Zap away kidney tumors without surgery? new trial tests SABR
NCT ID NCT02141919
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a precise, non-invasive radiation treatment called SABR for people with small kidney tumors that are growing. The goal is to stop tumor growth without surgery. Sixteen adults with tumors 5 cm or smaller are participating.
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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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2013
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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 99 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 * Age ≥ 18 years. * Renal mass ≤ 5cm * The treating renal mass must be ≤ 5cm. Other renal masses (cysts etc.) of any size will not make the subject ineligible * Biopsy proven Renal neoplasm * All histology of renal cancers are included including oncocytoma * Growth of renal mass \>2mm in radiographic scans must be demonstrated within a one year period. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. * Subject is able to undergo either an MRI or administration of contrast agent for CT * Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) for the duration of the study. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. * A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria: * Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or * Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months). Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has received any treatment for the treating renal mass; such as RFA or cyroablation. * If other renal masses received RFA or cryoablation or surgery, then these patients are eligible. * Subjects received previous abdominal radiation * Evidence of Metastatic Disease, unless disease-free for ≥ 3 years prior to registration, (non-melanomatous skin cancer and in-situ cancers are okay). * Female subjects who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the course of SABR.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, Texas, 75239, United States
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