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
- Diseases
- Bladder cancer
- 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
Sites (36)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Medicine Rogel Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ann Arbor | United States | Unknown status |
| Emory University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Atlanta | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aurora | United States | Unknown status |
| Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United States | Unknown status |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
| University of North Carolina Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chapel Hill | United States | Unknown status |
| Levine Cancer Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charlotte | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Chicago Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| The Ohio State University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Unknown status |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Unknown status |
| Geisinger Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Danville | United States | Unknown status |
| Spectrum Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Grand Rapids | United States | Unknown status |
| Chesapeake Urology Research Associates Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hanover | United States | Unknown status |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Iowa Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Iowa City | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
| UCLA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| USC/Norris Comprehensive CA Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Medford | United States | Unknown status |
| LSU Healthcare Network - Multi Specialty Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Metairie | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Miami Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Miami | United States | Unknown status |
| Carolina Urologic Research Center, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Myrtle Beach | United States | Unknown status |
| Urology Associates, P.C. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Unknown status |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Unknown status |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Newport Beach | United States | Unknown status |
| Stephenson Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Oklahoma City | United States | Unknown status |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
| Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
| Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Phoenix | United States | Unknown status |
| Comprehensive Urology -- A Division of Michigan Healthcare Professionals Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Royal Oak | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Utah Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salt Lake City | United States | Unknown status |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Washington Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampa | United States | Unknown status |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | The Bronx | United States | Unknown status |
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