New drug cocktail aims to boost kidney cancer surgery success
NCT ID NCT07627464
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests whether giving two drugs (anlotinib and benmelstobart) before surgery can improve outcomes for people with localized kidney cancer. About 144 participants will either receive the drug combo followed by partial nephrectomy, or surgery alone. The main goal is to see if the combo helps preserve kidney function and reduces complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- anlotinib hydrochloride and benmelstobart
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve kidney function preservation and surgical outcomes for patients with localized kidney cancer, potentially reducing the need for more extensive surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 144 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The combination therapy may cause side effects and may not improve outcomes compared to surgery alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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 to 75 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. Aged between 18 and 75 years, inclusive. 2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. 3. Subjects with newly diagnosed cT1bN0M0 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) scheduled to undergo partial nephrectomy. 4. Have at least one measurable lesion as defined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. 5. No prior systemic therapy for renal cell carcinoma, including but not limited to targeted therapy, immunotherapy, investigational therapy, or hormone therapy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with a solitary kidney tumor. 2. Subjects with bilateral renal tumors or unilateral multiple renal tumors (n ≥ 2). 3. Subjects with hereditary or familial renal tumors (e.g., von Hippel-Lindau \[VHL\] disease). 4. Subjects with a prior history of renal transplantation.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
14 sites. 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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Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Shanghai, China
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Hunan Provincial Cancer Hospital
Changsha, China
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Jilin Provincial Cancer Hospital
Changchun, China
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Liaoning Provincial Cancer Hospital
Shenyang, China
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
Nanjing, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, China
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Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital
Taiyuan, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Nanning, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, China
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Tianjin, China
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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, China
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Yunnan Provincial Cancer Hospital
Kunming, China
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