DNA registry aims to unlock kidney cancer secrets

NCT ID NCT02087852

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is creating a registry of DNA and health information from 750 people with kidney cancer, their family members, and healthy volunteers. Researchers will use this data to better understand the genetics of kidney cancer, with the goal of improving prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the future. Participants provide a saliva sample for DNA and complete questionnaires about their health and family history.

What this could mean

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

What this could lead to: If successful, this registry could help researchers find genetic links to kidney cancer, leading to better ways to prevent, detect, and treat the disease.
What could go wrong: This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data for future research, so there is no direct benefit to participants, and it may take years to produce actionable results.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

kidney cancer renal carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

RENAL CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent and Follow up )
RECRUITING

Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent and Follow-up)
RECRUITING

Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent and Follow up)
RECRUITING

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent and Follow-Up)
RECRUITING

Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent and Follow up)
RECRUITING

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Consent and Follow-up)
RECRUITING

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

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