About this trial
This registry will help us develop better methods of:
* Preventing these cancers * Diagnosing these cancers * Treating these cancers
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
Must be an English-speaker AND
Must have a diagnosis or suspicion of kidney cancer
Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
Disqualifiers
Patients who, in the opinion of the primary MSKCC clinician or the investigator, have a condition that precludes their ability to provide an informed consent
Trial population
Urologists, clinical geneticists, and medical oncologists at MSKCC, along with study personnel will identify patients, family members, and unaffected controls that may be eligible for the registry. Patients and families may also be directly referred to the MSKCC study team by any MSKCC physician, external physician, or by the family itself.
Trial design
Case-control
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
salvia for germline DNA
Other interventionthe Kidney Cancer Questionnaire
BehavioralPatients will complete the appropriate surveys on either paper or on the computer/iPad in the office using REDCap software. If patients are unable to complete their questionnaires at the time of their in-office visit, a link to the questionnaires in REDCap will be emailed to them. The survey data that is collected in REDCap will be stored in REDCap. Clinic staff may also call patients to remind patients to complete questionnaires.
Family History Questionnaire (when applicable)
BehavioralPatients will complete the appropriate surveys on either paper or on the computer/iPad in the office using REDCap software. If patients are unable to complete their questionnaires at the time of their in-office visit, a link to the questionnaires in REDCap will be emailed to them. The survey data that is collected in REDCap will be stored in REDCap. Clinic staff may also call patients to remind patients to complete questionnaires.
Blood draw
Other interventionEpidemiologic Questionnaire
BehavioralPatients will complete the appropriate surveys on either paper or on the computer/iPad in the office using REDCap software. If patients are unable to complete their questionnaires at the time of their in-office visit, a link to the questionnaires in REDCap will be emailed to them. The survey data that is collected in REDCap will be stored in REDCap. Clinic staff may also call patients to remind patients to complete questionnaires.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
establish a kidney cancer registry
with detailed epidemiologic data and germline DNA available for next generation sequencing from consenting patients, selected family members, and healthy unrelated controls.
Sponsors and contacts
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