Association Between Hepatitis C Infection and Renal Cell Carcinoma

Completed

Conditions studied: Hepatitis C, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Colorectal Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an association between hepatitis C infection and kidney cancer. All patients who are diagnosed with kidney cancer and who will either have a biopsy or surgery will be offered to be tested for hepatitis C. The control group will be colon cancer patients. Both groups would be of recent diagnosis (6 months).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01405183

Run by

Henry Ford Health System

People needed

240

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and female patients 18 years or older in whom renal cell carcinoma is suspected and are scheduled for either biopsy or partial or total nephrectomy. Diagnosis within 6 months.
• Male and female patients 18 years or older in whom colorectal cancer has been diagnosed within the last 6 months

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who are unwilling to provide consent
• Patients who decline to complete a questionnaire
• Patient in who blood sample cannot be obtained
• Diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma or colon cancer greater than 6 months

Where it is running

• Henry Ford Hospital — Detroit, Michigan, United States

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