Bladder cancer umbrella trial tests immunotherapy combos
NCT ID NCT03869190
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested several immunotherapy-based drug combinations in 272 people with advanced bladder cancer that had worsened after platinum chemotherapy. The goal was to see which combinations were safest and most effective at shrinking tumors or slowing the disease. Participants received atezolizumab (an immunotherapy) alone or paired with other drugs like enfortumab vedotin, niraparib, or tiragolumab. The flexible 'umbrella' design allowed researchers to add or drop treatment arms based on early results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Atezolizumab (an immunotherapy drug) combined with other drugs like enfortumab vedotin, niraparib, or tiragolumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify better combination treatments for advanced bladder cancer, potentially improving response rates and delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase (1b/2) umbrella study with many different drug combos, so results are preliminary. Some combinations may cause severe side effects or show limited benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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272 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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.
- 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 for mUC Cohort: * Histologically documented, locally advanced or metastatic UC (also termed TCC or urothelial cell carcinoma of the urinary tract; including renal pelvis, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra) * Availability of a representative tumor specimen that is suitable for determination of PD-L1 and/or additional biomarker status by means of central testing * Disease progression during or following treatment with no more than one platinum-containing regimen for inoperable, locally advanced or metastatic UC or disease recurrence * ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1 * Measurable disease (at least one target lesion) according to RECIST v1.1 * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function * Negative HIV test at screening * Negative total hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) test and hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody at screening * Tumor accessible for biopsy * For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraceptive measures and agreement to refrain from donating eggs * For men: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm Inclusion Criteria for MIBC Cohorts: * ECOG PS of 0 or 1 * Fit and planned-for cystectomy * Histologically documented MIBC (pT2-4, N0, M0), also termed TCC or urothelial cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder * N0 or M0 disease by CT or MRI * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function * Availability of TURBT specimen * Negative HIV, HBcAb, and HCV test at screening * For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures and agreement to refrain from donating eggs as outlined for each specific treatment arm * For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm, as outlined for each specific treatment arm Exclusion Criteria for mUC Cohort: * Prior treatment with a T-cell co-stimulating therapy or a CPI including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies * Prior treatment with any of the protocol-specified study treatments including treatment with poly (adenosine diphosphate \[ADP\]-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, nectin-4 targeting agents, signal regulatory protein alpha-targeting agents, or TIGIT-targeting agents, Trop-2 targeting agents, FAP-directed therapies, 4-1BB (CD137)-directed therapies, or topoisomerase 1 inhibitors * Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment * Any approved anti-cancer therapy, including chemotherapy or hormonal therapy, within 3 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * Eligibility only for the control arm * Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation * Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) prior to the initiation of study treatment * Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment or anticipation of need for systemic immunosuppressant medication during study treatment * Treatment with a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of need for such a vaccine during atezolizumab treatment or within 5 months after the last dose of atezolizumab * Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures * Uncontrolled tumor-related pain * Uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia * Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing CNS metastases * History of leptomeningeal disease * Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis * History of malignancy other than UC within 2 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death * Active tuberculosis * Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * Treatment with therapeutic oral or IV antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * Significant cardiovascular disease * Uncontrolled hypertension * Grade 3 or greater hemorrhage or bleeding event within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment * Major surgical procedure, other than for diagnosis, within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during the study * Additional drug-specific exclusion criteria might apply Exclusion for MIBC Cohorts: * Prior treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents prior to the initiation of study treatment * Eligibility only for the control arm * Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation * Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of need for systemic immunosuppressant medication during study treatment, with the following exceptions: Patients who received acute, low-dose, systemic immunosuppressant medications, or a one-time pulse dose of systemic immunosuppressant medication are eligible for the study after Medical Monitor approval has been obtained. Patients who received mineralocorticoids, corticosteroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma, or low-dose corticosteroids for orthostatic hypotension or adrenal insufficiency are eligible for the study. * Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during the study * Also includes all the mUC exclusion criteria Additional Exclusion Criteria for Atezo+Tira and Atezo (Atezolizumab) +Tira+Cis (Cisplatin)+Gem (Gemcitabine) in the MIBC Cohorts: \- Active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection or known or suspected chronic active EBV infection at screening. Additional Exclusion Criteria for the Cisplatin-Eligible MIBC Cohort: * Patients who decline neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy or in whom neoadjuvant cisplatin-based therapy is not appropriate. * Impaired renal function.
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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
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Athens Medical Center
Athens, 151 25, Greece
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Attiko Hospital University of Athens
Athens, 12462, Greece
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Centre Francois Baclesse
Caen, 14076, France
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Centre Leon Berard
Lyon, 69008, France
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS)
Santiago de Compostela, LA Coruna, 15706, Spain
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Hospital Clinic i Provincial
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Mara
Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Hospital Univ 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz.
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Institut Catala d Oncologia Hospitalet
Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Institut Claudius Regaud
Toulouse, 31052, France
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Institut régional du Cancer Montpellier
Montpellier, 34298, France
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
Madrid, 28033, Spain
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, 40241, United States
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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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START Madrid. Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
Seoul, 120-749, South Korea
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Stanford Cancer Center
Stanford, California, 94305-5820, United States
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030-4009, United States
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UCLA Department of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States
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UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-1716, United States
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University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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Vall d?Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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