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# Renal cell carcinoma

Therapeutic area

Oncology

Rare disease

Yes

## Definition and classification

**Definition**

A carcinoma that arises from glandular epithelial cells of the kidney

**Genetic basis**

No

**Non-human condition**

No

**Rare disease**

Yes

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Condition name**

Renal cell carcinoma

**Therapeutic area**

Oncology

### Alternative names (6)

- renal cell carcinoma
- RCC
- renal cell carcinoma
- renal cell carcinoma (disease)
- kidney adenocarcinoma
- renal cell adenocarcinoma

## Clinical profile

**Severity**

Severe

### All therapeutic areas (2)

- Nephrology
- Oncology

## Identifiers

**MONDO ID**

MONDO:0005086

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005086)

**Parent condition**

MONDO:0004970

## Related records

### Broader conditions (19)

- [Adenocarcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/adenocarcinoma-b5c321d1-7c49-5bf9-abd0-dfa99dbd5f29.md)
- [Cancer](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cancer-703b1dfc-4812-50eb-83f4-d7a205d16bdb.md)
- Cancer or benign tumor
- [Carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/carcinoma-575e4c82-5fa5-5455-b1b7-30972eca1a2f.md)
- Disease
- Disease by body system or component
- Disease by etiologic mechanism
- [Epithelial neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/epithelial-neoplasm-5584692a-5e9d-58e1-9432-db6264993a80.md)
- Glandular cell neoplasm
- Human disease
- Kidney cancer
- [Kidney disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/kidney-disorder-e50371fe-f1a7-53fe-9cfb-9d6da9130e3c.md)
- [Kidney neoplasm](https://trialight.com/data/condition/kidney-neoplasm-6261fea0-4c11-5866-946d-1bb40d83f6e3.md)
- Malignant urinary system neoplasm
- Neoplasm
- Neoplastic disease or syndrome
- [Renal carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/renal-carcinoma-133a40e2-e2f7-5921-9086-8e1e5b29f34d.md)
- [Urinary system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/urinary-system-disorder-68e8d758-aac9-544b-8378-87fe59b2c7b0.md)
- Urinary system neoplasm

### Narrower conditions (36)

- Acquired cystic disease-associated renal cell carcinoma
- Adrenal cortex carcinoma
- Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary
- Aniridia 2
- Aniridia 3
- Childhood kidney cell carcinoma
- Childhood renal cell carcinoma with MiT translocations
- Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma
- Classic variant of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma
- Clear cell papillary renal cell carcinoma
- [Clear cell renal carcinoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/clear-cell-renal-carcinoma-789eee25-ec64-5771-9b7d-d19544781b11.md)
- Collecting duct carcinoma
- Cystic renal cell carcinoma
- Eosinophilic variant of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma
- Foveal hypoplasia 1
- Hereditary clear cell renal cell carcinoma
- Hereditary papillary renal cell carcinoma
- Hereditary renal cell carcinoma
- Isolated optic nerve hypoplasia
- Kidney medullary carcinoma

### Trials (1,985)

- "Embolization Before Ablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma (EMBARC)"
- "Retrospective Study to Identify Clinical Factors Related to a High Benefit of Axitinib in mRCC"
- \[18\]F-FAZA PET Imaging Study in Patients With Cancer of the Head & Neck, Lung, Renal Cell, Brain, Lymphoma and Neuroendocrine Tumours
- \[18F\]PT2385 PET/CT in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma
- 17-N-Allylamino-17-Demethoxygeldanamycin in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer
- 177LuPSMA in Renal Cell Carcinoma
- 17AAG to Treat Kidney Tumors in Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
- 18F-FMAU PET/CT and MRI for the Detection of Brain Tumors in Patients With Brain Cancer or Brain Metastases
- 18F-FPPRGD2 PET/CT or PET/MRI in Predicting Early Response in Patients With Cancer Receiving Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy
- 18F-FSPG PET/CT for Cancer Patients on Therapy
- 18F-T2 PET/CT Imaging for CAIX Positive Solid Tumors
- 1st-line Activity of Dovitinib and Correlation With Genetic Changes in RCC
- 3-AP in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
- 3D-biomodels for Surgical Planning in Patients With Renal Cancer and Vascular Involvement
- 6-Hydroxymethylacylfulvene in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer
- 68Ga-C1 PET/ CT Imaging in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
- 68Ga-labeled NY104 PET Imaging in Patients
- 68Ga-NY104 PET/CT for the Detection of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma in Presurgical Patients With Renal Masses
- 68Ga-NY104 PET/CT Guided Radiation Therapy in CcRCC.
- 68Ga-NY104 PET/CT Imaging in Renal Cell Carcinoma

### Approved drugs (16)

- Axitinib
- [Belzutifan](https://trialight.com/data/asset/belzutifan-2287c89c-8beb-4a1c-a6de-f8d6dfb3499b.md)
- [Bevacizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/bevacizumab-a9e09d09-2d3c-4fda-ad45-01fd000dd363.md)
- Cabozantinib S-malate
- [Everolimus](https://trialight.com/data/asset/everolimus-0edf09a9-672d-4f9a-9e34-21ab083a92a4.md)
- [Ipilimumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/ipilimumab-06c42b29-e333-4f3c-94fe-dbea5fe48cd4.md)
- Lenvatinib mesylate
- [Medroxyprogesterone acetate](https://trialight.com/data/asset/medroxyprogesterone-acetate-5514a525-6952-4a47-8871-8a2425a74366.md)
- [Nivolumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/nivolumab-d2e207ca-a7d1-43d0-987f-43ef7eef8f1b.md)
- Pazopanib hydrochloride
- [Pembrolizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/pembrolizumab-f9ac1934-47a5-4a53-ae55-20b7d53d8815.md)
- Sorafenib tosylate
- Sunitinib
- Sunitinib malate
- Temsirolimus
- Tivozanib hydrochloride

### Drugs in development (196)

- Abexinostat Phase 3
- ABT-510 Phase 2
- ABT-751 Phase 2
- Afeletecan hydrochloride Phase 2
- [Aflibercept](https://trialight.com/data/asset/aflibercept-6bb09e87-ca99-436b-8634-71b90510b8fb.md) Phase 2
- Agatolimod sodium Phase 1
- AGS-16C3F Phase 2
- Aldesleukin Phase 3
- Amcasertib Phase 2
- Apitolisib Phase 2
- Archexin Phase 1
- AS-1409 Phase 1
- [Atezolizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/atezolizumab-2cce6944-73b7-49f4-8125-4e6747997b82.md) Phase 3
- ATN-161 Phase 2
- Atorvastatin Phase 2
- [Avelumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/avelumab-7197343d-e77c-45d7-978a-ad6cf91f6437.md) Phase 3
- [Azacitidine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/azacitidine-4f3798ea-680c-4288-a367-118b7bfe411f.md) Phase 1
- Balstilimab Phase 2
- Bempegaldesleukin Phase 3
- Bexmarilimab Phase 1

### Other linked drugs (10)

- Bicalutamide
- CDX-014
- Coagulation factor X human
- Ieramilimab
- Ketorolac tromethamine
- Mavorixafor
- Pafolacianine
- Sifalimumab
- Tucidinostat
- Zenocutuzumab

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