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Kidney Medullary Carcinoma · CancerIndex

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

Subtype

Kidney Medullary Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00007926Explore in graph →

6 active trials1 evidence items

NCIt: C7572

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence1
Drugs
Trials10
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness3 / 7 dimensions

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

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Definition

What this entity is

A type of renal carcinoma affecting mostly young African-Americans. It is located in the medulla of the kidney, and follows an aggressive clinical course. Most reported cases have shown metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis.

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

Kidney CarcinomaSubtype

Children (1)

ncit

SMARCB1-Deficient Kidney Medullary Carcinoma1 sub

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

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Genitourinary SystemC156482

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00007926
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 7
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active): 10 / 6

Publications (all / 5y)

284 / 102

Evidence items

1

Genes / variants

1 / 1

Drugs (any / approved)

0 / 0

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 19 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (1)

Renal Medullary 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 trials6countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #703 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials2countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #743 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items1countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #392 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months26countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #642 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts0countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputednot in a current ranking snapshot

Data updated 19 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants