Clear cell renal carcinoma
MONDO:0005005A malignant epithelial neoplasm of the kidney characterized by the presence of lipid-containing clear cells within a vascular network. The tumor may metastasize to unusual sites and late metastasis is common.
Also known as: Grawitz tumor, Grawitz tumour, RCC, clear cell adenocarcinoma, clear cell adenocarcinoma of kidney, clear cell adenocarcinoma of the kidney, clear cell adenocarcinoma, kidney, clear cell carcinoma of kidney, clear cell carcinoma of the kidney
2913 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 140 tagged with Clear cell renal carcinoma itself.
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Sub-types of Clear cell renal carcinoma
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Can a Patient's own immune cells beat advanced kidney cancer?
Cure Not yet recruitingThis early-stage trial is testing an experimental therapy called HS-IT101 for people with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer. The treatment involves collecting immune cells from the patient's tumor, multiplying them in the lab, and infusing them bac…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Qingdao Sino-Cell Biomedicine Co., Ltd. • Aim: Cure
Last updated Aug 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Radioactive missile aims at stubborn kidney tumors
Disease control Not yet recruitingResearchers are testing a radiopharmaceutical called 161Tb-PSMA-1 in adults with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma that has worsened after at least two prior treatments, including immunotherapy and drugs that block blood vessel growth. The trial has two parts: a dose-esc…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Centre Leon Berard • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a smaller dose of this cancer drug still work? new trial aims to find out
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether a lower dose of the immunotherapy drug nivolumab, given less often, can still control cancer in people with various advanced or metastatic cancers. The goal is to see if a cheaper, more accessible regimen works as well as the standard high-co…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to shrink liver tumors in kidney cancer patients
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests a combination of two drugs, envafolimab and lenvatinib, as a first treatment for people with clear cell kidney cancer that has spread to the liver. The study will enroll 30 participants and measure how well the drugs shrink liver tumors. It is not yet rec…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fudan University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a drug combo prime the immune system to fight kidney cancer before surgery?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase II trial is testing whether giving toripalimab (an immunotherapy) plus axitinib (a targeted therapy) for about 12 weeks before a possible delayed kidney removal can help control advanced clear cell kidney cancer. The study enrolls adults whose primary kidney tumor is s…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fudan University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Old drug, new hope: mercaptopurine tested against rare cancer syndrome
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis trial tests the drug mercaptopurine in people with hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC), a rare genetic condition that raises the risk of skin, uterine, and kidney tumors. The study aims to find the safest dose and see if the drug can shrink kidney canc…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 08, 2026 00:03 UTC
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Drug cocktail aims to shrink kidney tumors before surgery and prevent return
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether a combination of two drugs—zanzalintinib (a pill taken daily) and pembrolizumab (given by IV every three weeks)—can shrink advanced kidney tumors before surgery and help prevent the cancer from coming back afterward. The study enrolls people …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Yonsei University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a One-Time treatment give kidney cancer patients a year off drugs?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether giving focused radiation or surgery to all visible tumors (both the original kidney tumor and its metastases) can allow people with advanced kidney cancer to stop all cancer treatments for at least a year. Participants must have stable or partially improv…
Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Personalized combo therapy aims to overcome drug resistance in kidney cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether adding the cholesterol drug atorvastatin to standard targeted therapy (axitinib) and immunotherapy (toripalimab) can help people with advanced kidney cancer who are not responding well to treatment. The drug combination is guided by lab tests on patient-d…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Could a probiotic boost a cancer drug? new trial tests the combo
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding a probiotic capsule (MO-03) to the drug zanzalintinib can help treat metastatic kidney cancer that has worsened after immunotherapy. About 34 adults with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma will receive both treatments. The goal is to …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:31 UTC
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New combo therapy targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early-phase study tests a new drug combination (L19IL2 plus ruxolitinib) in people with advanced kidney, pancreatic, or colorectal cancers that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goals are to find a safe dose and check for side effects. About 96 partici…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Philogen S.p.A. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:28 UTC
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Experimental cell therapy takes aim at Hard-to-Treat kidney cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis early study tests a new cell therapy called UCL70805F in 21 people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer that has not responded to standard treatments. The therapy uses immune cells designed to target a protein called CD70 on cancer cells. The main goals are to check safety…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: UTC Therapeutics Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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New combo tackles kidney cancer that came back after immunotherapy
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether combining two drugs, pembrolizumab and lenvatinib, can help people with advanced kidney cancer (clear cell type) whose cancer returned after prior immunotherapy. About 108 adults will receive the combination to see if it shrinks tumors or delays cancer gr…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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Radioactive therapy targets Hard-to-Treat kidney cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 3 trial tests a radioactive drug called Lu-177 PSMA in 20 people with metastatic clear cell kidney cancer that has worsened after at least two prior treatments. The drug is designed to seek out and destroy cancer cells while limiting damage to healthy tissue. Researche…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Ankara University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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Morning vs afternoon: can timing boost kidney cancer treatment?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether getting standard immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) in the morning or afternoon makes a difference for people with advanced kidney cancer. About 142 adults will be randomly assigned to morning or afternoon infusions. Researchers will track …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Guliz Ozgun • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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Timing is everything: new trial tests surgery before or after immunotherapy for kidney cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis clinical trial is for adults with metastatic clear cell kidney cancer. It compares having surgery to remove the kidney tumor either before or after starting immunotherapy drugs (ipilimumab and nivolumab). The goal is to see which timing helps people live longer without the c…
Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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Cold sore virus modified to fight kidney cancer in new trial
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests a combination of RP2 (a modified herpes simplex virus that targets and destroys tumor cells) and tivozanib (a drug that blocks tumor blood vessel growth) in 35 patients with metastatic kidney cancer that worsened after immunotherapy. The goal is to see if…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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New hope for kidney cancer: experimental combo targets resistant tumors
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 2 trial tests a new drug called JS004, a BTLA antibody, combined with toripalimab (an immunotherapy) in 31 people with advanced kidney cancer that has worsened after prior immunotherapy. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink tumors or slow disease progressio…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: RenJi Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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New immunotherapy combo aims to fight advanced kidney cancer
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study tests a combination of two drugs—envafolimab (an immunotherapy injection) and axitinib (a targeted therapy pill)—as a first treatment for people with advanced kidney cancer that has spread or cannot be removed. About 30 participants will receive the treatment for up to…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Peking Union Medical College Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:32 UTC
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New scan could reveal hidden kidney cancer
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis early-phase study tests a new imaging agent called RYZ512 in 10 people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer that has spread. The agent is designed to attach to a protein (CAIX) found on these cancer cells, making them show up on scans. The goal is to see if it is safe and …
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: RayzeBio, Inc. • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a pill rewrite the genetic story of resistant kidney cancer?
Knowledge-focused Not yet recruitingThis pilot study tests whether the experimental drug casdatifan can alter the activity of genes controlled by HIF-2α in people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer that has stopped responding to prior treatments. Participants take casdatifan daily, and researchers analyze tumor…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 21, 2026 00:00 UTC