Clinical Research Directory

Calcium Electroporation for Urinary Bladder Tumors: A First-in-Human Feasibility, Safety, and Early Response Trial

This phase I study evaluates intravesical calcium electroporation (CaEP) with a new transurethral electrode. The study is primarily designed to assess the safety of CaEP and secondarily, to preliminary explore the efficacy in patients with limited alternative therapies. The anticipated benefits and structured safety precautions justify the ethical conduct of the investigation.

Phase 1 Study of STRO-006 in Adults With Refractory Solid Tumors That Are Recurrent or Metastatic

This study is a first-in-human (FIH) Phase 1 open-label, multicenter study including three parts: * Part 1A is a dose escalation of STRO-006 monotherapy in selected tumor types reported to commonly express ITGB6. Part 1A will determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary anti-tumor activity of STRO-006. * Part 1B is a dose expansion in one or more indications, as determined by the Sponsor, to further evaluate a STRO-006 monotherapy dose, examine anti-tumor activity, and determine the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of STRO-006 monotherapy. * Part 1C is a combination dose escalation to determine safety, tolerability, PK, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of STRO-006 combined with pembrolizumab.

Urinary Cell-Free DNA Liquid Biopsy for Urothelial Cancer Diagnosis and Origin Identification

Urothelial carcinoma is the most common cancer of the urinary system. It includes bladder cancer and upper urinary tract cancer, which starts in the kidney pelvis or ureter. Doctors currently tell these types apart mainly by using invasive tests such as cystoscopy or ureteroscopy. These tests can be uncomfortable and may miss some tumors. This study is testing whether a urine sample can offer a simpler, non-invasive way to detect urothelial cancer and identify where the cancer started. This is a prospective, multicenter, observational study. It plans to enroll 477 adults, including 159 patients with upper urinary tract urothelial cancer, 159 patients with bladder cancer, and 159 people without cancer. Participants will provide a midstream urine sample of about 30 mL using a special collection tube. No experimental drug or device will be given. Participants will receive their usual medical care. The urine samples will be sent to a central laboratory. Researchers will extract cell-free DNA, which are small pieces of DNA released by cells into the urine. They will then perform low-pass whole-genome sequencing and study DNA fragment patterns, called fragmentomics. Machine learning will be used to build models that may help detect urothelial cancer and distinguish upper urinary tract cancer from bladder cancer. The study will also explore whether these urine DNA patterns are related to tumor stage and grade. The results may help develop a convenient urine-based test for patients in the future.

Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of MDX2001 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

This study is designed to characterize the safety, tolerability, and anti-tumor activity of MDX2001 in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Study of Zanzalintinib in Combination With Immuno-Oncology or Other Agents in Participants With Solid Tumors

This is a multicenter Phase 1b, open label, dose-escalation and cohort-expansion study, evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), preliminary antitumor activity, and effect of biomarkers of zanzalintinib administered alone, and in combination with nivolumab (doublet), nivolumab + ipilimumab (triplet) and nivolumab + relatlimab (triplet) and in combination with docetaxel and prednisone in participants with advanced solid tumors. In addition, the study will evaluate the effect of multiple dose administration of zanzalintinib on the single-dose pharmacokinetics of sensitive CYP3A4, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, or CYP1A2 substrates in participants with advanced solid tumors. In the Expansion Stage, the safety and efficacy of zanzalintinib as monotherapy and in combination therapy will be further evaluated in tumor-specific Expansion Cohorts.

Trop2-Targeted NIR-II Fluorescent Probe for Identifying Bladder Cancer in Ex Vivo Bladder Samples

Up to 30% of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) lesions may be missed by standard white-light cystoscopy, resulting in high tumor recurrence rate. This is a single-center, single-arm, phase 2 prospective study. We apply Trop2-targeted NIR-II fluorescent probe TTP-ICG with rapid incubation to ex vivo bladder specimens from patients undergoing radical cystectomy. Near-infrared fluorescence imaging is performed after short-time incubation and washing. Using histopathology as gold standard, we evaluate the sensitivity, specificity of this imaging system for identifying bladder cancer lesions, and analyze correlation between fluorescence intensity and pathological diagnosis. 30 subjects will be enrolled.

A Study of IDE892 as Monotherapy and Combination in MTAP-deleted Advanced Solid Tumors

This is a multicenter clinical study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of IDE892 as monotherapy and in combination with other agents including IDE397 in participants with methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-deleted advanced solid tumors within indications of interest.

A Study of BL-M09D1 in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors

This study is a single-arm, open-label, multicenter, non-randomized phase IIa/IIb clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BL-M09D1 for injection in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma and other solid tumors.

Neoadjuvant Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer and Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Radical cystectomy remains the standard curative-intent treatment for most patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, but it is associated with significant morbidity and long-term quality-of-life implications. Trimodality therapy is an accepted standard-of-care alternative for carefully selected patients who wish to preserve their bladder; however, optimal patient selection remains challenging. The combination of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab (EV-P) has demonstrated remarkable activity in urothelial carcinoma, including in the perioperative setting, with pathologic complete response rates of approximately 50-60%. These results generate the hypothesis that a subset of patients may achieve sufficiently deep responses to allow selective deferral of cystectomy. Cohort A of this trial prospectively evaluates the use of multimodal response assessment (pelvic MRI and TURBT, ctDNA) to guide individualized decisions regarding cystectomy versus bladder preservation. Radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) remains the standard curative-intent treatment for high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), but recurrence rates after surgery alone are high. Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy improves pathologic outcomes and is supported by phase II data, but its delivery is constrained by baseline renal dysfunction and the further decline in glomerular filtration that follows RNU - historically, only about 20% of patients remain cisplatin-eligible postoperatively, which is the principal rationale for delivering platinum in the neoadjuvant rather than adjuvant setting. A large fraction of patients with UTUC are cisplatin-ineligible at baseline, and no level 1 evidence supports a specific neoadjuvant regimen in this population. EV-P is not constrained by renal function and has produced unprecedented activity in urothelial carcinoma. In the EV-302 upper tract subgroup, EV-P achieved an objective response rate of 67.7% and a complete response rate of 28.6%, with survival benefit preserved relative to platinum-based chemotherapy. In the perioperative bladder cancer setting, EV-P has yielded pathologic complete response rates of approximately 50-60%. However, available data on EV-P in UTUC are restricted to the metastatic setting, and prospective evaluation in the neoadjuvant setting is lacking. Cohort B of this trial addresses this gap by prospectively evaluating neoadjuvant EV-P followed by RNU in patients with high-risk UTUC, with pathologic complete response as the primary endpoint.

A Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Imaging Characteristics of [68Ga]Ga-DPI-4452 and to Assess Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of [177Lu]Lu-DPI-4452 in Participants With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

The main purpose of Part A of the study is to evaluate safety, tolerability and tracer uptake after a single intravenous (IV) administration of \[68Ga\]Ga-DPI-4452 for each tumor type such as clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC), pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), and colorectal cancer (CRC); Part B: is to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) \[maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or lower dose\] for \[177Lu\]Lu-DPI-4452 for each tumor type such as ccRCC, PDAC, CRC, and urothelial carcinoma (UC); Part C: is to evaluate the preliminary antitumor activity of \[177Lu\]Lu-DPI-4452 as monotherapy for each tumor type such as ccRCC, PDAC, CRC, and UC; Part D: is to assess the diagnostic concordance between \[68Ga\]Ga-DPI-4452 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and the histopathology result of the Indeterminate Renal Mass (IDRM); Part E: is to assess \[68Ga\]Ga-DPI-4452 uptake in each tumour type such as UC, muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), head and neck cancer (H\&N), triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and any other tumor with locally confirmed carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX expression except ccRCC, CRC and PDAC.

Validation of a Circulating Tumor DNA Blood Test in Muscle-Invasive Bladder and Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

This prospective observational study evaluates a blood-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer or upper tract urothelial cancer. ctDNA consists of small fragments of tumor DNA that can sometimes be detected in the blood. In this study, DNA from tumor tissue obtained during routine diagnostic or surgical procedures will be analyzed to identify tumor-specific mutations. Blood samples collected during routine clinical care will then be tested to determine whether the same mutations can be detected in plasma ctDNA. The main purpose is to assess how well the internally developed ctDNA assay detects tumor-specific mutations compared with tumor tissue sequencing. The study will also explore whether ctDNA results after treatment are associated with recurrence or remission during two years of follow-up, and whether changes in ctDNA levels during treatment are associated with pathological response. This study does not assign participants to a treatment and does not require additional blood draws beyond routine care. Treating physicians will remain blinded to ctDNA results during the study, so the test results will not influence clinical decisions.

A Study of HLX18 vs. OPDIVO® in Multiple Resected Solid Tumors

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-controlled phase I clinical study to evaluate the similarity in PK profile, efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of HLX18 and OPDIVO® in patients with resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer (EC/GEJC), melanoma (MEL), or urothelial carcinoma (UC).

FAPI PET Imaging - An Exploratory Study

This study is testing a new imaging tracer called \[18F\]FAPI-74 with PET scans. Researchers want to find out how well this tracer shows certain diseases in the body, including several types of cancer and some non-cancer conditions like fibrosis and sarcoidosis. \[18F\]FAPI-74 attaches to a protein found on cells that are active in tumors and areas of scarring or inflammation. This may help doctors see these areas more clearly than with imaging methods used today, especially in diseases where current scans do not work well. People who join this study will get one injection of the tracer into a vein, then have one PET/CT or PET/MR scan. This takes about 2 hours in total. Researchers will compare the results with imaging the participant already had as part of their regular care, such as other PET scans, CT, or MRI. No extra treatment is given, and no other visits are needed. The study will take place at 5 hospitals in Switzerland and plans to include about 770 adults with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of one of the conditions being studied. The main goal is to see how clearly the tracer shows up on the scan. Researchers will also look at whether this new scan changes how confident doctors feel about a diagnosis, or changes the patient's treatment plan.

Non-invasive Urinary Genomics-Based Risk Assessment for Early Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis

This is a two-stage, prospective, single-center observational diagnostic accuracy study evaluating noninvasive urine testing for the detection of urothelial carcinoma (UC). The study enrolls adult patients presenting with gross or microscopic hematuria and imaging evidence of a space-occupying lesion in the renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder, who are scheduled for diagnostic cystoscopy and/or surgical tissue sampling. Histopathological examination serves as the reference standard. Stage 1 (Completed, 8th October 2019 - 31st December 2023): A total of 113 participants have been enrolled. Owing to sufficient research funding, all participants in this stage underwent four urine-based tests: cytology, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), DNA methylation, and a 17-gene mutation panel. Stage 2 (Ongoing, from 1st January 2024): The testing protocol was refined to focus on urine DNA methylation alone, owing to limited research funding and the lower cost of DNA methylation compared with the 17-gene mutation panel. As of registration (May 2026), approximately 330 participants have been enrolled. All enrolled participants are categorized into two groups based on histopathology: a UC group (including upper tract urothelial carcinoma \[UTUC\] and bladder cancer \[BC\]) and a non-UC control group. The primary outcome is the diagnostic accuracy (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve \[AUC\] with 95% confidence interval, sensitivity, and specificity) of the four urine-based tests in the Stage 1 cohort. The key secondary outcome is the diagnostic accuracy of urine DNA methylation in the Stage 2 cohort. Other secondary outcomes include paired comparisons of AUCs among the four tests in the Stage 1 cohort. Exploratory analyses will include the diagnostic performance of urine cytology in a subset of Stage 2 participants with UTUC, as well as subgroup analyses by tumor site (UTUC vs. BC). Because this study is purely observational and non-interventional, prospective registration was not a regulatory or institutional requirement when enrollment began in 2019. This record is being submitted prior to any data analysis to ensure consistency with current research transparency standards.

Specimen Collection for Validation of UroAmp: A Next Generation Sequencing Platform for Detection and Surveillance of Bladder Cancer

This is a prospective, multicenter observational study designed to collect urine and tumor biospecimens and associated clinical data from patients undergoing evaluation, treatment, or surveillance for urothelial carcinoma.

A Phase II Study of AK146D1 Mono or Combined With AK112 in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma

This is a Phase II clinical study aimed at evaluating the safety, tolerability, antitumor efficacy, PK and immunogenicity of AK146D1 monotherapy or combined with AK112 in advanced Urothelial carcinoma.

Study of Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Cancer Treated With Enfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab With Supportive Neuridase (ENDEAVOR)

his prospective exploratory study aims to describe the course of peripheral neuropathy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with enfortumab vedotin in combination with pembrolizumab and receiving supportive Neuridase. Peripheral neuropathy is a common adverse event associated with enfortumab vedotin and may negatively affect treatment tolerability, quality of life, and treatment continuation. Neuridase is a non-pharmacological supportive product intended to support peripheral nervous system function; however, its role in this clinical setting has not yet been established. Participants enrolled in this single-arm study will receive standard-of-care treatment with enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab, together with supportive Neuridase according to clinical practice. The study will prospectively assess neuropathy symptoms and severity using clinical evaluations and patient-reported outcome measures, including quality-of-life questionnaires, over the course of treatment. The objective of the study is to explore neuropathy patterns and treatment tolerability in this patient population.

An Exploratory Study of Zanidatamab in HER2-positive Advanced Tumor After at Least One Line of Standard Therapy

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Zanidatamab can treat HER2-positive advanced tumors in adults. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the objective response rate of Zanidatamab in adult patients with HER-2 positive advanced solid tumors? Participants will receive Zanidatamab intravenously on Day 1 of each 2-week treatment cycle. The dosage is 20 mg/kg per cycle.

Exploratory Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Trastuzumab Rezetecan in the Treatment of HER2-Expressiong Advanced Solid Tumor

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Trastuzumab Rezetecan can treat advanced solid tumors with HER-2 expression in adult participants. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the objective response rate of Trastuzumab Rezetecan in adult patients with HER-2 expressed advanced solid tumors? Participants will receive intravenous infusion of Trastuzumab Rezetecan on Day 1 of each 21-day treatment cycle. The dosage is 4.8 mg/kg per cycle; participants with a body weight of 85 kg or above will receive a fixed dose of 408 mg every 3 weeks.

Safety and Tolerability Study of 68Ga/177Lu-BRP-020063 in Advanced Solid Tumors

This study is an open-label, single-arm, interventional clinical trial designed to investigate the safety of ⁶⁸Ga/¹⁷⁷Lu-BRP-020063 in patients with advanced metastatic solid tumors; to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and radiation dosimetry of ¹⁷⁷Lu-BRP-020063 in patients with metastatic solid tumors; and to preliminarily explore its therapeutic efficacy. The study plans to enroll 10 patients to receive ⁶⁸Ga-BRP-020063 PET/CT imaging, among whom 5 patients positive for ⁶⁸Ga-BRP-020063 will be selected to receive a low dose of ¹⁷⁷Lu-BRP-020063. The results of this study will provide a basis for the design of subsequent studies involving higher doses of ¹⁷⁷Lu-BRP-020063.

Comparison of CT and MR (VI-RADS) Imaging for Local Bladder Cancer Staging

This prospective diagnostic accuracy study compares computed tomography (CT) and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using the Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) for local staging of newly diagnosed bladder cancer. All participants undergo both imaging modalities prior to transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) or cystectomy. Histopathology serves as the reference standard.

18F-T2 PET/CT Imaging for CAIX Positive Solid Tumors

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the diagnostic value of CAIX protein specific probe 18F-T2 in PET/CT imaging in participants with solid tumors. It will also assess the safety, tolerability and radiation dosimetry of 18F-T2.

Randomized Trial of stAndard of Care With or Without Metastases-directed Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Patients Affected by Oligometastatic uRothelial carcinomA

Bladder cancer is the most common type of urothelial cancer. When the disease has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic disease), the prognosis is often poor, because there are only a few effective treatment options available. At the moment, standard treatment mainly includes systemic therapies, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy (immune checkpoint inhibitors). These treatments act on the whole body. However, the use of local treatments, such as stereotactic radiotherapy, has not been well studied in bladder cancer. Stereotactic radiotherapy is a type of radiation treatment that delivers very high doses of radiation to the tumor in a small number of treatment sessions. This technique is already widely used to treat a limited number of metastases (called oligometastases) from other types of cancer. The aim of this study is to understand whether stereotactic radiotherapy is also effective and safe for treating oligometastases coming from bladder cancer.

Immune-Stromal Landscape in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is a significant global health issue. When the cancer spreads into the muscle layer of the bladder (muscle-invasive bladder cancer), a common treatment is the surgical removal of the bladder (radical cystectomy). However, even after surgery, it can be difficult for doctors to accurately predict how an individual patient's disease will progress using standard staging methods. This retrospective observational study aims to find better ways to predict patient outcomes by examining the tumor microenvironment, which is the environment immediately surrounding the cancer cells. Specifically, researchers are looking at the relationship between the tumor cells, the surrounding supportive tissue (the stroma), and the patient's natural immune cells. The study will review existing medical records and archived tumor tissue samples from at least 100 patients who underwent radical cystectomy at the South Egypt Cancer Institute between 2018 and 2024. Under a microscope, researchers will assess three main features: * Tumor-Stroma Ratio (TSR): The amount of tumor tissue compared to the surrounding supportive tissue. * Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs): The number of immune cells that have moved into the tumor to try and fight it. * Tertiary Lymphoid Structures (TLS): Organized clusters of immune cells that form near the tumor. By analyzing these features, the researchers hope to determine if specific patterns of immune and supportive cells are linked to better or worse survival rates, such as Overall Survival and Disease-Free Survival. Understanding this immune-stromal landscape could lead to more personalized risk assessments and better treatment plans for future bladder cancer patients.