New drug shows promise for Hard-to-Treat bladder cancer
NCT ID NCT02365597
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a drug called erdafitinib in 239 people with advanced bladder cancer that has certain FGFR gene changes. The drug aims to shrink tumors by blocking signals that help cancer grow. Researchers are checking how well it works and what side effects occur.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Erdafitinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new targeted treatment option for people with advanced bladder cancer that has specific genetic changes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial, so the drug may not work for everyone or could have side effects. Results 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
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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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239 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2015
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 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: * Must have histologic demonstration of metastatic or surgically unresectable urothelial cancer. Minor components of variant histology such as glandular or squamous differentiation, or evolution to more aggressive phenotypes such as sarcomatoid or micropapillary change are acceptable * Must have measurable disease according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.1) at baseline * Must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score 0, 1, or 2 * Must have adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal function as described in protocol * Negative pregnancy test (urine or serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin \[b-hCG\]) at Screening for women of child bearing potential who are sexually active * Must have shown disease progression according to RECIST, version 1.1, following prior chemotherapy for metastatic or surgically unresectable urothelial cancer. Participants who received neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy and showed disease recurrence or progression according to RECIST, version 1.1, within 12 months of the last dose are considered to have received chemotherapy in the metastatic setting. These participants will be referred to as chemo-refractory participants. (Participants who have shown disease progression according to RECIST, version 1.1 following prior treatment with anti-Programmed death-ligand 1 (anti PDL1/PD1) antibodies are also eligible) For DDI substudy * Disease progression following prior chemotherapy for metastatic or surgically unresectable urothelial cancer. Participants who received neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy and showed disease recurrence or progression within 12 months of the last dose are considered to have received chemotherapy in the metastatic setting Exclusion Criteria: * Received chemotherapy, targeted therapies, definitive radiotherapy, or treatment with an investigational anticancer agent within 2 weeks (in the case of nitrosoureas and mitomycin C, within 6 weeks; in the case of immunotherapy, within 4 weeks) before the first administration of study drug. Localized palliative radiation therapy (but should not include radiation to target lesions) and ongoing bisphosphonates and denosumab, are permitted * Has persistent phosphate level greater than upper limit of normal (ULN) during screening (within 14 days of treatment and prior to Cycle 1 Day 1) and despite medical management * Has a history of or current uncontrolled cardiovascular disease * Females who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant within 3 months after the last dose of study drug and males ho plan to father a child while enrolled in this study or within 5 months after the last dose of study drug * Has not recovered from reversible toxicity of prior anticancer therapy (except toxicities which are not clinically significant such as alopecia, skin discoloration, or Grade 1 neuropathy)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
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Sedona, Arizona, United States
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Orange, California, United States
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Sacramento, California, United States
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Stanford, California, United States
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Aurora, Colorado, United States
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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New York, New York, United States
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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Medford, Oregon, United States
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Tualatin, Oregon, United States
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Dallas, Texas, United States
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Denton, Texas, United States
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Hampton, Virginia, United States
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Graz, Austria
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Linz, Austria
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Vienna, Austria
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Aalst, Belgium
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Brussels, Belgium
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Charleroi, Belgium
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Ghent, Belgium
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Wilrijk, Belgium
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Angers, France
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Bordeaux, France
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Caen Cédex 05, France
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Dijon, France
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Lyon, France
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Nice, France
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Nîmes, France
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Paris, France
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Saint-Herblain, France
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Suresnes, France
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Villejuif, France
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Berlin, Germany
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Erlangen, Germany
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Essen, Germany
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Göttingen, Germany
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Greifswald, Germany
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Hamburg, Germany
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Hanover, Germany
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Heidelberg, Germany
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München, Germany
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Münster, Germany
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Regensburg, Germany
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Straubing, Germany
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Weiden/Opf, Germany
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Bangalore, India
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Kolkata, India
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Mira Road (East), India
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Nadiād, India
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Beer Yaakov, Israel
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Beersheba, Israel
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Haifa, Israel
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Kfar Saba, Israel
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Petah Tikva, Israel
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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Chisinau, Moldova
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Bucharest, Romania
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Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Craiova, Romania
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Iași, Romania
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Barnaul, Russia
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Moscow, Russia
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Omsk, Russia
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Pyatigorsk, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Ufa, Russia
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Daejeon, South Korea
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Goyang-si, South Korea
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Incheon, South Korea
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Seoul, South Korea
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Badalona, Spain
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Barcelona, Spain
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Madrid, Spain
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Málaga, Spain
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Pamplona, Spain
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Sabadell, Spain
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Santander, Spain
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Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Seville, Spain
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Valencia, Spain
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Taichung, Taiwan
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Tainan, Taiwan
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Taipei, Taiwan
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Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Blackburn, United Kingdom
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Dundee, United Kingdom
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Essex, United Kingdom
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London, United Kingdom
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Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, United Kingdom
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Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Sutton, United Kingdom
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