Bladder preservation: a viable alternative to radical surgery?
NCT ID NCT07744958
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry study follows bladder cancer patients who, after receiving systemic therapy, choose not to undergo bladder removal (cystectomy) or radiotherapy. The goal is to collect data on their outcomes, such as metastasis-free survival, to better understand which patients might safely preserve their bladder. By analyzing this real-world data, researchers hope to identify factors that make bladder preservation a medically sound option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help identify which bladder cancer patients can safely avoid bladder removal, preserving quality of life without compromising cancer control.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove whether bladder preservation is as effective as surgery. Results may be limited by patient selection and lack of a comparison group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Patient with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder who decline to undergo radical cystectomy or radiotherapy after systemic therapy (perioperative attempt)
- 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: * Patients aged \>= 18 years, capable of providing informed consent * Histologically confirmed muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder * Received perioperative systemic therapy in accordance with current guidelines and subsequently decline cystectomy or radiotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Lack of capacity to provide informed consent * No histological confirmed muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma * No prior preoperative systemic therapy
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Conditions
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