Study of Kidney Tumors in Younger Patients

May 14, 2026 updated by: Children's Oncology Group

Renal Tumors Classification, Biology, and Banking Study

This research trial studies kidney tumors in younger patients. Collecting and storing samples of tumor tissue, blood, and urine from patients with cancer to study in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and identify biomarkers related to cancer.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Classify patients with renal tumors by histological categorization, surgico-pathological stage, presence of metastases, age at diagnosis, tumor weight, and loss of heterozygosity for chromosomes 1p and 16q, to define eligibility for a series of therapeutic studies.

(As of Amendment 8, this aim is limited to patients with institutionally classified Stage I to IV focal or diffuse anaplasia identified at initial biopsy or primary nephrectomy OR at delayed nephrectomy/second biopsy.)

II. To maintain a biological samples bank to make specimens available to scientists to evaluate additional potential biological prognostic variables and for the conduct of other research by scientists.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To monitor outcome for those patients who are not eligible for a subsequent therapeutic study.

II. To describe whether the pulmonary tumor burden correlates with outcome in Stage IV patients.(Completed as of Amendment 7)

III. To describe the sensitivity and specificity of abdominal computed tomography (CT) by comparison with surgical and pathologic findings for identification of local tumor spread beyond the renal capsule to adjacent muscle and organs, lymph node involvement at the renal hilum and in the retroperitoneum, preoperative tumor rupture and metastases to the liver. (Completed as of Amendment 7)

IV. To compare the sensitivity and specificity of preoperative abdominal CT and MRI for the identification and differentiation of nephrogenic rests and Wilms tumor in children with multiple renal lesions. (Completed as of Amendment 7)

V. To correlate the method of conception (natural versus assisted reproductive technology) with the development of Wilms tumor. (Completed as of Amendment 7)

VI. To evaluate the frequency of integrase interactor 1 (INI1) mutations in renal and extrarenal malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney and to determine the incidence of germline and inherited versus somatic mutations to facilitate clinical correlations on the companion study AREN0321. (Completed as of Amendment 7)

OUTLINE:

Tumor tissue, blood, and urine samples are collected for research studies, including immunohistochemistry. CT scans and MRIs are also performed. Loss of heterozygosity analyses (chromosome 1p and 16q) are performed by extraction of DNA. DNA polymorphisms are assayed by polymerase chain reaction using standard methodology. Leftover specimens are archived for future studies. (LOH and INI1 testing discontinued as of April 2014)

Patients are followed up periodically for 5 years.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

8000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New South Wales
      • Hunter Regional Mail Centre, New South Wales, Australia, 2310
        • John Hunter Children's Hospital
      • Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 2031
        • Sydney Children's Hospital
      • Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
        • The Children's Hospital at Westmead
    • Queensland
      • Herston, Queensland, Australia, 4029
        • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
      • Herston, Queensland, Australia, 4029
        • Royal Children's Hospital-Brisbane
      • South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101
        • Queensland CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
    • South Australia
      • North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5006
        • Women's and Children's Hospital-Adelaide
    • Victoria
      • Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 3168
        • Monash Medical Center-Clayton Campus
      • Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052
        • Royal Children's Hospital
    • Western Australia
      • Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6008
        • Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
      • Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6009
        • Perth Children's Hospital
      • Québec, Canada, G1V 4G2
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8
        • Alberta Children's Hospital
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7
        • University of Alberta Hospital
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4
        • British Columbia Children's Hospital
    • Manitoba
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9
        • CancerCare Manitoba
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3V6
        • Janeway Child Health Centre
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
        • IWK Health Centre
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
        • McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
      • Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 2V7
        • Kingston Health Sciences Centre
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9
        • Children's Hospital
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
        • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
        • Hospital for Sick Children
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3H 1P3
        • The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
    • Saskatchewan
      • Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4T 7T1
        • Allan Blair Cancer Centre
      • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 4H4
        • Saskatoon Cancer Centre
      • Petah Tikua, Israel, 49202
        • Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
      • Christchurch, New Zealand, 8011
        • Christchurch Hospital
      • Wellington, New Zealand, 6002
        • Wellington Children's Hospital
    • Auckland
      • Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand, 1145
        • Starship Children's Hospital
      • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00926
        • University Pediatric Hospital
      • San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00912
        • San Jorge Children's Hospital
      • Bern, Switzerland, 3010
        • Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group - Bern
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • Children's Hospital of Alabama
      • Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36604
        • USA Health Strada Patient Care Center
    • Alaska
      • Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508
        • Providence Alaska Medical Center
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016
        • Phoenix Childrens Hospital
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719
        • Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
    • Arkansas
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
        • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202-3591
        • Arkansas Children's Hospital
    • California
      • Downey, California, United States, 90242
        • Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
      • Duarte, California, United States, 91010
        • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354
        • Loma Linda University Medical Center
      • Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
        • Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
        • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Cedars Sinai Medical Center
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
        • Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
      • Madera, California, United States, 93636
        • Valley Children's Hospital
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94611
        • Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
      • Oakland, California, United States, 94609-1809
        • Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland
      • Orange, California, United States, 92868
        • Children's Hospital of Orange County
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
        • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95816
        • Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
      • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
        • University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92123
        • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92134
        • Naval Medical Center -San Diego
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94158
        • UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
        • UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus
      • Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93102
        • Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
      • Torrance, California, United States, 90502
        • Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • Children's Hospital Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
        • Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06106
        • Connecticut Children's Medical Center
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
        • Yale University
    • Delaware
      • Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803
        • Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
    • District of Columbia
      • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010
        • Children's National Medical Center
      • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20007
        • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    • Florida
      • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
        • Broward Health Medical Center
      • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33908
        • Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
      • Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33901
        • Lee Memorial Health System
      • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610
        • University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville
      • Hollywood, Florida, United States, 33021
        • Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
        • Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33155
        • Nicklaus Children's Hospital
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
        • Miami Cancer Institute
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
        • Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32827
        • Nemours Children's Hospital
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
        • AdventHealth Orlando
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
        • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
        • UF Cancer Center at Orlando Health
      • Pensacola, Florida, United States, 32504
        • Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
      • St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33701
        • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606
        • Tampa General Hospital
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607
        • Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
      • West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33407
        • Saint Mary's Hospital
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
        • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston
      • Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912
        • Augusta University Medical Center
      • Macon, Georgia, United States, 31201
        • Medical Center of Central Georgia
      • Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31404
        • Memorial Health University Medical Center
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813
        • University of Hawaii Cancer Center
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96826
        • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96859
        • Tripler Army Medical Center
    • Idaho
      • Boise, Idaho, United States, 83712
        • Saint Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • University of Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
        • Loyola University Medical Center
      • Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453
        • Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn
      • Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068
        • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
      • Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068
        • Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61637
        • Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
      • Springfield, Illinois, United States, 62702
        • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
        • Riley Hospital for Children
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
        • Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center
    • Iowa
      • Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
        • Blank Children's Hospital
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
        • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
        • University of Kansas Cancer Center
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
        • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
      • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
        • Norton Children's Hospital
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
        • Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Tulane University Health Sciences Center
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
        • Children's Hospital New Orleans
    • Maine
      • Bangor, Maine, United States, 04401
        • Eastern Maine Medical Center
      • Scarborough, Maine, United States, 04074
        • Maine Children's Cancer Program
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
        • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21215
        • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
        • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20889-5600
        • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
        • Floating Hospital For Children at Tufts Medical Center
      • Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199
        • Baystate Medical Center
      • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
        • UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • C S Mott Children's Hospital
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48236
        • Ascension Saint John Hospital
      • East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824-7016
        • Michigan State University Clinical Center
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Hurley Medical Center
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
        • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49007
        • Bronson Methodist Hospital
      • Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49008
        • Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
      • Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073
        • William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak
      • Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073
        • Beaumont Children's Hospital-Royal Oak
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
        • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
        • University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
        • University of Mississippi Medical Center
    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201
        • Columbia Regional
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
        • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63141
        • Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
      • St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
        • Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
        • University of Nebraska Medical Center
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
        • Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
    • Nevada
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89144
        • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89109
        • Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89135
        • Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89102
        • University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
    • New Hampshire
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
        • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
    • New Jersey
      • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
        • Hackensack University Medical Center
      • Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039
        • Saint Barnabas Medical Center
      • Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07960
        • Morristown Medical Center
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
        • Saint Peter's University Hospital
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
        • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
      • Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07112
        • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
      • Paterson, New Jersey, United States, 07503
        • Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center
      • Summit, New Jersey, United States, 07902
        • Overlook Hospital
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87102
        • University of New Mexico Cancer Center
    • New York
      • Albany, New York, United States, 12208
        • Albany Medical Center
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201
        • Brooklyn Hospital Center
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
        • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
      • Mineola, New York, United States, 11501
        • NYU Winthrop Hospital
      • New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040
        • The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai Hospital
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • New York, New York, United States, 10065
        • NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
      • Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
        • University of Rochester
      • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
        • Stony Brook University Medical Center
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • State University of New York Upstate Medical University
      • The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
        • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
      • Valhalla, New York, United States, 10595
        • New York Medical College
    • North Carolina
      • Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28801
        • Mission Hospital
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
        • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203
        • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204
        • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
        • Duke University Medical Center
      • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
        • East Carolina University
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
        • Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    • North Dakota
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58122
        • Sanford Broadway Medical Center
    • Ohio
      • Akron, Ohio, United States, 44308
        • Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
        • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
        • Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
        • Nationwide Children's Hospital
      • Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45404
        • Dayton Children's Hospital
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43606
        • ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43608
        • Mercy Children's Hospital
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
      • Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
        • Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at Saint Francis
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Oregon Health and Science University
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
        • Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227
        • Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18103
        • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
      • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18017
        • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
      • Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822
        • Geisinger Medical Center
      • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
        • Penn State Children's Hospital
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19134
        • Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
        • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
        • Rhode Island Hospital
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
        • Medical University of South Carolina
      • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29203
        • Prisma Health Richland Hospital
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
        • BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
        • Greenville Cancer Treatment Center
    • South Dakota
      • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5134
        • Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
    • Tennessee
      • Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37403
        • T C Thompson Children's Hospital
      • Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37916
        • East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
        • Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232
        • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
        • The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial
    • Texas
      • Amarillo, Texas, United States, 79106
        • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Amarillo
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78723
        • Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
      • Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, 78411
        • Driscoll Children's Hospital
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
        • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
        • Medical City Dallas Hospital
      • Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
        • Brooke Army Medical Center
      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
        • Cook Children's Medical Center
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • M D Anderson Cancer Center
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79410
        • Covenant Children's Hospital
      • Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79415
        • UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78207
        • Children's Hospital of San Antonio
      • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
        • Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
      • Temple, Texas, United States, 76508
        • Scott and White Memorial Hospital
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84113
        • Primary Children's Hospital
    • Vermont
      • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405
        • University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
        • University of Virginia Cancer Center
      • Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042
        • Inova Fairfax Hospital
      • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507
        • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
      • Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 23708-2197
        • Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
        • Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
      • Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24014
        • Carilion Children's
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
        • Seattle Children's Hospital
      • Spokane, Washington, United States, 99204
        • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98405
        • Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
      • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98431
        • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • West Virginia
      • Charleston, West Virginia, United States, 25304
        • West Virginia University Charleston Division
      • Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25701
        • Cabell-Huntington Hospital
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States, 54301
        • Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
        • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
      • Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449
        • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
        • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 29 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients newly diagnosed with kidney tumors

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with the first occurrence of any tumor of the kidney identified on CT scan or MRI are eligible for this study; histologic diagnosis is not required prior to enrollment but is required for all patients once on study
  • Eligible tumors include (but are not limited to):

    • Nephroblastic tumors

      • Nephroblastoma (Wilms' tumor) (favorable histology, anaplasia [diffuse, focal])
      • Nephrogenic rests and nephroblastomatosis
      • Cystic nephroma and cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma
      • Metanephric tumors (metanephric adenoma, metanephric adenofibroma, metanephric stromal tumor)
    • Mesoblastic nephroma (cellular, classic, mixed)
    • Clear cell sarcoma
    • Rhabdoid tumor (any malignant rhabdoid tumor occurring outside the central nervous system [CNS])
    • Renal epithelioid tumors of childhood (papillary renal cell carcinoma, medullary renal cell carcinoma, renal tumors associated with Xp11.2 translocations, oncocytic renal neoplasms after neuroblastoma)
    • Angiolipoma
    • Ossifying renal tumor of infancy
  • Patients with the first occurrence of the following tumors are also eligible:

    • Extrarenal nephroblastoma or extrarenal neprogenic rests
    • Malignant rhabdoid tumor occurring anywhere outside the central nervous system
  • Required specimens, reports, forms, and copies of imaging studies must be available or will become available for submission and the institution must intend on submitting them as described in the protocol procedures
  • For ALL patients, (with exception of bilateral, bilaterally predisposed, multicentric, or unilateral tumor in solitary kidney planning to enroll without biopsy***), the following submissions are required:

    • A complete set of recut hematoxylin and eosin (H & E) slides (including from sampled lymph nodes, if patient had upfront nephrectomy)

      • * Tissue must be from diagnosis, prior to any renal tumor directed chemotherapy or radiation (only exception is for presumed favorable histology Wilms tumor [FHWT] patients discovered to have diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor [DAWT] at delayed nephrectomy and plan to enroll at delayed nephrectomy)
    • Representative formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue block or if a block is unavailable, 10 unstained slides from a representative block of tumor, if available.

      • Tissue must be from diagnosis, prior to any renal tumor directed chemotherapy or radiation (only exception is for presumed FHWT patients discovered to have DAWT at delayed nephrectomy and plan to enroll at delayed nephrectomy)
    • Institutional pathology report, Specimen Transmittal Form, and Pre-Treatment Pathology Checklist
    • Copies of images and institutional reports of CT and/or MRI abdomen and pelvis, and Pre Treatment Imaging Checklist
    • Copies of images and institutional report of chest CT for all malignant tumors
    • Institutional surgical report(s) and Pre-Treatment Surgical Checklist
    • CRFs: Staging Checklist and Metastatic Disease Form (if metastatic disease is noted on imaging)

      • Patients with bilateral, bilaterally predisposed, multicentric, or unilateral tumor in solitary kidney planning to enroll without biopsy via imaging only - these patients will not have central review or have a risk assignment issued, but may contribute to specimen banking for future research. However, if biopsy is done, tissue must be submitted as for other renal tumors, and initial risk assignment will require pathology and surgical rapid central reviews. The Specimen Transmittal Form and Pre Treatment Pathology Checklist are also needed.
    • Please note: if the above required items are not received within 120 days of study enrollment, the patient will be considered off study
  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
  • All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Ancillary-correlative (renal tumor classification, biology)
Tumor tissue, blood, and urine samples are collected for research studies, including immunohistochemistry. CT scans and MRIs are also performed. Loss of heterozygosity analyses (chromosome 1p and 16q) are performed by extraction of DNA. DNA polymorphisms are assayed by polymerase chain reaction using standard methodology. Leftover specimens are archived for future studies. (LOH and INI1 testing discontinued as of April 2014)
Correlative studies
Correlative studies
Other Names:
  • Cytologic Sampling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Event-free survival
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from study enrollment
Time from diagnosis to the earliest occurrence of disease progression (if enrolling with measurable disease), first relapse (if enrolling without measurable disease), secondary malignancy, or death. Analysis plans are specific to individual COG-approved projects and biology protocols.
Up to 5 years from study enrollment
Overall survival
Time Frame: Up to 5 years from study enrollment
Time from diagnosis to death. Analysis plans are specific to individual COG-approved projects and biology protocols.
Up to 5 years from study enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Loss of heterozygosity (LOH testing discontinued as of April 2014)
Time Frame: Baseline
Evaluation of LOH (1p and 16q) status was performed in select patients with newly diagnosed favorable histology Wilms Tumor during the time that AREN0532 and AREN0533 were open to enrollment, in order to direct patients to the appropriate therapeutic protocol and study arm as well as validate the markers' prognostic value.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Elizabeth A Mullen, Children's Oncology Group

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 27, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

March 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 9, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2009

First Posted (Estimated)

May 12, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 14, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

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