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# Transitional cell carcinoma

Therapeutic area

Oncology

Rare disease

No

## Definition and classification

**Definition**

A malignant neoplasm arising from the transitional epithelium, usually affecting the urinary bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis. It may or may not have a papillary configuration. It is graded 1 to 3 or 4 according to the degree of cellular differentiation and architectural patterns. Grade 1 transitional cell carcinoma is histologically benign but it may recur. Transitional cell carcinomas may also affect the upper respiratory tract and the ovaries.

**Genetic basis**

No

**Non-human condition**

No

**Rare disease**

No

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Condition name**

Transitional cell carcinoma

**Therapeutic area**

Oncology

### Alternative names (11)

- transitional cell carcinoma
- transitional cell neoplasm
- transitional cell tumor
- transitional cell tumour
- carcinoma of transitional epithelial cell
- carcinoma of urothelial cell
- carcinoma, urothelial, malignant
- transitional carcinoma
- transitional cell carcinoma
- transitional epithelial cell carcinoma
- urothelial cell carcinoma

## Clinical profile

**All therapeutic areas**

- Oncology

**Severity**

Severe

## Identifiers

**MONDO ID**

MONDO:0006474

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0006474)

**Parent condition**

MONDO:0004993

## Related records

### Broader conditions (9)

- [Cancer](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cancer-703b1dfc-4812-50eb-83f4-d7a205d16bdb.md)
- Cancer or benign tumor
- [Carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/carcinoma-575e4c82-5fa5-5455-b1b7-30972eca1a2f.md)
- Disease
- Disease by etiologic mechanism
- [Epithelial neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/epithelial-neoplasm-5584692a-5e9d-58e1-9432-db6264993a80.md)
- Human disease
- Neoplasm
- Neoplastic disease or syndrome

### Narrower conditions (36)

- Bartholin gland transitional cell carcinoma
- Bladder carcinoma in situ
- Bladder papillary urothelial carcinoma
- Bladder sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma
- Bladder transitional cell carcinoma
- Bladder urachal urothelial carcinoma
- Endometrial transitional cell carcinoma
- Fallopian tube transitional cell carcinoma
- Infiltrating bladder lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
- Infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma
- Infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma sarcomatoid variant
- Infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma, clear cell variant
- Infiltrating renal pelvis transitional cell carcinoma
- Infiltrating ureter transitional cell carcinoma
- Kidney pelvis sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma
- Lipid-cell variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma
- Lymphoma-like variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma
- Microcystic variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma
- Micropapillary variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma
- Nested variant infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma

### Trials (612)

- 18F-LN1 PET/CT in Urothelial Carcinomas
- 18F-T2 PET/CT Imaging for CAIX Positive Solid Tumors
- 18Fluorine-Fluciclovine PET/CT for Staging Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Preceding Radical Cystectomy
- 2nd Line Gemcitabine Monotherapy for Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Urothelium (TCC) After CDDP Regimen
- 9MW2821 + Toripalimab vs 9MW2821 for 1st Line Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- 9MW2821 Combined With Toripalimab in Perioperative Patients With Urothelial Cancer
- 9MW2821 in Combination With Toripalimab vs Standard Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
- A Canadian Trial of Bicalutamide in Patients Receiving Maintenance Avelumab for Metastatic Urothelial Cancer.
- A Clinical Study of PD-L1 Antibody ZKAB001（Drug Code） in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- A Combination of Avelumab and Taxane (AVETAX) for Urothelial Cancer
- A Dose Escalation and Cohort Expansion Study of NKTR-214 in Combination With Nivolumab and Other Anti-Cancer Therapies in Patients With Select Advanced Solid Tumors
- A Dose Escalation Study in Solid Tumors and a Dose Expansion Study of PRN1371 in Adult Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- A Dose Escalation Study Of PF-06801591 In Melanoma, Head And Neck Cancer (SCCHN), Ovarian, Sarcoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Urothelial Carcinoma or Other Solid Tumors
- A Dose-escalation, Dose-finding, and Expansion Study of XL495 in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
- A First-in-Human Study of HH160 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
- A First-in-human Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of AZD8853 in Participants With Selected Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumours
- A Home-Based Prehabilitation Exercise Intervention for Improving Physical Function in Patients With Bladder Cancer and Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer, Get Moving Trial
- A Multicenter Cancer Biospecimen Collection Study
- A Multicenter Clinical Trial of Urine DNA Testing for Bladder Cancer in China
- A NON-INTERVENTIONAL STUDY ON AVELUMAB USE IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED OR METASTATIC UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA

### Approved drugs (5)

- [Atezolizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/atezolizumab-2cce6944-73b7-49f4-8125-4e6747997b82.md)
- [Enfortumab vedotin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/enfortumab-vedotin-45d2083d-a27b-4009-b0c7-61fe813e5dea.md)
- [Nivolumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/nivolumab-d2e207ca-a7d1-43d0-987f-43ef7eef8f1b.md)
- [Pembrolizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/pembrolizumab-f9ac1934-47a5-4a53-ae55-20b7d53d8815.md)
- Vinflunine ditartrate

### Drugs in development (17)

- [Cabazitaxel](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cabazitaxel-9437ae6b-3713-457c-b52b-a71e10a81dde.md) Phase 2
- [Cisplatin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/cisplatin-e039621a-d679-4740-88ac-94842bf4a91e.md) Phase 2
- [Dactolisib](https://trialight.com/data/asset/dactolisib-c690af54-bc20-4e80-bd3c-2db9669c43d1.md) Phase 2
- [Docetaxel](https://trialight.com/data/asset/docetaxel-3c835086-a86f-4a89-abb6-45847fbab5d6.md) Phase 2
- [Everolimus](https://trialight.com/data/asset/everolimus-0edf09a9-672d-4f9a-9e34-21ab083a92a4.md) Phase 2
- [Fluorouracil](https://trialight.com/data/asset/fluorouracil-f8444d73-5c73-4f35-aa71-67d578277450.md) Phase 2
- [Gemcitabine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/gemcitabine-40c84c8f-1f08-4402-bce9-f31ff283382e.md) Phase 3
- Ifosfamide Phase 2
- Lycopene Phase 2
- Mitomycin Phase 3
- [Oxaliplatin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/oxaliplatin-bd23604a-83f3-4d4c-8330-93f435fc2a0b.md) Phase 2
- [Paclitaxel](https://trialight.com/data/asset/paclitaxel-889db92c-df97-46a6-bf1c-74974a87fa75.md) Phase 2
- [Ramucirumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/ramucirumab-5b87de8e-9f6e-425a-af38-bdf4267e4130.md) Phase 2
- Sapanisertib Phase 2
- Tesetaxel Phase 2
- Vinflunine Phase 2
- Vofatamab Phase 1

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