Status:

TERMINATED

Comparison Between Surgery and Radiofrequency for Treatment of Renal Tumors

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Health, France

Conditions:

Kidney Neoplasms

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Surgical treatment of multiple or recurrent renal tumors may be complicated by renal function impairment. Mini-invasive thermotherapy as radiofrequency (RF), induces necrosis of tumoral tissue while s...

Detailed Description

Background. Surgical treatment of multiple or recurrent renal tumors may be complicated by renal function impairment. Mini-invasive thermotherapy as radiofrequency (RF), induces necrosis of tumoral ti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Solid kidney tumor: diameter \<= 40mm, maximum volume 32cc
  • Intra-parenchymatous localization
  • At least one of the following criteria:
  • Patient of more than 70 years old
  • Hereditary kidney cancer (von Hippel-Lindau Disease disease, hereditary tubulopapillary carcinoma...)
  • Single kidney, with tumor difficult to reach to a conservative surgery (central-hilar or intra-parenchymatous tumour...)
  • Context of local recurrence after partial kidney surgery
  • Patient with impaired renal function (renal clearance \< 30 ml/min)
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Conservative surgery feasible in good technical and carcinological conditions
  • Contra-indication to either treatment
  • Kidney cancer metastases

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00221728

Start Date

April 1 2005

End Date

January 1 2008

Last Update

May 28 2010

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Service de radiologie B, Hôpital Pellegrin

Bordeaux, France, 33076