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Kidney Carcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Site
Genitourinary System Neoplasm
Urinary System Neoplasm
Malignant Urinary System Neoplasm
Malignant Kidney Neoplasm
Kidney Carcinoma

Subtype

Kidney Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00005662Explore in graph →

398 active trials17 approved drugs64 evidence items

NCIt: C9384
DOID: 4451

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics24
Variants & evidence64
Drugs8
Trials1681
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness5 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (data present)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (data present)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A carcinoma arising from the epithelium of the renal parenchyma or the renal pelvis. The majority are renal cell carcinomas. Kidney carcinomas usually affect middle aged and elderly adults. Hematuria, abdominal pain, and a palpable mass are common symptoms.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Malignant Kidney NeoplasmCancer
Urinary System CarcinomaSubtype

Children (8)

ncit

Childhood Kidney Carcinoma2 sub
Collecting Duct Carcinoma
Kidney Carcinoma Molecular Subtypes6 sub
Kidney Medullary Carcinoma1 sub
Kidney Neuroendocrine Carcinoma2 sub
Mucinous Tubular and Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney
Renal Cell Carcinoma20 sub
Renal Pelvis Carcinoma

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Genitourinary SystemC156482

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00005662
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 6
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

3 sub

87 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

1,681 / 398

Publications (all / 5y)

14,961 / 4,692

Evidence items

64

Genes / variants

496 / 47

Drugs (any / approved)

8 / 17

Genomic cohorts

24

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (3)

Kidney Cancersynonym · NCIt
Kidney (including Renal Cell) Cancersynonym · NCIt
Renal Carcinomasynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

US deaths15,215countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #12 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Kidney Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Kidney Neoplasm
US new cases77,334countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #7 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Kidney Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Kidney Neoplasm
US age-standardized mortality3.4per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #11 of 23 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Kidney Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Kidney Neoplasm
Active trials398countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #95 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials200countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #105 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items64countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #64 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months862countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #107 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts24countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #54 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants