🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-01

Determinants of Bladder Cancer Recurrence Study (The DETER Study) (NCT02400944)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to learn how different lifestyle factors, such as cigarette smoking and body weight, change after a diagnosis of bladder cancer, and how they influence who gets a bladder cancer recurrence and who does not.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (2 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (6 items).

Location: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — Basking Ridge, New Jersey

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Patients are ineligible for the study if they have/had:
  • Histologically-confirmed NMIBC diagnosed \>36 months prior to enrollment
  • Cystectomy prior to enrollment
  • Any condition, which in the opinion of the primary MSK clinician or investigators precludes their ability to provide informed consent or comply with study procedures
  • Non English-speaking

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (4 Sites)

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack — Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester — Harrison, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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