Robot-Guided radiation aims to shrink kidney tumors with fewer side effects
NCT ID NCT07285538
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a highly precise type of radiation called SBRT for people with kidney cancer who cannot undergo surgery. The treatment uses a robotic system (CyberKnife) to deliver high-dose radiation directly to the tumor while sparing healthy tissue. Researchers will track 60 patients over 3 years to see if this approach reduces side effects and controls the cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using a CyberKnife robot
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, non-surgical option to control kidney tumors with fewer side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (60 people) focused on safety, not yet proven to improve survival. Radiation may still cause side effects.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2033
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.
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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: 1. Histological or clinical diagnosis of primary or secondary kidney tumors 2. Patients aged ≥18 years 3. Signed informed consent 4. Tumor up to 10 cm in the greatest diameter (sum of diameters in case of multiple lesions) 5. PS (ECOG) ≤2 6. No prior local radiotherapy 7. Fertile women using contraception methods previously initiated (a pregnancy test will be prescribed) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients aged \< 18 years 2. Tumors \> 10 cm 3. PS ECOG ≥3 4. Psychiatric or other disorders that may prevent the patient from signing informed consent 5. Previous invasive cancer, except for skin cancer (excluding melanoma) unless the patient has been disease-free for at least 3 years (e.g., carcinoma in situ of the oral cavity or bladder) 6. Pregnant women 7. Collagen diseases 8. Sjogren's syndrome
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
Milan, Milano (MI), 20073, Italy
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