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Treatment Of Metastatic Bladder Cancer at the Time Of Biochemical reLApse Following Radical Cystectomy
Sponsor: Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen
Summary
Immunotherapy (checkpoint inhibitors) is approved as first and second line treatment to patients with metastatic bladder cancer. However, response rates are low and no biomarkers have yet shown strong predictive value for patient selection. Moreover, the term 'metastatic' is based on metastases visible on conventional CT scans and, thus, require a certain size of tumour load. Clinical trials are currently being conducted that investigate the use of adjuvant immunotherapy for this group of patients (treatment to all), which will result in massive over-treatment and huge costs to the healthcare system. This project has the primary objective to identify new indications for initiating immunotherapy in patients with metastatic bladder cancer. Sensitive molecular techniques for detection of tumor DNA in the blood will be used to identify patients with early signs of metastatic disease. In addition, comprehensive biomarker analysis will be performed to identify predictors of treatment response.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
154
Start Date
2020-03-24
Completion Date
2030-11-01
Last Updated
2026-04-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Atezolizumab
The study drug will be given according to current recommendations as systemic treatment every third week for 12 months or until progression. Treatment will be initiated within 28 days of detection of ctDNA.
Locations (5)
Aalborg Universitetshospital
Aalborg, Denmark
Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark
Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
Herlev Hospital
Herlev, Denmark
Odense Universitetshospital
Odense, Denmark