Simple blood and urine test could spot bladder cancer return
NCT ID NCT07441499
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new liquid biopsy that uses blood and urine samples to help diagnose, monitor treatment, and predict recurrence in people with urothelial carcinoma (a type of bladder cancer). Researchers will enroll 300 participants and compare the liquid biopsy results with standard tissue biopsies. The goal is to see if this non-invasive test can reliably track cancer changes over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multi-component liquid biopsy (blood and urine test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a non-invasive way to detect and monitor urothelial cancer, potentially reducing the need for repeated tissue biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The test may not be accurate enough to replace standard biopsy, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
This observational cohort study enrolls adult patients (≥18 years) with suspected or histologically confirmed urothelial carcinoma (UC), including non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), metastatic urothelial carcinoma, and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) of the renal pelvis or ureter. Participants are recruited from urology/oncology clinics at participating centers. The study population consists: Patients with clinical suspicion of UC and patients with pathologically confirmed UC at any stage.
- 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: * Suspected or histologically confirmed urothelial carcinoma Exclusion Criteria: * History of or concurrent active malignancy other than urothelial carcinoma
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The second hospital of Tianjin Medical University
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300000, China
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