Study of Hydroxychloroquine Before Surgery in Patients With Primary Renal Cell Carcinoma

Summary

The main goal of this research study is to determine whether treating patients with renal cell cancer with hydroxychloroquine before surgery can make the cancer easier to kill. Another goal is to see how the study drug affects the body's immune cells which fight cancer cells.

Timeline

Start

2010-10

Primary completion

2016-09

Completion

2016-09

Drugs

Indications