Nephrectomy versus no nephrectomy for metastatic renal carcinoma

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN75184582

Enrollment

120

Registered

2001-02-28

Start date

1995-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Renal Cancer Cancer Renal

Interventions

1. One group receives a nephrectomy 2. The other receives no nephrectomy

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient should have locally operable disease and should be fit enough for nephrectomy 2. A renal tumour with clinical or radiological evidence of metastases 3. No previous malignancy (except non-melanotic skin cancer or in situ carcinoma of the cervix) 4. Written informed consent of the patient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Time to progression 2. Metastase rate 3. Quality of life 4. Survival time	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026