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A study looking at improving treatment for children with kidney cancer (UMBRELLA PLUS)

Overview

Cancer types:

Children's cancers, Kidney cancer, Renal cell cancer, Wilms tumour

Status:

Open

Phase:

Other

Details

This study will collect information about children with kidney (renal) cancers, including Wilms tumour, to help with decisions about treatment in the future.

This study was originally called IMPORT (Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of childhood).

Recruitment start: 19 September 2012

Recruitment end: 31 January 2028

How to join

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

Chief investigators

Dr Tanzina Chowdhury

Professor Sam Behjati

Supported by

Little Princess Trust

Bethany’s Wish

Cancer Research UK

Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG)

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity

International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Renal Tumours Study Group

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Last reviewed: 01 Sept 2025

CRUK internal database number: 9865

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