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Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer clinical trials

3 of 11 indexed Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer trials are currently recruiting.

11 US clinical trials · 3 currently recruiting

Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer is the subject of 11 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 3 of them currently open to new participants. 5 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 4 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is AstraZeneca, running 3 of these trials.

The research picture

Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer has 11 registered US clinical trials, 3 of them open to new participants right now, about 27% of the total.

3
recruiting participants now
27%
of trials open to enrollment
5
in Phase 3–4 (later-stage)
3
top sponsor: AstraZeneca
Phase 11Phase 23Phase 35

Active & Recent Trials

11 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 9,600 participants

Sample Collection for Ongoing Research and Product Evaluation Study

Natera

NCT07318051

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

mpMRI Compared to Diagnostic TURBT in Patients With Suspected Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

University of California, Irvine

NCT06335667

RECRUITING Phase 2 23 participants

Adjuvant Sacituzumab Govitecan and Nivolumab in Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma At High-Risk Recurrence

University of California, Irvine

NCT06682728

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,063 participants

Durvalumab+ Gemcitabine/Cisplatin (Neoadjuvant Treatment) and Durvalumab (Adjuvant Treatment) in Patients With MIBC

AstraZeneca

NCT03732677

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 855 participants

A Study to Compare Chemotherapy Alone Versus Chemotherapy Plus Nivolumab or Nivolumab and BMS-986205, Followed by Continued Therapy After Surgery With Nivolumab or Nivolumab and BMS-986205 in Participants With Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT03661320

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 761 participants

A Study of Atezolizumab Versus Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Participants With High-risk Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) Who Are ctDNA Positive Following Cystectomy

Hoffmann-La Roche

NCT04660344

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 712 participants

Treatment Combination of Durvalumab, Tremelimumab and Enfortumab Vedotin or Durvalumab and Enfortumab Vedotin in Patients With Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Ineligible to Cisplatin or Who Refuse Cisplatin

AstraZeneca

NCT04960709

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 117 participants

Open-Label, Randomised, Multi-Drug, Biomarker-Directed, Phase 1b Study in Pts w/ Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

AstraZeneca

NCT02546661

COMPLETED Phase 3 114 participants

A Study of Nivolumab Plus Bempegaldesleukin (Bempeg/NKTR-214) vs Nivolumab Alone vs Standard of Care in Participants With Bladder Cancer That May Have Invaded The Muscle Wall of the Bladder and Who Cannot Get Cisplatin, A Type of Medicine Given To Treat Bladder Cancer

Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT04209114

COMPLETED Phase 2 43 participants

BLASST-1 (Bladder Cancer Signal Seeking Trial): Nivolumab, Gemcitabine, and Cisplatin in Treatment of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) Undergoing Cystectomy

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

NCT03294304

COMPLETED Phase 2 39 participants

Dose-Dense MVAC With Pegfilgrastim Support in Subjects With Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT00808639

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 1
Phase 2 3
Phase 3 5

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

Reading the Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Trial Landscape

11 indexed Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer studies · 3 recruiting (27%).

Phase mix: 5 late (III/IV) vs 4 early (I/II).

Top sponsor: AstraZeneca (3 trials), 6 others listed. 11 shown below, recruiting first.

How to read this condition's trial landscape

That ratio is a useful proxy for activity level: a high share of recruiting studies often signals that research interest is current and that new enrollment opportunities are appearing, while a low share typically means the field is dominated by completed or follow-up work where most participant spots have already been filled. These counts reflect the public registry only and include studies at every stage of design, so they should be read as an index of research attention rather than as a measure of treatment availability.

Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies focus on early safety signals, dosing, and preliminary effect, while Phase 3 studies are typically the larger efficacy and safety trials submitted toward regulatory review, and Phase 4 studies follow approved interventions in real-world use. A condition weighted toward later phases often reflects a mature research pipeline with several interventions already close to or past approval, whereas a heavier early-phase tilt suggests the field is still exploring new mechanisms and candidate approaches.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many clinical trials are there for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer?

PlainTrial tracks 11 US clinical trials for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer, of which 3 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2026 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.

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