Treatment of Stage II Renal Cell Cancer

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment of stage II renal cell cancer may include the following:

• Surgery (radical nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy).
• Surgery (radical nephrectomy) followed by adjuvant therapy with pembrolizumab for high-risk patients.
• Surgery (nephrectomy), before or after radiation therapy.
• Radiation therapy as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms in patients who cannot have surgery.
• Arterial embolization as palliative therapy.
• A clinical trial of a new treatment.

Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.