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NCT04660344CompletedPhase 3

A Study to Evaluate Effects of Atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1 antibody) as an Adjuvant Therapy in Patients with High-Risk Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer who are circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) positive following cystectomy

A Phase III, Double-blind, Multicenter, Randomized study of Atezolizumab (anti-PD‑L1 antibody) versus Placebo as Adjuvant therapy in Patients with High-Risk Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer who are CTDNA positive following cystectomy

Source: EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu) · Last updated 3 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

To evaluate the efficacy of atezolizumab compared with placebo on the basis of investigator-assessed disease-free survival (DFS) in patients who are circulating-tumor DNA (ctDNA)-positive within 24 weeks of cystectomy (primary analysis population)

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
112 (actual)
First submitted
15 Dec 2023
Start date
8 Mar 2021
Lead sponsor
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
EU CT number
2022-502705-15-00
EudraCT number
2020-004418-36

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 112
  • 60 sites in 9 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu). It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu) and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Known PD-L1 IHC result for adjuvant therapy. The decision for the adjuvant therapy should not be based on the PD-L1 IHC result. If a cap is in effect limiting enrollment of PD-L1 negative patients, this exclusion criterion will not apply.
  • Patients with active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C -Patients with past HBV infection or resolved HBV infection are eligible. A negative HBV DNA test must be obtained in these patients prior to enrollment
  • Active tuberculosis confirmed by a test performed within 3 months prior to treatment initiation

Other illness

  • Patients positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA
  • History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins

Lab values

  • Positive test for HIV, with the following exception: -Patients with a positive HIV test at screening are eligible provided they are stable on antiretroviral therapy, have a CD4 count >= 200/μL, and have an undetectable viral load

Who the study is looking for

  • Histologically confirmed muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) (also termed transitional cell carcinoma [TCC]) of the bladder. Patients with carcinomas showing mixed histologys are required to have a dominant transitional cell pattern
  • TNM classification (based on American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] Cancer Staging Manual, 8th Edition) at pathological examination of surgical resection. – Patients who received, or did not receive, platinum-based NAC with tumor stage of (y)pT2-4aN0M0 or (y)pT0-4aN+ M0. Patients who have received at least three cycles of a platinum containing regimen will be considered as having received prior NAC Patients who have not received platinum-based NAC must be ineligible ("unfit") for cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy, have refused it, or will not receive it based on the treating physician’s decision. Cisplatin ineligibility is defined by any one of the following criteria: – Impaired renal function (glomerular filtration rate [GFR] < 60 mL/min); GFR should be assessed by direct measurement (i.e., creatinine clearance or ethyldediaminetetra-acetate) or, if not available, by calculation from serum/plasma creatinine (Cockcroft‑Gault formula) – A hearing loss (measured by audiometry) of 25 dB at two contiguous frequencies – Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy (i.e., sensory alteration or paresthesia including tingling) – ECOG Performance Status of 2
  • Surgical resection of MIUC of the bladder
  • Availability of a surgical tumor specimen that is suitable (adequate quality and quantity) for use in determining PD L1 expression, WES evaluable (ctDNA assay designability) report, and for exploratory biomarker research assessed by central laboratory testing.
  • Submission of a post-surgery matched blood sample for the identification of somatic mutations in tumor tissue
  • Submission of blood sample for plasma ctDNA testing, collected at least 6 weeks post-surgery

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu)

Sites (60)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Algemeen Ziekenhuis klina
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BrasschaatBelgiumCompleted
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
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GentBelgiumCompleted
University Hospital Olomouc
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OlomoucCzechiaCompleted
Fakultni Thomayerova nemocnice
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Prague 4CzechiaCompleted
Fakultni Nemocnice V Motole
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Prague 5CzechiaCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AöR
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DuesseldorfGermanyCompleted
Martha-Maria Krankenhaus Halle-Doelau gGmbH
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Halle (saale)GermanyCompleted
Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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HerneGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
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TuebingenGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Ulm AoR
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UlmGermanyCompleted
Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg AöR
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WuerzburgGermanyCompleted
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
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BarcelonaSpainCompleted
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
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BarcelonaSpainCompleted
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
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BarcelonaSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
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CórdobaSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario Donostia
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DonostiaSpainCompleted
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil
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Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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MadridSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario La Paz
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MadridSpainCompleted
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
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MadridSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
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MadridSpainCompleted
Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari
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SabadellSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
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SantanderSpainCompleted
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
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SevillaSpainCompleted
Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología
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ValenciaSpainCompleted
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
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ValenciaSpainCompleted
Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest
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AngersFranceCompleted
Institut Sainte-Catherine
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AvignonFranceCompleted
Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
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BordeauxFranceCompleted
Centre Jean Perrin
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Clermont Ferrand Cedex1FranceCompleted
Centre Leon Berard
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LyonFranceCompleted
Immobiliere De Nancy
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NancyFranceCompleted
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
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Nice Cedex 2FranceCompleted
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
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ParisFranceCompleted
Hospital Foch
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SuresnesFranceCompleted
Institut Universitaire Du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole
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Toulouse Cedex 9FranceCompleted
Institut Gustave Roussy
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VillejuifFranceCompleted
University General Hospital Attikon
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AthensGreeceCompleted
Alexandra Hospital
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AthensGreeceCompleted
General University Hospital of Larissa
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LarissaGreeceCompleted
General University Hospital Of Patras
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PatrasGreeceCompleted
Theageneio Cancer Hospital
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ThessalonikiGreeceCompleted
Cork University Hospital
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CorkIrelandCompleted
Tallaght University Hospital
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Dublin 24IrelandCompleted
Azienda USL Toscana Sud Est
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ArezzoItalyCompleted
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico
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BolognaItalyCompleted
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
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GenoaItalyCompleted
Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST S.r.l
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MeldolaItalyCompleted
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
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MilanItalyCompleted
Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
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MilanItalyCompleted
European Institute Of Oncology S.r.l.
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MilanItalyCompleted
Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale Antonio Cardarelli
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NaplesItalyCompleted
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale
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NaplesItalyCompleted
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga
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OrbassanoItalyCompleted
Istituto Oncologico Veneto
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PadovaItalyCompleted
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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RomeItalyCompleted
Azienda Ospedaliera S Maria Di Terni
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TerniItalyCompleted
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu
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PoznanPolandCompleted
Szpital Grochowski im. dr med. Rafa?a Masztaka Sp. z o.o.
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WarsawPolandCompleted
Dolnośląskie Centrum Onkologii, Pulmonologii i Hematologii
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WroclawPolandCompleted

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