Blood test may catch kidney cancer sooner, study hints
NCT ID NCT06917560
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether measuring certain autoantibodies in the blood can help diagnose kidney cancer earlier and predict how the disease will progress. Researchers will analyze data from 400 patients to build a predictive model. The goal is to personalize treatment and avoid unnecessary risks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple blood test to detect kidney cancer earlier and guide personalized treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study analyzing existing data, not a treatment trial. The model may not work as well in real-world settings or different patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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.
Who is studied
Patients with histologically confirmed renal cell carcinoma
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Pathological diagnosis of ccRCC; * Availability of complete clinical, pathological, and follow-up data; * Sufficient preoperative serum available for collection; * Well-preserved pathological slides for subsequent immunohistochemical (chip) analysis; * At least one post-treatment follow-up/efficacy evaluation. Exclusion Criteria: * Therapeutic contraindication cohort: Individuals presenting with severe comorbidities rendering them medically ineligible for therapeutic interventions; * Oncological multiplicity: Subjects with either (a) antecedent therapeutic regimens targeting non-index malignancies or (b) concurrent diagnosis of untreated active malignancies; * Biospecimen integrity violation: Cases demonstrating serum hemolysis or compromised specimen integrity; * Data insufficiency cohort: Patients exhibiting incomplete clinical/pathological records or insufficient longitudinal follow-up data for comprehensive analysis.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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first hospital affiliated of Fujian medical university
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, China
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