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177Lu Girentuximab in Combination with Cabozantinib and Nivolumab for the Treatment of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Trial Status: active

This phase I/II trial tests how well 177Lu girentuximab in combination with cabozantinib and nivolumab works in treating patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced) or spread from where it first started to other places in the body (metastatic). 177Lu girentuximab is a type of treatment called radioimmunotherapy, and it includes an antibody (similar to antibodies made by the immune system to help fight infections) and a radioactive particle that gives off a small amount of radiation. 177Lu-girentuximab targets the protein CAIX. The antibody part of the therapy (girentuximab) attaches to the CAIX protein and delivers the radioactive particle (lutetium-177) directly to the cancer cells. The radioactive particle gives off radiation to kill the cancer cells. Nivolumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Cabozantinib works by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that signals tumor cells to multiply. This helps slow or stop the spread of tumor cells. Giving 177Lu girentuximab in combination with cabozantinib plus nivolumab may help control advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.