No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Observational
Participants needed
750 (estimated)
Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for individuals with kidney cancer, their family members, and healthy controls. Participants will help researchers understand more about kidney cancer.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I am at least 18 years old
I speak English
I have been diagnosed with kidney cancer or have a suspicion of it
I am a blood relative of someone with kidney cancer
You may not be able to join if
I cannot provide informed consent due to my health condition
I have a personal history of cancer, except nonmelanoma skin cancer
I am a blood relative of any cases or controls in this study
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can
confirm whether you qualify.
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Answer three quick questions written from this study's own rules to see if you may qualify. No account needed to find out.
This registry will help us develop better methods of:
* Preventing these cancers
* Diagnosing these cancers
* Treating these cancers
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Kidney Cancer Case Cohort:
* Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
* Must be an English-speaker AND
* Must have a diagnosis or suspicion of kidney cancer
Family Member Cohort:
* Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
* Must be an English-speaker AND
* Must be a blood relative of the proband. …
Inclusion Criteria:
Kidney Cancer Case Cohort:
* Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
* Must be an English-speaker AND
* Must have a diagnosis or suspicion of kidney cancer
Family Member Cohort:
* Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
* Must be an English-speaker AND
* Must be a blood relative of the proband. Family members of probands including mother, father, sisters, brothers, half-sisters, half-brothers, daughters, sons, grandmothers, grandfathers, as well as aunts and uncles are eligible. These individuals need not have kidney cancer, as they will be used for segregation analysis of suspected variants found in the proband; requesting DNA from relatives is required.
Control Cohort:
* Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
* Must be an English-speaker AND
* Must not have a personal history of cancer, with the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancer, AND
* Must not be a blood relative of any cases or controls enrolled in this study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who, in the opinion of the primary MSKCC clinician or the investigator, have a condition that precludes their ability to provide an informed consent
Contacts
Jonathan Coleman, MD
646-422-4432
CONTACT
Kenneth Offit, MD
646-888-4050
CONTACT
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