About this trial
This prospective, randomized, open-label, phase II clinical trial compares two sequential intravesical chemotherapy regimens in patients with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) following complete transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). Participants are randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive sequential intravesical gemcitabine plus docetaxel or sequential intravesical gemcitabine plus mitomycin C. The primary objective is to compare 12-month event-free survival between treatment groups. Secondary objectives include evaluation of cystectomy-free survival, progression-free survival, treatment safety, tolerability, and patient-reported quality of life.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥18 years.
Histologically confirmed BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer (NMIBC).
Complete transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) before study treatment.
Intermediate- or high-risk NMIBC according to current clinical guidelines.
Disqualifiers
Muscle-invasive (≥T2), locally advanced, or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma requiring treatment.
Previous hypersensitivity to gemcitabine, docetaxel, mitomycin C, or formulation components.
Active uncontrolled urinary tract infection.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Gemcitabin
- Docetaxel
- Mitomicin C