Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Phase I/II Trial of Vandetanib in Combination With Metformin in Subjects With HLRCC or SDH-Associated Kidney Cancer or Sporadic Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
Brief Summary:
Background:
- There are no established treatments for people with certain advanced kidney cancers. These tumors often don t respond well to currently available treatments. Researchers believe that two drugs that treat other diseases metformin and vandetanib could help people with advanced kidney cancer.
Objective:
- To test the combination of metformin and vandetanib in people with advanced kidney cancer. Phase I of the study will determine a safe dose for the drugs. Phase II will test this dose in people with certain kidney cancers.
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