New drug cocktail aims to stop kidney cancer comeback
NCT ID NCT05738694
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether giving a combination of axitinib (a targeted therapy) and toripalimab (an immunotherapy) before surgery can help prevent kidney cancer from returning in high-risk patients. About 298 participants will either receive the drug combo followed by surgery, or surgery alone. The main goal is to see if the combo improves how long patients stay cancer-free after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- axitinib plus toripalimab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could reduce the risk of kidney cancer returning after surgery, offering a new treatment option for high-risk patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 3 trial, so results are not yet known. The drugs may cause side effects like high blood pressure or immune reactions, and not all patients may benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 298 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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18 to 80 years
- 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. Voluntarily agree to participate in this study and sign the informed consent form; 2. Males or females between 18 years old and 80 years old; 3. Diagnosed as clear cell carcinoma or renal cell carcinoma predominantly composed of clear cell carcinoma through histopathological examination 4. CT or MRI clinical staging is T2G4 or T2 with sarcomatoid differentiation, T3-4, N1; 5. ECOG performance status: 0 or 1 point; 6. Sufficient heart, bone marrow, liver, and kidney functions: Cardiac function: Cardiac function class 0-2; Blood routine test: WBC≥3.5×10\^9/L, absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5×10\^9/L, PLT≥75.0×10\^9/L, HGB≥80g/L; Liver function: Total bilirubin ≤1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5×ULN; Renal function: GFR ≥ 45 ml/min. Exclusion Criteria: 1. With distant metastasis 2. Severe liver and renal dysfunction, combined with other serious diseases; 3. Serious cardiovascular disease, including any of the following: myocardial infarction or arteritis or venous thrombosis (such as pulmonary embolism) in the past 1 year; 4. Severe/unstable angina pectoris; uncontrolled hypertension; 5. Class III or IV heart failure by New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification; 6. Ventricular arrhythmia requiring drug treatment.
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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
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, China
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Fudan University Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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Peking University First Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, China
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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West China Hospital
RECRUITINGSichuan, China
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