Clinical Research Directory

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Before Surgery vs Surgery Alone for UTUC: A Randomized Trial

This clinical trial aims to compare the effectiveness and safety of two treatment options for patients with high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). One group will receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin followed by surgery (radical nephroureterectomy), while the other group will undergo surgery without chemotherapy. The primary goal is to assess the pathological response to treatment, focusing on how much the tumor shrinks before surgery. The trial will also evaluate the safety of the treatments, overall survival, and recurrence-free survival. This study will help determine whether adding chemotherapy before surgery improves outcomes for patients with high-risk UTUC.

Gemcitabine Versus Water Irrigation in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

There is a high rate of intravesical (bladder) recurrence following extirpative surgery for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. There is no single established standard of care for prevention of intravesical recurrence; however, one protocol in common use involves the use of intravesical gemcitabine instilled into the bladder during surgery and prior to entry into the bladder. There are barriers to the use of gemcitabine, especially at lower volume centers. Some evidence suggests that intravesical irrigation with sterile water has equivalent efficacy to intravesical chemotherapy in prevention of recurrent bladder cancer following transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT). This study is intended to compare recurrence rates using intravesical gemcitabine (as a pseudo-standard of care) and continuous bladder irrigation with sterile water.

uTRACT Jelmyto Registry: A Registry of Patients With Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC) Treated With Jelmyto

The purpose of this registry is to evaluate real world experience and outcomes of patients with Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC) treated with Jelmyto in the United States.

Combined Postoperative Radiotherapy With Kidney Sparing Surgery for Locally Advanced High-risk Ureteral Cancer

In this study, we propose to conduct an ambispective study to analyze the safety of preserved renal unit surgery combined with postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with limited stage ureteral cancer with high risk factors, and the efficacy analysis compared with traditional radical surgery. It is hoped that a treatment method that preserves patients' renal function to improve the tolerance of subsequent drug therapy without decreasing the effect of tumor treatment can be achieved in patients with high-risk factors.

Intravesical Mitomycin C After Diagnostic Ureteroscopy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

The objective of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility of conducting a phase III randomized trial of intravesical mitomycin C (MMC) for prevention of intravesical recurrence (IVR) after diagnostic ureteroscopy for suspected upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). In the current study, 40 patients will be randomized to receive MMC or no intervention and will be followed for two years to determine the incidence of adverse events and IVR.