Pee power: urine test could spot kidney cancer without needles
NCT ID NCT04053855
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new, non-invasive urine test to detect clear cell renal cell carcinoma, a common type of kidney cancer. Currently, diagnosis often requires expensive imaging or a painful biopsy. Researchers are looking for tiny particles called exosomes in urine that are released by cancer cells. If successful, this liquid biopsy could allow for earlier and easier diagnosis. The study will include 100 people with kidney masses scheduled for surgery, plus a control group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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
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Who is studied
60 patients and 40 control will be included.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients: * All patients with renal mass requiring surgery (partial or total nephrectomy) * Social security affiliation * Signed informed consent Control : * Unscheduled nephrectomy * Social security affiliation * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient volume of urine sample (\< 100 ml) * Patients with a urinary catheter * Patients under court-ordered guardianship or curators
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Saint-Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, France
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