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Carcinoma, Renal Cell: early-phase trial registry

6 of 35 indexed Carcinoma, Renal Cell trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #435 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

35 US clinical trials · 6 currently recruiting · #435 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Carcinoma, Renal Cell: 35 US clinical trials tracked, 6 recruiting.

Carcinoma, Renal Cell is the subject of 35 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 6 of them currently open to new participants. 6 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 27 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Merck Sharp & Dohme, running 8 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition carcinoma-renal-cell

OPEN 6 | RECR 17% | LATE 6 | EARLY 27 | RANK #435 | SPON 8

Nearest open-share peer: Gliosarcoma (17% recruiting · 35 trials)

Cannabis Use Disorder71.4%Cirrhosis, Liver60%Communication34.3%Carcinoma, Renal Cell (this)17%Advanced Lymphoma8.6%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Carcinoma, Renal Cell

Carcinoma, Renal Cell lists 6 open slots (17% of 35 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Carcinoma, Renal Cell on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Carcinoma, Renal Cell is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    6 of 35 indexed trials (17.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Carcinoma, Renal Cell research.

    Merck Sharp & Dohme accounts for 8 of 35 trials (22.9%). 21 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Carcinoma, Renal Cell enrolment sits around 75 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 75 among the 35 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 18 of those (51.4%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Carcinoma, Renal Cell research is mostly interventional.

    33 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (94.3% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 113Phase 214Phase 36

Open and recent trials

35 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING Phase 1 949 participants

A Study of BMS-986340 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Nivolumab or Docetaxel in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT04895709

RECRUITING Phase 1 224 participants

A Study to Learn About the Medicine Called PF-08634404 Dosed Alone and in Combination With Other Anticancer Therapies in Adults With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer

Pfizer

NCT07227415

RECRUITING 200 participants

Mass Response of Tumor Cells as a Biomarker for Rapid Therapy Guidance (TraveraRTGx)

Travera

NCT05461430

RECRUITING Phase 1 75 participants

Study of Orellanine in Metastatic Clear-Cell or Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma

Oncorena AB

NCT05287945

RECRUITING Phase 2 42 participants

Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine in Kidney Cancer

Jodi Maranchie

NCT05127824

RECRUITING Phase 1 28 participants

Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Bicalutamide in Combination with Sunitinib in Patients with TKIs-resistant RCC

State University of New York at Buffalo

NCT06222593

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,800 participants

A Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo Plus Pembrolizumab in Participants With Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Post Nephrectomy (MK-6482-022)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT05239728

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,653 participants

A Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Belzutifan (MK-6482) and Lenvatinib (MK-7902), or Pembrolizumab/Quavonlimab (MK-1308A) in Combination With Lenvatinib, Versus Pembrolizumab and Lenvatinib, for Treatment of Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-6482-012)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT04736706

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 755 participants

A Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) Versus Everolimus in Participants With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-6482-005)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT04195750

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 747 participants

A Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) in Combination With Lenvatinib Versus Cabozantinib for Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-6482-011)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT04586231

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 400 participants

Substudy 03A: A Study of Immune and Targeted Combination Therapies in Participants With First Line (1L) Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-03A)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT04626479

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 370 participants

Substudy 03B: A Study of Immune and Targeted Combination Therapies in Participants With Second Line Plus (2L+) Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-03B/KEYMAKER-U03)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT04626518

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 154 participants

A Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) in Participants With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-6482-013)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT04489771

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 126 participants

A Study of Safety and Efficacy of KFA115 Alone and in Combo With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Select Advanced Cancers

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT05544929

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 67 participants

Exploring Relevant Immune-based Biomarkers and Circulating Tumor Cells During Treatment With Immunotherapy in Genitourinary Malignancies (CTC Immune Based Biomarkers)

Duke University

NCT02978118

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 60 participants

Savolitinib vs. Sunitinib in MET-driven PRCC.

AstraZeneca

NCT03091192

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 52 participants

A Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) in Participants With Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-6482-018)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT04846920

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Early Phase 1 17 participants

A Study of Combination Spartalizumab and Canakinumab in Patients With Localized Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Columbia University

NCT04028245

COMPLETED Phase 3 750 participants

SU011248 Versus Interferon-Alfa As First-Line Systemic Therapy For Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Pfizer

NCT00083889

COMPLETED Phase 2 225 participants

GW786034 In Subjects With Locally Recurrent Or Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

GlaxoSmithKline

NCT00244764

COMPLETED Phase 1 190 participants

A Study Of PF-05082566 As A Single Agent And In Combination With Rituximab

Pfizer

NCT01307267

COMPLETED Phase 1 188 participants

Study To Assess Long Term Safety Of Pazopanib

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT00387205

COMPLETED Phase 2 103 participants

Safety and Efficacy of ABT-510 in Subjects With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Abbott

NCT00073125

COMPLETED Phase 2 100 participants

Pazopanib (GW786034) In Subjects With Relapsed Or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

GlaxoSmithKline

NCT00256880

COMPLETED Phase 2 71 participants

Safety and Toxicity Study of Sorafenib in Patients With Kidney Cancer

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

NCT00445042

COMPLETED Phase 2 54 participants

Evaluation of Bay 59-8862 in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Bayer

NCT00044564

COMPLETED Phase 2 43 participants

Study of Motexafin Gadolinium for the Treatment of Renal Cell (Kidney) Cancer

Pharmacyclics

NCT00134186

COMPLETED Phase 2 37 participants

A Broad Multi-histology Phase II Study of the Multi-Kinase Inhibitor R935788 (Fostamatinib Disodium) in Advanced Colorectal, Non-small Cell Lung, Head and Neck Hepatocellular and Renal Cell Carcinomas, and Pheochromocytoma and Thyroid Tumors (Multi-H...

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT00923481

COMPLETED Phase 1 34 participants

A Study to Assess the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Effectiveness of AGS-16C3F Monotherapy in Subjects With Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) of Clear Cell or Papillary Histology

Agensys

NCT01672775

COMPLETED Phase 2 31 participants

PF-3512676 (CPG 7909) Injection For Patients Who Completed An Oncology Study Using PF-3512676 (CPG 7909)

Pfizer

NCT00043368

COMPLETED Phase 1 29 participants

Safety and Efficacy Study of GC1008 to Treat Renal Cell Carcinoma or Malignant Melanoma

Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

NCT00356460

COMPLETED Phase 2 25 participants

Safety and Biological Activity of TroVax® Vaccine Given With IL-2 in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Oxford BioMedica

NCT00325507

COMPLETED Phase 2 25 participants

A Study of TroVax Vaccine Given in Conjunction With IL-2 for Treatment of Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer

Oxford BioMedica

NCT00083941

COMPLETED Phase 2 7 participants

Alternative Schedule Sunitinib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Duke University

NCT03109015

COMPLETED Phase 2 2 participants

Continuation Trial Evaluating the Tolerability and Activity of FK228 in Patients That Completed Prior Study With FK228

Celgene

NCT00106301

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 13
Phase 2 14
Phase 3 6

Top Sponsors

Pfizer 4 trials
Oxford BioMedica 2 trials
Duke University 2 trials
GlaxoSmithKline 2 trials
Agensys 1 trials
Abbott 1 trials
Pharmacyclics 1 trials
Oncorena AB 1 trials

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Carcinoma, Renal Cell records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Belzutifan Drug
8 trials
Lenvatinib Drug
4 trials
Pembrolizumab Biological
4 trials
Pembrolizumab/Quavonlimab Biological
3 trials
GW786034 Drug
2 trials
TroVax Biological
2 trials
Cabozantinib Drug
2 trials
Sunitinib Drug
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Carcinoma, Renal Cell trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 18 trials
New York 14 trials
Texas 13 trials
Michigan 11 trials
Illinois 11 trials
Tennessee 9 trials
Massachusetts 9 trials
North Carolina 8 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Carcinoma, Renal Cell page

35 registered trials, 6 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 6 Carcinoma, Renal Cell trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme sponsors the most Carcinoma, Renal Cell trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Merck Sharp & Dohme's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Carcinoma, Renal Cell condition card totals 35 registered trials; most-linked intervention Belzutifan; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.