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A study to find out more about kidney cancer (TRACERx Renal)

Overview

Cancer types:

Kidney cancer, Renal cell cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Other

Details

This is a study to find out more about how kidney cancer develops and how it spreads.

It is for people in one of the following situations you:

  • have a type of kidney cancer called renal cell cancer

  • are having surgery to remove your kidneys for another reason than cancer

  • have a cancer, that is not renal cell carcinoma, but is linked with a family history of a gene change () that means you are more likely to get renal cell carcinoma

Recruitment start: 5 February 2012

Recruitment end: 1 April 2028

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Samra Turajlic

Supported by

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

Last reviewed: 26 March 2025

CRUK internal database number: 17762

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