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The Bladder Instillation Comparison Study

A Prospective, Open-label Randomized Clinical Trial of a Single Bladder Instillation of Mitomycin C vs. Gemcitabine vs. No Additional Treatment Immediately After Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02695771
Acronym
BIC
Enrollment
101
Registered
2016-03-01
Start date
2016-04-19
Completion date
2021-10-22
Last updated
2023-04-21

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

Conditions

Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

Keywords

bladder tumors, urinary tumors, non-muscle invasive bladder tumors, NMIBC

Brief summary

To compare the efficacy of Mitomycin C vs. Gemcitabine vs. no adjuvant treatment as a single intraoperative instillation in preventing recurrence of bladder cancer.

Detailed description

This study will compare standard of care treatment for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Patients will be randomized to one of three arms, Mitomycin C, Gemcitabine or no additional treatment immediately following TURBT in the operating suite. All treatment, surgical procedures and follow up care will be conducted according to standard of care treatment.

Interventions

DRUGMitomycin C

Cancer chemotherapeutic agent

DRUGGemcitabine

Cancer chemotherapeutic agent

Sponsors

Corewell Health West
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. sign an informed consent for the study 2. be scheduled for a TURBT for suspected non-muscle invasive bladder tumor.

Exclusion criteria

1. patients unable to consent for themselves 2. individuals under 18 years old 3. pregnant women 4. prisoners 5. patients with known allergy or intolerance to the mitomycin C or Gemcitabine 6. any other sound medical, psychiatric and/or social reason as determined by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Without Grade ≥ 3 Adverse Event, Graded According to NCI CTCAE Version 4.03Two yearsThe NCI CTCAE Version 4.03 grades adverse events as follows: grade 3 include severe but non-life-threatening consequences that result in hospitalization and/or interventions, including elective radiologic or operative interventions; grade 4 events include life-threatening consequences, such as those requiring urgent reoperation; and grade 5 events result in treatment-related death.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Freedom From Bladder Stones/Dystrophic CalcificationTwo yearsThe secondary endpoint for this study will be the number of subjects who did not experience dystrophic calcification or bladder calculi measured by the number of patients with Grade 3 through Grade 5 Adverse Events that are related to study arm, graded according to NCI CTCAE Version 4.03.Version 4.03

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

recruitment goals were not met as study was stopped early by the IRB. Enrollment was suspended due to protocol deviations concerning randomization and physician bias.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Mitomycin C
Mitomycin C 40 mg in 40 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride intravesicular immediately following TURBT one time. Mitomycin C: Cancer chemotherapeutic agent
29
Gemcitabine
Gemcitabine 2 grams in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride intravesicular immediately following TURBT one time. Gemcitabine: Cancer chemotherapeutic agent
26
No Intervention
Patients randomized to this arm will receive no intervention intravesicular immediately following TURBT one time.
27
Total82

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicMitomycin CGemcitabineNo InterventionTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
23 Participants18 Participants19 Participants60 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
6 Participants8 Participants8 Participants22 Participants
Age, Continuous74 years69 years74 years73 years
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
African American
0 Participants2 Participants1 Participants3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
28 Participants24 Participants25 Participants77 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Refused to answer
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
29 Participants26 Participants27 Participants82 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants4 Participants6 Participants15 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
24 Participants22 Participants21 Participants67 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
2 / 291 / 261 / 27
other
Total, other adverse events
9 / 295 / 265 / 27
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 291 / 261 / 27

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants Without Grade ≥ 3 Adverse Event, Graded According to NCI CTCAE Version 4.03

The NCI CTCAE Version 4.03 grades adverse events as follows: grade 3 include severe but non-life-threatening consequences that result in hospitalization and/or interventions, including elective radiologic or operative interventions; grade 4 events include life-threatening consequences, such as those requiring urgent reoperation; and grade 5 events result in treatment-related death.

Time frame: Two years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Mitomycin CNumber of Participants Without Grade ≥ 3 Adverse Event, Graded According to NCI CTCAE Version 4.0315 Participants
GemcitabineNumber of Participants Without Grade ≥ 3 Adverse Event, Graded According to NCI CTCAE Version 4.0314 Participants
No InterventionNumber of Participants Without Grade ≥ 3 Adverse Event, Graded According to NCI CTCAE Version 4.0320 Participants
Secondary

Freedom From Bladder Stones/Dystrophic Calcification

The secondary endpoint for this study will be the number of subjects who did not experience dystrophic calcification or bladder calculi measured by the number of patients with Grade 3 through Grade 5 Adverse Events that are related to study arm, graded according to NCI CTCAE Version 4.03.Version 4.03

Time frame: Two years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Mitomycin CFreedom From Bladder Stones/Dystrophic Calcification24 Participants
GemcitabineFreedom From Bladder Stones/Dystrophic Calcification23 Participants
No InterventionFreedom From Bladder Stones/Dystrophic Calcification25 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026