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Bladder Cancer: early-phase trial registry

74 of 179 indexed Bladder Cancer trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #61 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

179 US clinical trials · 74 currently recruiting · #61 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Bladder Cancer: 179 US clinical trials tracked, 74 recruiting.

Bladder Cancer is the subject of 179 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 74 of them currently open to new participants. 14 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 84 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, running 17 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition bladder-cancer

OPEN 74 | RECR 41% | LATE 14 | EARLY 84 | RANK #61 | SPON 17

Nearest open-share peer: Pediatric Obesity (41% recruiting · 46 trials)

Alcohol Use Disorder58.9%Endometrial Cancer57.4%Malignant Solid Neoplasm53.1%Traumatic Brain Injury43.6%Bladder Cancer (this)41%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer lists 74 open slots (41% of 179 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Bladder Cancer on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Bladder Cancer is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    74 of 179 indexed trials (41.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Bladder Cancer trials is spread across many organizations.

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center accounts for 17 of 179 trials (9.5%). 92 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Bladder Cancer enrolment sits around 98 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 98 among the 176 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 90 of those (51.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Bladder Cancer research is mostly interventional.

    131 interventional and 48 observational studies make up this index (73.2% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 139Phase 245Phase 314

Open and recent trials

179 total, page 2 of 4

RECRUITING Phase 1 55 participants

Modern Immunotherapy in BCG-Unresponsive, BCG-Relapsing and High Risk BCG-Naive Non-Muscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder

Noah Hahn, M.D.

NCT03317158

RECRUITING NA 54 participants

Image-Guided Gynecologic Brachytherapy

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

NCT02993900

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Intravesical Treatment of Bladder Cancer at Home, Multi-modal Treatment Support

University of Pennsylvania

NCT07048496

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Dosing Physical Activity Among Older Cancer Survivors Who Experience Chronic Pain: a Micro-randomized Trial

Medical College of Wisconsin

NCT07227077

RECRUITING Phase 2 48 participants

Intravenous Ascorbate Plus Gemcitabine/Carboplatin: A Novel and Cost-Effective Alternative With Evident Efficacy in Patients With Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT06493370

RECRUITING Phase 1 47 participants

Enfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab Combined With Radiotherapy in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

University of California, San Francisco

NCT06470282

RECRUITING Phase 1 45 participants

A Clinical Study of MK-3120 in People With Bladder Cancer (MK-3120-003)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT07222488

RECRUITING Phase 1 45 participants

Binary Oncolytic Adenovirus in Combination With HER2-Specific Autologous CAR VST, Advanced HER2 Positive Solid Tumors

Baylor College of Medicine

NCT03740256

RECRUITING Phase 2 36 participants

Gemcitabine/Cisplatin Plus Cemiplimab With or Without Fianlimab in Localized Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (NeoSTOP-IT)

Columbia University

NCT06571708

RECRUITING Phase 2 34 participants

Intravesical Gemcitabine and Docetaxel for Low Grade Intermediate Risk Bladder Cancer

University of Florida

NCT06488222

RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Radiation Combined With BIspecific T-Cell Engager in DLL3 Expressing Tumors

University of Arizona

NCT06814496

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Pre-Habilitation with Mindfulness and Exercise for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy (PRIMER Trial)

University of Virginia

NCT05790850

RECRUITING 30 participants

Metabolism Evaluation Through Resting Indirect Calorimetry in Bladder Cancer (METRICS)

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT06721260

RECRUITING 25 participants

En-bloc Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (En-bloc TURBT) Specimens Using a Redesigned Surgical Resectoscope Device

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT04235764

RECRUITING NA 25 participants

Patient-Centered Surgical Prehabilitation

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT05715684

RECRUITING NA 23 participants

Chlorhexidine Antiseptic Irrigation of the Bowel Segment During Radical Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

NCT06689176

RECRUITING Phase 1 20 participants

A Study of 68Gallium PSMA-PET/CT Scans in People With Bladder Cancer or Skin Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT05562791

RECRUITING 20 participants

LaserEn: SOLTIVE™ Thulium Laser Fiber En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumors

University of Kansas Medical Center

NCT04979156

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Renal Retention in High Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

NCT05656235

RECRUITING Phase 1 19 participants

Enfortumab Vedotin and Stereotactic Radiation for Localized, Cisplatin Ineligible Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT06394570

RECRUITING 16 participants

Analysis of Primary and Metastatic Tumors in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma and Urothelial Carcinoma

Fox Chase Cancer Center

NCT03291028

RECRUITING Phase 1 10 participants

Adjuvant Concurrent Immunotherapy and Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

NCT06586255

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

A Novel Imaging Protocol in Use to Identify Lymph Nodes and Organs of Interest

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT05899361

RECRUITING NA 5 participants

Deceased Donor Bladder or Combined Kidney-bladder Transplantation: a Phase 0 First-in-human Study

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT06337942

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 21,081 participants

Germline Alterations of Tumor Susceptibility Genes in New York Cancer Patients

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT00579514

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 6,086 participants

Genetic Susceptibility to Bladder Cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT00848289

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 5,000 participants

Molecular Analysis Of Bladder Cancer

Lahey Clinic

NCT00871754

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 3,519 participants

A Genotype-Phenotype Urothelial Cancer Registry

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT00902590

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,135 participants

A Study of TAR-200 in Combination With Cetrelimab or TAR-200 Alone Versus Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in Participants With BCG-naïve High-risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (HR-NMIBC)

Janssen Research & Development

NCT05714202

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Tempus Priority Study: A Pan-tumor Observational Study

Tempus AI

NCT05179824

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 907 participants

Perioperative Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Perioperative Placebo Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Cisplatin-eligible Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) (MK-3475-866/KEYNOTE-866)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT03924856

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 702 participants

Study of AZD5305 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Anti-cancer Agents in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies

AstraZeneca

NCT04644068

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 600 participants

Determinants of Bladder Cancer Recurrence Study (The DETER Study)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT02400944

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 570 participants

CISTO: Comparison of Intravesical Therapy and Surgery as Treatment Options for Bladder Cancer

University of Washington

NCT03933826

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 550 participants

Quality of Life in Patients With Bladder Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT00745355

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 450 participants

A Novel Multiplex ELISA Assay for Evaluating Patients With Gross Hematuria for Bladder Cancer

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

NCT03193528

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 400 participants

MRD Assay Evaluates Recurrence and Response Via a Tumor Informed Assessment

Invitae Corporation

NCT05219734

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 367 participants

A Study of Adjuvant Cretostimogene Grenadenorepvec for Treatment of Intermediate Risk NMIBC Following TURBT

CG Oncology

NCT06111235

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 310 participants

Safety and Preliminary Anti-Tumor Activity of TYRA-300 in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors With FGFR3 Gene Alterations

Tyra Biosciences

NCT05544552

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 240 participants

A Phase 3 Single-Arm Study of UGN-102 for Treatment of Low-Grade Intermediate-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

UroGen Pharma

NCT05243550

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 230 participants

A Clinical Study of Intismeran Autogene (V940) Treatment and Pembrolizumab in People With Bladder Cancer (V940-005/INTerpath-005)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT06305767

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 200 participants

Adjuvant Nivolumab Following Chemo-Radiation in Localized Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

University of Utah

NCT03171025

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 190 participants

QUILT-3.032: A Multicenter Clinical Trial of Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in Combination With ALT-803 (N-803) in Patients With BCG Unresponsive High Grade Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

ImmunityBio

NCT03022825

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 184 participants

Study of an Immunotherapeutic, DPX-Survivac, in Combination With Low Dose Cyclophosphamide & Pembrolizumab, in Subjects With Selected Advanced & Recurrent Solid Tumors

ImmunoVaccine Technologies, Inc. (IMV Inc.)

NCT03836352

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 173 participants

A Diagnostic for the Early Detection of Bladder Cancer

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

NCT05347342

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 144 participants

Medtronic Hugo™ Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) System in Urologic Surgery (Expand URO)

Medtronic - MITG

NCT05696444

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 138 participants

A Study of TRK-950 in Combinations With Anti-Cancer Treatment Regimens in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Toray Industries

NCT03872947

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 133 participants

Computed Tomography Urography (CTU) vs Intravenous Urography (IVU) on Patients at Risk of Urothelial Tumors

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT00567684

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 131 participants

Trial of Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine for Patients With HER2 Amplified or Mutant Cancers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT02675829

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 99 participants

A Phase 3 Study of UGN-103 for Treatment of Patients With Low-grade Intermediate-risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

UroGen Pharma

NCT06331299

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 39
Phase 2 45
Phase 3 14

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Bladder Cancer records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Gemcitabine Drug
10 trials
Cisplatin Drug
7 trials
Atezolizumab Drug
5 trials
Pembrolizumab Drug
5 trials
Pembrolizumab Biological
4 trials
Nivolumab Drug
3 trials
Leucovorin Drug
3 trials
Docetaxel Drug
3 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Bladder Cancer trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 58 trials
New York 52 trials
Texas 48 trials
Maryland 35 trials
Florida 34 trials
Pennsylvania 29 trials
Illinois 25 trials
North Carolina 23 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Bladder Cancer page

179 registered trials, 74 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Bladder Cancer condition card totals 179 registered trials; most-linked intervention Gemcitabine; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.