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BLUC Study

Effect of continuous postoperative bladder lavage for upper urothelial carcinoma on prevention of intravesical recurrence. - BLUC Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs041250025
Enrollment
280
Registered
2025-05-19
Start date
2025-06-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Upper urothelial carcinoma (renal pelvis and ureter) Ureteral cancer, renal pelvis cancer

Interventions

Group A: No continuous bladder lavage Group B: Group that performs continuous bladder lavage

Sponsors

Inoue Takahiro
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Disease name Upper urothelial carcinoma (cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter) Stage 0a-3 (cTa-T3), cN0, cM0 2) Age. 18 to 80 years old 3) Performance Status (ECOG). 0 to 1 4) Patients with written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who have a history of treatment for bladder cancer prior to radical nephrectomy for UTUC 2) Those who have a history of treatment for UTUC in the past 3) Those who have metastatic lesions (lymph nodes, other organs, etc.) at the time of diagnosis 4) Those who have a history of radiation therapy 5) Those who are pregnant or may be pregnant, or are breastfeeding 6) Those who are judged by the principal investigator or sub-investigator to be unsuitable as research subjects

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint will be the duration of recurrence-free period in the bladder during the 108-week observation period from the date of surgery. The bladder recurrence-free period is defined as the period from the date of surgery to the date of confirmation of recurrence by cystoscopy. In cases with no follow-up, the period is terminated on the last day of confirmed recurrence-free period before the loss of follow-up. However, for cases without 108-week follow-up, data on the presence or absence of recurrence at the last observation will be used. Deaths without intracisternal recurrence within 108 weeks shall be treated as no intracisternal recurrence.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary endpoints will be the bladder recurrence-free rate, overall survival, recurrence-free survival, adverse events associated with continuous bladder lavage, and factors related to bladder recurrence during the 108-week observation period from the date of surgery.

Contacts

Public ContactShunsuke Owa

Mie University Hospital

yamato4314@med.mie-u.ac.jp+81-59-232-1111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026