No-knife kidney cancer treatment: new study tests radiation as a cure for inoperable patients
NCT ID NCT07299357
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at using a high-dose, targeted radiation therapy (SBRT) to treat kidney cancer in people who are too frail or at high risk for surgery. About 53 participants will receive this non-invasive treatment, which does not require anesthesia or a hospital stay. The goal is to see if SBRT can control the tumor and become a standard option for those who cannot undergo an operation.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 53 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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Dec 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.
Who is studied
patient with renal cancer not candidate to surgery
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * ECOG performance status 0 - 2 * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of primary RCC * cT1 stage tumor with single lesion with maximum diameter of 7 cm * Medically inoperable or at high risk of complication from surgery, or declined surgery * Absence of metastatic disease * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 30 mls/min * Previous radiotherapy on the same site * Previous systemic therapy for RCC * Tumor diameter larger than 7 cm * Presence of metastatic disease * Life expectancy \< 3 months
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Humanitas PIO X
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, Milan, 20159, Italy
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Irccs Humanitas Research Hospital
RECRUITINGRozzano, Milan, 20089, Italy
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