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A study to find the best treatment for early bladder cancer (BRAVO)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bladder cancer, Transitional cell cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This study looked at the possibility of doing a larger trial to compare different ways of treating high risk bladder cancer. High risk bladder cancer is more likely to:

  • come back after treatment or

  • spread further

The trial was for people whose cancer hadn’t grown into the muscle wall of the bladder. This is called non muscle invasive bladder cancer.

It was open for people to join between 2016 and 2018. The team published the results in 2020.

Recruitment start: 14 October 2016

Recruitment end: 31 March 2018

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor James Catto

Supported by

Clinical Trials Research Unit (CTRU)

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University of Sheffield

University of Leeds

Yorkshire Cancer Research - YCR

Last reviewed: 21 September 2022

CRUK internal database number: 14414

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