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. 2019 May 18;2019(5):CD013160. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013160.pub2

NCT02923557.

Trial name or title Prophylactic intravesical chemotherapy to prevent bladder cancer recurrence after nephroureterectomy for primary upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients
Methods Single‐blinded randomised parallel group phase II study
Participants Estimated enrollment: 200 participants
Inclusion Criteria
  • Suspected UTUC patients without history of bladder tumour

  • Suspected UTUC patients without synchronous bladder tumour

  • Suspected UTUC patients without contralateral UTUCs


Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with history of bladder tumour

  • Patients with synchronous bladder tumour

  • Patients with contralateral UTUCs

  • Patients with advanced stage (T4)

  • Patients with other malignant tumours

Interventions Group A
  • No Intervention; blank control, do not use prophylactic intravesical chemotherapy


Group B
  • Single immediate intravesical dose of THP intravesical therapy (THP 40 mg for 30 min) within 24 hours of nephroureterectomy

Outcomes Primary outcomes
  • Intravesical recurrence‐free survival (time to measure: three years after surgery)


Secondary outcomes
  • Cancer‐specific survival (time to measure: three years after surgery)

Starting date November 2016; Expected date of completion: November 2021
Contact information Xuesong Li, Associated Professor, Peking University First Hospital
Notes Funding source: Not available