New MRI sniffs out kidney cancer aggressiveness without a knife

NCT ID NCT04258462

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 23 times

Summary

This study tests a new type of MRI scan that uses a natural substance (pyruvate) to see how active a kidney tumor is. The goal is to tell if a tumor is harmless, slow-growing cancer, or aggressive cancer—without needing a biopsy or surgery. About 54 people with kidney tumors will get this scan, and doctors will compare the results to the actual tumor tissue to see if the scan is accurate.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

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