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NCT03933826Active, not recruiting

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

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 May 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Bladder cancer is the most common urinary tract cancer and the 5th most common cancer in the US (1). Yet bladder cancer research is underfunded relative to other common cancers. As a result, bladder cancer care is prone to evidence gaps that produce decision uncertainty for both patients and clinicians. The Comparison of Intravesical Therapy and Surgery as Treatment Options (CISTO) for Bladder Cancer Study has the potential to fill these critical evidence gaps, change care pathways for the management of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and provide for personalized, patient-centered care. The purpose of CISTO is to conduct a large prospective study that directly compares the impact of medical management versus bladder removal in recurrent high-grade NMIBC patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) failure on clinical outcomes and patient and caregiver experience using standardized patient-reported outcomes (PROs).

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
570 (actual)
First submitted
19 Apr 2019
Start date
9 Jul 2019
Primary completion date
31 Jan 2025
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
NCT number
NCT03933826

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 570
  • From 9 Jul 2019 to the primary completion date, 31 Jan 2025
  • 36 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Criteria the registry did not label

  • Patient Eligibility, Inclusion Criteria:
  • Adult 18 years of age or older; and
  • Presenting with high-grade NMIBC established by anatomic pathology as tumor stage classification Tis, Ta, or T1, and with:
    • Pathology documentation from any hospital/clinic/medical center, and
    • More than 50% urothelial carcinoma component in the specimen
  • History of high-grade NMIBC established by anatomic pathology as tumor stage classification Tis, Ta, or T1; and
  • Attempted or received induction BCG (at least 3 out of 6 instillations) at any point in time; and
  • In the previous 12 months, received at least one instillation of any intravesical agent (induction or maintenance) or one administration of systemic therapy for NMIBC treatment.
    • Patient Eligibility, Exclusion Criteria:
  • Any plasmacytoid or small cell (neuroendocrine) component in the pathology (past or current presentation);
  • Previous history of cystectomy or radiation therapy for bladder cancer;
  • Previous history of muscle-invasive bladder cancer or metastatic bladder cancer;
  • Any history of upper tract urothelial carcinoma;
  • Incarcerated in a detention facility or in police custody (patients wearing a monitoring device can be enrolled) at baseline/screening;
  • Contraindication to radical cystectomy (e.g., American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of 4, patient not considered a radical cystectomy candidate due to comorbidity);
  • Contraindication to medical therapy (i.e., intolerant of all medical therapies);
  • Unable to provide written informed consent in English;
  • Unable to be contacted for research surveys;
  • Planning to participate in a Phase I or Phase II interventional clinical trial for NMIBC (unless in the control/comparator arm of a Phase II trial) or any blinded interventional trial for NMIBC.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (36)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Michigan Medicine Rogel Cancer Center
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Ann ArborUnited StatesUnknown status
Emory University
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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AuroraUnited StatesUnknown status
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
Brigham and Women's Hospital
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of North Carolina
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Chapel HillUnited StatesUnknown status
Levine Cancer Institute
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CharlotteUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Chicago
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
The Ohio State University
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ColumbusUnited StatesUnknown status
UT Southwestern Medical Center
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
Geisinger Medical Center
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DanvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Spectrum Health
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Grand RapidsUnited StatesUnknown status
Chesapeake Urology Research Associates
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HanoverUnited StatesUnknown status
MD Anderson Cancer Center
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Iowa
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Iowa CityUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Kansas Medical Center
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
UCLA
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
USC/Norris Comprehensive CA Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
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MedfordUnited StatesUnknown status
LSU Healthcare Network - Multi Specialty Clinic
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MetairieUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Miami
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Carolina Urologic Research Center, LLC
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Myrtle BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Urology Associates, P.C.
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
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Newport BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Stephenson Cancer Center
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Oklahoma CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Fox Chase Cancer Center
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
Comprehensive Urology -- A Division of Michigan Healthcare Professionals
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Royal OakUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Utah
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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San AntonioUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Washington
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
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TampaUnited StatesUnknown status
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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The BronxUnited StatesUnknown status

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