Active clinical trials for "Carcinoma, Renal Cell"

Background: Papillary Renal Cell Cancer (RCC) is the second most common histologic subtype of kidney cancer, accounting for approximately 10-15% of cases Type 1 papillary RCC occurs in both sporadic and hereditary forms, which are histologically identical. Non familial type 1 papillary RCC can present as both solitary renal tumors and as bilateral, multifocal disease There are no standard agents of proven efficacy for patients with advanced papillary RCC. Patients with disease localized to the kidney are managed surgically while patients with advanced/unresectable disease are usually managed in the community with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway antagonists or mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors. Activating mutations of mesenchymal epithelial transition (MET) were identified in the germline of affected hereditary papillary renal cancer (HPRC) patients, who have a predilection for the development of bilateral, multifocal type 1 papillary RCC. Somatic MET mutations have been found in a subset of patients with non-inherited, sporadic papillary renal carcinoma The investigational agent Capmatinib (INC280) is a selective MET inhibitor lacking activity against the VEGF pathway This is a proof-of-concept study using INC280 in patients with papillary RCC to test the idea that effectively blocking the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/MET pathway will lead to clinical activity in patients with papillary renal cell cancer Objectives: Primary Objective: -To determine the overall response rate (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1) in patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma treated with single agent INC280 Eligibility: Diagnosis of hereditary papillary renal carcinoma (HPRC) or sporadic papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Patients with bilateral multifocal disease can have tumors localized to the kidney or have metastatic disease Patients with sporadic papillary RCC (but without multifocal disease) should have advanced disease that is considered unresectable Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2 Measurable disease Adequate organ function No active brain metastases Prior therapy No more than 3 prior lines of systemic therapy Prior therapy with a MET inhibitor is allowed as long as the patient has not had progressive disease while receiving the agent Design: This is a phase 2 single center non-randomized trial. The study will be conducted using a Simon 2 stage minimax design. Initially 13 evaluable subjects will be recruited. If there are no responses to therapy, the study will be terminated. If there is at least 1 response an additional 7 evaluable subjects will be accrued. The two-stage minimax design is based on assuming an ineffective response rate of 5% and a targeted effective response rate of 25%. We also assume that the probability of accepting an ineffective treatment and the probability of rejecting an effective treatment are each 10%. Subjects will be dosed orally at a starting dose of 600 mg twice daily. The overall response rate (complete response + partial response) will be determined.

The purpose of he study is to evaluate effects of dexmedetomidine on pain during radiofrequency ablation of liver and kidney tumours.

An estimated 10,000 metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients receive first-line therapy in the Russian Federation. Bevacizumab (Avastin) in combination with interferon-alpha (IFN) is a recommended first-line treatment for metastatic RCC according to clinical recommendations of Russian Ministry of Health from 15.07.2010. Two randomized phase III trials (AVOREN, CALGB) showed that 50% of patients will progress on bevacizumab plus IFN within 8.5 - 10.2 months and will need sequential therapy. Everolimus (Afinitor) is a single agent which was evaluated and demonstrated efficacy in randomized phase III study (RECORD-1) in metastatic RCC patients after failure of targeted therapy. However, in this trial everolimus was compared with placebo for the treatment of patients whose disease had progressed on treatment with sunitinib or sorafenib (n=227). Only 9% (n=24) of patients received bevacizumab. Thus, efficacy data of everolimus in patients with disease progression on first-line bevacizumab is limited. Evaluating the effectiveness of everolimus in metastatic RCC patients with failure on bevacizumab with/without interferon alpha has a scientific and practical sense, and it is important for Russian Federation.

In the past 5 years, treatment for metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC) has focused on agents directed at blocking tumor and vascular growth pathways. Sunitinib blocks the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFr) and temsirolimus is an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Both sunitinib and temsirolimus are FDA approved agents for mRCC. When agents like these are given together, the toxicity increases but they can be given safely, at full doses, sequentially. We hypothesize that alternating these agents will double the progression free survival (PFS) of the agents when given sequentially.

RATIONALE: Using fluorescence imaging may determine the extent of kidney tumors and help in planning surgery. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the best way to give indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging in finding tumors in patients with kidney tumors

This study will be a single arm phase II clinical trial of 8 weeks of daily, oral neo-adjuvant pazopanib prior to nephrectomy in 39 evaluable patients with histologically confirmed localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Sequential therapy with BEvacizumab, RAd001 (everolimus) and Tyrosinekinase inhibitors (TKI) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC)

The purpose of this research study is to compare the effects on kidney function after performing the removal of a kidney tumor with or without clamping the blood vessels during surgery.

This is a Phase 1b, dose escalation study of the investigational agent, CRLX101, given in combination with Bevacizumab in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. The purpose of this study is to determine the initial safety and effectiveness of this agent in combination with Bevacizumab. The investigators are also trying to determine the best dose level of CRLX101 to give in combination with bevacizumab. About 22 subjects will be enrolled in this study at the University of Pennsylvania.

1. There is no standard treatment option for non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). 2. Patients with non-clear cell RCC is strongly assumed to have benefit from anti-VEGF treatment. 3. There is no trial of axitinib for non-clear cell RCC. 4. Axitinib is expected to show more potent efficacy over sorafenib or sunitinib in renal cell carcinoma.