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Pucotenlimab plus vorolanib before surgery for clear cell kidney cancer

Tests pucotenlimab with vorolanib before kidney-sparing surgery in adults with localized clear cell kidney cancer.

Key facts

Who runs it
Sun Yat-sen University
Where
Guangzhou, ChinaSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Pucotenlimab Combination With Vorolanib as Neoadjuvant Therapy for ccRCC
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
People taking part
21 people, planned
Started
10 Jul 2025
Expected to end
31 Dec 2026
Type of study
Interventional
Treatments tested
  • Pucotenlimab combination with Vorolanib
Record updated
4 February 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with clear cell kidney cancer that has not spread, who want kidney-sparing surgery but whose surgery is difficult. They would first get Pucotenlimab with Vorolanib.

Age
18 to 85 years
Sex
All sexes
Disease stage
Kidney cancer confirmed by biopsy as clear cell type, or mainly clear cell. Tumor 4-7cm (1.6–2.8 in) at the renal hilum or ≥ 75% endogenous (T1bN0M0), or larger than 7cm (2.8 in) (T2N0M0). At least one measurable lesion.
Earlier treatment
No Chinese herbal medicine or immune-modulating drugs with anti-tumor use within 14 days before the first study drug. No systemic treatment such as thymosin, interferon or interleukin.
Biomarker or test result
Healthy kidney GFR below 60 ml/min on a renal dynamic imaging scan.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Cancer clot in the renal vein
  • Metastatic kidney cancer
  • Currently using immunosuppressive drugs, or long-term use after an organ transplant
  • Active or possibly returning autoimmune disease, with a few listed exceptions
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Voluntarily sign a written informed consent form (ICF)
  • Age at the time of enrollment is between 18 years old and 85 years old, regardless of gender
  • The physical fitness score of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) in the United States is 0 or 1
  • Expected survival period ≥ 3 months
  • Preoperative biopsy pathology confirms renal clear cell carcinoma or renal cell carcinoma mainly composed of clear cell carcinoma
  • ECOG score 0 or 1
  • The patient is willing to undergo kidney preservation surgery
  • Preoperative assessment of healthy kidney GFR<60 ml/min through renal dynamic imaging
  • There are indications for kidney preservation surgery, but the surgery is difficult [① 4-7cm tumor located at the renal hilum or endogenous ≥ 75% (T1bN0M0); ② Tumors larger than 7cm (T2N0M0)] 9. There should be at least one measurable lesion (according to mRECIST v1.1 criteria) that is suitable for repeated and accurate measurements
  • Good organ function, laboratory test results during the screening period meet the following criteria:; <!-- -->
  • Hematology (no blood components or cell growth factors are allowed to support treatment within 2 weeks before starting treatment):; Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 109/L (1500/mm3); b. Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 100 × 109/L (100000/mm3); c. Hemoglobin (HB) ≥ 90 g/L
  • Liver:; Serum total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 × ULN; Alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULN; For subjects with liver metastasis, AST and ALT ≤ 5 × ULN; Serum albumin (ALB) ≥ 28g/L
  • Coagulation function:; International Normalized Ratio (INR) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN 11. The subjects are willing and able to comply with the scheduled visits, treatment plans, laboratory tests, and other requirements of the study

Who cannot take part

  • Patients who have long-term use of immunosuppressants after organ transplantation
  • Patients who are currently using immunosuppressive drugs
  • Received Chinese herbal medicine or immunomodulatory drugs with anti-tumor indications within 14 days prior to the first use of the investigational drug
  • Renal vein cancer thrombus
  • General poor condition, anesthesia assessment cannot tolerate general anesthesia surgery
  • Have serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, uncontrollable
  • hypertension and diabetes
  • Patients with clear infection or fever
  • Patients who have concurrent malignant tumors, are currently undergoing treatment for other benign or malignant tumors, or have a history of other malignant tumors within the past six months
  • Suffering from active or potentially recurrent autoimmune diseases, except for vitiligo, hair loss, psoriasis, or eczema that do not require systemic treatment; Hypothyroidism caused by autoimmune thyroiditis only requires stable doses of hormone replacement therapy; Type I diabetes requiring only a stable dose of insulin replacement therapy
  • Simultaneously enrolled in another clinical study, unless it is an observational, non interventional clinical study or a follow-up period of an interventional study; Known history of mental illness, drug abuse, alcoholism, or drug use
  • Any past or current illness, treatment, or laboratory test abnormalities may confuse the research results, affect the full participation of the subjects in the study, or participation in the study may not be in the best interests of the subjects
  • Diffuse tumor growth, with no clear boundary from normal renal parenchyma
  • Patients with T-cell lymphoma and myeloma
  • Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
  • Perform systematic treatment (including thymosin, interferon, interleukin, except for local use to control pleural effusion)
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 18 and 85 years old?

Where in China

  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterGuangzhou, ChinaContact: Zhiling Zhang, M.DTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

Through the neoadjuvant treatment with a combination of Pucotenlimab and Vorolanib, it enabled the successful and safe implementation of partial nephrectomy in patients with localized renal cancer, who had indications for nephron-sparing surgery but faced considerable difficulty in preserving the kidney (T1b with an endophytic component ≥75% or T2)

The group in the trial

  • Pucotenlimab combination with Vorolanib as neoadjuvant therapyTreatment being tested

    Vorolanib Treatment Vorolanib 200mg orally once daily, with or without food.Intravenous Infusion of Pucotenlimab(Injection) Infuse Pucotenlimab at a dose of 200mg intravenously every three weeks, constituting one treatment cycle, the maximum duration of treatment should not exceed 4 cycles.Perform imaging evaluation after 2 cycles, including renal CT plain scan+enhancement, measurement of tumor volume, and evaluation of ORR. If PD is detected in the first imaging assessment, the study will be terminated. According to the current diagnosis and treatment routine, communicate with the patient about the follow-up treatment plan:Radical nephrectomy; Utilization of other targeted therapies; Combination targeted therapy with immunotherapy. If the tumor shrinks significantly and the surgeon evaluates that partial nephrectomy can be safely performed, drug therapy should be stopped and partial nephrectomy should be performed; otherwise, continue treatment to 4 cycles before surgery.

    Treatment: Pucotenlimab combination with Vorolanib

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Phase II Single-arm Clinical Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Pucotenlimab in Combination With Vorolanib Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With High-risk Renal Carcinoma Indicating Partial Nephrectomy
Plain-language title
Pucotenlimab plus vorolanib before surgery for clear cell kidney cancerGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT07386158, who can take part
Record updated
4 February 2026