Bladder cancer drug combo study halted early
NCT ID NCT04003610
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether adding an immunotherapy drug (pembrolizumab) to a targeted therapy (pemigatinib) works better than the targeted therapy alone or standard care for people with advanced bladder cancer that has a specific gene change (FGFR3). The study was stopped early and only 7 people took part, so we cannot draw firm conclusions from it.
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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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7 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2021
- 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: * Histologically documented metastatic or unresectable urothelial carcinoma. Both transitional cell and mixed transitional cell histologies are allowed, provided urothelial component is ≥ 50%. * At least 1 measurable target lesion per RECIST v1.1. * Must be ineligible to receive cisplatin. Patients ineligible for any platinum-based chemotherapy are allowed. * Known FGFR3 mutation or rearrangement confirmed by the central laboratory prior to randomization. * Central laboratory test result of PD-L1 status is mandatory at screening. * Have received no prior systemic chemotherapy for metastatic or unresectable urothelial carcinoma (except adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy following radical cystectomy, with recurrence \> 12 months from completion of therapy, or neo-adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy, with recurrence \> 12 months since completion of therapy). * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2. * Willingness to avoid pregnancy or fathering children. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior receipt of a selective FGFR inhibitor for any indication or reason. * Prior receipt of an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent, or with an agent directed to another co-inhibitory T-cell receptor. * Receipt of anticancer medications or investigational drugs for unresectable and/or metastatic disease. * Concurrent anticancer therapy, except for treatment allowed per protocol. * Has disease that is suitable for local therapy administered with curative intent. * Has tumor with any neuroendocrine or small cell component. * Current evidence of clinically significant corneal or retinal disorder as confirmed by ophthalmologic examination. * Has received prior radiotherapy to a metastatic site without the use of chemotherapy radiosensitization within 3 weeks of the first dose of study treatment, with the exception of palliative radiotherapy to bone lesions, which is allowed if completed 2 weeks before the start of study treatment. * Has central nervous system metastases, unless the participant has completed local therapy (eg, whole brain radiation therapy, surgery, radiosurgery) and has discontinued use of corticosteroids for this indication for at least 4 weeks before starting treatment in this study. * Known additional malignancy that is progressing or required active treatment within the past 3 years * Laboratory values outside the protocol-defined range at screening. * Clinically significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease. * History of autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years.
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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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Azosp S.Maria Sc Oncologia
Terni, 05100, Italy
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Barts Health Nhs Trust - St Bartholomews Hospital
London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Besançon, 25000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
Poitiers, 86021, France
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Champalimaud Foundation - Champalimaud Centre For the Unknown (Champalimaud Cancer Center)
Lisbon, 1400-048, Portugal
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Charleston Hematology Oncology Associates
Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
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Chiba Cancer Center
Chiba, 260-8717, Japan
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Chiba University Hospital
Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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Christiana Care Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
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Chu Nimes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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Chu de Strasbourg Hopitaux Universitaires Service D Hematologie
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Cotton-O'Neil Clinical Research Center, Hematology & Oncology
Marietta, Georgia, 30067, United States
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Fakultna Nemocnica S Poliklinikou Zilina
Žilina, 01207, Slovakia
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Fondazione Irccs Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore
Milan, 20122, Italy
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Fondazione Irccs Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori
Milan, 20133, Italy
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Fonk Onkologian Klinikka
Tampere, 33520, Finland
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Grand Hopital de Charleroi
Charleroi, 06000, Belgium
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Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin Tripode
Bordeaux, 33075, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere
Paris, 75013, France
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Hakodate Goryokaku Hospital
Hokkaido, 040-8611, Japan
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Helsinki University Meilahti Tower Hospital
Helsinki, 00029, Finland
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Hirosaki University Hospital
Hirosaki-shi, 036-8563, Japan
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Hopital Cochin Cancerologie
Paris, 75014, France
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Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou (Hegp)
Paris, 75015, France
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Hospital Clinic I Provincial
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital Puerta de Hierro
Majadahonda, 28222, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Hm Sanchinarro
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Ico Girona
Girona, 17007, Spain
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Ico Institut Catala D Oncologia
Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Ieo Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia Irccs
Milan, 20141, Italy
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Institut Claudius Regaud Oncopole Toulouse
Toulouse, 31100, France
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Iov - Istituto Oncologico Veneto Irccs
Bari, 70124, Italy
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Irrcs Instituto Clinico Humanitas
Rozzano, 20089, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Irccs G. Pascale
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo Per Lo Studio E La Cura Dei Tumori
Meldola, 47014, Italy
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Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo Ii Irccs Ospedale Oncologico Bari
Bari, 70124, Italy
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Jichi Medical University Hospital
Shimotsuke-shi, 329-0498, Japan
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Kagawa University Hospital
Kita-gun, 761-0793, Japan
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Keio University Hospital
Shinjuku-ku, 160-8582, Japan
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Kliniken Maria Hilf
Mönchengladbach, 41063, Germany
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L AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO-UNIVERSITARIA DI BOLOGNA POLICLINICO S. ORSOLA � MALPIGHI
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Marin Cancer Care
Greenbrae, California, 94904, United States
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Moncton Hospital - Horizon Health Network
Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 6Z8, Canada
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Nara Medical University Hospital
Kashihara-shi, 634-8522, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital
Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center
Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan
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Nho Shikoku Cancer Center
Matsuyama, 791-0280, Japan
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Nihon University Itabashi Hospital
Itabashi-ku, 173-8610, Japan
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Olsztynski Osrodek Onkologiczny Kopernik
Olsztyn, 10-513, Poland
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Onc Consultants Pharmacy 2
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Osaka International Cancer Institute
Osaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Osaka University Hospital
Suita-shi, 565-0871, Japan
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Polyclinique de Blois
La Chaussée-Saint-Victor, 41260, France
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Saitama Medical Center Jichi Medical University
Saitama-shi, 330-8503, Japan
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Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
Hidaka-shi, 350-1298, Japan
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Sapporo Medical University Hospital
Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
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Simmons Cancer Institute At Siu
Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States
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Smhc Cancer Blood Disorders
Biddeford, Maine, 04005, United States
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Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta 'Sf Apostol Andrei' Constanta
Constanța, 900591, Romania
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St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital
Kawasaki-shi, 216-8511, Japan
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Summit Medical Group
Florham Park, New Jersey, 07932, United States
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The Center For Cancer and Blood Disorders
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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Tohoku University Hospital
Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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Toranomon Hospital
Minatoku, 105-8470, Japan
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Toyama University Hospital
Toyama, 930-0194, Japan
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Turku University Hospital, Sct Unit
Turku, 20521, Finland
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UNIVERSIT� CAMPUS BIO-MEDICO DI ROMA
Roma, 00128, Italy
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Universitaire Ziekenhuis Leuven - Gasthuisberg
Leuven, 03000, Belgium
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University Hospital Waterford
Waterford, X91 ER8E, Ireland
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wilhelminenspital
Vienna, 01160, Austria
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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