New combo therapy shows promise in bladder cancer fight
NCT ID NCT03528694
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug durvalumab to standard BCG treatment helps keep high-risk bladder cancer from coming back. About 1,000 adults with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer who have not had BCG before will receive either the combination or BCG alone. The main goal is to see if the combination extends the time patients remain cancer-free.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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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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1,018 people
The number who actually took part.
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May 2018
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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.
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18 to 130 years
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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: For inclusion in the study, patients should fulfill the following criteria: * Aged at least 18 years * BCG-naïve (patients who have not received prior intravesical BCG or who previously received but stopped BCG more than 3 years before study entry are eligible) * Local histological confirmation (based on pathology report) of high-risk transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium of the urinary bladder confined to the mucosa or submucosa. A high risk tumor is defined as one of the following * T1 tumor * High grade/ G3 tumor * CIS * Multiple and recurrent and large (with diameter of largest tumor ≥3 cm) tumors (all conditions must be met in this point) * Complete resection of all Ta/T1 papillary disease prior to randomization, with the TURBT removing high-risk NMIBC performed not more than 4 months before randomization in the study. Patients with residual CIS after TURBT are eligible * No prior radiotherapy for bladder cancer * No prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy of cancer including, but not limited to, other anti CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and anti-programmed cell death ligand 2 antibodies. Patients who have been treated with anticancer vaccines will be excluded Exclusion Criteria: Patients should not enter the study if any of the following exclusion criteria are fulfilled: * Evidence of muscle-invasive, locally advanced, metastatic, and/or extra vesical bladder cancer (ie, T2, T3, T4, and / or stage IV) * Concurrent extravesical (ie, urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis), non-muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium * Previous investigational product (IP) assignment in the present study * Any concurrent chemotherapy, IP, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for noncancer related conditions (eg, hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable. Chemotherapy for previous instances of NMIBC is acceptable. * Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease \[eg, colitis or Crohn's disease\], diverticulitis \[with the exception of diverticulosis\], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome \[granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc\]). The following are exceptions to this criterion: * Patients with vitiligo or alopecia * Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement * Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy * Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the Study Physician * Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone * History of another primary malignancy except for * Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease ≥ 2 years before the first dose of IP and of low potential risk for recurrence during the study period * Adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna withoutevidence of disease * Adequately treated CIS without evidence of disease * Prostate cancer (tumor/node/metastasis stage) of stage ≤ T2cN0M0 without biochemical recurrence or progression that in the opinion of the Investigator does not require active intervention * Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion: * Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (eg, intra articular injection) * Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent * Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (eg, computed tomography \[CT\] scan premedication)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
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Auchenflower, 4066, Australia
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Box Hill, 3128, Australia
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Brisbane, 4122, Australia
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Kogarah, 2217, Australia
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Orange, 2800, Australia
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Parkville, 3000, Australia
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Westmead, 2145, Australia
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Wollongong, 2500, Australia
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Graz, 8036, Austria
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Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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Linz, 4020, Austria
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Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Roeselare, 8800, Belgium
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Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3J7, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3E4, Canada
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Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4, Canada
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Amiens, 80054, France
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Angers, 49033, France
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Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Lyon, 69437, France
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Marseille, 13003, France
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Montpellier, 34295, France
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Strasbourg, 67098, France
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Suresnes, 92151, France
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Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Cologne, 50968, Germany
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Duisburg, 47169, Germany
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Hanover, 30625, Germany
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Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Marburg, 35043, Germany
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Mettmann, 40822, Germany
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Mühlheim An Der Ruhr, 45468, Germany
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München, 81377, Germany
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Münster, 48149, Germany
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Nürtingen, 72622, Germany
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Wesel, 46483, Germany
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Würselen, 52146, Germany
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Zirndorf, 90513, Germany
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Bunkyō City, 113-8603, Japan
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Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Hirosaki-shi, 036-8563, Japan
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Kanazawa, 920-8641, Japan
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Kita-gun, 761-0793, Japan
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Koshigaya-shi, 343-8555, Japan
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Kōtoku, 135-8550, Japan
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Matsuyama, 791-0280, Japan
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Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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Nagoya, 467-0001, Japan
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Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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Osaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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Osakasayama-shi, 589-8511, Japan
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Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan
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Shinjuku-ku, 160-8582, Japan
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Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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Tsukuba, 305-8576, Japan
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Yokohama, 232-0024, Japan
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Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands
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Breda, 4818 CK, Netherlands
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Utrecht, 3543 AZ, Netherlands
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Bialystok, 15-950, Poland
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Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Grudziądz, 86-300, Poland
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Koszalin, 75-581, Poland
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Piotrkow Trybunalski, 97-300, Poland
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Poznan, 61-731, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-005, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-781, Poland
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Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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Wroclaw, 53-413, Poland
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Ivanovo, 153040, Russia
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Krasnoyarsk, 660133, Russia
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Moscow, 105077, Russia
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Moscow, 115280, Russia
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Moscow, 125367, Russia
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Nizhny Novgorod, 603074, Russia
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Obninsk, 249036, Russia
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Omsk, 644013, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 191014, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 194017, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 194044, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 194354, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 195271, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia
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Vologda, 160012, Russia
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Yaroslavl, 150054, Russia
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Badajoz, 06008, Spain
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Barcelona, 08025, Spain
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Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Barcelona, 08208, Spain
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Barcelona, 8003, Spain
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Elche(Alicante), 03202, Spain
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Madrid, 08035, Spain
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Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Oviedo, 33011, Spain
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Pamplona, 31008, Spain
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Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223, Spain
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Seville, 41009, Spain
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Seville, 41014, Spain
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Valencia, 46014, Spain
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Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Glasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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Guildford, CU2 7XX, United Kingdom
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London, E1 1BB, United Kingdom
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London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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Sheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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Southampton, S016 6YD, United Kingdom
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Taunton, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom
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