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Prospective randomized trial of Adjuvant radiotherapy following surgery and chemotherapy in muscle invasive transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder

Bladder Cancer Adjuvant Radiotherapy Trial - BART

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/11/007451
Enrollment
153
Registered
2016-11-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- All patients should have undergone radical cystoprostatectomy for bladder cancer Health Condition 2: N328- Other specified disorders of bladder

Interventions

Intervention1: Radiation therapy in patients having undergoneCystectomy f/b (Neo) adjuvant chemotherapy: Study design has two arms Arm 1 (test arm): Cystectomy + (Neo) adjuvant chemotherapy + Radiothe

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Centre Department of Atomic Energy Clinical Trial Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients should have undergone radical cystoprostatectomy for bladder cancer Patients with any of the below high risk features on histolopathology 1.Lymph Node positive with or without perinodal extension (PNE) 2.Cut-margin positive, 3.pT3 and pT4 disease, 4.Number of nodes dissected at surgery All patients irrespective of the final pathology if they have received neo-adjuvant chemotherapy prior to surgery for any of the following T3 T4 stage N1-3 stage No evidence of distant metastasis including para-aortic nodal metastasis KPS >= 70

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: o Contraindication to pelvic radiotherapy like inflammatory bowel disease o Uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension o Uncontrolled cardiac or respiratory co morbidity o Prior history of therapeutic irradiation to pelvis o Patient unwilling and unreliable for follow up and QoL

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in loco-regional relapse free survival(LRFS)Timepoint: Two years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ Disease free survival (DFS), â?¢ Overall survival(OS), â?¢ Acute toxicity, â?¢ Late toxicity, â?¢ QOL Timepoint: two and five years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vedang Murthy

ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre

vedangmurthy@gmail.com02224177028

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026