New urine test may spare bladder cancer patients from overtreatment
NCT ID NCT07252297
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether a test that checks for a specific gene marker (SIX6) in urine or tissue can predict if bladder cancer will come back after surgery. Researchers will compare SIX6 levels in 177 patients who had low-risk bladder cancer to see if the test can tell who is likely to have a recurrence. If it works, doctors could use this test to avoid giving extra treatments to patients who don't need them.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SIX6 Gene Methylation Assay
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this test could help doctors better predict which bladder cancer patients are at risk of recurrence, allowing for more personalized treatment and fewer unnecessary therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study, so results may not apply to all patients. The test is still experimental and needs larger trials to confirm its accuracy and usefulness.
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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 177 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- 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 100 years
- 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: 1. age higher than 18; 2. patients diagnosis with non muscle invisive bladder cancer; 3. willing to provide 100Ml urine before treatment; 4. patients were diagnosis with bladder cancer for the first time Exclusion Criteria: 1. patiens have more than one tumors besides bladder cancer; 2. pregnant women; 3. unwilling to partipate the research -
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xi Jing Hopspital
Xi'an, ShannxI, 710300, China
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