Clamped or Unclamped Surgery in Treating Patients With Kidney Cancer

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer

In brief

This randomized pilot trial studies clamped or unclamped surgery in treating patients with kidney cancer. Unclamped surgery for kidney cancer may have fewer side effects

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01547676

Run by

University of Southern California

People needed

28

Starts

2011-12-01

Expected to finish

2014-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Solitary renal mass or solitary complex renal cyst Bosniak >/= Grade 3
• Clinical stage T1a, T1b
• Body Mass Index (BMI) < 40
• Surgical candidate (preoperative cardiac and anesthesia clearance obtained)
• Able to give informed consent
• 24 hour urine collection complete and report obtained
• MAG-3/DTPA scan completed and report obtained

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• More than 1 renal mass or complex renal cyst Bosniak >/= Grade 3 on ipsilateral kidney
• Previous renal surgery on the ipsilateral kidney
• Clinical Stage T2 or greater
• BMI > 40
• Contraindication to systemic hypotension:
• Left Main Coronary Arterial Disease
• Severe cardiac decompensation (ejection fraction [EF] < 40%)
• Prior history of cerebrovascular accident
• Unable to consent
• Unwilling or unable to potentially receive blood transfusion

Where it is running

• USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California, United States

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