Yale researchers dive into lymph nodes to unlock kidney cancer secrets
NCT ID NCT07038733
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at the immune cells in the lymph nodes near kidney tumors to learn how the body fights the cancer. Researchers will analyze tissue samples from 10 adult kidney cancer patients to find clues about why some treatments work and others don't. The goal is to discover new targets for therapy and better predict treatment side effects.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 33 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 years and older
- 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: Candidates for inclusion include adult patients with either a known or suspected kidney cancer referred to Yale Genitourinary Oncology providers in the Yale Urology, Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology or Nephrology Departments. These individuals will be receiving clinical evaluation/medical treatment/surgery/procedures at Yale New Haven Hospital or the Smilow Cancer Hospital. Participant eligibility will be determined by study investigators and will be offered protocol details. Interested participants will be invited to participate by study investigators. Consent will be obtained by study investigators or other authorized study personnel. Any potential adult participants with known or suspected kidney cancers with a renal mass who are patients of non-study physicians will be invited to participate by study personal only with the approval of their treating physician. Exclusion Criteria * Participants under the age of 18. Children will not be enrolled on the study. * Participants known to be pregnant or actively breastfeeding. * Iodine allergy hypersensitivity.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale University
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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