Bladder cancer
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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of bladder cancer and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our bladder cancer research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.
Clinical Trials
The following list of clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital is pulled from ClinicalTrials.gov, which is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and only available in English. If you find a clinical trial that interests you, you can bring the information to the next appointment with your care team and ask if you are eligible for the study. If so, they may be able to refer you to the study team. If you email the study team directly, we can guarantee a response. Learn more about participating in research and clinical trials.
Neoadjuvant Upper Tract Invasive Cancer Trial (NAUTICAL) (NCT04574960)
Bladder Cancer, Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma View DetailsA Study to Compare the Results of FGFR Testing by Either ctDNA Blood Testing or Standard Tumor Tissue Testing (NCT06129084)
Metastatic Bladder Cancer, Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma View DetailsA Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of OC-001 in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancers (NCT04260802)
Cancer, Neoplasms, Metastatic Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Urothelial Carcinoma, Urothelial Neoplasm, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Solid Tumor, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Bladder Cancer View DetailsTesting the Role of DNA Released From Tumor Cells Into the Blood in Guiding the Use of Immunotherapy After Surgical Removal of the Bladder, Kidney, Ureter, and Urethra for Urothelial Cancer Treatment, MODERN Study (NCT05987241)
Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, Muscle Invasive Renal Pelvis Urothelial Carcinoma, Muscle Invasive Ureter Urothelial Carcinoma, Muscle Invasive Urethral Urothelial Carcinoma, Stage II Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma AJCC v7 View DetailsPublications
The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.
Effect of Sex Differences on Cancer Outcomes After Chemo-Radiation for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study.
2025-11-01 Go to publicationDevelopment and International Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence-based Model (PROGRxN-BCa) Using the World Health Organization 2004/2022 Grading System to Predict Progression Risk and Improve Substratification for Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer.
2025-10-07 Go to publicationComparison of 90-day morbidity and mortality between ileal conduit and orthotopic neobladder following radical cystectomy in a large multi-institutional database: The Canadian CBCIS experience.
2025-09-23 Go to publicationPrevalence and Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Anemia in Radical Cystectomy Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study.
2025-06-04 Go to publication