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Urinary Tumor DNA-Guided Systemic Immunotherapy for Unresectable Very-High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Sponsor: Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital
Summary
This study aims to evaluate whether urinary tumor DNA (utDNA) can guide treatment duration in patients with unresectable very-high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (VHR NMIBC) who achieve complete clinical response after systemic immunotherapy. Participants will receive systemic immunotherapy followed by response assessment using pathology, cystoscopy, urine cytology, and utDNA testing. Patients who achieve complete clinical response will receive a short additional course of immunotherapy before stopping treatment according to the study protocol. The study hypothesizes that a shortened duration of systemic immunotherapy guided by utDNA monitoring may maintain favorable oncologic outcomes in this population.
Official title: A Prospective Study of Urinary Tumor DNA-Guided Systemic Immunotherapy in Patients With Unresectable Very-High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
53
Start Date
2026-03-16
Completion Date
2029-04-01
Last Updated
2026-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Systemic immunotherapy
Participants receive systemic immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy administered intravenously every 3 weeks for an initial 3 cycles. Treatment response is then evaluated using transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) pathology, cystoscopy with biopsy, urinary tumor DNA (utDNA), and urine cytology. Patients achieving complete clinical response (cCR), defined as negative pathology, negative utDNA, and negative urine cytology, receive an additional 3 cycles of systemic immunotherapy. Treatment is subsequently discontinued if repeat evaluation confirms sustained cCR. Patients who do not meet the cCR criteria continue clinical management and follow-up according to institutional practice.
Locations (1)
The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
Tianjin, China