Triple therapy takes on rare, aggressive kidney cancer
NCT ID NCT07715565
First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase II trial tests a combination of two immunotherapies (ipilimumab and sintilimab) plus a targeted drug (lenvatinib) as a first treatment for people with a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer called TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma. The study enrolls about 66 participants who have not received prior systemic therapy. The main goal is to see how many patients' tumors shrink or disappear, while also tracking side effects and survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a combination of three drugs: ipilimumab (an immunotherapy that boosts immune attack on cancer), sintilimab (another immunotherapy that releases the brakes on immune cells), and lenvatinib (a targeted therapy that blocks blood vessel growth to tumors)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could become a new first-line treatment option for people with this rare, aggressive kidney cancer, potentially shrinking tumors and delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (66 people) with no control group, so results may not prove the combination is better than existing options. The three-drug regimen also carries a higher risk of serious side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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14 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥14 years, any gender. 2. Histologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma (TFE3-rRCC) by FISH and/or next-generation sequencing. 3. Stage IV disease per the 2017 8th edition TNM staging system. 4. No prior systemic therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors) or targeted agents (TKI, mTORi); prior targeted therapy ≤1 month is allowed after an adequate washout (5.5 half-lives). 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2. 6. Life expectancy ≥3 months. 7. Signed informed consent and ability to comply with study visits and procedures. 8. Willingness to provide tumor tissue and blood specimens for correlative studies. 9. Adequate organ and bone marrow function within 14 days prior to enrollment: Hematology: ANC ≥1.5×10⁹/L, platelets ≥100×10⁹/L, hemoglobin ≥90 g/L. Hepatic: TBIL ≤1.5×ULN, ALT/AST ≤2.5×ULN, albumin ≥20 g/L. Renal: serum creatinine ≤1.5×ULN or creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active central nervous system metastases. 2. History of other malignancies within 3 years (different primary site or histology), except well-controlled basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or cervical carcinoma in situ. 3. Major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. 4. Systemic corticosteroids (\>10 mg/day prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive agents within 14 days before first dose (topical, ophthalmic, intra-articular, intranasal, inhaled, or physiologic replacement steroids are permitted). 5. Known or suspected active autoimmune disease (e.g., interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, thyroiditis), except type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism requiring hormone replacement only, or skin conditions not requiring systemic treatment. Known allogeneic organ transplant (except corneal) or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. 6. Known hypersensitivity to ipilimumab N01, sintilimab, or lenvatinib. 7. Uncontrolled severe comorbidities including: Active or poorly controlled severe infection. HIV infection. Active hepatitis B (HBsAg-positive and HBV DNA \>1×10³ IU/mL) or active hepatitis C (HCV antibody-positive and HCV RNA \>15 IU/mL). Active pulmonary tuberculosis. New York Heart Association Class III-IV congestive heart failure, symptomatic arrhythmia, uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, or left ventricular ejection fraction below the lower limit of normal. Uncontrolled arterial hypertension (systolic ≥160 mmHg or diastolic ≥100 mmHg). Arterial thrombosis, embolism, or ischemia within 6 months (e.g., myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack). Uncontrolled adrenal insufficiency. Severe, non-healing wounds or ulcers; gastrointestinal disorders impairing absorption; active uncontrolled bleeding or high bleeding risk (e.g., esophageal/gastric varices requiring intervention); or unstable anticoagulation with clinically significant bleeding. 8. Any other acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality, that in the opinion of the investigator increases the risk associated with study participation, may interfere with interpretation of study results, or makes the patient unsuitable for the study. 9. Pregnant or lactating women.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000
Chengdu, China
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