NAPSTER: This study recruiting people with kidney cancer to evaluate the effect of immunotherapy, before treatment with radiation therapy and surgery to remove the kidneyNeoAdjuvant Pembrolizumab and STEreotactic Radiotherapy Prior to Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Investigating Induced Immune Context Changes

Exclusion

1. Had prior treatment with any anti-PD-1, or anti-PD-L1, or PD-L2 agent or with an antibody targeting any other immune-regulatory receptors or mechanisms. Examples of such antibodies include antibodies against IDO, PD-L1, IL-2R, and GITR
2. Known or active inflammatory bowel disease involving colon and small bowels
3. Previous radiotherapy to the upper abdomen with radiation dose overlap to the involved kidney
4. Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to randomisation
5. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy exceeding 10 mg daily dose of prednisone or equivalent or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to randomisation
6. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the last 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed
7. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment in the last 3 years Note: Basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ, such as breast cancer in situ, that has undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded
8. Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Patients with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable, i.e. without evidence of progression for at least 4 weeks by repeat imaging (note that the repeat imaging should be performed during study screening), clinically stable and without requirement of steroid treatment for at least 14 days prior to randomisation
9. Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients
10. Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis
11. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
12. Has a known history of HIV infection
13. Has known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive)or known active Hepatitis C (defined as HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected) infection
14. Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator
15. Has a known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial
16. Has received a live virus vaccine within 30 days prior to randomisation. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (eg, FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed
17. Has had a prior solid organ transplant
18. Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study drug.
19. Any contraindications for surgery