New imaging agent could sharpen bladder cancer detection
NCT ID NCT05321316
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new radioactive tracer called 68Ga-N188 that targets a protein called nectin-4, often found on urothelial cancer cells. Researchers will use PET/CT scans to see how well this tracer spots tumors in 20 people with recurrent or advanced bladder cancer. The goal is to improve imaging for better diagnosis and monitoring of the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 68Ga-N188 (a radioactive tracer for PET imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more accurate way to detect and monitor urothelial carcinoma, especially in recurrent or advanced cases, potentially guiding better treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase imaging study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The probe's ability to improve patient outcomes over standard imaging is not yet proven.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. 18-75 years old, male or female; 2. Heart function is normal; 3. Normal heart function; 4. Estimated survival ≥12 weeks; 5. Good follow-up compliance; 6. presence of at least one measurable target lesion according to RECIST1.1 criteria; 7. Women of childbearing age (15-49 years) must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days before starting the test; Fertile men and women must agree to use effective contraception to prevent pregnancy during the study period and for 3 months after the test; 8. Patients recommended by clinicians to undergo PET/CT examination for tumor diagnostic staging; 9. The subject patients could fully understand and voluntarily participate in the experiment, and signed the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Serious abnormality of liver, kidney and blood; 2. Pregnant patients; 3. Pregnant and lactation women; 3\) unable to lie flat for half an hour; 4) Refuse to join the clinical investigator; 5) Suffering from claustrophobia or other mental diseases; 6) Other conditions that researchers deem unsuitable for participating in the experiment.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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