Kidney cancer drug combo tested before surgery – study halted early
NCT ID NCT04370509
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (with or without axitinib) before surgery could help control advanced kidney cancer. Only 6 people took part before the study was stopped early. The goal was to see if the treatment boosted immune cells in the tumor and shrank the cancer, but results are limited due to the small number of participants.
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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