Bladder cancer clinical trials recruiting in Canada

NEO-BLAST: Neoadjuvant Therapy for Bladder Cancer Followed by Active Surveillance vs Treatment

Recruiting nowPhase 2/31 site

Invasive bladder cancer is managed with neoadjuvant therapy followed by bladder removal (cystectomy). Research shows that approximately 40% of patient will have no remaining cancer left in their bladder after completion of the initial syste…

Enhancing Patient Comfort and Reducing Anxiety During Flexible Cystoscopy and Bladder Instillation in Bladder Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Observational Study

Opening soon1 site

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if certain comfort-enhancing interventions can reduce pain and anxiety during flexible cystoscopy and bladder instillation in patients with bladder cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are…

Dutasteride in Patients With Low Grade Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Recruiting nowPhase 21 site

Low grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) often recurs after treatment, requiring repeated surgeries, especially in older patients. These recurrences can cause complications, reduce quality of life, and increase healthcare costs.…

A Clinical Study of MK-3120 in People With Bladder Cancer (MK-3120-003)

Recruiting nowPhase 1/214 sites

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR NMIBC). NMIBC is cancer in the tissue that lines the inside of the bladder and has not spread to the bladder muscle or outside of the bladder. In…

Neoadjuvant Upper Tract Invasive Cancer Trial (NAUTICAL)

Recruiting nowPhase 32 sites

Upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC) is cancer in the lining of the kidney or ureter (the tube that drains the kidney). This type of cancer is rare and as a result, there are only a few studies that have looked at it. Standard of care for …

The Impact of Time-of-day Administration of EV/P on Objective Response Rate in Adults With Advanced Bladder Cancer

Opening soonPhase 35 sites

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the timing of treatments plays a role in how effective the standard-of-care drugs enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab (EV/P) works to treat adults with advanced bladder cancer. The trial will …

TFL vs MOSES Holmium Laser in the En-bloc Resection of Bladder Tumors

Recruiting now1 site

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to determine if there is difference in pathological and clinical outcomes between MOSES and TFL in the transurethral laser enucleation of bladder tumors. The main question it aims to answer is:…

A Clinical Study of Intismeran Autogene (V940) and BCG in People With Bladder Cancer (V940-011/INTerpath-011)

Recruiting nowPhase 289 sites

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR NMIBC). NMIBC is cancer in the tissue that lines the inside of the bladder but has not spread to the bladder muscle or outside of the…

Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Verity-BCG in BCG-naïve Patients With Intermediate and High-risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder (NMIBC)

Recruiting nowPhase 36 sites

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Verity-BCG in patients with intermediate and high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and to compare our findings to the standard of care BCG formulation, OncoTICE (BCG) in orde…

Study of Erdafitinib Intravesical Delivery System for Localized Bladder Cancer

Recruiting nowPhase 1/259 sites

The purpose of the study in Part 1 (dose escalation) and in Part 2 (dose expansion) is to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose(s) (RP2D\[s\]) and evaluate preliminary clinical efficacy. Part 3 (dose expansion) will confirm safety and prel…

A Phase II Trial of Bicalutamide in Patients Receiving Intravesical BCG for Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Recruiting nowPhase 27 sites

This is a phase II randomized controlled clinical trial comparing standard induction BCG versus bicalutamide and standard induction BCG among patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

A Tumor Immune Biomarker Guided Approach for Improving Response to BCG in Patients With High-risk NMIBC.

Opening soonPhase 1/21 site

This study is being conducted to establish a novel tumor tissue- and blood-based biomarker test to assess early systemic and local response to immunomodulation by BCG immunotherapy in patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder canc…

FORAGER-1: A Study of LOXO-435 (LY3866288) in Participants With Cancer With a Change in a Gene Called FGFR3

Recruiting nowPhase 182 sites

The main purpose of this study is to learn more about the safety, side effects, and effectiveness of LOXO-435 by itself or when it is combined with other standard medicines that treat cancer. LOXO-435 may be used to treat cancer of the cell…

Perioperative Durvalumab With Neoadjuvant ddMVAC or Gemcitabine/Cisplatin in Patients With Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (NIAGARA-2)

Recruiting nowPhase 359 sites

The Phase IIIb NIAGARA-2 study aims to expand on the data from the Phase III NIAGARA study by investigating perioperative durvalumab in combination with investigator-selected cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (either ddMVAC or gemcit…

A Clinical Study of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK-2870) in Patients With Bladder Cancer (MK-2870-027)

Recruiting nowPhase 1/213 sites

The goal of the study is to learn about the safety of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan and if people can tolerate it when given in the bladder and find the highest dose that people can take without having certain problems. Researchers will then choo…

A Feasibility Randomized Trial Evaluating Early vs Late Stent Removal Following Radical Cystectomy and Ileal Conduit Formation for Bladder Cancer

Recruiting now1 site

Bladder cancer is the 4th most common cancer in men and 5th most common type of cancer in Canada. Urothelial cancer accounts for approximately 90% of malignancies. At diagnosis, over 75% of cases are classified as non-muscle invasive (NMIBC…

A Clinical Trial of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (Sac-TMT, MK-2870) to Treat Urothelial Cancer (MK-2870-031)

Recruiting nowPhase 365 sites

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (UC). Current treatments for locally advanced or metastatic UC include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. Researchers want to kn…

A Study of Vepugratinib (LY3866288) in Participants With Cancer in the Urinary Tract

Recruiting nowPhase 3287 sites

The purpose of this study is to test a new medicine, vepugratinib, in comparison with placebo, to see if it is safe and can help people with a bladder cancer that is advanced or has spread. Vepugratinib or placebo will be administered in c…

Adaptive Versus Non-adaptive Radiotherapy and 2 Bladder Filling Instructions for Patients with Intermediate or High Risk Localized Prostate Cancer (ARP)

Opening soonPhase 21 site

The study is being done to compare the side effects between two different radiation techniques, standard non-adaptive radiation therapy vs. daily adaptive radiation therapy and also comparing two different bladder filling instructions to fi…

Intravesical Photodynamic Therapy ("PDT") in BCG-Unresponsive/Intolerant Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer ("NMIBC") Patients

Recruiting nowPhase 216 sites

This is a phase II, open-label, single-arm, multi-center Study conducted in Canada and the United States. Patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer ("NMIBC") Carcinoma In-Situ ("CIS") (with or without resected papillary disease (Ta, …

Study of [177Lu]Lu-DWJ155 and [68Ga]Ga-DWJ155 in Patients With Solid Tumors

Recruiting nowPhase 13 sites

The purpose of this phase I study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, dosimetry, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of \[177Lu\]Lu-DWJ155 and the safety and imaging properties of \[68Ga\]Ga-DWJ155 in patients with histologically or cy…

Safety and Efficacy Study of Intravesical Instillation of TARA-002 in Adults With High-grade Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Recruiting nowPhase 271 sites

TARA-002-101-Ph2 is an open-label study to investigate the safety and efficacy of intravesical instillation of TARA-002 in adults 18 years of age or older with high-grade CIS NMIBC (± Ta/T1). The purpose of this Phase 2 study (TARA-002-101…

LEGEND Study: EG-70 in NMIBC Patients BCG-Unresponsive and High-Risk NMIBC Incompletely Treated With BCG or BCG-Naïve

Recruiting nowPhase 1/2102 sites

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravesical administration of detalimogene (EG-70) in the bladder and its effect on bladder tumors in patients with NMIBC. This study study consists of two phases; a Phase 1 dose-escalat…

Urothelial Cancer Screening in Individuals With Lynch Syndrome Using a Urine Tumor DNA Panel (LS-URO Study)

Recruiting now2 sites

Lynch syndrome (LS) is an inherited cancer predisposition syndrome caused by pathogenic germline variants in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. New cancer screening and diagnostic tools are urgently needed to identify LS-related cancers early…

The MOMENTUM Study: The Multiple Outcome Evaluation of Radiation Therapy Using the MR-Linac Study

Recruiting now18 sites

The Multi-OutcoMe EvaluatioN of radiation Therapy Using the Unity MR-Linac Study (MOMENTUM) is a multi-institutional, international registry facilitating evidenced based implementation of the Unity MR-Linac technology and further technical …

Phase 2/3 Trial of Izalontamab Brengitecan vs Platinum-based Chemotherapy for Metastatic Urothelial Cancer With Disease Progression on or After Immunotherapy

Recruiting nowPhase 2/3163 sites

A Phase 2/3 Trial of Izalontamab Brengitecan vs Platinum-based Chemotherapy for Metastatic Urothelial Cancer with Disease Progression on or After Immunotherapy

Testing the Addition of the Immunotherapy Drug, Pembrolizumab, to Radiation Therapy Compared to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment During Radiation Therapy for Bladder Cancer, PARRC Trial

Recruiting nowPhase 2134 sites

This phase II trial compares the use of pembrolizumab and radiation therapy to chemotherapy with cisplatin, gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil or mitomycin-C and radiation therapy for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Immunother…

Prospective Validation Study of High Volume Urine DNA Testing in Individuals With Suspicion of Urothelial Cancer

Recruiting now8 sites

Urothelial cancers of the bladder and upper urinary tract account for over 200,000 deaths and 600,000 diagnoses annually worldwide. The most common presenting symptom is hematuria (blood in urine), triggering a cascade of tests, including a…

Trial of Nadofaragene Firadenovec vs. Observation in Participants With Intermediate Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Recruiting nowPhase 3102 sites

A phase 3b, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Nadofaragene Firadenovec vs. Observation in Participants with Intermediate Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (IR NMIBC)

A Study to Learn More About How Well Treatment With Sevabertinib (BAY 2927088) Tablets Works and How Safe it is in Participants Who Have a Solid Tumor With Mutations of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)

Recruiting nowPhase 254 sites

Researchers are looking for a better way to treat people who have solid tumors with HER2-activating mutations. Before a treatment can be approved for people to take, researchers do clinical trials to better understand its safety and how it …

Common questions

How do I find a bladder cancer clinical trial near me in Canada?

Use Beacon's free search: enter "bladder cancer", your age, and your location, and you'll see recruiting trials sorted by distance, each explained in plain language — including sites just across the US border. Beacon searches the full official registry and never requires an account.

Does joining a clinical trial cost money?

The study treatment and study-related tests are usually provided at no cost, and some trials help with travel. In Canada, your provincial health coverage continues to apply to your routine care — always confirm details with the study team.

Can I leave a clinical trial after joining?

Yes. Participation is always voluntary, and you can leave a trial at any time, for any reason, without losing your normal medical care.

Do I qualify for these trials?

Every trial has its own eligibility criteria. Beacon translates each trial's criteria into a plain-language checklist you can review and bring to your doctor — only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.