Clinical Trial Intelligence

Which EU Sites Anchor Phase II/III Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Trials?

June 6, 2026

Across 92 Phase II/III bladder and urothelial cancer trials, site activity is highly concentrated in a small number of recurrent academic cancer centers. Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron is the clearest anchor site with 32 site-participation records, followed by Institut Gustave Roussy and Ospedale San Raffaele. Country-level allocation is led by Spain, France, Italy, and Germany, showing a Western/Southern Europe-heavy trial footprint.

Trials
92
Phase II
56
Phase III
36
Top Site
Vall d’Hebron

Top 10 EU Site Anchors

The top 10 sites account for 178 site-participation records. Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron leads with 32 records, equal to 18.0% of the top-10 site-participation pool.

Top EU Sites by Site-Participation Records
Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron
32
Institut Gustave Roussy
23
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
17
MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid
16
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
15
Centre Leon Berard
14
Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS
14
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
13
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AöR
12
Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris
12
Site-participation records across Phase II/III bladder and urothelial cancer trials
Interpretation

The site network is not evenly distributed. Repeated participation clusters around a small group of Spanish, French, Italian, and German referral centers with established genitourinary oncology and early-phase infrastructure.

Trial Volume by Phase and Year

Phase II trials represented 56 of 92 trials or 60.9%, while Phase III represented 36 of 92 trials or 39.1%. Most activity was authorized in 2024, with 69 of 92 trials or 75.0%.

Trial Distribution by Year and Phase
2024
69
41 Phase II / 28 Phase III
2025
18
12 Phase II / 6 Phase III
2026
5
3 Phase II / 2 Phase III
Trial counts by first CTIS authorization year
Interpretation

The cohort is weighted toward Phase II and 2024 authorizations, indicating that much of the recent bladder/urothelial activity is still development-stage expansion rather than purely confirmatory Phase III execution.

Country-Level Participant Allocation

The 10 largest country allocations account for 5,841 participant allocations. Spain leads with 1,492, followed by France with 996, Italy with 873, and Germany with 612.

Top Country Participant Allocations
Spain
1,492
France
996
Italy
873
Germany
612
Poland
491
Belgium
358
Netherlands
322
Denmark
276
Czechia
234
Portugal
187
Summed participant allocations by country across country records
Interpretation

Participant allocation follows the same pattern as site recurrence: Spain, France, Italy, and Germany carry the largest operational load, suggesting they are the main European geographies for bladder/urothelial trial deployment.

Executive Interpretation