Clinical trial Recruiting at 5 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 to 75

Combination therapy for neuroendocrine bladder carcinoma before surgery

Official title: A Prospective, Single-arm, Exploratory Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Adebrelimab Plus Etoposide and Cisplatin in Patients With Neuroendocrine Bladder Carcinoma

Run by RenJi Hospital · NCT06091124 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new combination treatment for people with neuroendocrine bladder cancer to see if it helps shrink the tumor before surgery.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexAll
Enrollment22 (estimated)
SponsorRenJi Hospital
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionsadebrelimab, chemotherapy, immunotherapy
Locations5 sites (Nanjing, Jiangsu and 4 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedNovember 16, 2023
Main results expectedJanuary 1, 2027
Study endsDecember 31, 2027
Registry record updatedDecember 8, 2025
Trial IDNCT06091124 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 75 with invasive neuroendocrine bladder carcinoma and a neuroendocrine component greater than 50%.

Probably not a fit

Patients with non-invasive bladder cancer or those with significant comorbidities that prevent surgery may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of a combination treatment involving adebrelimab, etoposide, and cisplatin in patients with neuroendocrine bladder carcinoma prior to radical cystectomy. The study aims to determine the pathologic complete response rate at the time of surgery and assess the safety and tolerability of the treatment regimen. Approximately 22 participants will receive up to four cycles of this neoadjuvant therapy, followed by surgical intervention. The trial is designed as a single-arm, open-label study, focusing on patients with invasive neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could improve surgical outcomes and overall survival for patients with neuroendocrine bladder carcinoma.

How similar studies have gone: While there is ongoing research in neoadjuvant therapies for bladder cancer, this specific combination of adebrelimab, etoposide, and cisplatin in neuroendocrine bladder carcinoma is novel and has not been extensively tested.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Males or females aged ≥18 years and ≤75 years.
* ECOG performance status of 0 - 2.
* Histologically confirmed invasive neuroendocrine carcinoma with or without urothelial carcinoma, with a neuroendocrine carcinoma component of \>50%; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) specimens (preferred) or at least 15 unstained, freshly cut, continuous slides should be submitted with related pathology reports prior to study enrollment. If fewer than 15 slides are available, patients may still be eligible for enrollment after confirmation by the principal investigator. If a tumor tissue section is not available, the tumor tissue must be obtained from the biopsy performed at the time of screening.
* Clinical stage T1-T4a N0 M0 (CT/MRI ± PET/CT) If the clinical stage is T1-4a N1-3 M0, it needs to be judged by the investigator. If cystectomy can still be performed, participants can be included in the study.
* Expected survival longer 3 months.
* Normal function of vital organs (14 days prior to enrollment). Meet the following criteria:

  1. Blood routine examination:

     HB≥90 g/L; ANC≥1.5×109 /L; PLT≥100×109 /L.
  2. No functional organic disease:

T-BIL≤1.5×ULN (upper limit of normal); ALT and AST≤2.5 x ULN; Serum creatinine ≤2×ULN, or endogenous creatinine clearance \> 20 mL /min (Cockcroft-Gault formula); International Standardized ratio (INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) : ≤1.5× ULN.

* Fertile males or females must use a highly effective contraceptive approach (such as oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, abstinence or barrier contraception combined with spermicides) during the trial and continue contraception for 12 months after the end of treatment.
* Participants who voluntarily join the study, sign informed consent, have good compliance, and cooperate with follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 or anti-CTLA-4 therapy.
* Prior drug therapy for cancer, except:

Intravesical chemotherapy or immunotherapy ended at least 1 week before the start of study.

* Prior radiotherapy for bladder cancer.
* Participants allergic to adebrelimab and its components.
* Participants who have received other antitumor therapy or immunomodulatory therapy (including corticosteroid therapy, immunotherapy) or participated in other clinical studies within 4 weeks before the start of study treatment, or have not recovered from previous toxicity (except for 2 degree alopecia and 1 degree neurotoxicity).
* Pregnant or lactating females.
* HIV Positive.
* Participants with active hepatitis B or C:

For participants with HBsAg or HBcAb positive and detected HBV DNA copy number (quantitative detection limit is 500IU/ml, or reach the positive value of copy number detected by the research center), HBV DNA must be tested for screening in such patients.

Participants positive for HCV antibodies were enrolled in this study only if the PCR test for HCV RNA was negative.

* Active tuberculosis.
* Active autoimmune disease that requires systemic treatment within the past 2 years (such as disease-modulating drugs, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (such as thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for renal or pituitary insufficiency) are accepted.
* Other serious, uncontrolled medical conditions that may affect protocol adherence or interfere with interpretation of results. These include active opportunistic or progressive (severe) infections, uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular disease (heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association scale as grade III or IV, cardiac conduction block above grade II, myocardial infarction within the last 6 months, unstable arrhythmia or unstable angina, cerebral infarction within the last 3 months, etc.), or pulmonary disease (interstitial pneumonia, Obstructive pulmonary disease and a history of symptomatic bronchospasm).
* Those who received live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the start of treatment (seasonal influenza vaccines are usually inactivated and therefore permitted for use). Intranasal vaccines are live vaccines, so they are not allowed to be used).
* Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or solid organ transplantation.
* History of psychotropic substance abuse and cannot abstain or have a history of mental disorders.
* Pleural fluid or ascites associated with clinical symptoms or requiring symptomatic management.
* Participants with other malignancies that have not healed in the past 5 years, excluding apparently cured malignancies, or curable cancers such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, localized low-risk prostate cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, or breast carcinoma in situ.
* Concomitant upper tract urothelial carcinoma (pelvis and ureter urothelial carcinoma).
* Other severe, acute, or chronic medical or psychiatric disorders, or laboratory abnormalities that, in the investigator's opinion, may increase the risks associated with study participation or that may interfere with the interpretation of the study results.

Where it's running

  • Jiangsu Province Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University
    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Recruiting
  • RenJi Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • West China Hospital
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    Recruiting
  • The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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