Multi-parametric MRI in Patients Suspected for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: a New Local Staging Paradigm

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorRadboud University Medical Center

About this trial

A two-arm multicenter randomised controlled trial, comparing progression free survival, time to definitive treatment and cost-effectiveness of the standard of care (TURBT) and mpMRI followed by same-day cystoscopic bladder biopsy for diagnosis of patients with suspicion of muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients (18+ years of age)

Clinically suspected MIBC

No lymph node or distant metastases

Written informed consent

Disqualifiers

Unable or unwilling to undergo mpMRI

Unfit for TURBT

Unfit for definitive treatment with curative intent

A history of cancer, including bladder cancer, except: non-melanoma skin cancer, prostate cancer on active surveillance or a solid malignant tumor ≥5 years disease-free since last treatment

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • mpMRI plus a same-day cystoscopic bladder biopsy
  • TURBT

Treatment groups

360 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups