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
2904 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 140 tagged with Clear cell renal carcinoma itself.
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Kidney cancer vaccine trial pulled before it began
Vaccine CancelledThis early-phase study aimed to test a new vaccine called KSD-201 in people with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma whose cancer had stopped responding to standard treatments. The vaccine uses the patient's own immune cells to try to fight the cancer. However, the trial was…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Kousai Bio Co., Ltd. • Aim: Vaccine
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:30 UTC
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Can a pill that starves tumors of oxygen help fight advanced cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing an experimental drug called belzutifan in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. Belzutifan works by blocking a protein (HIF-2α) that tumors use to survive in low-oxygen conditions. The main goal is to f…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Peloton Therapeutics, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for kidney cancer: which drug combo works best after immunotherapy fails?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests two different drug treatments in people with advanced kidney cancer that has spread and continued to grow despite prior immunotherapy. About 90 participants will receive either a combination of lenvatinib and everolimus or cabozantinib alone. The goal is to see w…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cell therapy takes on advanced kidney cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a new treatment called ALLO-316 for people with advanced or spreading clear cell kidney cancer who have already tried standard therapies like checkpoint inhibitors and VEGF inhibitors. The treatment uses specially designed immune cells from a donor to…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Allogene Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 29, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to control advanced kidney cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug combination (belzutifan plus palbociclib) against belzutifan alone in people with advanced clear-cell kidney cancer that has worsened after at least two prior treatments. The main goals are to check safety and find the best dose of palbociclib when use…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for advanced kidney cancer
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial tests whether adding belzutifan or quavonlimab to a standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) and targeted therapy (lenvatinib) works better for advanced clear cell kidney cancer. About 249 Chinese patients who haven't had prior treatment will be randomly assigned…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for advanced kidney cancer: Triple-Drug combo shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis study tests if adding another drug (belzutifan or quavonlimab) to a standard two-drug treatment can help people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer live longer or stop their cancer from growing. About 1,650 adults who have not had prior treatment for advanced disease will…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to shrink metastatic kidney tumors
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding entinostat to high-dose aldesleukin (interleukin-2) can help shrink tumors in people with metastatic kidney cancer. About 47 adults with clear cell renal cell carcinoma that has spread will receive both drugs. The goal is to find the safest dose an…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a pill keep kidney cancer away after surgery?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether the drug pazopanib can delay or prevent kidney cancer from coming back in patients who have had all visible tumors removed by surgery. 129 adults with clear cell kidney cancer that had spread are randomly assigned to take either pazopanib or a pla…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer drug enzelkitug enters first human trials
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a new drug called enzelkitug, alone or with standard immunotherapies, in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other treatments. The main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the drug shrinks tumors. A…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Genentech, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 08, 2026 00:03 UTC
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New immunotherapy cocktail aims to outsmart kidney cancer
Disease control OngoingThis large global trial is testing whether two experimental drugs—volrustomig (an immunotherapy) and casdatifan (a pill)—work better than the current standard immunotherapy combination for people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer. About 1,100 participants who have not had pr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on three Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control PausedThis study tests a new treatment using specially engineered immune cells (called CAR-NK cells) from donated cord blood, given alongside chemotherapy, for people with advanced kidney cancer, mesothelioma, or bone cancer. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if it helps control …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug targets Hard-to-Treat cancers with rare gene flaw
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called adavosertib in adults with advanced solid tumors that have a missing or broken SETD2 gene. The drug works by blocking enzymes that cancer cells need to grow. Researchers want to see if it can shrink tumors or keep them stable for at least 6 months.
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Triple-Drug cocktail shows promise for rare kidney cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether combining three drugs (cabozantinib, nivolumab, and ipilimumab) can safely slow or shrink advanced kidney cancers that are not the common clear-cell type. About 60 adults with cancers like papillary or chromophobe RCC that have spread will receive the com…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Bradley A. McGregor, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 25, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Kidney cancer study tests best order of targeted drugs
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at 180 people with kidney cancer that has spread. It compares six different ways to give two drugs (everolimus, bevacizumab, or pazopanib) one after the other. The goal is to see which sequence works best and is safest for controlling the cancer.
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo tested for tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called remzistotug, alone or with other cancer drugs, in 152 people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose. It is not yet known if the drug will sh…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Can a Pre-Surgery drug tame metastatic kidney cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is studying whether giving the drug sunitinib before surgery to remove a kidney can help control metastatic renal cell carcinoma. About 50 patients with kidney cancer that has spread will take sunitinib for 28 days, then have the affected kidney removed. Resear…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New drug combo aims to wipe out kidney cancer before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether giving two drugs—nivolumab (immunotherapy) and cabozantinib (targeted therapy)—before removing the kidney can make all visible cancer disappear in people with advanced kidney cancer that has spread. About 38 adults with metastatic renal cell carcinoma wil…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Mark Stein • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:03 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to shrink kidney tumors before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests whether giving immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab alone or with bevacizumab or ipilimumab) before surgery is safe for people with advanced kidney cancer that has spread. About 104 participants will receive one of these treatments before their tumor is rem…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New drug duo takes on tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new drug (DS3201) combined with an immunotherapy (ipilimumab) in people whose prostate, bladder, or kidney cancer has spread. The main goals are to find the safest dose and see what side effects occur. About 65 participants will receive both drugs t…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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New hope for kidney cancer: drug duo takes on tough tumors
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial compares a combination of two drugs, belzutifan and lenvatinib, against the standard drug cabozantinib in 747 people with advanced kidney cancer that has worsened after initial treatment. The goal is to see if the combo can better slow cancer growth or improve …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on kidney cancer in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new gene therapy for people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer. Doctors take a patient's own white blood cells, modify them in the lab to better attack cancer, and return them to the body. The main goals are to check safety and see if tumors shr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:25 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise against Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called ceralasertib, alone or with olaparib or durvalumab, in people with advanced solid tumors like kidney, bladder, pancreatic, and endometrial cancers. The goal is to see if these combinations can shrink tumors by blocking enzymes that help cancer grow.…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Rahul Aggarwal • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New Dual-Action drug shows promise for kidney cancer patients
Disease control By invitation onlyThis study tests a new medicine called AK112 (Yivoximab) for people with advanced kidney cancer that has spread. The drug works in two ways: it helps the immune system attack cancer cells and blocks blood vessels that feed tumors. About 60 participants will receive the drug every…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:00 UTC
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Smart dosing of immunotherapy combo shows promise for kidney cancer
Disease control PausedThis phase II trial tests whether adjusting doses of two drugs—pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and axitinib (Inlyta)—based on tumor response can better control advanced kidney cancer. The study aims to enroll 75 adults with clear cell renal cell carcinoma that has spread. The trial is c…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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Gut bacteria booster may help kidney cancer drugs work better
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing whether adding a probiotic called CBM588 to the standard combination of cabozantinib and nivolumab can improve treatment for advanced or metastatic kidney cancer. The probiotic is designed to restore helpful gut bacteria that may help the immune …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for untreated kidney cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests two drugs, pazopanib and bevacizumab, given one after the other in people with advanced kidney cancer that has spread. The goal is to find the best dose and see how well the combination works. About 51 patients who have not had prior treatment will take part. The…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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Radioactive therapy takes aim at Hard-to-Treat kidney cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing a radioactive drug called 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) in 24 people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer that shows a specific marker (PSMA). The drug is given by IV and aims to shrink tumors. Researchers are measuring how many patients respond and tr…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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New drug duo aims to outsmart advanced kidney cancer
Disease control PausedThis Phase 2 trial is testing a new combination of two immunotherapy drugs, botensilimab and balstilimab, against the standard combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab for people with advanced kidney cancer that has spread. The study plans to enroll 120 patients who have not had p…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Michael B. Atkins, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC
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New Dual-Action drug targets Hard-to-Treat kidney cancer
Disease control PausedThis early-stage study tests a new drug called NYM096 in people with advanced clear cell kidney cancer that has spread. The study has two parts: first, using a low dose to see if it can light up tumors on scans, and second, giving higher doses to see if it can shrink tumors and f…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Peking Union Medical College Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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New triple-drug combo shows promise for advanced kidney cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding a supplement called Seleno-L Methionine to two standard drugs (axitinib and pembrolizumab) is safe and effective for people with advanced or spreading clear cell kidney cancer. About 55 participants will receive the combination therapy. The goal is…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Mohammed Milhem • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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Could a simple shot replace IV drips for kidney cancer patients?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests if a subcutaneous (under-the-skin) injection of the drug nivolumab works as well as the standard intravenous (IV) infusion for people with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer. About 681 participants who have already rec…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on advanced kidney cancer in new trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new treatment called AB-2100 for people with advanced or metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma that has come back after standard treatments. AB-2100 is made from the patient's own immune cells, which are modified in the lab to better recognize …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Arsenal Biosciences, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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New triple therapy aims to stall advanced kidney cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether adding the targeted drug cabozantinib to two immunotherapies (nivolumab and ipilimumab) helps people with advanced kidney cancer live longer without their cancer growing. About 855 participants with intermediate- or poor-risk disease are randomly …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Exelixis • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 16:06 UTC
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Can AI be a Pathologist's second opinion?
Diagnosis By invitation onlyThis trial tests whether an AI tool called ENLIGHT can help pathologists more accurately and quickly distinguish between certain lung and kidney cancer subtypes. Pathologists will review digitized slides under three conditions: without AI, with AI as a double-check after their ow…
Sponsor: Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM) • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Aug 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New PET scan could reveal kidney cancer drug success in weeks, not months
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests whether a new type of PET scan using a radioactive antibody called 124I-cG250 can detect if kidney cancer is responding to targeted therapy (sunitinib or pazopanib) earlier than standard CT scans. The antibody attaches to a protein found on kidney cancer cells, m…
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New test could predict immunotherapy success from live tumor samples
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis observational study collects extra tumor tissue from 416 people with various cancers (bladder, kidney, colorectal, head and neck, liver, lung, skin, endometrial) during routine biopsies. The goal is to develop and train a 'live tumor diagnostic platform' that can predict whe…
Sponsor: Elephas • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Fiber fix: diet study hopes to boost cancer immunotherapy
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether eating a high-fiber diet can change the gut bacteria of people with advanced melanoma who are receiving standard immunotherapy. About 50 participants will be randomly assigned to either a high-fiber or a healthy control diet for a set period. The main …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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AI reads CT scans to match kidney cancer patients with targeted drug
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at 500 kidney cancer patients to see if CT scans and machine learning can predict levels of a protein called HIF-2α. The goal is to better identify which patients might benefit from a targeted drug called Belzutifan, reducing unnecessary treatments and improving …
Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:10 UTC
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New study aims to crack the code of kidney cancer treatment response
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is looking for clues in blood, tumor tissue, and CT scans to help doctors choose the best first treatment for people with metastatic clear cell kidney cancer. Researchers will analyze genetic material and imaging features from 100 patients to see if they can predict wh…
Sponsor: Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 12:46 UTC