New cocktail aims to shrink advanced kidney tumors

NCT ID NCT05501054

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether combining three drugs—ipilimumab, nivolumab, and ciforadenant—can better control advanced kidney cancer that has spread. About 50 adults with clear cell renal cell carcinoma who have not had prior treatment will receive the combo. The main goal is to see how many patients' tumors shrink significantly.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

ipilimumab, nivolumab, and ciforadenant

What this could lead to

If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line treatment option for advanced kidney cancer, potentially improving tumor shrinkage rates.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The three-drug combo may cause significant side effects, and it's unclear if it will outperform existing therapies.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma renal cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Duke Cancer Institute

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States