New combo therapy may save bladders in bladder cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07402317
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a three-step treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer: chemotherapy, then a minimally invasive surgery to remove the tumor, followed by radiation. The goal was to treat the cancer while keeping the bladder intact, which could improve quality of life compared to standard bladder removal. The study included 97 adults with early-stage muscle invasive bladder cancer and looked at how well the cancer responded and how long patients remained cancer-free.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chemotherapy (neoadjuvant), followed by transurethral resection of bladder tumor, then radiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a way to treat muscle invasive bladder cancer without removing the bladder, potentially improving quality of life for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center, non-randomized study with only 97 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The cancer may still recur, and some patients may eventually need bladder removal.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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97 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2023
- 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 80 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: clinical case's of muscle invasive bladder cancer .T2 or more bladder cancer according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system. * Age \>18 years old. .Adequate bone marrow function. .Adequate renal functions. .Adequate hepatic functions. Exclusion criteria: .Distant metastases, pelvic lymph node metastasis. .Evidence of tumor-related hydronephrosis. .Severe irritative bladder symptoms. * Persistent infection. .Associated serious medical or psychiatric illness. .Prior or concurrent malignancy of any other site unless the patient was disease free for 5 years. .Previous systemic chemotherapy or pelvic irradiation. .Pregnant or lactating female patients. .Each patient will give written informed consent before entering the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azhar Assiut faculty of medicine
Asyut, Egypt
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