New drug combo shows promise in advanced bladder cancer trial
NCT ID NCT03967977
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug tislelizumab to standard chemotherapy helps people with advanced bladder cancer live longer. About 420 adults who have not had prior treatment for their advanced cancer will receive either tislelizumab plus chemo or a placebo plus chemo. The main goal is to see if the combination improves overall survival.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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420 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2019
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 75 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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Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female aged 18 to 75 years on the day of signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF) 2. Histologically confirmed, inoperable, locally advanced, or metastatic urothelial cancer (UC) 3. Must be eligible to receive cisplatin or carboplatin in the investigator's judgment 4. Have had no prior systemic chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic UC 5. Must be able to provide fresh or archival tumor tissues with an associated pathological report. 6. Must have evaluable disease (either measurable or non-measurable) as defined per RECIST v1.1. 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0 or 1. 8. Adequate organ function before randomization: Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received prior therapies targeting PD-1, PD-L1, PD-L2, CTLA4, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways. 2. Any approved anticancer therapy within 28 days before randomization. 3. Active leptomeningeal disease or uncontrolled, untreated brain metastasis 4. Participants with uncontrolled hypercalcemia 5. Participants with active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse 6. History of interstitial lung disease, noninfectious pneumonitis, or uncontrolled diseases 7. A known history of HIV infection. 8. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation. 9. History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other monoclonal antibodies. 10.History of allergic reactions to cisplatin, carboplatin, or other platinum-containing compounds. NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, 830000, China
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Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050, China
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Chinese Pla General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100853, China
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Chongqing Cancer Hospital
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400030, China
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Fifth Medical Center of Pla General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100071, China
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200000, China
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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150000, China
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Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040, China
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Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040, China
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Hubei Cancer Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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Jiangsu Province Cancer Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Loves Lake Branch
Anle Dist, 204, Taiwan
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China
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Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Guishan Dist, 33305, Taiwan
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Zhongzheng Dist, 100225, Taiwan
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Ningbo First Hospital
Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China
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Rui Jin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025, China
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Shanghai Changhai Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China
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Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial Peoples Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610071, China
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Southwest Hospital
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400038, China
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Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat Sen University (South)
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510245, China
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Beitou Dist, 11217, Taiwan
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Branch Donghu
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, 361003, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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The First Provincial Wenzhou Hospital of Zhejiang
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Quanzhou, Fujian, 362001, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300000, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710004, China
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Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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Yunnan Cancer Hospital
Kunming, Yunnan, 650100, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China
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Zhejiang Provincial Peoples Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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