New combo aims to beat bladder cancer without removing the bladder
NCT ID NCT07296705
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a combination of two targeted drugs (zanidatamab and tislelizumab) plus chemotherapy can shrink HER2-positive muscle-invasive bladder cancer enough to avoid bladder removal. About 25 adults with stage T2-T4a bladder cancer will receive the treatment before deciding if the bladder can be safely preserved. The goal is to keep the bladder intact while controlling the cancer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
- Ages
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18 to 85 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing to participate, able to provide written informed consent, and able to understand and comply with study requirements and the assessment schedule. 2. Age 18 to 85 years on the date of informed consent. 3. Residual disease after TURBT; histologically confirmed urothelial carcinoma of the bladder staged cT2-T4aN0-1M0 per AJCC 8th edition by histology and imaging. For mixed histology, urothelial carcinoma must be predominant (≥50%). 4. Availability of TURBT tumor tissue and corresponding pathology report; either fresh surgical tissue or unstained slides may be submitted. 5. HER2-positive: IHC 2+ or 3+. 6. No prior anti-HER2-directed therapy (including but not limited to HER2 antibodies, HER2-targeting ADCs, or HER2-targeted TKIs) and no prior PD-(L)1 therapy. 7. ECOG performance status 0-2. 8. Adequate organ function based on screening labs obtained ≤14 days before enrollment: a. For the following counts, no growth-factor support within 14 days prior to sample collection: i. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L ii. Platelets ≥ 100 × 10\^9/L iii. Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L b. INR or aPTT ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) c. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN (≤ 3 × ULN for Gilbert syndrome or isolated indirect hyperbilirubinemia) d. AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 × ULN 9. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within ≤7 days before enrollment and agree to use highly effective contraception during the study and for ≥120 days after the last dose of zanidatamab, tislelizumab, or chemotherapy (whichever occurs later). 10. Non-sterilized men must agree to use highly effective contraception during the study and for ≥120 days after the last dose of zanidatamab, tislelizumab, or chemotherapy (whichever occurs later). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 2. Uncontrolled infection requiring systemic therapy. 3. Diagnosis of another malignancy within the past 5 years. 4. Major surgery or significant trauma within 28 days prior to enrollment (placement of a vascular access device and TURBT are not considered major surgery). 5. Prior radiotherapy to the bladder for bladder cancer. 6. Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment that, in the investigator's judgment, would affect study therapy. 7. Any of the following cardiovascular criteria: 1. Cardiac chest pain within ≤28 days before first study dose, defined as moderate pain that limits activities of daily living. 2. Symptomatic pulmonary embolism within ≤28 days before first study dose. 3. Any acute myocardial infarction within ≤6 months before first study dose. 4. Any history of heart failure of New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV within ≤6 months before first study dose. 5. Any ventricular arrhythmia of severity ≥ Grade 2 within ≤6 months before first study dose. 6. Any cerebrovascular accident within ≤6 months before first study dose. 7. Corrected QT interval (QTc by Fridericia): ≥470 msec for women or ≥450 msec for men. i. Note: If the initial ECG shows QTc \>450 msec (men) or \>470 msec (women), a follow-up ECG should be performed to confirm. h) Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤50% by multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan or echocardiography (ECHO). The same modality used at baseline must be used for follow-up assessments. 8. History of acute myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke within 6 months. 9. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (i.e., positive antibodies to HIV-1/2), active syphilis infection, or active tuberculosis infection. 10. Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. 11. History of interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis, or uncontrolled pulmonary disease, including pulmonary fibrosis or acute lung disease. 12. Known hypersensitivity to any study drug. 13. Concurrent participation in another clinical study, unless observational (non-interventional) or in the follow-up phase of an interventional study. 14. Any other condition deemed by the investigator to render the patient ineligible.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
12 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Putian University
RECRUITINGPutian, Fujian, 351106, China
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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Fujian Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Fuzhou University
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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Jiangxi Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330029, China
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Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University
RECRUITINGQuanzhou, Fujian, 362002, China
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Sanming First Hospital
RECRUITINGSanming, Fujian, 365099, China
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Shandong Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250117, China
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The First Affi liated Hospital of Xiamen University
RECRUITINGXiamen, Fujian, 361003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital to Fujian Medical University
RECRUITINGZhangzhou, Fujian, 363000, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310005, China
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