Sharper aim: new scan technique may spare healthy kidney tissue during cancer radiation
NCT ID NCT07402109
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way to deliver radiation to kidney tumors using advanced imaging to better target the cancer while avoiding healthy tissue. About 40 adults with non-spread kidney cancer will receive this tailored radiotherapy. The goal is to reduce damage to the kidney and preserve its function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more precise way to treat kidney tumors while preserving kidney function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (40 people) focused on imaging technique, not a cure. The added radiation from extra scans is a minor risk.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients with histologically proven non-metastastic RCC or high suspicion of RCC based on imaging without histological evidence * No metastatic lesions * Patients must be 18 years or older * Ability to understand the requirements of the study and to give written informed consent, as determined by the treating physician. Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous high-dose radiotherapy in the region of the kidney
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Erasmus MC
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3000CA, Netherlands
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