Clinical trial · Interventional
Celecoxib for the Treatment of Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is problematic given the variable natural history of the disease. Although contemporary treatment options are limited, new targets and new approaches are under investigation for preventing bladder cancer recurrence and progression. Among those, COX-2 is a promising target since plays an important role in urothelial carcinogenesis and iCOX-2 selective inhibitors, like celecoxib, effectively inhibit tumor development and growth and enhances survival, in bladder cancer in vitro and in vivo models. Therefore, the investigators conducted a pilot study of celecoxib to prevent recurrence in patients with intermediate risk NMIBC.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celecoxib | Drug | Celecoxib | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- ARM A
- description
- Patients undergoing treatment with oral celecoxib
- interventionNames
- Drug: Celecoxib
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Time to first recurrence
- timeFrame
- 5 years
- measure
- Safety assessed by description of grade 1-4 adverse events
- timeFrame
- 5 years
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically proven urothelial bladder cancer * Intermediate risk NMIBC * ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2 or Karnofsky Score ≥ 60% * Imaging study excluding upper urinary tract TCC Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant and lactating women; * Advanced co-existing medical or psychiatric disorders; * Positive history of gastro-intestinal disease (peptic ulcer, inflammatory disease), intestinal bleeding; * History of allergy to sulfonamide drugs; * Concomitant investigational medications.
References
Publications (22)
- BACKGROUNDArber N, Eagle CJ, Spicak J, Racz I, Dite P, Hajer J, Zavoral M, Lechuga MJ, Gerletti P, Tang J, Rosenstein RB, Macdonald K, Bhadra P, Fowler R, Wittes J, Zauber AG, Solomon SD, Levin B; PreSAP Trial Investigators. Celecoxib for the prevention of colorectal adenomatous polyps. N Engl J Med. 2006 Aug 31;355(9):885-95. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa061652. PMID 16943401
- BACKGROUNDBertagnolli MM, Eagle CJ, Zauber AG, Redston M, Solomon SD, Kim K, Tang J, Rosenstein RB, Wittes J, Corle D, Hess TM, Woloj GM, Boisserie F, Anderson WF, Viner JL, Bagheri D, Burn J, Chung DC, Dewar T, Foley TR, Hoffman N, Macrae F, Pruitt RE, Saltzman JR, Salzberg B, Sylwestrowicz T, Gordon GB, Hawk ET; APC Study Investigators. Celecoxib for the prevention of sporadic colorectal adenomas. N Engl J Med. 2006 Aug 31;355(9):873-84. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa061355. PMID 16943400
- BACKGROUNDBombardier C, Laine L, Reicin A, Shapiro D, Burgos-Vargas R, Davis B, Day R, Ferraz MB, Hawkey CJ, Hochberg MC, Kvien TK, Schnitzer TJ; VIGOR Study Group. Comparison of upper gastrointestinal toxicity of rofecoxib and naproxen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. VIGOR Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2000 Nov 23;343(21):1520-8, 2 p following 1528. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200011233432103. PMID 11087881
- BACKGROUNDColombel M, Saint F, Chopin D, Malavaud B, Nicolas L, Rischmann P. The effect of ofloxacin on bacillus calmette-guerin induced toxicity in patients with superficial bladder cancer: results of a randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo controlled, multicenter study. J Urol. 2006 Sep;176(3):935-9. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.04.104. PMID 16890660
- BACKGROUNDDovedi SJ, Kirby JA, Davies BR, Leung H, Kelly JD. Celecoxib has potent antitumour effects as a single agent and in combination with BCG immunotherapy in a model of urothelial cell carcinoma. Eur Urol. 2008 Sep;54(3):621-30. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.01.013. Epub 2008 Jan 15. PMID 18222600
- BACKGROUNDGrubbs CJ, Lubet RA, Koki AT, Leahy KM, Masferrer JL, Steele VE, Kelloff GJ, Hill DL, Seibert K. Celecoxib inhibits N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine-induced urinary bladder cancers in male B6D2F1 mice and female Fischer-344 rats. Cancer Res. 2000 Oct 15;60(20):5599-602.