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CISTO: Comparison of Intravesical Therapy and Surgery as Treatment Options for Bladder Cancer
Sponsor: University of Washington
Summary
Bladder cancer is the most common urinary tract cancer and the 5th most common cancer in the US (1). Yet bladder cancer research is underfunded relative to other common cancers. As a result, bladder cancer care is prone to evidence gaps that produce decision uncertainty for both patients and clinicians. The Comparison of Intravesical Therapy and Surgery as Treatment Options (CISTO) for Bladder Cancer Study has the potential to fill these critical evidence gaps, change care pathways for the management of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and provide for personalized, patient-centered care. The purpose of CISTO is to conduct a large prospective study that directly compares the impact of medical management versus bladder removal in recurrent high-grade NMIBC patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) failure on clinical outcomes and patient and caregiver experience using standardized patient-reported outcomes (PROs).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
570
Start Date
2019-07-09
Completion Date
2029-06-30
Last Updated
2025-11-04
Healthy Volunteers
Not specified
Locations (36)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive CA Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, California, United States
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, United States
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
LSU Healthcare Network - Multi Specialty Clinic
Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Chesapeake Urology Research Associates
Hanover, Maryland, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Michigan Medicine Rogel Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Comprehensive Urology -- A Division of Michigan Healthcare Professionals
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, United States
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
Medford, Oregon, United States
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Carolina Urologic Research Center, LLC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
Urology Associates, P.C.
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States