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Renal Cell Carcinoma clinical trials
50 of 122 indexed Renal Cell Carcinoma trials are currently recruiting.
122 US clinical trials · 50 currently recruiting
Renal Cell Carcinoma is the subject of 122 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 50 of them currently open to new participants. 10 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 90 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, running 7 of these trials.
The research picture
Renal Cell Carcinoma has 122 registered US clinical trials, 50 of them open to new participants right now, about 41% of the total.
- 50
- recruiting participants now
- 41%
- of trials open to enrollment
- 10
- in Phase 3–4 (later-stage)
- 7
- top sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Active & Recent Trials
122 total, page 2 of 3
Lenvatinib/Everolimus or Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab Versus Sunitinib Alone as Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
Eisai
NCT02811861
Study of Cabozantinib Alone or in Combination With Atezolizumab to Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
Exelixis
NCT03170960
Study of Cabozantinib in Combination With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Exelixis
NCT03937219
A Study of Nivolumab Combined With Cabozantinib Compared to Sunitinib in Previously Untreated Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Bristol-Myers Squibb
NCT03141177
A Study Evaluating AB248 Alone or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Adult Patients With Solid Tumors
Asher Biotherapeutics
NCT05653882
A Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab Alone in Participants With Advanced Kidney Cancer
Bristol-Myers Squibb
NCT03873402
Study to Compare Tivozanib in Combination With Nivolumab to Tivozanib Monotherapy in Subjects With Renal Cell Carcinoma
AVEO Pharmaceuticals
NCT04987203
A Study of XL092 as Single-Agent and Combination Therapy in Subjects With Solid Tumors
Exelixis
NCT03845166
Study of INBRX-106 and INBRX-106 in Combination With Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) in Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors (Hexavalent OX40 Agonist)
Inhibrx Biosciences
NCT04198766
A Study of Adjuvant Intismeran Autogene (V940) and Pembrolizumab in Renal Cell Carcinoma (V940-004).
Merck Sharp & Dohme
NCT06307431
A Study of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Combinations With Axitinib in Participants With Untreated Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Hoffmann-La Roche
NCT05805501
P-MUC1C-ALLO1 Allogeneic CAR-T Cells in the Treatment of Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
Poseida Therapeutics
NCT05239143
Study of NGM707 As Monotherapy and in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies
NGM Biopharmaceuticals
NCT04913337
A Study of DS-6000a in Subjects With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma and Ovarian Tumors
Daiichi Sankyo
NCT04707248
A Study of Participant Reported Preference for Subcutaneous Pembrolizumab Coformulated With Berahyaluronidase Alfa (MK-3475A) Over Intravenous Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Formulation in Multiple Tumor Types (MK-3475A-F11)
Merck Sharp & Dohme
NCT06099782
A Study of TRK-950 in Combinations With Anti-Cancer Treatment Regimens in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Toray Industries
NCT03872947
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement Computed Tomography for Evaluating Tumor Perfusion in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Targeted Therapies: Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Scramble
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT01224288
A Trial of Belzutifan (PT2977, MK-6482) in Combination With Cabozantinib in Patients With Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) (MK-6482-003)
Peloton Therapeutics, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
NCT03634540
Evaluation of a Simple-Prep Controlled Embolic
Fluidx Medical Technology
NCT06453642
A Phase 1, Dose-Escalation Trial of PT2385 Tablets In Patients With Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-3795-001)
Peloton Therapeutics, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
NCT02293980
Study of Nivolumab and Axitinib in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
Fox Chase Cancer Center
NCT03172754
A Study of Recombinant Vaccinia Virus in Combination With Cemiplimab for Renal Cell Carcinoma
SillaJen
NCT03294083
Follow-up After Metastasectomy in Patients With Kidney Cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT00918775
Study of High Dose Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and Stereotactic Body Radiation (SBRT) in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cancer
Providence Health & Services
NCT02306954
A Study of HFB200603 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Tislelizumab in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
HiFiBiO Therapeutics
NCT05789069
Analyzing Clinical Outcomes and Genomic Data of American Indian Patient Population
University of Oklahoma
NCT05863052
A Study of HFB200301 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Tislelizumab in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
HiFiBiO Therapeutics
NCT05238883
Study of ARRY-614 Plus Either Nivolumab or Nivolumab+Ipilimumab
Dan Zandberg
NCT04074967
Study of Zirconium Zr 89 Crefmirlimab Berdoxam PET/CT in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Malignancies
ImaginAb
NCT05013099
A Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) in Combination With Palbociclib Versus Belzutifan Monotherapy in Participants With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-6482-024/LITESPARK-024)
Merck Sharp & Dohme
NCT05468697
Cabozantinib In Combo With NIVO + IPI In Advanced NCCRCC
Bradley A. McGregor, MD
NCT04413123
ITIL-306 in Advanced Solid Tumors
Instil Bio
NCT05397093
Phase 1b/2 Trial of Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, and Ciforadenant (Adenosine A2a Receptor Antagonist) in First-line Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT05501054
Pre-Surgical Sutent in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT00715442
High Dose IL 2 and Entinostat in RCC
Roberto Pili
NCT03501381
PRO-VISION: Patient Reported Outcomes-Based Monitoring of VEGF-Inhibitor Side Effects in ONcology
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCT05592665
QUILT-3.055: A Study of Combination Immunotherapies in Patients Who Have Previously Received Treatment With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
ImmunityBio
NCT03228667
Cabozantinib or Sunitinib Malate in Treating Participants With Metastatic Variant Histology Renal Cell Carcinoma
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03541902
TFE Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Registry and Translational Research Initiative
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT03630536
A Study of APX005M in Combination With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Treatment Naïve Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
Yale University
NCT04495257
Neo-adjuvant SABR for IVC Tumor Thrombus in Newly Diagnosed RCC
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
NCT02473536
177LuPSMA in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
NCT06964958
Neoadjuvant Cabozantinib in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Kidney Cancer
Emory University
NCT04022343
Case-Control Study of Renal Cell Cancer Among Caucasions and African Americans in the United States
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT00340457
A Study of Cabozantinib (XL184) vs Everolimus in Subjects With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Exelixis
NCT01865747
Survival Study Of Oncophage® vs. Observation In Patients With Kidney Cancer
Agenus
NCT00033904
Retrospective Study on Referral Patterns for High Risk Patients Post Nephrectomy
Pfizer
NCT04309617
Temsirolimus Versus Sorafenib As Second-Line Therapy In Patients With Advanced RCC Who Have Failed First-Line Sunitinib
Pfizer
NCT00474786
Efficacy and Safety Comparison of RAD001 Versus Sunitinib in the First-line and Second-line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
NCT00903175
NANOTECH RCC Biomarkers
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT02923284
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 51 |
| Phase 2 | 39 |
| Phase 3 | 10 |
Top Sponsors
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Reading the Renal Cell Carcinoma Trial Landscape
122 indexed Renal Cell Carcinoma studies · 50 recruiting (41%).
Phase mix: 10 late (III/IV) vs 90 early (I/II).
Top sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (7 trials), 9 others listed. 50 shown below, recruiting first.
How to read this condition's trial landscape
That ratio is a useful proxy for activity level: a high share of recruiting studies often signals that research interest is current and that new enrollment opportunities are appearing, while a low share typically means the field is dominated by completed or follow-up work where most participant spots have already been filled. These counts reflect the public registry only and include studies at every stage of design, so they should be read as an index of research attention rather than as a measure of treatment availability.
Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies focus on early safety signals, dosing, and preliminary effect, while Phase 3 studies are typically the larger efficacy and safety trials submitted toward regulatory review, and Phase 4 studies follow approved interventions in real-world use. A condition weighted toward later phases often reflects a mature research pipeline with several interventions already close to or past approval, whereas a heavier early-phase tilt suggests the field is still exploring new mechanisms and candidate approaches.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many clinical trials are there for Renal Cell Carcinoma?
PlainTrial tracks 122 US clinical trials for Renal Cell Carcinoma, of which 50 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.
How do I find a recruiting trial for Renal Cell Carcinoma?
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Is this data current?
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2026 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.
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