New tool may predict kidney cancer drug success
NCT ID NCT02848768
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a prediction tool (nomogram) to see if it could forecast how patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma respond to the targeted therapy sunitinib. Researchers looked at 45 patients who had their kidney removed and were treated with sunitinib as their first therapy. The goal was to identify who would be resistant or respond well, potentially guiding better treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sunitinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors predict which patients will benefit from sunitinib and which may need alternative treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study that only validates a prediction model. It does not test a new treatment, and the tool may not be accurate for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Dec 2014
- Finished
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Sep 2017
- 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.
Who is studied
cohort of 50 patients with metastatic ccRCC who underwent nephrectomy at the University Hospital of Rennes and treated by sunitinib first line treatment.
- 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 metastatic ccRCC * Underwent nephrectomy at the University Hospital of Rennes * treated by sunitinib first line treatment Exclusion Criteria: * translocation renal cell carcinoma * other targeted therapies before the sunitinib
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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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CHU de Rennes
Rennes, 35033, France
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