MICROBIOTA AND BLADDER CANCER

NCT ID: NCT07080333

Last Updated: 2025-07-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

95 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-10-01

Study Completion Date

2028-10-30

Brief Summary

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In France, bladder cancer (BC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer (14,000 new cases per year). It affects older men (\>60 years old) and smoking is the main identified risk factor (RF). The persistence of a high sex ratio despite the increase in smoking among women has led to research into other environmental RFs for BC, which may include the microbiota.

Recently, the concept of urinary microbiota in asymptomatic patients has been accepted. Studies on the urinary microbiota have shown dysbiosis associated with certain urogenital pathologies. Thus, similar to certain dysbiosis of the colonic mucosa microbiota associated with CRC, it is possible that certain bacteria or viruses in the bladder tissue microbiota may be involved in bladder carcinogenesis. An epidemiological study conducted by our laboratory showed a prevalence of BC of 14% (7/50) in patients carrying the bacterium Actinotignum schaalii in their urine. While studies have analysed the urinary microbiota of patients with BC, those comparing the microbiota of cancerous bladder tissue with that of healthy tissue in patients with BC remain few in number, involve a limited number of patients, use uncontrolled sample collection, and have all used 16S rDNA-targeted metagenomics methods to study the composition of the microbiota. The authors show a difference in biodiversity between the microbiota of cancerous bladder tissue and that of healthy tissue.

The team hopes to confirm these preliminary results with a multicentre study using a more comprehensive genomic method, global metagenomics. The microbiota of cancerous bladder tissue will be compared with that of healthy bladder tissue in the same patient to highlight any bacterial or viral dysbiosis associated with the cancerous area.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Bladder (Urothelial, Transitional Cell) Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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patient with suspected bladder cancer

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

biopsy

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

After verifying the patient's identity, obtaining their informed consent and confirming that there are no immediate contraindications to performing biopsies (haemorrhagic and infectious), the patient will be prepared for RTUV, which will be performed by cystoscopy under anaesthesia in the operating theatre.

Interventions

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biopsy

After verifying the patient's identity, obtaining their informed consent and confirming that there are no immediate contraindications to performing biopsies (haemorrhagic and infectious), the patient will be prepared for RTUV, which will be performed by cystoscopy under anaesthesia in the operating theatre.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age \> 18 years old
* Male
* First RTUV for suspected CV in the presence of macroscopic haematuria or other clinical signs and/or urinary cytology and/or cystoscopy and/or imaging tests suggestive of CV
* Signed informed consent form
* Affiliation with a social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria

* Antibiotic use within 3 months prior to inclusion
* Current urinary tract infection (urine culture recommended by the AFU prior to RTUV)
* History of surgical treatment of the urinary and genital tracts within the last 6 months prior to inclusion
* History of RTUV
* History of pelvic radiotherapy
* Interstitial cystitis
* Patients with an indwelling urinary catheter
* Vulnerable patients: minors, patients under guardianship or curatorship
* Patients with benign tumours after receipt of the pathological report (inverted papilloma, non-tumour inflammatory lesion)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Cannes Hospital

Cannes, , France

Site Status

Marseille university Hospital

Marseille, , France

Site Status

Menton Hospital

Menton, , France

Site Status

Nice University Hospital

Nice, , France

Site Status

Nimes University hospital

Nîmes, , France

Site Status

Paris University Hospital

Paris, , France

Site Status

Rennes University Hospital

Rennes, , France

Site Status

Tours University Hospital

Tours, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Alice GAUDART

Role: CONTACT

04 92 03 62 14

Romain LOTTE, MCUPH

Role: CONTACT

04 92 03 62 14

Facility Contacts

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Romain HAIDER

Role: primary

04 92 18 37 70

Romain BOISSIER

Role: primary

04 91 43 51 70

Khaled YOUSSEF

Role: primary

04.93.28.72.60

Alice GAUDART

Role: primary

0492036214

Romain LOTTE

Role: backup

Stephane DROUPY

Role: primary

04 92 03 46 72

Jean françois HERMIEU

Role: primary

01 40 25 71 03

Romain MATHIEU

Role: primary

02 99 28 42 70

Ali BOURGI

Role: primary

02 47 47 39 17

Other Identifiers

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2025-A01185-44

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

23-API-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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