Renal Cell CarcinomaPhase 3NCT01224288
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement Computed Tomography for Evaluating Tumor Perfusion in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Targeted Therapies: Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Scramble
A Phase 3 study testing Perfusion CT scan in people with Renal Cell Carcinoma, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This is a companion protocol to MD Anderson Cancer Center study 2010-0085 (Sequential Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Therapy: The "START" Trial). The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if dynamic contrast enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) scans can help researchers learn if the study drug… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- What is being tested?
- Perfusion CT scan
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 5 Jan 2011to 30 Apr 2029
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patient must be enrolled or being considered for enrollment on protocol 2010-0085.
- Patients must have metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
- Age >/= 18 years.
- Subjects must have adequate renal function as defined by serum creatinine < 1.5x upper limit of normal.
Who cannot join
- Radiotherapy: Subjects may not have received prior radiotherapy to the index lesion within 4 weeks
- Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating.
- Female subjects of childbearing potential (unless they have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 3 days prior to start of study treatment).
- Allergy to CT contrast media requiring the administration of steroid prophylaxis.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
About this study
Official title: Dynamic Contrast Enhancement Computed Tomography for Evaluating Tumor Perfusion in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Targeted Therapies: Companion to Protocol 2010-0085
This is a companion protocol to MD Anderson Cancer Center study 2010-0085 (Sequential Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Therapy: The "START" Trial).
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if dynamic contrast enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) scans can help researchers learn if the study drug received as part of study 2010-0085 (either everolimus, bevacizumab, or pazopanib) is working.
Read the detailed description
To perform a DCE-CT scan, a small amount of a special dye (called "CT contrast medium") is injected by vein into the body. Several CT images are then taken over a few minutes to learn how much dye spreads outside of the tumor. This can show how much blood flows to and from the tumor. By performing DCE-CT scans after several weeks on treatment, researchers may learn if changes in blood flow may be a sign that the treatment is working.
Study Procedures:
If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will have a DCE-CT scan to check the status of the disease at the following times:
- Within about 4 weeks before you begin treatment on study 2010-0085.
- Eight (8) weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085.
Before each of the DCE-CT scans are performed, blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be drawn to check your kidney function.
If your doctor thinks it is needed, you will also have a standard-of-care CT scan at these timepoints to check the status of the disease.
Length of Study:
Your participation in this study will be over after the scan(s) 8 weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085. You will be taken off of this study if you leave the 2010-0085 study early.
This is an investigational study. The DCE-CT scan is commercially available. Using DCE-CT scans to check the status of kidney cancer is investigational.
Up to 120 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
- Conditions
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Being tested
- Perfusion CT scan
- Keywords
- RCC, Kidney cancer, Metastatic renal cell carcinoma, mRCC, Dynamic contrast enhanced CT, DCE-CT, Tumor perfusion
- Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Kidney Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Perfusion CT scanProcedure or surgery
DCE-CT scans 4 weeks prior to and 8 weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| DCE-CT Scans | Experimental | DCE-CT = Dynamic contrast enhanced CT - DCE-CT scans 4 weeks prior to and 8 weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085. Receives: Procedure: Perfusion CT scan |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Tumor Blood Flow (BF) Reduction
Changes in perfusion parameters assessed at first re-staging (approximately 8 weeks) and shortly after initiating therapy (2 - 7 days), for three different therapies using organ-directed DCE-CT tumor assessments. Tumor BF of index lesions computed using commercially available software (GE CT perfusion) using the same index lesion assessed on follow-up scans.
Measured: From 4 weeks prior to first dose to 8 weeks post treatment
Secondary outcomes (1)
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
PFS is calculated from the start of the study until disease progression.
Measured: 3 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Oct 2010 (estimated)
- Study start5 Jan 2011
- Primary completion30 Apr 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Apr 2029 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Renal Cell CarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Chaan Ng, MD, Principal investigator, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01224288
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2009-0845
- Other IDs
- NCI-2011-03288
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 18 Oct 2010
- Last updated
- 22 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Dynamic Contrast Enhancement Computed Tomography for Evaluating Tumor Perfusion in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Targeted Therapies: Companion to Protocol 2010-0085
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01224288
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2009-0845
- Conditions
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Keywords
- RCC, Kidney cancer, Metastatic renal cell carcinoma, mRCC, Dynamic contrast enhanced CT, DCE-CT, Tumor perfusion
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 5 Jan 2011 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Apr 2029 (estimated)
- First posted
- 20 Oct 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a companion protocol to MD Anderson Cancer Center study 2010-0085 (Sequential Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Therapy: The "START" Trial).
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if dynamic contrast enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) scans can help researchers learn if the study drug received as part of study 2010-0085 (either everolimus, bevacizumab, or pazopanib) is working.
Detailed description
To perform a DCE-CT scan, a small amount of a special dye (called "CT contrast medium") is injected by vein into the body. Several CT images are then taken over a few minutes to learn how much dye spreads outside of the tumor. This can show how much blood flows to and from the tumor. By performing DCE-CT scans after several weeks on treatment, researchers may learn if changes in blood flow may be a sign that the treatment is working.
Study Procedures:
If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will have a DCE-CT scan to check the status of the disease at the following times:
- Within about 4 weeks before you begin treatment on study 2010-0085.
- Eight (8) weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085.
Before each of the DCE-CT scans are performed, blood (about 1 tablespoon) will be drawn to check your kidney function.
If your doctor thinks it is needed, you will also have a standard-of-care CT scan at these timepoints to check the status of the disease.
Length of Study:
Your participation in this study will be over after the scan(s) 8 weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085. You will be taken off of this study if you leave the 2010-0085 study early.
This is an investigational study. The DCE-CT scan is commercially available. Using DCE-CT scans to check the status of kidney cancer is investigational.
Up to 120 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Diagnosis
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| DCE-CT Scans | Experimental | Procedure: Perfusion CT scanDCE-CT = Dynamic contrast enhanced CT - DCE-CT scans 4 weeks prior to and 8 weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patient must be enrolled or being considered for enrollment on protocol 2010-0085.
- Patients must have metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
- Age >/= 18 years.
- Subjects must have adequate renal function as defined by serum creatinine < 1.5x upper limit of normal.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Radiotherapy: Subjects may not have received prior radiotherapy to the index lesion within 4 weeks
- Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating.
- Female subjects of childbearing potential (unless they have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 3 days prior to start of study treatment).
- Allergy to CT contrast media requiring the administration of steroid prophylaxis.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Perfusion CT scanDCE-CT scans 4 weeks prior to and 8 weeks after starting treatment on study 2010-0085. | Procedure or surgery | DCE-CT Scans |
Primary outcome
Tumor Blood Flow (BF) Reduction
Time frame: From 4 weeks prior to first dose to 8 weeks post treatment
Changes in perfusion parameters assessed at first re-staging (approximately 8 weeks) and shortly after initiating therapy (2 - 7 days), for three different therapies using organ-directed DCE-CT tumor assessments. Tumor BF of index lesions computed using commercially available software (GE CT perfusion) using the same index lesion assessed on follow-up scans.
1 secondary outcome
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Time frame: 3 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 May 2026.
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center WebsiteLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Chaan Ng, MD principal investigator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Perfusion CT scan in people with Renal Cell Carcinoma, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Tumor Blood Flow (BF) Reduction (time frame: From 4 weeks prior to first dose to 8 weeks post treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 May 2026.