The study of clinical means of detcting circulating cancer cells on T1b-renal cell carcinoma

UMIN ID: C000000284

Registered date:01/06/2012

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up continuing
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Renal cell carccinoma
• Date of first enrollment: 2002/05/01
• Target sample size: 200
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome

1.Relationship between detection of circulating Cad-6/CA-9 positive cells and clinicopathological factors in renal cell carcinoma.
2.Relationship between detection of circulating Cad-6/CA-9 positive cells and metastasis in renal cell carcinoma.
3.Difference in detection rate of circulation Cad-6 and CA9 positive cells according to surgical approaches.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 20years-old
• Age maximum: 80years-old
• Gender: Male and Female

Exclude criteria

1.Patients with active multiple cancers.
2.Patients received partial nephrectomy or tumor enucleation.
3.Patient of HBV and/or HCV infection.
4.Patients judged inappropriate by the physician.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: A society for the study of prognostic factors forecasting the metastasis of renal cell carcinoma
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Osaka Cancer Research Fundation