ta and/or any T1, no carcinoma in situ); BCG-unresponsive; 4. Cystoscopy within 6 weeks before the randomization shows that the lesion has been completely removed; for T1 stage lesions, pathological results must show the presence of bladder muscle tissue; 5. Not suitable for or unwilling to undergo radical cystectomy; 6. Sufficient hematology and organ function. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous histopathological diagnosis was muscle-invasive, locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (T2 or T3 or T4 or N+ or M+); 2. Received surgery such as TURBT or radiotherapy for bladder lesions within 2 weeks before the randomization; Major surgery was performed within 28 days before randomization; 3. Those who have previously received the following treatments and have not experienced disease recurrence or progression before enrolment: a) Intravesical infusion of cytotoxic chemotherapy or other drugs (such as oncolytic viruses), etc; b) Immune checkpoint inhibitors; c) Other investigatory drugs for the treatment of NMIBC; 4. Those who have previously received immunostimulant therapy; 5. Upper urinary tract tumor detected by CTU or MRU during screening period, urethral prostate tumor detected by cystoscopy, or other concomitant malignant tumors within 5 years before the first administration; 6. Previous medical history or examination suggests active tuberculosis within 1 year prior to the 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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. 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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Peking University First Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200120, China
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