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Balstilimab (NCT07516366)

Testing the Safety and Feasibility of Immunotherapy Drugs, Botensilimab and Balstilimab, Before Surgery for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, NEO RoBOT Trial: a one-minute explainerNCT075163661 min

Balstilimab trial for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (NCT07516366). This is a short film with English narration. The transcript is on this page, and the written brief is separate.

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This trial is for adults with high-risk clear-cell kidney cancer that has not spread to distant organs and can be removed surgically. Prior systemic kidney-cancer treatment is excluded; removable local recurrence can qualify.

The idea: give intravenous botensilimab and balstilimab before kidney surgery. They block CTLA-4 and PD-1 immune brakes, aiming to help T cells attack cancer. Surgery is planned 12–16 weeks after treatment starts.

This phase 2 study plans 16 patients. The National Cancer Institute sponsors it, with five recruiting US sites. Researchers assess side effects and whether surgery occurs on time.

Public record; not medical advice.

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