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Kidney CancerUroCCRNCT03293563

UroCCR Database: French Research Network for Kidney Cancer -UroCCR

An observational study of Kidney Cancer, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 68 sites in 4 countries.

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Trial summary

Kidney cancer management has become increasingly complex with the diversification of treatment options and the integration of multidisciplinary care. To meet these challenges, the UroCCR network was established in France as a national registry and research platform dedicated to renal cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Cancer
What is being tested?
Radical nephrectomy versus partial nephrectomy (according surgeon judgement)
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
30,000 participants
Where
68 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
Dec 2011to Dec 2040
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with Kidney cancer

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patient with kidney cancer
  • Patient with no opposition to collection of its data for the study

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

68 sites in 4 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

68 sites in 4 countries

France65 sites, 65 recruiting
  • CHU Angers

    Angers, 49100

    Pierre BIGOT, Pr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33076

    Jean-Christophe BERNHARD, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique TIVOLI-DUCOS

    Bordeaux

    Clément MICHIELS, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Polyclinique Médipôle Saint-Roch_Cabestany

    Cabestany

    Pierre GIMEL, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Caen

    Caen

    Xavier TILLOU, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Centre hospitalier Chalon sur Saône

    Chalon-sur-Saône

    Nicolas KOUTLIDIS, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand

    Laurent GUY, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar

    Colmar

    Jonathan THOUVENIN, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • Ch Sud Francilien

    Corbeil-Essonnes

    Pietro GRANDE, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Groupe Hospitalier Public du Sud de l'Oise

    Creil

    Fares KOSSEIFI, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • CHU Henri Mondor - APHP

    Créteil, 94010

    Alexandre INGELS, Pr

    Recruiting
  • CHU de Dijon et CLCC Dijon

    Dijon

    Benjamin DELATTRE, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CH du Sud Seine et Marne

    Fontainebleau

    Karim BEN OTHMAN, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Polyclinique d'Henin Beaumont

    Hénin-Beaumont

    Martin LORETTE, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Départemental de Vendée

    La Roche-sur-Yon

    Constance DEBOUDT-MACE, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • CHU Grenoble

    La Tronche, 38700

    Jean-Luc DESCOTES, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Pôle Santé Sud

    Le Mans

    Olivier BELAS, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique Bon Secours-ELSAN

    Le Puy-en-Velay, 43000

    Marlène GUANDALINO, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • Hôpital Franco-Britannique,

    Levallois-Perret

    Caroline PETTENATI, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • CH Libourne

    Libourne

    Benjamin ROUGET, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHRU Lille - Centre Oscar Lambret

    Lille, 59037

    Jonathan OLIVIER, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital privé La Louvière

    Lille

    Charles BALLEREAU, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Limoges

    Limoges, 87042

    Aurélien DESCAZEAUD

    Recruiting
  • Clinique de l'Yvette

    Longjumeau

    Benjamin GABAY, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • HCL Lyon

    Lyon, 69002

    Philippe PAPAREL, Pr

    Recruiting
  • APH Marseille

    Marseille

    Eric LECHEVALLIER, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Institut Paoli-Calmette

    Marseille

    Nicolas BRANGER, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Grand Hôpital de l'Est Francilien

    Meaux

    Julien SARKIS, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier d' Annecy Genevois

    Metz

    Arnoux VALENTIN, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • CH Mont de Marsan

    Mont-de-Marsan

    Jean-Jacques PATARD, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique du Pont de Chaume

    Montauban

    Jérôme GAS, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU de Montpellier

    Montpellier

    Rodolphe THURET, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • CHRU de Nancy

    Nancy

    Pascal ESCHWEGE, Pr

    Recruiting
  • CHU de Nantes

    Nantes

    Stéphane DE VERGIE, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU de Nice

    Nice

    Matthieu DURAND, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique Saint George

    Nice

    Alexandre MARSAUD, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU de Nîmes

    Nîmes

    Alexis FONTENIL, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU d'Orléans

    Orléans

    Nicolas BRICHART, DR

    Recruiting
  • CHU Kremlin Bicêtre - APHP

    Paris, 75013

    Sébastien PARIER, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CH St Joseph

    Paris, 75014

    Xavier DURAND, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou - APHP

    Paris, 75015

    François AUDENET, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Tenon - APHP

    Paris

    Olivier TRAXER, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Bichat -APHP

    Paris

    Evangelos Xylinas, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Cochin Port-Royal - APHP

    Paris

    Julien ANRACT, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière - APHP

    Paris

    Morgan ROUPRET, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Saint Louis

    Paris

    Sonia BEBANE, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • Institut Mutualiste Montsouris

    Paris

    Mostefa BENNAMOUN, Dr

    Not yet recruiting
  • Polyclinique Francheville

    Périgueux

    Richard MALLET, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital privé des Côtes d'Armor

    Plérin

    Fabien BOULIERE, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Poitiers

    Poitiers

    Maxime VALLEE, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Hôpital privé Claude Galien

    Quincy-sous-Sénart

    Julien DEFONTAINES, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique La Croix Du Sud

    Quint-Fonsegrives

    Jean-Baptiste BEAUVAL, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Reims

    Reims

    Charlotte JONCOUR, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Rennes - Centre Eugène Marquis

    Rennes, 35000

    Karim BENSALAH, Pr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Rouen

    Rouen, 76031

    Christian PFISTER, Pr

    Recruiting
  • CHU St-Etienne

    Saint-Etienne

    Lionel BADET, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique Santé Atlantique de Nantes

    Saint-Herblain

    Quentin-Come LE CLERC, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique Urologique Nantes Atlantis

    Saint-Herblain

    Lionel HOQUETIS, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique Belledonne

    Saint-Martin-d'Hères

    Jean-Alexandre LONG, Pr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67000

    Hervé LANG, Pr

    Recruiting
  • ICANS

    Strasbourg

    Gabriel MALOUF, Pr

    Recruiting
  • CHU Toulouse - Centre Claudius Régaud

    Toulouse, 31059

    Nicolas DOUMERC, Dr

    Recruiting
  • Clinique Pasteur

    Toulouse

    Julien GUILLOTREAU, Dr

    Recruiting
  • CHRU Tours

    Tours

    Franck BRUYERE, Pr

    Recruiting
  • Institut de Cancérologie lorraine

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy

    Sophie MARTIN, Dr

    Not yet recruiting

Other trials in France

Belgium1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles

    Brussels

    Thierry ROUMEGUERE, Pr

    Not yet recruiting

Other trials in Belgium

French Guiana1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de Kourou

    Kourou

    Vincent RAVERY, Pr

    Recruiting

Other trials in French Guiana

Reunion1 site, 1 recruiting
  • CHU Bellepierre

    Saint-Denis

    Davidson SYPRE, Dr

    Not yet recruiting

Other trials in Reunion

About this study

Official title: UroCCR Database: French Research Network for Kidney Cancer (National Multidisciplinary Clinical and Biological Database on Kidney Cancer)

Kidney cancer management has become increasingly complex with the diversification of treatment options and the integration of multidisciplinary care. To meet these challenges, the UroCCR network was established in France as a national registry and research platform dedicated to renal cancer. Funded by the French National Cancer Institute (INCa), UroCCR prospectively collects comprehensive real-world data on patient care and disease evolution, while systematically linking these records with annotated biological samples (plasma, urine, and both healthy and tumour tissues). For each case, more than one thousand variables may be recorded, covering clinical, imaging, and patient-reported information.

More than a registry, UroCCR is a collaborative network of clinical and research professionals using a shared, evolving tool that supports rapid implementation of studies and fosters active knowledge generation. Unlike retrospective registries or sample-centred biobanks, UroCCR offers prospective, patient-focused inclusion and a wide scope of investigation-from translational and technological research to clinical evaluation and social sciences. It also supports multiple ancillary studies, including retrospective analyses and prospective clinical or observational trials, and operates under a structured governance system with recognised national and international labels.

By combining a rigorously structured, multicentre dataset with linkage to the French national health data system (SNDS), the platform uniquely unites detailed clinical annotation with population-wide coverage, creating a high-value environment for advancing kidney cancer research and care.

Read the detailed description

The UroCCR project is a national kidney cancer registry and research network designed to address the specific challenges of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) management. While general cancer registries such as FRANCIM provide valuable surveillance data, most large-scale registries lack the depth of clinical, biological, and longitudinal follow-up information necessary to advance research and enable comprehensive analyses of kidney cancer outcomes. UroCCR was created in 2011 to meet this need.

With over 21,000 cases collected from 58 centres across France, UroCCR is now one of the largest national databases dedicated to kidney cancer worldwide. The registry captures detailed clinical parameters, treatments and outcomes, complemented by patient-reported measures and socioeconomic data. Because management practices within UroCCR follow the recommendations of the French Association of Urology (AFU), the dataset closely reflects real-world practice and provides a reliable basis for comparison with national and European guidelines. Moreover, patient data can be reused across numerous studies, allowing researchers to explore multiple scientific questions without requiring new enrolments for each project.

A distinctive strength of UroCCR is its integration of multiple research dimensions. Beyond clinical outcomes, it evaluates quality of life and the social and economic impact of kidney cancer. The registry is linked to annotated biobanking and national medico-administrative datasets, enabling translational studies and health services research. Additionally, UroCCR supports multiple ancillary studies, both retrospective analyses based on real-world data and prospective studies including randomised clinical trials or observational cohorts.

The project benefits from robust governance structures, ensuring standardised procedures, data quality, and ethical oversight. It has also received various national and international labels, recognising its methodological rigour and excellence in research infrastructure.

Digital innovations developed within the network, such as UroConnect® for perioperative monitoring and UroPredict machine learning models for recurrence and survival prediction, highlight its commitment to advancing care through new technologies.

At the national level, projects such as CARARE are developing personalised treatment strategies, including a molecular tumour board for non-clear cell RCC. Internationally, UroCCR is strengthening collaboration through partnerships with the European Association of Urology and the European Robotic Urology Section, contributing to harmonised data collection and large-scale multicentre research.

Ultimately, UroCCR functions as a dynamic research platform that unites clinicians, researchers, and patients around a shared infrastructure. By combining detailed clinical data with translational research, digital health tools, structured governance, recognised labels, and international partnerships, it aims to generate increasingly precise insights into RCC and to support the development of more effective, personalised treatment strategies in France and worldwide.

Objectives

  • Promote research initiatives on this pathology by structuring national resources and skills,
  • Create a multi-centre annotated collection of biological samples,
  • Generate prospective research projects of all types and across various thematic fields,
  • Allow any data controller who meets the necessary requirements to reuse the data contained therein for the purposes of research, evaluation or the advancement of knowledge in the following subject areas: 1-Descriptive epidemiology of kidney cancer; 2-Pharmaco-epidemiology and treatment monitoring: safety, efficacy, real-world treatment indications, costs; 3 -Quality of life and other 'patient-reported outcomes' and/or 'patient-reported experiences' (which may be collected automatically via digital methods using UroConnect), personal, family, professional and social consequences of kidney cancer; 4-Research into diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers; 5-Research into markers predictive of disease progression; 6-Evaluation of clinical practices and treatment techniques (surgical, interventional and drug-based) ; 7-Research related to the National Health Data System.
Conditions
Kidney Cancer
Being tested
Radical nephrectomy versus partial nephrectomy (according surgeon judgement)
Keywords
Kidney cancer, Surgical approaches, Medical treatment, Multicentric and multidisciplinary network
Medical subject headings
Kidney Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Radical nephrectomy versus partial nephrectomy (according surgeon judgement)Procedure or surgery

Study groups in NCT03293563
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PatientsAdult patients with kidney cancer
Receives: Procedure: Radical nephrectomy versus partial nephrectomy (according surgeon judgement)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Promotion of Prospective Research Projects

    Development and conduct of prospective research projects across a broad range of thematic fields related to kidney cancer .

    Measured: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Establishment of a Multicentre Annotated Biological Sample Collection

    Annotation of biological samples collection and associated clinical data to support translational and clinical research in kidney cancer.

    Measured: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).

  2. Advancement of Knowledge in Kidney Cancer Descriptive Epidemiology

    Characterization of the incidence, prevalence, distribution, and trends of kidney cancer within the population

    Measured: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).

  3. Advancement of Knowledge in Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Monitoring in Kidney Cancer

    Evaluatation of treatment safety, efficacy, real-world indications, utilization patterns, and associated healthcare costs

    Measured: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).

  4. Advancement of Knowledge in Quality of Life and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Kidney Cancer

    Assessment of quality of life, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and patient-reported experiences (PREs), including the personal, familial, professional, and social impact of kidney cancer. Data may be collected through digital tools such as UroConnect

    Measured: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).

  5. Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Predictive Biomarker Research

    Identification and validation of biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of treatment response in kidney cancer

    Measured: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).

  6. Evaluation of Clinical Practices and Treatment Strategies

    Assessment of surgical, interventional, and pharmacological treatment approaches to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.

    Measured: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).

  7. Research Using National Health Data System Data

    Conduct of studies using data from the National Health Data System to support epidemiological, clinical, and health services research

    Measured: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Sep 2017
  2. Study startDec 2011
  3. Primary completionDec 2040 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2040 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
30,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03293563
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHUBX 2011/38
Acronym
UroCCR
Status last verified
Sep 2025
First submitted
12 Jul 2016
Last updated
25 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Binzaqr S, Kryza D, Giraudet AL, Bernhard JC, Gross-Goupil M, Yacoub M, Margue G, Hindie E, Morgat C. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression in primary and metastatic renal cell cancer (UroCCR-65 study). EJNMMI Res. 2025 Apr 9;15(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s13550-025-01232-8.

    PubMed 40205264
  • Ingels A, Bensalah K, Beauval JB, Paparel P, Roupret M, Lang H, Nouhaud FX, Henon F, Bruyere F, Audenet F, Lebacle C, Baumert H, Long JA, Tambwe R, Charles T, Xylinas E, Waeckel T, Michiels C, Asselineau J, Benard A, Margue G, Boissier R, Bigot P, Bernhard JC; Comite Cancer de l'Association Francaise d'Urologie (CCAFU). Comparison of open and robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy approaches using multicentric data (UroCCR-47 study). Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 8;12(1):18981. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-22912-8.

    PubMed 36347900
  • Morrone A, Bentellis I, Bernhard JC, Bensalah K, Champy C, Bruyere F, Doumerc N, Olivier J, Audenet F, Parier B, Brenier M, Long JA, Nouhaud FX, Branger N, Lang H, Charles T, Xylinas E, Waeckel T, Gomez F, Boissier R, Rouget B, Shaikh A, Chevallier D, Ambrosetti D, Durand M. Positive surgical margin's impact on short-term oncological prognosis after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (MARGINS study: UroCCR no 96). Sci Rep. 2022 Oct 31;12(1):18342. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-23146-4.

    PubMed 36316438
  • Brehier G, Bouvier A, Besnier L, Willoteaux S, Nedelcu C, Culty T, Aube C, Bigot P. Renal function after partial nephrectomy following intra-arterial embolization of renal tumors. Sci Rep. 2020 Dec 7;10(1):21352. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78461-5.

    PubMed 33288819

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Kidney Cancer, run by University Hospital, Bordeaux at 68 sites in 4 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 68 sites in France, Belgium, French Guiana, Reunion. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Jean-Christophe BERNHARD, PHU (+33 (0)5 57 82 03 50, jean-christophe.bernhard@chu-bordeaux.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Promotion of Prospective Research Projects (time frame: From patient enrollment (Day 0) until the end of follow-up (death or withdrawal from the study).). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03293563, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jun 2026.

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