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Combining Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy to Help Patients Avoid Bladder Removal After Treatment Shrinks Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, BRIGHT Trial

RecruitingPhase 2

Single Arm Phase II Study of Bladder Preservation With Immunoradiotherapy After a Clinically Meaningful Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients With Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (BRIGHT)

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must have histologic evidence of cT2-T4aN0M0 muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder within 180 days prior to starting neoadjuvant therapy (NAT)
* Participants must have had CT chest/abdomen/pelvis (C/A/P), MRI C/A/P or PET within 60 days prior to starting NAT to determine cT2-T4aN0M0
* Participants must have undergone TURBT with biopsy of areas of prior disease and systematic biopsies (left and right lateral, dome, posterior wall and trigone) and radiologic staging showing clinically T0-T1 disease within 60 days after the last dose of NAT. At least 4 out of 5 systematic biopsies must be performed

  * NOTE: This TURBT must be within 90 days prior to registration. Registration must be within 90 days after the last dose of NAT
* Participants must have imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis performed using CT or MRI preferably with contrast. Fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG) PET-CT can also be used for staging. If FDG PET-CT is used, then it is at the discretion of the investigator if they want to additionally obtain diagnostic CT or MRI with contrast within 60 days after the last dose of NAT
* Participants with lymph nodes ≥ 1.0 cm in the shortest cross-sectional diameter on imaging (CT or MRI of abdomen and pelvis) after completion of NAT must have a PET-CT within 70 days prior to registration. A biopsy in the setting of negative PET-CT is not required unless there is strong clinical suspicion for nodal involvement with tumor. Participants with a positive PET are deemed ineligible unless a biopsy is performed and shows no evidence of tumor involvement

  * NOTE: For questions regarding the above eligibility criteria, please contact the study chairs in addition to the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Statistics and Data Management Center (SDMC)
* Participants must not have evidence of ≥ T2, or N1-3, or M1 disease after NAT
* Participants must not have the presence of small cell, neuroendocrine carcinoma, plasmacytoid variants on any pathology
* Participants must not have had urothelial carcinoma or histological variant at any site outside of the urinary bladder within 24 months prior to registration except Ta/T1/carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the upper urinary tract, including renal pelvis or ureter if the participant underwent complete nephroureterectomy

  * NOTE: Participants with mixed variant histology will be eligible for the trial if the majority (\> 50%) of the tumor is urothelial cell carcinoma
* Participants will be allowed to continue PD-1/L-1 inhibitor therapy received as part of standard of care neoadjuvant therapy while they undergo pre-registration assessments (TURBT and imaging)
* Participants must have received at least 3 and no more than 6 cycles of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NAT for MIBC. These include cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy (e.g. cisplatin and gemcitabine \[GC\] with or without PD-1/L1 inhibitors) dose dense or accelerated methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin (MVAC) or enfortumab vedotin with PD-1/L1 inhibitor
* Participants must not have had anti-PD-1, anti PD-L1, anti PD-L2 or anti-CTLA4 antibody, any other antibody or drug targeting T-cell co-stimulation, enfortumab vedotin, or any other drug targeting nectin-4 other than for neoadjuvant treatment for MIBC

  * NOTE: Prior intravesical immunotherapy or chemotherapy for non-muscle invasive disease is allowed
* Participants must not have had prior pelvic radiotherapy
* Participants must not have received a live attenuated vaccination within 28 days prior to registration
* Participants with conditions requiring immunosuppressive doses of steroids (\> 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications must not be taking steroids at time of trial registration
* Participants must be ≥ 18 years old at the time of registration
* Participants must have Zubrod performance status of 0-2
* Participants must have a complete medical history and physical exam within 28 days prior to registration
* Leukocytes ≥ 3 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Total bilirubin ≤ institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless history of Gilbert's disease (within 28 days prior to registration)

  * Participants with history of Gilbert's disease must have total bilirubin ≤ 5 x institutional ULN
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Participants must have a creatinine ≤ the institutional (I)ULN OR measured OR calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min using the following Cockcroft-Gault Formula. This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to registration
* Participants with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class II or better
* Participants with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy at registration and have undetectable viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to registration
* For participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
* Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured (defined as undetectable HCV viral load)
* Participants must not have a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment (in the opinion of the treating physician) has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen
* Participants must not be pregnant or nursing (nursing includes breast milk fed to an infant by any means, including from the breast, milk expressed by hand, or pumped). Individuals who are of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method with details provided as a part of the consent process. A person who has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months or who has semen likely to contain sperm is considered to be of "reproductive potential." In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes refraining from sexual activity that might result in pregnancy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) including hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation/occlusion, and vasectomy with testing showing no sperm in the semen
* Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking
* Participants who can complete the PRO-CTCAE questionnaire in English or Spanish will be offered the opportunity to participate in the optional patient-reported outcome study
* NOTE: As a part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system

  * Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
  * For participants with impaired decision-making capabilities, legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants in accordance with applicable federal, local, and central institutional review board (CIRB) regulations

About the study

This phase II trial tests the effect of giving pembrolizumab in combination with radiation therapy after chemotherapy in preventing surgery to remove the bladder in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer. Standard of care therapy includes chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) to shrink or get rid of the tumor. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the tumor, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Photon beam radiation therapy is a type of radiation therapy that uses x-rays or gamma rays that come from a special machine called a linear accelerator. The radiation dose is delivered at the surface of the body and goes into the tumor and through the body. Giving pembrolizumab in combination with radiation therapy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy may help prevent surgical removal of the bladder in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer.

What is being tested

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Participants: 111 · Started: Nov 25, 2025

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07061964

Locations in the U.S.

AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center, Birmingham
ArizonaBanner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert
Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona, Phoenix
ArkansasHighlands Oncology Group - Fayetteville, Fayetteville
Highlands Oncology Group - Rogers, Rogers
Highlands Oncology Group, Springdale
CaliforniaTower Cancer Research Foundation, Beverly Hills
City of Hope Corona, Corona
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte
City of Hope at Irvine Lennar, Irvine
City of Hope Antelope Valley, Lancaster
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento
City of Hope South Pasadena, South Pasadena
Cedars-Sinai Cancer - Tarzana, Tarzana
City of Hope Upland, Upland
ColoradoUCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora
UCHealth - Cherry Creek, Denver
Shaw Cancer Center, Edwards
Cancer Care and Hematology-Fort Collins, Fort Collins
Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins
UCHealth Greeley Hospital, Greeley
UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, Highlands Ranch
UCHealth Lone Tree Health Center, Lone Tree
Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland
ConnecticutSmilow Cancer Hospital-Derby Care Center, Derby
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Fairfield, Fairfield
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Greenwich, Greenwich
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Guilford, Guilford
Yale University, New Haven
Yale-New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical Center, North Haven
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Long Ridge, Stamford
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Torrington Care Center, Torrington
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Trumbull, Trumbull
Smilow Cancer Hospital-Waterbury Care Center, Waterbury
Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Waterford, Waterford
FloridaMayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville
Moffitt Cancer Center at SouthShore, Ruskin
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa
Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus, Tampa
Moffitt Cancer Center-International Plaza, Tampa
Moffitt Cancer Center at Wesley Chapel, Wesley Chapel
GeorgiaCTCA at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Newnan
IllinoisRush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora
Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington, Bloomington
OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington
Illinois CancerCare-Canton, Canton
Illinois CancerCare-Carthage, Carthage
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Old Irving Park, Chicago
Northwestern University, Chicago
Carle at The Riverfront, Danville
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee, DeKalb
Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur, Decatur
Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur
Carle Physician Group-Effingham, Effingham
Illinois CancerCare-Eureka, Eureka
NorthShore University HealthSystem-Evanston Hospital, Evanston
Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg, Galesburg
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor, Geneva
NorthShore University HealthSystem-Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview
Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center, Glenview
Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center, Grayslake
NorthShore University HealthSystem-Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park
Illinois CancerCare-Kewanee Clinic, Kewanee
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest
Illinois CancerCare-Macomb, Macomb
Carle Physician Group-Mattoon/Charleston, Mattoon
Cancer Care Center of O'Fallon, O'Fallon
HSHS Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, O'Fallon
Northwestern Medicine Oak Brook, Oak Brook
Northwestern Medicine Orland Park, Orland Park
Illinois CancerCare-Ottawa Clinic, Ottawa
Illinois CancerCare-Pekin, Pekin
Illinois CancerCare-Peoria, Peoria
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria
OSF Saint Francis Radiation Oncology at Peoria Cancer Center, Peoria
Illinois CancerCare-Peru, Peru
Illinois CancerCare-Princeton, Princeton
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield
Springfield Clinic, Springfield
Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield
Carle Cancer Center, Urbana
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville, Warrenville
Illinois CancerCare - Washington, Washington
IowaMary Greeley Medical Center, Ames
McFarland Clinic - Ames, Ames
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic, Ankeny
Mercy Cancer Center-West Lakes, Clive
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic, Clive
Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines
Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines, Des Moines
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic, Des Moines
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Laurel Clinic, Des Moines
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Waukee Clinic, Waukee
The Iowa Clinic PC, West Des Moines
KentuckyUniversity of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center, Lexington
The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville, Louisville
UofL Health Medical Center Northeast, Louisville
LouisianaOchsner Medical Center Jefferson, New Orleans
University Medical Center New Orleans, New Orleans
MassachusettsDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Tufts Medical Center, Boston
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester
MinnesotaSanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center, Bemidji
Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis
Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park, Saint Louis Park
MississippiUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
MissouriSaint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau
MontanaBillings Clinic Cancer Center, Billings
Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute, Great Falls
New HampshireDartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon
New JerseyJefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Cherry Hill
Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington
Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Washington Township, Sewell
Community Medical Center, Toms River
New YorkThe New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing
NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook
North DakotaSanford Broadway Medical Center, Fargo
Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center, Fargo
OhioUniversity of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center, Cincinnati
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester, West Chester
OklahomaUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
PennsylvaniaThomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia
Asplundh Cancer Pavilion, Willow Grove
Rhode IslandSmilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Westerly, Westerly
South DakotaSanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic, Sioux Falls
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls
TennesseeThe West Clinic - Wolf River, Germantown
TexasParkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas
UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center - RedBird, Dallas
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas, Dallas
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston
UT Southwestern Clinical Center at Richardson/Plano, Richardson
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio
Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple
UtahHuntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah, Salt Lake City
VermontDartmouth Cancer Center - North, Saint Johnsbury
VirginiaVCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point, Richmond
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richmond
WashingtonFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle
Swedish Medical Center-First Hill, Seattle
University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake, Seattle
West VirginiaWest Virginia University Healthcare, Morgantown
Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg
WisconsinAscension Northeast Wisconsin-Saint Elizabeth Cancer Center-Appleton, Appleton
Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital-Elmbrook Campus-Brookfield, Brookfield
Ascension Calumet Hospital-Chilton, Chilton
Reiman Cancer Center-Ascension Wisconsin Health Center-Rawson, Franklin
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay, Green Bay
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Saint Mary's, Green Bay
Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Hospital-Ozaukee Campus-Mequon, Mequon
Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Hospital-Milwaukee Campus, Milwaukee
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Oconto Falls, Oconto Falls
Ascension Northeast Wisconsin-Mercy Hospital-Oshkosh, Oshkosh
Ascension All Saints Hospital-Spring Street-Racine, Racine
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Sheboygan, Sheboygan
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay
Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital-Mayfair Road-Wauwatosa, Wauwatosa

Conditions

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.