Reduction of Allogenic Blood Transfusion in Locally Advanced Kidney Cancer (RESTRICT)
Kidney Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Kidney Cancer focused on measuring nephrectomy, blood sparing, allogenic blood transfusion
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Renal masses ≥ cT2 (by any conventional imaging).
- N1 or M1 disease is allowed if they are deemed surgical candidates (including cytoreductive nephrectomy).
- Male and female patients.
- 18 and older.
- Ejection fraction (EF) ≥ 45% by echocardiogram (ECHO).
Adequate organ function as defined by:
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL. Pre-operative allogenic blood transfusion is allowed.
- Platelets ≥ 100.000/μl.
- Albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL.
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 75U/L or total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL.
- WBC within institutional normal limits.
- PT within institutional normal limits.
- INR < 1.5 and PTT normal.
- Consent and compliance with all aspects of the study protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Male and female younger than 18 years old.
- Non-surgical candidate
- Unstable angina.
Sites / Locations
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
- Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Blood Sparing Protocol
Standard Blood Replacement
The intervention group (120 patients) will undergo radical nephrectomy with blood-sparing techniques. Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution (ANH) collects patients own blood prior to the start of surgical procedure; Cell saver is the collection of blood lost during surgery with subsequent auto-transfusion of the patients own cells; Veno-venous bypass will be used for patients with anticipated large loss of blood during surgery (>1L). The patients in the interventional group will be blinded to which blood sparing techniques utilized.
The control group of one hundred and twenty (120) patients will undergo radical nephrectomy without blood sparing techniques (ie. Standard of care). Patients who need blood transfusion will receive cross-matched allogenic blood products.