NCT06835972 · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
A Study of Abemaciclib and Cabozantinib in People With Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC)
What this study is about
The researchers are doing this study to find out whether the combination of abemaciclib and cabozantinib is a safe and effective treatment for people with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and translocation-associated renal cell cancer (tRCC). The researchers will test different doses of the study drugs to find the highest doses that cause few or mild side effects in participants.
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The researchers are doing this study to find out whether the combination of abemaciclib and cabozantinib is a safe and effective treatment for people with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and translocation-associated renal cell cancer (tRCC). The researchers will test different doses of the study drugs to find the highest doses that cause few or mild side effects in participants.
Interventions
DRUG
Abemaciclib
twice a day, orally
DRUG
Cabozantinib
once daily, orally
Primary outcome measures
Maximally Tolerated Dose (MTD) (Phase Ib)
Time frame: 1 year
The phase 1b portion of the trial will require between 4 and 24 patients in a 3+3 dose escalation design across four planned separate dose levels. The MTD will be defined as the dose level at which a dose limiting toxicity (DLT) occurs in at most 1 out of 6 patients in that dose level. CTCAE v5.0 will be used for toxicity evaluation.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Age ≥ 18 years at the time of informed consent
- Patient must be able to provide informed consent, or a legal authorized representative (LAR) must be identified to provide consent in cases where the patient cannot
- Signed and dated IRB-approved Informed Consent Form
- Patient must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic stage IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma or metastatic stage IV translocation-associated renal cell carcinoma.
- Patient should have availability of archival tissue that enables definitive diagnosis of ccRCC or tRCC, per review at participating site, accompanied by an associated pathology report. Specimens can be collected by surgical resection or biopsy of the primary tumor or biopsy or resection of a metastatic lesion. NOTE: If archival tissue is unavailable, a patient can still enroll onto the study with documented confirmation from the study PI.
- Patients must have at least one extra-skeletal, extracranial measurable lesion a
Where
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Middletown, New Jersey
- Montvale, New Jersey
- Commack, New York
- Harrison, New York
- New York, New York
- Uniondale, New York
Collaborators
Eli Lilly and Company, Exelixis
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Jun 24, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations