Kidney cancer drug safety checked in patients with poor kidney function
NCT ID NCT07117409
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at the safety of the cancer drug nivolumab in people with metastatic kidney cancer who also have kidney failure. Researchers planned to compare side effects in 81 patients with different levels of kidney function. However, the study was terminated early, so the findings are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nivolumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand how safe nivolumab is for kidney cancer patients with poor kidney function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, terminated observational study, so it may not provide clear answers. The results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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81 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 affered to the structures involved treated with at least one administration of the drug Nivolumab line II or III for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
- 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: * signing informed consent, in case of patients still alive; * histologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma; * at least one administration of Nivolumab therapy, in the second-or third line of treatment february 2017 to December 31, 2018; * availability of inpatient and/or outpatient medical records for clinical data collection. Exclusion Criteria: * patients who have received immunotherapy under EAP (Expanded Access Programm) or other clinical trials; * dialysis patients.
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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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Azienda USL IRCCS di Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy
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