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Table 4 Currently ongoing clinical trials focused on liquid biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma

From: Liquid biopsy at the frontier in renal cell carcinoma: recent analysis of techniques and clinical application

NCT Number

Liquid biopsy component

Study Name

Type

Country and number of patients

Recruiting Status

Brief summary

NCT04883827

CfDNA

Monitoring Disease Burden and Biology Using Tumor Cell Free DNA in Metastatic Kidney Cancer

Observational

United States;150

Recruiting

This study will assess whether DNA released by kidney cancer into the blood stream and urine of patients can be used to monitor tumor burden and tumor response to treatment in patients receiving immunotherapy

NCT04197414

ctDNA

Development of Urologic Registry for Personalized Medicine in Patients with Urological Malignancy by Analyzing Circulating Tumor DNA

Observational

Korea; 3000

Recruiting

This study aims to explore the usefulness of ctDNA in plasma and urine for the detection of urologic malignancies, the monitoring of disease progression and the assessment of treatment response

NCT05059444

ctDNA

ORACLE: Observation of Residual Cancer with Liquid Biopsy Evaluation

Observational

United States; 1000

Recruiting

This study aims to demonstrate the ability of a new ctDNA assay developed by Guardant Health to early detect recurrence in patients with solid tumors (including RCC)

NCT03702309

cfDNA; cfRNA

Liquid Biopsy Evaluation and Repository Development at Princess Margaret

Observational

Canada; 2500

Recruiting

This study aims to use circulating cell-free nucleic acids, including cfDNA and cfRNA, as a means to non-invasively assess multiple tumor progression and treatment response at multiple time points in a patient's disease course

NCT04891055

CTC; miRNAs

Prospective Translational Study Investigating Predictors of Outcome in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Nivolumab (I-Rene Trial)

Observational

Italy; 90

Recruiting

The study aims to evaluate whether circulating miRNAs or CTCs may be a potential predictor of clinical response and disease progression in metastatic RCC patients treated with Nivolumab

NCT03667885

DNA and mRNAs

Non-Invasive Diagnostics of Small Renal Masses

Observational

Denmark; 160

Recruiting

Studies 1 and 2 were designed to look for circulating biomarkers in the form of DNA and mRNA contained in microvesicles secreted into the blood by RCCs and to find changes in biomarker levels after surgery

NCT04946266

LncRNA-MFI2-AS1

Prospective Validation of the Prognostic Value of Long Non-coding MFI2-AS1 RNA in Localized Clear Cell Kidney Cancers

Observational

France; 260

Recruiting

This study aims to detect the expression of LncRNA-MFI2-AS1 in the plasma of Localized Clear Cell Kidney Cancers to explore its use as a biomarker for pre-tissue analysis diagnosis and patient follow-up

NCT04053855

Urinary exosomes

Evaluation of Urinary Exosomes Presence from Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Observational

France; 100

Recruiting

This study aims to develop a reliable technique to detect tumor exosomes in the urine of ccRCC patients and to provide a new liquid biopsy tool for their early diagnosis

NCT05060783

Glycosaminoglycans

Renal Cancer Detection with Liquid Biopsy

Observational

Denmark; 200

Recruiting

This study aims to explore the diagnostic role of alterations in plasma and urine glycosaminoglycans for RCC

NCT03628859

Intracellular cytokines

BIOREN (Predictive BIOmarkers in Metastatic RENal Cancer)—A Translational Study on Immunotherapy for Metastatic Renal Cancer

Observational

France; 30

Recruiting

This study aims to characterize the genetic background of RCCs and their immune environment, to try and identify biomarkers of response and to better understand the mechanisms of resistance to nivolumab in RCC

NCT03185039

MMP2 and MMP9

Predictive Impact of MMP2 and MMP9 Levels for Patients with Metastatic Kidney Cancer Treated with Anti-angiogenic Agents

Interventional

France; 50

Recruiting

This study aims to explore plasma levels of MMP2 and MMP9 as predictive biomarkers for treatment with 2 anti-angiogenic drugs (sunitinib or pazopanib) in patients with metastatic kidney cancer

NCT05214885

CA9、NDUFA4L2、ANGPTL4、HILPDA and EGLN3

Novel Biomarkers of Hypoxia and Metabolism in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Observational

China; 300

Recruiting

This study aims to detect mRNA and protein levels of five hypoxia- and metabolism-related molecules in blood or urine samples to explore specific tumor biomarker profiles for clinical diagnosis, assessment of ccRCC recurrence, metastasis and prognosis

NCT04113486

NMAP

Expression Levels of Nicotinamide Metabolism-related Protein (NMAP) in Newly Diagnosed Renal Cancer and Non-renal Cancer Populations

Observational

China; 400

Recruiting

This study aims to observe the difference between NMAP serum levels in primary diagnosed RCC patients and controls and to plot the ROC curve and establish appropriate cut-off values

NCT05285579

Immune-related circulating biomarkers

Predictive Role of Circulating Biomarkers Involved in Angiogenesis in Metastatic Kidney Cancer in the Era of New Therapeutic Associations: Immunotherapies, Anti-angiogenic

Observational

France; 100

Not yet recruiting

This is a multicenter, exploratory, prospective study to identify angiogenesis and immune-related biomarkers predictive of progression free survival in patients with metastatic or advanced RCC treated by a combination of immunotherapy and antiangiogenic

NCT04006405

Glycosaminoglycans

AURORAX-0087A: Glycosaminoglycan Scores for Surveillance of Recurrence in Leibovich Points ≥ 5 Non-metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Observational

United States; 280

Recruiting

This is an observational prospective, multicenter, diagnostic test cohort study which aims to predict disease recurrence in non-metastatic ccRCC using glycosaminoglycans scores in blood and urine

NCT04712305

Metabolomics and Proteomics

Urine Metabolomics and Proteomics Profiling to Predict the Responses and Adverse Events of Immuno-Oncology-based Therapy in Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Observational

Taiwan; 400

Recruiting

The study aims to identify urinary metabolite and protein markers that can predict anti-tumor efficacy and adverse events in subjects receiving Immuno-Oncology-based therapies for metastatic RCC

NCT05112627

Serum immune markers

Immunophenotyping in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Receiving Ablative Therapy

Observational

United States; 45

Recruiting

This study aims to evaluate serum immune markers and peripheral blood mononuclear cell characteristics in patients with metastatic RCC treated with SBRT or PCA, and the impact on their overall distant disease progression