Kidney medullary carcinoma

MONDO:0006260

A type of renal carcinoma affecting mostly young African-Americans. It is located in the medulla of the kidney, and follows an aggressive clinical course. Most reported cases have shown metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis.

Also known as: Renal Medullary Carcinoma, carcinoma of renal medulla, kidney medullary carcinoma, renal medulla carcinoma, renal medullary carcinoma

2789 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 10 tagged with Kidney medullary carcinoma itself.

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Sub-types of Kidney medullary carcinoma

SMARCB1-deficient kidney medullary carcinoma 2 trials · 4 incl. sub-types
3 sub-types
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Including sub-types (2789) Tagged with Kidney medullary carcinoma (10)

Trials to join now! 1 Not yet recruiting 1 Not yet finished but already full! 5 Completed 2 Terminated 1

Immune-Drug combo aims to shrink rare kidney tumors before surgery

Disease control Not yet recruiting

Researchers are testing two drugs, toripalimab and axitinib, in adults with advanced non-clear cell kidney cancer or renal medullary carcinoma who have not received prior treatment and still have their primary kidney tumor. Everyone receives the drugs for about 12 weeks. Then a t…

Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fudan University • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC

Kidney medullary carcinoma

Where it sits in the disease tree

Most studied deeper sub-types

Immune-Drug combo aims to shrink rare kidney tumors before surgery