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Phase II Trial of PSA Response-based Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Nodal Coverage for Prostate Cancer Early Salvage Radiotherapy (RANGER) ((RANGER))
This Phase II, single arm study evaluates a PSA-response-adapted approach to salvage radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. All participants will receive hypo-fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy to the prostate fossa. At 5 weeks, biochemical response will be assessed. responders will proceed to observation, while non responders will receive sequential pelvic nodal radiotherapy and 4 months of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The study aims to determine whether this response base approach achieves non inferior 2 year freedom from progression compared with historical outcomes using routine pelvic nodal radiotherapy and ADT in all patients.
* Men aged ≥18 years with histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma treated with prostatectomy in the localized setting within 10 years, with post-operative PSA (persistent or rising) of ≥0.05ng/mL.
* Radical prostatectomy ≥4 months prior to enrollment without nodal involvement (pN0 or pNx)
* Performance status ECOG 0-2
* No definite evidence of regional or distant metastatic disease by at least pelvic imaging within 90 days of registration. Equivocal findings are allowed at investigator discretion. Imaging is specified as follows:
* PSA\>=0.2ng/mL: positron emission tomography (PET) with FDA-approved advanced imaging agent for prostate cancer (e.g. PSMA) required.
* PSA \<0.2 n/gm: PET with above noted agents OR conventional CT or MRI at investigator discretion.
* All sexually active men must agree to use adequate contraception for the duration of study therapies and a period of 60 days thereafter. Should a female partner of a trial participant become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while the subject is participating in this study, the patient should inform his treating physician immediately.
* Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Prior androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) \> 3 months OR anti-androgen therapy (AAT) of \> 30 days. For shorter courses of either, at least 30 day "wash out" period is required with confirmation of resolved castration of testosterone to \>50ng/mL.
* Ongoing testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) with refusal to discontinue (must be stopped with demonstration of detectable PSA ≥0.05ng/mL and non-castrate testosterone \>50ng/mL after 14 days of TRT cessation)
* Prior pelvic radiotherapy
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the opinion of the investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements.
* History of bladder neck or urethral stricture requiring procedural intervention.
* Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to actively interfere with the safety or efficacy assessments of this study in the investigator's view.
* Active inflammatory bowel disease requiring recurring systemic or steroid/enema therapy
Phosphate Assessment in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Study (PACK)
The proposed pilot feeding study aims to explore novel pathways in phosphate metabolism and identify new biomarkers, as well as to develop a compound index for assessing phosphate overload with high validity and reliability.
Investigators will address the following specific aims: 1). To explore novel pathways of phosphate metabolism and assess the influence of CKD status on these metabolic pathways. 2). To identify novel biomarkers for phosphate overload that reflect changes in dietary phosphorus intake. 3). To develop a compound phosphate overload index that measures dietary phosphorus intake with high validity and reliability.
This study will provide novel insights into phosphate metabolism and the assessment of phosphate overload in CKD patients. This investigation aims to provide preliminary data to further studies for the development of reliable biomarkers in CKD patients, which could contribute significantly to early interventions and improve health outcomes.
* Men or women aged 18 years or older, of any race/ethnicity
* Women must either be post-menopausal or have no monthly menstrual cycle
* Estimated total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) of 1700 - 2700 calories
* eGFR \>15 ml/min/1.73m2 - \< 60 ml/min/1.73m2 for the CKD group (CKD Stage 3 or Stage 4)
* eGFR ≥ 60 ml/min/1.73m2 and negative urine protein on dipstick test for the non-CKD group
* English speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnant, currently breastfeeding, or \<3 months postpartum
* Current dialysis or kidney transplant patient
* Current use of insulin or chemotherapy drugs
* Smokes cigarettes or uses e-cigarettes (vapes)
* Uses nicotine products or other recreational drugs
* Medical history of stroke or myocardial infarction (MI)
* Medical history of conditions that can affect phosphate metabolism (i.e., uncontrolled thyroid disorder, parathyroid disorder, or gastrointestinal malabsorption disorders \[Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, and celiac disease\], cirrhosis)
* Current use of certain medications that directly alter phosphate levels (i.e., phosphate binders; phosphate supplements, irregular use of iron)
* Regular use of laxatives
* Hypo- or hyperphosphatemia (serum phosphate \< 2.5 or \> 4.6 mg/dl)
* Hypo- or hypercalcemia (serum calcium \< 8.4 or \> 10.7 mg/dl)
* Severe anemia (hemoglobin \< 8 g/dl for women and \< 9 g/dl for men)
* Severe hyperglycemia (serum blood glucose \> 300 mg/dl)
* Body weight less than \<110 lbs (due to risk for phlebotomy-induced anemia)
* Received a blood transfusion in the last four months
* Extreme hypertension as demonstrated by a blood pressure \> 180/120 as the average of 3 blood pressures taken during the screening/baseline, or extremely low blood pressure \< 80/50
* Unwilling or unable to eat study meals
* Lack of access to a functional refrigerator or freezer
* Lack of access to a microwave or conventional oven
* On low potassium diet
* On low phosphate diet
* Specific dietary restrictions (i.e. vegetarian, vegan, ketogenic, etc.)
* Food allergies including but not limited to milk, egg, soy, nuts, shellfish, and wheat or gluten
* Allergic to sodium phosphate
* Unable or unwilling to complete urinary sample collection or food diaries
* Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
* Unable to read or speak English
* Participant in other conflict clinical trial
* Unable to complete the study measurements
* Unsafe to participate in this study per investigator's judgement
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Dietary Phosphorus Intake
Chronic Kidney Disease (Stage 3-4), Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder
A Safety, Tolerability, and Biomarker Trial of VS-041 in Participants With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
A Safety, Tolerability, and Biomarker Trial of VS-041 in Participants with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
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ALL
50 Years to old
PHASE1
This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers
NCT07219511
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Inclusion Criteria:
Participants must meet all inclusion criteria to be eligible for trial participation.
• Males or females ≥ 50 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent.
• Diagnosis of HFpEF as defined by European Society of Cardiology or American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association criteria
• NYHA Functional Class II or III
• LVEF ≥ 50% demonstrated by echocardiography (ECHO) performed at Screening with evidence of heart failure
• Elevated NT-proBNP at Screening
• NordicPRO-C6™ ≥ 11 ng/mL at Screening.
• Stable dose of all concomitant HF medications for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening.
• Body weight of at least 110 lbs (50 kg) and body mass index (BMI) within the range ≥ 18 to \< 45 kg/m2.
• Males must agree to the contraception requirements and females must be of non-childbearing potential
• Able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent form (ICF).
• Willing and able to comply with trial procedures and restrictions listed in the ICF and in this protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Female trial participant who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Known hypersensitivity to VS-041.
• Cardiovascular disease other than HFpEF
• Active intercurrent illness such as acute bacterial or viral infection.
• History of illicit drug or alcohol abuse or addiction that in the opinion of the PI could affect participation.
• Active chronic viral infection such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at Screening.
• Acute decompensated HF within 30 days of Screening
• Lung disease within 12 months prior to Screening
• History of an active or untreated malignancy or are in remission from a clinically significant malignancy for less than 5 years.
• History of any other condition including psychiatric disorders that, in the opinion of the PI, may preclude the participant from following and completing the protocol.
• Have participated within the last 6 months in a clinical study involving an investigational product.
• Any other reason which, in the opinion of the PI, would prevent the participant from participating in the trial.
DRUG: VS-041, OTHER: Placebo
Heart, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, HFpEF
Personalized Radiotherapy for Individualized Treatment Strategies and Monitoring (PRISM) (PRISM)
To characterize feasibility, safety, and/or preliminary efficacy of personalized strategies to adapt standard radiotherapy treatments to individual patient responses.
Cohort A:
* \>=18 years old
* Performance status ECOG 0-2
* Extensive stage small cell lung cancer diagnosed by tissue biopsy within 180 days of registration.
* Patient must be planned for or receiving standard of care chemoimmunotherapy.
* Patient must have received no more than 3 cycles by time of study enrollment.
* Able and indicated according to investigator to receive thoracic radiotherapy
Cohort B:
* 18 years old
* Diagnosis of solid tumor malignancy with MRI-defined brain metastasis lesions (1-5 lesions allowed) within 60 days of registration
* Each brain metastasis lesion enrolled must be 2 - 5 cm, except brainstem lesions which may be 1.5 - 5cm in size.
Exclusion Criteria:
Cohort A:
⨀ Prior thoracic Radiotherapy
Cohort B:
* Prior whole brain Radiotherapy
* Prior surgical resection or focal radiotherapy of a target brain metastasis
* Leptomeningeal disease
A Phase 2 Neoadjuvant Study of Zanidatamab in Combination With Chemotherapy in Participants With HER2-positive Breast Cancer (EmpowHER 208)
The purpose of this study is to see if zanidatamab is safe and effective, when combined with chemotherapy, in treating people who has Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-positive, early-stage breast cancer
• Has Stage II or III histologically confirmed invasive breast carcinoma.
• Has histologically confirmed HER2-positive breast cancer
• Has a known hormone receptor (HR) status of the primary tumor
• Participants with multifocal or multicentric disease are eligible if the largest tumor (which must be larger than or equal to 2 cm in diameter) is HER2-positive, and the treating physician has determined the participant should be treated as HER2-positive.
• Agrees to undergo a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery (BCS) after neoadjuvant therapy.
• Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
• Adequate organ function
• Has an LVEF ≥ 50% as determined by either ECHO or MUGA obtained within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study intervention.
• Adequate contraceptive precautions
Exclusion Criteria:
• Has Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer.
• Has bilateral breast cancer.
• Has a history of any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions or other conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, could affect the participant's involvement in the study.
• Has uncontrolled hypertension
• Has significant symptoms from peripheral neuropathy
• Has an active uncontrolled infection
• Has a history of life-threatening hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or to recombinant proteins or excipients in the drug formulation of zanidatamab or other study interventions.
• Known active hepatitis B or C infection.
• Has another malignancy diagnosed within the last 5 years. Exceptions include previously treated non melanomatous skin cancers, carcinoma in-situ, and melanoma in-situ.
• Was treated with chemotherapy, anti-HER2 therapy, radiation therapy, endocrine therapy, or experimental therapy for invasive breast cancer
• Is planning to receive concurrent therapy with any other investigational agent or anti-cancer therapy not specified in the protocol
• Receipt of a live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
• Has a known hypersensitivity to any components of the study interventions, including chemotherapy
The purpose of this research study is to assess whether inhibiting nerve activity to the prostate delays progression of disease in men with high-risk clinical features for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer has been shown to invade nerves, a mechanism that is thought to be involved in prostate cancer spread in men with high-risk cancer. When nerve activity to the prostate is blocked in mice with prostate cancer, prostate cancer growth and spread are inhibited. In a previous study we showed that doing so in humans was safe and may have anticancer therapeutic effect. In this study we will test whether one versus two injections of nerve blocking agent is more effective at reducing nerves in the prostate and whether it will slow/stop spread of prostate cancer after treatment.
Inclusion criteria:
High risk prostate cancer as defined by NCCN criteria Desires surgical disease treatment (radical prostatectomy) Surgical candidate (for radical prostatectomy)
≤cT3a on MRI No seminal vesicle, lymph node, or metastatic disease on PSMA PET No prior prostate cancer treatment (including androgen deprivation therapy, radiation therapy, focal therapy, cryo therapy)
PROCEDURE: Periprostatic neurolysis with dehydrated alcohol (ethanol)
Prostate Cancer, NERVES, NEUROBIOLOGY OF CANCER, NEUROLYSIS, Prostate
EASi-PROTKT™ - A Study to Test Vicadrostat (BI 690517) Taken Together With Empagliflozin in People With Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease
This study is open to adults with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. People can join the study if they have these conditions and do not have a history of heart failure. The purpose of this study is to find out if a medicine called vicadrostat, when taken with empagliflozin, helps reduce cardiovascular risk in people with these conditions. The study will compare this combination to a placebo version of vicadrostat with empagliflozin.
Participants are put into 2 groups randomly, which means by chance. One group takes vicadrostat and empagliflozin tablets, and the other group takes placebo tablets with empagliflozin. Placebo tablets look like vicadrostat tablets but do not contain any medicine.
Participants take a tablet once per day for 2 and a half years and up to 4 years and 3 months. All participants also continue their medication for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. Participants have an equal chance of receiving the study medicine or placebo.
Participants are in the study for up to 4 years and 3 months. During this time, they visit the study site regularly. During these visits, doctors collect information about participants' health and take blood samples. The doctors document when participants experience cardiovascular events. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.
Inclusion Criteria :
* At least 18 years old at time of consent
* Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial
* Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2).
* Participants with medical history of hypertension and on active pharmacological treatment
* Participants with medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and on active pharmacological treatment
* Established cardiovascular (CV) disease and on active pharmacological treatment
* At least one additional risk factor for developing heart failure (HF)
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of HF or hospitalization for HF or treatment of HF
* Atrial fibrillation or Atrial flutter with a resting heart rate \>110 beats per minute (bpm) documented by echocardiogram (ECG) at Visit 1 (screening)
* Advanced untreated conduction disease or untreated clinically relevant ventricular arrhythmia at Visit 1 (screening)
* Treatment with an Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA)
* Treatment with amiloride or other potassium-sparing diuretic
* Receiving the following treatments at Visit 1 (screening) or requiring such treatment before Visit 2 (randomisation), or planned during the trial:
* A direct renin inhibitor (e.g. aliskiren)
* More than one Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) and/or Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) (including Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi)) used simultaneously
* Other aldosterone synthase inhibitors (e.g. baxdrostat)
* Systemic mineralocorticoid replacement therapy (e.g. fludrocortisone) Further exclusion criteria apply.
Combining Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy to Help Patients Avoid Bladder Removal After Treatment Shrinks Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, BRIGHT Trial
This phase II trial tests the effect of giving pembrolizumab in combination with radiation therapy after chemotherapy in preventing surgery to remove the bladder in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer. Standard of care therapy includes chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) to shrink or get rid of the tumor. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the tumor, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Photon beam radiation therapy is a type of radiation therapy that uses x-rays or gamma rays that come from a special machine called a linear accelerator. The radiation dose is delivered at the surface of the body and goes into the tumor and through the body. Giving pembrolizumab in combination with radiation therapy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy may help prevent surgical removal of the bladder in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer.
* Participants must have histologic evidence of cT2-T4aN0M0 muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder within 180 days prior to starting neoadjuvant therapy (NAT)
* Participants must have had CT chest/abdomen/pelvis (C/A/P), MRI C/A/P or PET within 60 days prior to starting NAT to determine cT2-T4aN0M0
* Participants must have undergone TURBT with biopsy of areas of prior disease and systematic biopsies (left and right lateral, dome, posterior wall and trigone) and radiologic staging showing clinically T0-T1 disease within 60 days after the last dose of NAT. At least 4 out of 5 systematic biopsies must be performed
* NOTE: This TURBT must be within 90 days prior to registration. Registration must be within 90 days after the last dose of NAT
* Participants must have imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis performed using CT or MRI preferably with contrast. Fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG) PET-CT can also be used for staging. If FDG PET-CT is used, then it is at the discretion of the investigator if they want to additionally obtain diagnostic CT or MRI with contrast within 60 days after the last dose of NAT
* Participants with lymph nodes ≥ 1.0 cm in the shortest cross-sectional diameter on imaging (CT or MRI of abdomen and pelvis) after completion of NAT must have a PET-CT within 70 days prior to registration. A biopsy in the setting of negative PET-CT is not required unless there is strong clinical suspicion for nodal involvement with tumor. Participants with a positive PET are deemed ineligible unless a biopsy is performed and shows no evidence of tumor involvement
* NOTE: For questions regarding the above eligibility criteria, please contact the study chairs in addition to the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Statistics and Data Management Center (SDMC)
* Participants must not have evidence of ≥ T2, or N1-3, or M1 disease after NAT
* Participants must not have the presence of small cell, neuroendocrine carcinoma, plasmacytoid variants on any pathology
* Participants must not have had urothelial carcinoma or histological variant at any site outside of the urinary bladder within 24 months prior to registration except Ta/T1/carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the upper urinary tract, including renal pelvis or ureter if the participant underwent complete nephroureterectomy
* NOTE: Participants with mixed variant histology will be eligible for the trial if the majority (\> 50%) of the tumor is urothelial cell carcinoma
* Participants will be allowed to continue PD-1/L-1 inhibitor therapy received as part of standard of care neoadjuvant therapy while they undergo pre-registration assessments (TURBT and imaging)
* Participants must have received at least 3 and no more than 6 cycles of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NAT for MIBC. These include cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy (e.g. cisplatin and gemcitabine \[GC\] with or without PD-1/L1 inhibitors) dose dense or accelerated methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin (MVAC) or enfortumab vedotin with PD-1/L1 inhibitor
* Participants must not have had anti-PD-1, anti PD-L1, anti PD-L2 or anti-CTLA4 antibody, any other antibody or drug targeting T-cell co-stimulation, enfortumab vedotin, or any other drug targeting nectin-4 other than for neoadjuvant treatment for MIBC
* NOTE: Prior intravesical immunotherapy or chemotherapy for non-muscle invasive disease is allowed
* Participants must not have had prior pelvic radiotherapy
* Participants must not have received a live attenuated vaccination within 28 days prior to registration
* Participants with conditions requiring immunosuppressive doses of steroids (\> 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications must not be taking steroids at time of trial registration
* Participants must be ≥ 18 years old at the time of registration
* Participants must have Zubrod performance status of 0-2
* Participants must have a complete medical history and physical exam within 28 days prior to registration
* Leukocytes ≥ 3 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Total bilirubin ≤ institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless history of Gilbert's disease (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Participants with history of Gilbert's disease must have total bilirubin ≤ 5 x institutional ULN
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to registration)
* Participants must have a creatinine ≤ the institutional (I)ULN OR measured OR calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min using the following Cockcroft-Gault Formula. This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to registration
* Participants with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class II or better
* Participants with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy at registration and have undetectable viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to registration
* For participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
* Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured (defined as undetectable HCV viral load)
* Participants must not have a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment (in the opinion of the treating physician) has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen
* Participants must not be pregnant or nursing (nursing includes breast milk fed to an infant by any means, including from the breast, milk expressed by hand, or pumped). Individuals who are of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method with details provided as a part of the consent process. A person who has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months or who has semen likely to contain sperm is considered to be of "reproductive potential." In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes refraining from sexual activity that might result in pregnancy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) including hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation/occlusion, and vasectomy with testing showing no sperm in the semen
* Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking
* Participants who can complete the PRO-CTCAE questionnaire in English or Spanish will be offered the opportunity to participate in the optional patient-reported outcome study
* NOTE: As a part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system
* Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
* For participants with impaired decision-making capabilities, legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants in accordance with applicable federal, local, and central institutional review board (CIRB) regulations
Induction Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Followed by Pembrolizumab Before Chemoradiation and Pembrolizumab Maintenance Compared to Standard Chemoradiation With Pembrolizumab Followed by Pembrolizumab Maintenance in High-Risk Cervical Cancer
This phase III trial compares the addition of induction chemotherapy, with carboplatin, paclitaxel and pembrolizumab, to chemotherapy and radiation, with cisplatin and pembrolizumab followed by pembrolizumab maintenance for the treatment of patients with cervical cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be better tolerated than cisplatin. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Paclitaxel is in a class of medications called antimicrotubule agents. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Cisplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Adding induction chemotherapy to the usual treatment of chemotherapy and radiation followed by maintenance may be more effective in treating patients with high risk, locally advanced cervical cancer.
Site Public Contact Suzanne.cole@utsouthwestern.edu
FEMALE
18 Years to old
PHASE3
This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers
NCT07061977
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* Patients must have pathologically confirmed newly diagnosed cervical cancer. Eligible pathologic types: squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous cell carcinoma
* Patients must have locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) with T3 or T4 disease with or without lymph node involvement:
* IIIA (T3aN0M0)
* IIIB (T3bN0M0)
* IIIC1(T3aN1M0, T3bN1M0)
* IIIC2 (T3aN2M0, T3bN2M0)
* IVA (T4aN0M0, T4aN1M0, T4aN2M0) No prior hysterectomy defined as removal of the entire uterus.
* NOTE: prior partial/subtotal hysterectomy for reasons other than cervical cancer are eligible to participate in the study. No plan to perform a hysterectomy as part of initial cervical cancer therapy.
No paraaortic lymph node (PALN) metastases above the T12/L1 interspace.
* Note: Nodal status can be confirmed by imaging (CT, MRI, or PET/CT), fine needle aspirate/core biopsy, extra peritoneal biopsy, laparoscopic biopsy, or lymphadenectomy.
Radiologic definition of lymph node staging:
* N1:
* One or more pelvic lymph nodes with short axis diameter of ≥ 15 mm (axial plane) by CT or MRI, and/or
* One or more pelvic lymph nodes with short axis diameter of ≥ 10 mm and standardized uptake value maximum (SUVmax) ≥ 2.5 by fludeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET
* N2:
* One or more para-aortic lymph node with short axis diameter of ≥ 15 mm (axial plane) by CT or MRI, and/or
* One or more para-aortic lymph node with short axis diameter of ≥ 10 mm and SUVmax ≥ 2.5 by FDG-PET
* No prior definitive surgical, radiation, or systemic therapy for cervical cancer
* No prior immunotherapy
* No prior pelvic radiation therapy for any disease
* Age ≥ 18
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 2
* Not pregnant and not nursing
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500 cells/mm\^3
* Platelets ≥ 100,000 cells/mm\^3
* Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dl (Note: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobulin \[Hgb\] ≥ 8 g/dl is acceptable)
* Creatinine clearance (CrCL) of ≥ 50 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula
* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (patients with known Gilbert's disease who have bilirubin level ≤ 3 x institutional ULN may be enrolled)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN
* Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better
* No active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics
* No live vaccine within 30 days prior to registration. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, rabies, Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG), and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed
* No diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior registration
* No active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed
* No history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids, or current pneumonitis
* No history of allergic reaction to the study agent(s) or compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to the study agent(s) (or any of its excipients)
The current study aims to investigate whether combining the standard medications prescribed after acute coronary syndrome (ACS)-aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors, and statins-into a single polypill can improve outcomes following an ACS event. Although these therapies are effective, gaps in adherence and uptake significantly contribute to risk or adverse events in the post-ACS period. This study is designed as a pragmatic, multi-center, randomized trial to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a polypill-based strategy for treatment of ACS.
* Age ≥ 18
* Hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome with percutaneous coronary intervention
* Discharged on aspirin, prasugrel or clopidogrel, and a high-intensity statin
Exclusion Criteria:
* Current need for systemic anticoagulation
* Contraindication to receive any components of the polypill
* History of allergic reaction or intolerance to aspirin, prasugrel or clopidogrel, or rosuvastatin
* Comorbidities that might be expected to limit lifespan within the 12-month study period
* Increased risk of bleeding or planned urgent surgery that would necessitate use of DAPT for \< 12 months
* Inability to provide written informed consent
* Pregnancy
COMBINATION_PRODUCT: Polypill
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Cardiovascular
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Polypill, Adherence
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
A Study to Evaluate INCA035784 in Participants With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and tolerability of INCA035784 in participants with myeloproliferative neoplasms.
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ALL
18 Years to old
PHASE1
This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers
NCT07008118
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 years or older at the time of signing the ICF
* ECOG performance status of 0 to 1 for the dose escalation (Part 1a) and 0 to 2 for the dose expansion (Part 1b)
* Documented CALR exon-9 mutation
* Confirmed diagnosis of MPN according to the 2022 ICC criteria:
* DIPSS+ intermediate-2/high-risk MF with prior JAKi, \<20% blasts, and measurable spleen
* High-risk ET with platelets \>450×10⁹/L
* Resistant, refractory, intolerant, or has lost response to ≥1 prior line of therapy for MF and ≥2 prior lines for ET (unless only a single standard-of-care option is approved in the participating country)
* No prior stem cell transplant and none planned within 6 months
* Minimum Laboratory Requirements:
* Platelet count ≥50 × 10⁹/L
* Absolute neutrophil count ≥1 × 10⁹/L
* International normalized ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN), unless receiving vitamin K antagonists
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \<2.5 × ULN
* Total bilirubin \<2 × ULN
* Estimated creatinine clearance \>45 or \>30 mL/min (depending on study part)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Major bleeding or thrombosis (e.g., stroke, DVT, PE) within the past 3 months
* Active or high-risk HBV, HCV, or HIV infection, or other chronic active infections requiring systemic treatment
* Active invasive cancer within the past 2 years, except certain early-stage or low-risk cancers (e.g., resected skin, cervical, thyroid, or prostate cancer)
* Pregnant or unwilling to avoid pregnancy or fathering a child during the study and for a defined period after the last dose.
Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.
Phase 3 Study of RLY-2608 + Fulvestrant vs Capivasertib + Fulvestrant as Treatment for Locally Advanced or Metastatic PIK3CA-mutant HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer (ReDiscover-2)
This is a global, multicenter, open-label, randomized Phase 3 study comparing the efficacy and safety of RLY-2608 + fulvestrant to capivasertib + fulvestrant for the treatment of patients with HR+/HER2- ABC with PIK3CA mutation following recurrence or progression on or after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor.
* Patient has ECOG performance status of 0-1
* One or more known primary oncogenic PIK3CA mutation(s)
* Adult females, pre- and/or post-menopausal, and adult males. Pre-menopausal (and peri-menopausal) women can be enrolled if amenable to treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. Patients are to have commenced treatment with a GnRH agonist at least 4 weeks prior to randomization and must be willing to continue on it for the duration of the study.
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (ABC) with radiological or objective evidence of recurrence or progression; locally advanced disease must not be amenable to resection with curative intent
* Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 or evaluable bone-only disease.
* Must have radiological evidence of progression on or after previous treatment for HR+/HER2- ABC with:
• At least 1 and no more than 2 lines of endocrine therapy (ET) in the (neo)adjuvant setting with recurrence on or within 12 months of completion or in the ABC setting
• 1 prior line of CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy in one of the following settings:
• CDK4/6 inhibitor + ET in the ABC setting
• CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy in the adjuvant setting if progression occurred during or within 12 months of completion of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor with ET
• Patients who progressed during or within 12 months of completion of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor and after receiving CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy in the advanced setting are considered to have had \>1 prior line of CDK4/6 inhibitor and are not eligible
Exclusion Criteria:
* Prior treatment with any of the following:
• CDK2 or selective CDK4 inhibitors or any investigational therapies targeting cyclin dependent kinases
• PIK3, AKT, or mTOR inhibitors or any agent whose mechanism of action is the inhibit the PIK3/AKT/mTOR pathway
• Immunotherapy
• Antibody drug conjugates
* Type 1 diabetes, or Type 2 diabetes requiring antihyperglycemic medication, or fasting plasma glucose ≥ 140 mg/dL, or glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥7.0% (≥ 53 mmol/mol).
* Clinically significant, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease
* Any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events
* Known active uncontrolled or symptomatic CNS metastases associated with progressive neurological symptoms or requiring ongoing corticosteroids or anticonvulsants for symptomatic control
* Past medical history of interstitial lung disease, drug-induced interstitial lung disease, radiation pneumonitis which required steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease
* History of hypersensitivity to fulvestrant or drugs in a similar class as fulvestrant, RLY-2608, or capivasertib, including their excipients
* Known activating AKT mutations, loss-of-function PTEN mutations, or loss of PTEN expression resulting in oncogenic pathway activation downstream of PI3K
PIK3CA Mutation, HER2- Negative Breast Cancer, Hormone Receptor Positive Tumor, Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Breast Cancer, Breast - Female, Breast - Male
Recovery Through Inspiration, Support, and Empowerment (RISE)
The goal of this pilot study is to test the effectiveness of a novel intervention for young adults (ages 18-27) with mental health conditions who have been released from an acute care psychiatric facility. The intervention aims to reduce suicidality, depression, anxiety, re-hospitalization, and improve mental health recovery by using outpatient services.
The current standard of care (SOC) for these patients at discharge includes a discharge plan with a list of their medications, anticipated outpatient appointments, and information on when and where to find community resources.
The intervention being tested involves the implementation of a mental health recovery education and support program, involving one-on-one and small group meetings led by Peer Support Specialists (PSS) and Recovery Community Organizations (RCO).
Participants will be assigned to either Cohort A or B for 8 weeks.
Cohort A will be the intervention group with PSS and RCOs.
* Weeks 1-4: One-on-one meetings with PSS for education and support. Assessments will be completed at weeks 2 and 4.
* Weeks 5 and 7: One-on-one meetings with PSS for education and support.
* Week 6 and 8: Group meetings with PSS and other participants from RCOs. Assessments will be completed during these weeks.
Cohort B will be the SOC group with no PSS or RCOs.
* Weeks 1-4: Weekly check in phone calls with a member of the research team. Assessments will be completed at weeks 2 and 4.
* Weeks 5-8: Check in phone calls with a member of the research team every other week. Assessments will be completed at weeks 6 and 8.
Data collected from participant assessments, adherence to medication, and re-admittance to a psychiatric facility will be used to compare the intervention to the SOC.
* Chief complaint of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, depression, and/or anxiety
* discharged from inpatient care or from emergency department
* men and women ages 18-27
Exclusion Criteria:
* primary diagnosis of: substance use disorder, schizophrenia spectrum, intellectual development disorder, autism spectrum disorder (level II or III)
Peer Support Specialist (PSS), Recovery Community Organization (RCO), Mental Health Recovery, Transitional Age Youth (TAY), UT Southwestern Medical Center, Young Adult
This Study Will Explore Whether a Combination of the Investigational Drug Mevrometostat (PF-06821497) and Enzalutamide Will Work Better Than Taking Enzalutamide Alone in Participants With mCSPC Who Are ARPI naïve.
This study will explore whether a combination of the investigational drug mevrometostat (PF-06821497) and enzalutamide will work better than taking enzalutamide alone in participants with mCSPC who are ARPI naïve and have not yet received chemotherapy in the mCSPC setting.
Inclusion Criteria
* Male participants aged ≥18 years (or the minimum age of consent in accordance with local regulations) at screening.
* Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell features.
* Metastatic prostate cancer documented by positive bone scan (for bone disease) or metastatic lesion(s) on CT or MRI (for soft tissue/visceral disease).
* Resolution of acute effects of any prior therapy to either baseline severity or CTCAE Grade ≤1 (except for AEs which do not constitute a safety risk in the investigator's judgement).
* Participants must have ECOG PS 0 or 1.
Exclusion Criteria
* Any medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation/behavior or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk of study participation or, in the investigator's judgment, make the participant inappropriate for the study.
* Clinically significant cardiovascular disease.
* Known or suspected brain metastasis or active leptomeningeal disease.
* Participants must be treatment naïve at the mCSPC stage, eg, participants cannot have received any cytotoxic chemotherapy with the following exceptions: Treatment with first-generation antiandrogen (ADT) agents is allowed for mCSPC.
* Previous administration with an investigational product (drug or vaccine) within 30 days.
* Current use or anticipated need for drugs that are known strong CYP3A4/5 inhibitors and inducers (with exception of enzalutamide as part of this study).
* Inadequate organ function.
A Trial of D-mannose for the Prophylaxis of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (DmannoseRCT)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-month study to determine the effectiveness of D-mannose (2g daily) supplementation in rUTI (recurrent urinary tract infection) prevention in post-menopausal women.
* Female, post-menopausal, age ≥ 55 years old
* Diagnosis of recurrent UTI, defined as ≥ 3 symptomatic culture-proven UTI episodes in 12 months or ≥ 2 in 6 months.
* Currently free from a UTI determined based on absence of symptoms as determined by the UTI symptom assessment questionnaire79 and negative urine culture (\<103 colony forming units per ml of urine).
* Able to attend all follow-up appointments for the study.
* A negative upper and lower urinary tract evaluation, including pelvic examination for pelvic organ prolapse (less than stage 2), measurement of post-void residual (less than 50 ml), and imaging (renal ultrasound and standing voiding cystourethrogram) to exclude kidney stone, hydronephrosis, reflux, or urethral diverticulum.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Current use of D-mannose. Patients willing to stop taking D-mannose will be offered to join the trial after a 4-week wash-out period.
* Complicated UTIs, including need for catheter drainage or intermittent catheterization, neurogenic bladder, bladder augmentation, or urinary diversion.
* Ongoing supplement use (Box 1). Patients willing to stop taking the listed supplements will be offered to join the trial after a 4-week wash-out period.
* Evidence of upper tract infection (pyelonephritis), including temperature higher than 38°C, flank/lumbar pain or tenderness
* Diagnosis of interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder syndrome
* Prophylactic antibiotics started in the last 3 months and unwilling to discontinue, or intention to start in the next 12 months
* Use of Uromune or other vaccine approaches to reduce rUTI
* Participation in a research study involving an investigational product in the past 12 weeks
* Receipt of phage treatment
* History of chronic diarrhea requiring regular therapy
* Inability to swallow or known history of gastrointestinal malabsorption
* History of recurrent vaginal yeast infections
* Systemic disease precluding enrollment in this study (uncontrolled diabetes with HgA1C above 7, ongoing chemotherapy or immunotherapy, renal insufficiency \[creatinine \> 1.5 g/dl\]), mental or cognitive impairment, weight loss diet requiring excessively large amounts of fluid intake, or other health-related specific diet).
* Nursing home resident
* BMI \>40
Box 1 Supplements to avoid
* Multi-Vitamins and Multi-Mineral capsules
* Specific Vitamins or Minerals (e.g., Calcium, Citrical, Calcium Gummies, Vitamin A, D, Niacin, Pyridoxine, Selenium, Vitamin E, B6, Iron, Omega 3, D3, Magnesium, B-Complex, Women's Ultra MultiVitamin, GNC B-Complex, B-12, PreserVision Areds2, Vitamins D, B Pollen)
* Probiotics
* Cranberry Mannose or Cranberry Extract Weight loss products to avoid
* Medifast
* Vitafusion
* OptiVin Products
* Appetite Suppressants
* Keto-Fuel
A Clinical Study of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan (I-DXd) in People With Metastatic Prostate Cancer (MK-2400-001)
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Researchers have designed a study medicine called ifinatamab deruxtecan (also called I-DXd or MK-2400) to treat mCRPC. The goal of this study is to learn if people who receive I-DXd live longer overall and live longer without the cancer growing or spreading than people who receive chemotherapy,
The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
* Has diagnosis of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
* Has prostate cancer progression while on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) (or post bilateral orchiectomy) within 6 months prior to entering the study
* Has received prior treatment with 1 or 2 androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) and progressed during or after at least 8 weeks of treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
* History of (non-infectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis that required steroids
* Has uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease
* Has received prior treatment with a taxane-based chemotherapy agent for mCRPC
UTSW NORC Pilot Spinal Cord Injury Dietary Program
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of a 9-week dietician-guided program modified from the National Diabetic Prevention Program (modified DPP-diet) in people with spinal cord injury on body composition and insulin sensitivity.
The main question it aims to answer is:
Does 9 week modified DPP-diet reduce body fat percentage and insulin resistance?
Participants will:
Have 9 weeks of Telehealth visit with dietician certified in providing DPP. Visit the laboratory before, immediately and 9 weeks after completion of the modified DPP-diet.
Share with the researcher on the perceived benefit and obstacles in implementing the modified DPP-diet as part of their daily activities.
* age 18-65 years old
* have had SCI for more than one year
* not independently ambulatory
* primarily uses a wheelchair for mobility
* community-dwelling
* without comorbidities listed in the exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
* uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus
* pregnancy
* active systemic disease, e.g., heart disease, real failure/insufficiency, multiple myeloma, lupus with nephropathy, sickle cell disease, symptomatic myasthenia gravis, poorly controlled hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
OTHER: Telehealth with dietician
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic
The Effect of Adiposity on Muscle and Microvascular Function in HFpEF
This project is an observational study in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) who are candidates for treatment with weight loss medication to manage obesity or diabetes as part of their standard clinical care. This study will include multiple experimental visits before and after treatment (minimum 7 percent weight loss, between 9-12 months) to understand how increased adiposity and inflammation effects skeletal muscle and cardiovascular health and function and to examine the effect of medically directed weight loss on skeletal muscle health and exercise tolerance.
The objective of this study is to
1. Define the mechanisms by which adiposity impairs exercise hemodynamics, microvascular function, and oxygen transport/utilization in patients with HFpEF.
2. Determine if intensive medically directed weight loss can reduce microvascular inflammation and normalize exercise hemodynamics.
3. Quantify the effect of medically directed weight loss on skeletal muscle function and catabolism.
Hypotheses
1. Perfusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue disrupts blood flow distribution and impairs muscle microvascular perfusion and exercise hemodynamics.
2. Extramyocellular muscular lipid deposition and microvascular endothelial inflammation is associated with reduced capillarity and impaired microvascular perfusions, while intramyocellular triglyceride content is associated with poor skeletal muscle oxidative capacity,
3. Intensive weight loss will improve exercise hemodynamics, microvascular perfusion, and reduce muscular inflammation, and resistance training will augment these effects.
Group 1: Patients with HFpEF
* Diagnosis of heart failure or clear heart failure hospitalization
* Stable ejection fraction \> 0.50
* Objective evidence of elevated left ventricular filling pressure by one of the following i) pulmonary capillary wedge pressure ≥25 mmHg during supine cardiopulmonary exercise testing or ii) a change in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of \>15 mmHg during upright exercise
* Must be candidates for pharmacological incretin-based directed intensive weight loss therapies as part of their SOC
* BMI\>32kg/m2
* ≥45 years old
* Incretin naïve for 6 months
Group 2: Non-HFpEF controls
* Adults who do not have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
* Age ≥ 18 years
Exclusion Criteria:
Group 1
* Prior history of reduced ejection fraction (\<50%)
* Infiltrative cardiomyopathy
* NYHA Class IV chronic heart failure
* Left bundle branch block
* Unstable coronary artery disease
* Uncontrolled arrhythmia
* CKD 4 or higher
* Currently taking incretin-based drugs (SGL2, GLP1)
* Severe valvular heart disease
* BMI \> 50kg/m2
* Other debilitating illness that would preclude participation
* Any contra-indication to MRI
* Any contra-indication to muscle biopsies.
Group 2
* Age \< 18 years
* BMI \> 50 kg/m2
* Atrial fibrillation with poorly controlled heart rate
* PDE5 inhibitor use
* Severe valvular disease
* Severe COPD
* CKD 4 or higher
* Currently taking incretin-based drugs (SGL2, GLP1)
* Any contra-indication to MRI
* Any contra-indication to muscle biopsies.
DRUG: Weight loss SOC Treatment with second generation anti-diabetic medications
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). The underlying mechanisms are largely unclear, but maternal vascular endothelial dysfunction is likely involved. Endothelial dysfunction in HDP could be attributed to 1) alterations in the L-arginine/nitric oxide (NO) pathway, and 2) an increase in endothelin-1 (ET-1). Additionally, augmented sympathetic vasoconstriction may also contribute to HDP. Chronic (repeated) whole-body heat exposure has been shown to increase NO bioavailability, decrease ET-1, and cause functional and structural adaptations in the vasculature. All these can improve vascular function, attenuate sympathetic (re)activity, lower blood pressure (BP), and reduce cardiovascular risk in non-pregnant individuals. Whether this is also true after regional (leg) heating in high-risk pregnant women is unknown. The investigators' central hypothesis is that chronic leg heating will be effective in improving vascular endothelial function and attenuating sympathetic vasoconstriction, leading to a reduction of the risk for HDP in pregnant women with obesity. The overarching goal of this proposal is to determine the vascular and neural effects of chronic leg heating in obese pregnancy. The study team plans to enroll pregnant women with obesity between 12-14 weeks of gestation and randomly assign them to either an intervention group or a control group (1:1 ratio). Participants in the intervention group will perform 16 weeks of home-based leg heating using a portable sauna blanket up to the hip (temperature of the blanket will be set at 65°C, 4 times/week, 45 min/session), whereas women in the control group will set the temperature of the blanket at 35°C at the same frequency and duration. Participants will be evaluated at baseline and then at 28-30 weeks of gestation. Aim 1 will determine the effects of chronic leg heating on maternal vascular function and surrogate markers of HDP. Aim 2 will determine the effects of chronic leg heating on sympathetic vasoconstriction and BP. Findings from this project will provide insight on the extent and potential mechanisms of how chronic leg heating works for improving vascular endothelial function and sympathetic vasoconstriction in pregnant women with obesity. Results obtained will set a foundation for future large multicenter clinical trials to determine the efficacy and generalizability of home-based leg heat therapy as a safe, ease-of-use, cost-effective, and non-drug approach for reducing the risk of HDP.
* Women with overweight or obesity (self-reported pre-pregnancy body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) between 10-14 weeks of gestation and aged 18-45 years old will be enrolled.
* Both normotensive and hypertensive (office sitting systolic BP 140-150 mmHg and/or diastolic BP 90-100 mmHg) pregnant women will be enrolled if they are not on any antihypertensive drug treatment.
* We will enroll both nulliparous and multiparous women.
* There is no restriction regarding race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
* Women with a history of HDP will be allowed to participate.
* Women taking low-dose aspirin will be allowed to participate and aspirin use will be documented.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Current multiple pregnancies (e.g., twins, triplets, etc.).
* Known major fetal chromosomal or anatomical abnormalities diagnosed during the study.
* Recurrent miscarriage (three or more, to avoid antiphospholipid antibody syndrome).
* Office sitting BP \<100/55 mmHg or \>150/100 mmHg (for safety reasons).
* Evidence of cardiovascular, pulmonary, or neurological diseases.
* Diabetes mellitus (to avoid its effects on vascular endothelial function and sympathetic vasoconstriction).
* Kidney disease (serum creatinine \>0.9 mg/dL).
* Clinical known deep vein thrombosis, clinical symptoms and history of deep vein thrombosis, or dermatological lesions.
* History of drug or alcohol abuse within the last 2 years.
* Current tobacco use.
* Pregnant women who do not have air conditioning at home during summer (for safety reasons).
XVIVO Heart Box (XHB) With Supplemented XVIVO Heart Solution (SXHS) Continued Access Protocol (CAP) (NIHP-CAP-001)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if Non-Ischemic Heart Preservation (NIHP) of extended criteria donor hearts using the XVIVO Heart Preservation System (XHPS) is a safe and effective way to preserve and transport hearts for transplantation.
Inclusion Criteria Recipient:
To be eligible to participate in this study, a recipient must meet all the following criteria:
• Age ³18 years.
• Signed informed consent form (ICF).
• Listed for heart transplantation.
Exclusion Criteria Recipient:
• Previous solid organ or bone marrow transplantation.
• Requires a multi-organ transplant.
• Subject is enrolled and ongoing in another investigational pharmaceutical or medical device clinical trial (Exception: observational studies are permitted).
• Subject is on mechanical circulatory support pre-transplant other than durable LVAD, Impella or intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP).
• History of complex congenital heart disease ie: single ventricle physiology (per Investigator's discretion and XVIVO review).
• Subject on renal replacement therapy/dialysis.
• Ventilator dependence (subject is intubated at time of transplant/unable to provide consent or re-affirmation of consent).
• Sensitized participants meeting any of the following:
* Participant with calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (cPRA) greater than 50%
* Participant undergoing any desensitization treatment (also with cPRA less than 50%)
* Participant with a positive prospective crossmatch and/or a positive virtual cross match
Donor
Inclusion Criteria:
To be eligible to participate in this study, the donor heart must meet the following criteria:
• Estimated Cross Clamp Time ≥4 hours OR
• Estimated Cross Clamp ≥ 2 hours AND
Any one or more of the following:
* Age ≥50 years
* LVEF 40% - 50% at time of provisional acceptance. (Refer to section 6.3.4 for definition of provisional acceptance).
* Down-time ≥20 minutes
* Hypertrophy septal thickness \>12 - ≤16mm
* Angiographic luminal irregularities with no significant CAD OR 1) Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD)
Donor
Exclusion Criteria:
Donor hearts that meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from transplantation in this study:
• Unstable hemodynamics requiring high-dose inotropic support.
• Significantly abnormal coronary angiogram defined as CAD \> 50% stenosis of one or more vessels or if the donor heart exhibits any contusions, structural damage, gross abnormalities, or palpable CAD on final examination.
• Moderate to severe cardiac valve pathology.
• Investigator's clinical decision to exclude from trial.
• Previous sternotomy.
DEVICE: Non-Ischemic Heart Preservation (NIHP) using the XVIVO Heart Assist Transport (XHAT)
The AIRTIVITY™ Study: A Study to Find Out Whether BI 1291583 Helps People With Bronchiectasis
This study is open to adults and adolescents aged 12 to under 18 with bronchiectasis. People can participate in this study if they produce sputum and have had flare-ups (also called exacerbations).
The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 1291583 helps people with bronchiectasis. Participants are put into 2 groups randomly, which means by chance. One group takes BI 1291583 tablets and the other group takes placebo tablets. A placebo tablet looks like the BI 1291583 tablet but does not contain any medicine. Participants take 1 tablet once a day for up to 1 year and 6 months.
Participants are in the study for up to 1 year and 8 months. During this time, participants visit the study site up to 10 times and get about 13 phone calls from the site staff. Participants regularly complete a diary on a smartphone about their bronchiectasis symptoms and study doctors regularly check for any changes. The study doctors document when participants experience flare-ups. The number of flare-ups is compared between the participants who receive BI 1291583 and those who receive the placebo. The study doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.
Inclusion criteria:
* Male or female participants. Woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per International Council of Harmonisation (ICH) M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1 % per year when used consistently and correctly, as well as one barrier method. A list of contraception methods meeting these criteria is provided in the participant information.
* Signed and dated written informed consent and assent, if applicable, prior to admission to the study, in accordance with GCP and local legislation.
* Age of participants when signing the informed consent/assent ≥12 years.
\-- Adolescents need to weigh at least 35 kg at Visit 1.
* Clinical history consistent with bronchiectasis (e.g. cough, chronic sputum production, recurrent respiratory infections) and investigator confirmed diagnosis of bronchiectasis by CT scan where bronchiectasis has been documented by a radiologist.
Participants whose past CT scan image records are not available will undergo a chest CT scan during Screening. Historical scans must not be older than five years.
* Adult participants should be able to produce sputum for Pseudomonas aeruginosa assessment during the screening period.
* History of documented pulmonary exacerbations requiring antibiotic treatment. In the 12 months before Visit 1, participants must have had either:
* at least 2 exacerbations, or
* at least 1 exacerbation and an St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) Symptoms score of \>40 at screening Visit 1 (adults only)
* at least 1 exacerbation and high symptom burden according to the investigator's judgement (adolescents only) For participants on oral or inhaled antibiotics as chronic treatment for bronchiectasis and participants on Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulator Therapy (CFTR-MT), at least one exacerbation must have occurred since initiation of antibiotics or CFTR-MT.
Exclusion criteria:
* Any new or newly diagnosed condition of primary or secondary immunodeficiency within 1 year before randomisation.
* Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis being treated or requiring treatment.
* Tuberculosis or non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection being treated or requiring treatment
* Any findings in the medical examination and/or laboratory value assessed at Screening Visit 1 or during screening period, that in the opinion of the investigator may put the participant at risk by participating in the trial.
* Any clinically relevant (at the discretion of the investigator) acute respiratory infection or ongoing pulmonary exacerbation at screening visit or during the screening unless recovered in the opinion of the investigator prior to Visit 2.
* Any relevant pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological, hormonal, or other disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, may put the participant at risk by participating in the study.
* Major surgery (major according to the investigator's assessment) performed within 6 weeks prior to randomisation or scheduled during trial period.
* Any documented active or suspected malignancy or history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, except appropriately treated in situ non-melanoma skin cancers or in situ carcinoma of uterine cervix.
* Evidence or medical history of moderate or severe liver disease (Child-Pugh score B or C hepatic impairment).
* estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) according to Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula (adults) or Chronic Kidney Disease Under 25 (CKiD-U25) (adolescents) \<30 mL/min at Visit 1.
* Previous treatment with a dipeptidyl peptidase-1 (DPP1) (Cathepsin C (CatC)) inhibitor. (Note: Participants that were randomised and only received placebo in studies with DPP1 (CatC) inhibitor are allowed.) Further exclusion criteria apply.
DRUG: BI 1291583, DRUG: Placebo matching BI 1291583
A Study of FG-3246 in Participants With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of FG-3246, a cluster of differentiation 46 (CD46) targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), in the treatment of participants with mCRPC who have progressed following treatment with one prior second-generation androgen receptor signaling inhibitor (ARSI) in any setting and no prior taxane therapy in the mCRPC setting.
* Participant must have histological, and/or cytological confirmation of prostate adenocarcinoma.
* Participant with safely accessible tumor lesion must agree to biopsy of a primary or metastatic lesion during screening. Alternatively, participant may provide an archival biopsy of a primary or metastatic lesion that was taken after castration resistance developed and within 1 year prior to randomization.
* Participant must have serum testosterone levels \<50 nanograms (ng)/deciliter (dL) during screening.
* Participant is required to have progressed on one prior treatment with a second generation ARSI (abiraterone acetate, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide) initiated in either the castration-sensitive or castration-resistant setting.
* Participant must have progressive mCRPC following last treatment at screening.
* Participant must have ≥1 metastatic lesion that is present on baseline Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), or bone scan obtained ≤28 days prior to randomization.
* Participant must have adequate organ function during screening and reconfirmed on Study Day -1 or Day 1.
Key
Exclusion Criteria:
* Participant has received previous treatment with a therapeutic targeting CD46.
* Participant has small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (pure or mixed) or any other non-adenocarcinoma component on prior or current histologic evaluation of primary or metastatic lesion.
* Participant has received more than one prior second-generation ARSI in any setting.
* Participant has received any systemic anticancer therapy (for example, hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radioligand therapy, or biological therapy \[including monoclonal antibodies\], including investigational therapy) within 28 days prior to randomization.
* Participant has received any prior radiation therapy within 28 days prior to randomization.
* Participant has a known actionable mutation or gene alteration, for example, BRCA1 mutation, for which approved therapies are available, for example, PARP inhibitors, unless these therapies are not appropriate for the participant as determined by the investigator or the participant refuses such therapy.
* Participant has National Cancer institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) ≥Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy at the time of screening from any etiology.
* Participant has received any prior chemotherapy; however, one prior taxane-based chemotherapy in the castration-sensitive setting is allowed if completed \>12 months before randomization.
* Participant has known hypersensitivity to the components of FG-3246 or its analogs or a history of allergic or anaphylactic reaction to human, humanized, or chimeric monoclonal antibodies.
* Participant has diagnosis with any other malignancy in the past 5 years, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
* Participant requires treatment with a strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor or inducer drug that cannot be safely discontinued.
NOTE: Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion may apply.
Study of Zelenectide Pevedotin in Participants With Advanced Breast Cancer
This is a global, multicenter, open-label study that aims to assess the efficacy and safety of zelenectide pevedotin in participants with NECTIN4-amplified recurrent, unresectable, or metastatic breast cancer who have received prior therapy (see inclusion criteria below). The study will comprise of 2 cohorts. Cohort A will include participants with hormone receptor positive/ human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative \[HR+/HER2-\] breast cancer, whereas Cohort B will include participants with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Inclusion Criteria
* Archival or fresh tumor tissue comprised of TNBC or HR+/HER2-negative invasive breast cancer available for NECTIN4 gene amplification testing.
* Confirmed NECTIN4 gene amplification by an analytically validated clinical trial assay (CTA).
* Measurable disease as defined by RECIST v1.1.
* Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of ≤ 1.
• Cohort A Specific
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed HR+/HER2-negative endocrine resistant/refractory breast cancer according to ASCO-CAP guidelines and received at least 1 and up to 3 prior lines of non-endocrine-based therapy for advanced disease.
• Cohort B Specific
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed TNBC, including ER-low positive breast cancers (1-10% of cells expressing hormonal receptors by IHC), according to ASCO-CAP guidelines and have received at least 1 and up to 3 prior lines of systemic therapy for advanced disease.
Exclusion Criteria
* Prior treatment with any antibody drug conjugate (ADC) containing an Monomethyl Auristatin E (MMAE) (vedotin) payload or other MMAE-based therapy.
* Known hypersensitivity or allergy to any of the ingredients of any of the study interventions, or to MMAE.
* Previously tested HER2-positive (IHC 3+ or ISH+) on prior pathology testing (per ASCO-CAP guidelines).
* Active keratitis or corneal ulcerations.
* Active or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
* Uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension.
* Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently).
* Active interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis requiring ongoing treatment with steroids (\>10mg/day of prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications.
* Requirement, while on study, for treatment with strong inhibitors or strong inducers of human cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) or inhibitors of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) including herbal- or food-based inhibitors.
* Prior treatment with any systemic anticancer therapy within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to first dose of study treatment
Note: Additional protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply
DRUG: Zelenectide pevedotin (BT8009)
Breast Cancer, Breast - Female
NECTIN4, Zelenectide pevedotin, HR+/HER2-negative, TNBC, Chemotherapy, Duravelo-3, Advanced Breast Cancer
Resource Intervention to Support Equity (RISE) in High-Risk Neuroblastoma (RISE in HR NBL)
The goal of this study is to test if the addition of a novel income-poverty targeted supportive care intervention (Pediatric Resource Intervention to Support Equity \[Pediatric RISE\]) to usual supportive care for low-income children with high-risk neuroblastoma can improve parent- and child-centered outcomes.
Participants will be randomized to receive one of the following for 6-months:
* Usual supportive care alone or
* Usual supportive care plus Pediatric RISE
Patient cohort: The randomized Phase II multi-center RISE intervention will be conducted among a population of poverty-exposed children with high-risk neuroblastoma. Poverty will be a priori defined as parent-reported low-income (\<200% Federal Poverty Level). Children receiving treatment for cancer at study sites will serve as the study cohort, with parents/guardians as survey informants and intervention recipients on behalf of their minor children given that parents (not children) typically manage household finances.
* Patient newly diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma
* Patient has established care at study site and initiated cancer-directed therapy
* Patient has not yet initiated Induction Cycle 3
* Patient aged 0-17 years at the time of consent
* Parent/guardian screened positive for self-reported low-income (\<200% Federal Poverty) \*
* Family primary residence in MA, PA, IL, CA, WA, CT, GA, WI and OH
* Both patients co-enrolled on ANBL2131 or those receiving standard of care therapy at their center are eligible to participate
* Patients of all languages are eligible to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
* Foreign national family receiving care as an Embassy-pay patient.
* Child or household member receiving SSI
A Study to Assess Adverse Events and Effectiveness of Gel Stent (XEN63) Implantation Using Ab Interno and Ab Externo Approaches in Adult Participants With Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the world, second only to cataracts. This study will assess how safe and effective a glaucoma gel stent is when implanted using the ab interno (inside the eye) and ab externo (outside the eye) approach. Adverse events and intraocular pressure will be assessed.
XEN63 is an investigational device for the treatment of intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma when both medical and conventional surgical treatments have failed (for US approval) and when medical treatments have failed (for outside US \[OUS\] approval). Participants will be placed in one of two groups called study arms. One group will receive the XEN63 gel stent ab interno (inside the eye) and the other group will receive the XEN63 gel stent ab externo (outside the eye). Approximately 130 participants aged 45 years or older with glaucoma will be enrolled in this study at approximately 32 sites in the United States.
Participants will receive XEN63 implanted using either the ab interno approach or the ab externo approach on Day 1 and will be followed for 12 months.
Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The safety and effect of the gel stent on your glaucoma will be checked by medical assessments and eye examinations.
* Diagnosis of glaucoma in the study eye (SE) (meeting criterion a or b)
• That meets the following refractory glaucoma criteria of eyes diagnosed with glaucoma uncontrolled by maximal medical therapy (four or more classes of intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering medications, or fewer in cases where it has been documented that certain medication classes cannot be tolerated or are contraindicated), and failed one or more incisional intraocular glaucoma surgeries (e.g., glaucoma filtering surgery, tube shunt)
• Uncontrolled by medical therapy (to meet out-of-US \[OUS\] requirements) with participants who only have glaucoma uncontrolled by medical therapy (non-refractory glaucoma), a maximum of 10 participants who meet only criterion b (and not a) will be enrolled in each cohort.
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of angle-closure glaucoma where the angle has not been surgically opened in the SE.
* History of secondary open-angle glaucoma (e.g., neovascular, pigmentary, pseudoexfoliative, uveitic, angle recession/traumatic glaucoma, etc.) in the SE.
* Active inflammation (e.g., blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis) in the SE.
DEVICE: XEN63 Glaucoma Treatment System
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, AGN-9003
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
A Study of TYRA-300 in Children With Achondroplasia: BEACH301
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and identify potentially effective dose(s) of TYRA-300 in children with achondroplasia with open growth plates.
* Aged 3 to 10 years old (inclusive) at the time of consent.
* Informed consent provided by parent(s) or legal guardian(s). As study participants are less than 18 years old, participants are willing and able to provide written assent (where applicable and required).
* Molecular diagnosis of achondroplasia (FGFR3 G380R).
* Radiographically confirmed open growth plates at Screening, as determined by bone age X-ray.
* Able to stand and ambulate independently.
* Able to take oral medication.
* Sentinel Safety Cohort only: aged 5 to 10 years old (inclusive).
* Cohort 1 only: aged 3 to 10 years old (inclusive) and are naive to prior growth accelerating therapy.
* Cohort 2 only: aged 3 to 10 years old (inclusive) and have received prior growth accelerating therapy.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Presence or history of any concurrent disease or condition that would interfere with study participation, safety evaluations, or any uncontrolled or untreated condition that could impact pediatric growth.
* Diagnosis of endocrine condition that alters calcium/phosphate homeostasis.
* Prior limb lengthening surgery or planned or expected to have limb lengthening surgery while enrolled in the study.
* Taking medications that are strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 (Cyp) 3A4.
* History or current evidence of corneal or retinal disorder/keratopathy.
* Presence of guided growth hardware/8 plates. Planned or anticipated orthopedic surgeries.
APPROVE Trial: Evaluating a Prescription Digital Therapeutic for Treatment of OAB in Women (APPROVE)
The APPROVE trial is a multi-centered, randomized controlled trial designed to assess differences in symptom improvement, quality of life, bladder symptoms, satisfaction with treatment and continued treatment efficacy in women with overactive bladder (OAB) randomized to a prescription digital therapeutic (PDTx) app called RiSolve compared to standard behavioral education (handouts).
* Women ≥ 22 years old
* Bothersome OAB symptoms (defined as bother rating ≥ 5 on ICIQ-FLUTS question #3b or #9b)
* English-speaking
* Willing to forego other treatment outside of medications for the 8-week trial period
* Use of at least one mobile App
Exclusion Criteria:
* Stress-predominant mixed urinary incontinence (defined as QUID stress score \> QUID urge score)
* Voiding dysfunction defined as response ≥ 2 on ICIQ-FLUTS question #7a
* Bladder pain defined as response ≥ 2 on ICIQ-FLUTS question #4a
* Use of an OAB medication (anticholinergic or beta-agonist) within the past two weeks
* Currently using intermittent or indwelling catheter
* History of bladder/urethral, colon/anal, or cervical cancer
* Current or prior use of sacral neuromodulation, tibial stimulation or onabotulinum toxin type A intradetrusor injection
* Currently taking antibiotics/drugs for urinary tract infection\^
* Currently undergoing or unwilling to forego pelvic floor physical therapy with a physical therapist or prescription device for the 8-week intervention period
* Planning surgery for pelvic organ prolapse within 12 months of randomization
* Pelvic surgery within the past 6 months
* Planning to undergo pessary fitting °
* Those on antibiotics for urinary tract infection will be eligible for enrollment 2 weeks after completing antibiotic therapy with subjective resolution of UTI symptoms °Will be eligible after completing pessary fitting
https://researchdata.medstar.net/redcap/surveys/?s=MM7WN7EXACX4PNXJ
Ligufalimab and Cadonilimab in Advanced Liver Cancers
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if the combination of Ligufalimab and Cadonilimab are effective in treating advanced hepatobiliary cancers that have failed prior therapy.
• Histological confirmation of specific disease -Cohort A (HCC): Patient must have a diagnosis confirmed by histology or clinically by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria in patients with cirrhosis. Known fibrolamellar HCC will be excluded.
* Cohort B (BTC, biliary tract cancers): Patients must have histologically confirmed biliary tract cancer (including intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and gall bladder cancers). Patients with combined HCC-cholangiocarcinoma may be enrolled in Cohort B.
• Locally advanced or metastatic disease
* Patients with locally advanced or metastatic disease must have disease deemed not amenable to surgical and/or locoregional therapies or patients who have progressed following surgical and/or locoregional therapies.
* Measurable disease, as defined as lesions that can accurately be measured in at least one dimension according to RECIST version 1.1 at least 1 cm with contrast enhanced dynamic imaging (magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography).
• Refractory to or relapsed after prior anti-PD-1/L1 antibody therapy. May have received anti-PD-1/L1 monotherapy or combination therapy as any line of therapy including in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting. Patients who discontinued prior immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment due to a high-grade toxicity (Grade 4) are not eligible.
• For patients in cohort A who do not have a clinical diagnosis of HCC according to the AASLD criteria, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor diagnostic tissue samples must have been obtained within 4 years from the time of consent. Baseline tissue will be requested any time after consent. It is strongly recommended that tissue is obtained from standard-of-care biopsies confirming progression of disease on prior therapy so that the patient has not received any intervening systemic anti-cancer treatment from the time that the baseline tissue was obtained.
• Prior locoregional therapy is allowed provided the following are met: 1) at least 2 weeks since prior locoregional therapy including surgical resection, chemoembolization, radiotherapy, or ablation; 2) target lesion has increased in size ≥25% since the cessation of locoregional therapy or the target lesion was not treated with locoregional therapy. Patients treated with palliative radiotherapy for symptoms will be eligible as long as the target lesion is not the treated lesion and radiotherapy will be completed at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration.
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Child-Pugh Score A or B7 (only applicable for Cohort A)
• ECOG Performance score of 0-1
• Adequate organ and marrow function (without chronic, ongoing growth factor support or transfusion in the last 2 weeks) as defined below:
-Platelet count ≥ 50,000/mm3
-Hgb ≥ 9 g/dl
-Absolute neutrophil ≥ 1,000 cells/mm3
-Total bilirubin ≤ 3 mg/ml (This will not apply to subjects with Gilbert's syndrome who have persistent or recurrent hyperbilirubinemia that is predominantly unconjugated in the absence of hemolysis, or patients with hyperbilirubinemia secondary to distal malignant obstruction where endoscopic, surgical, or percutaneous bypass/stenting has been attempted. Such patients may be enrolled based in consultation with the principal investigator)
-INR ≤ 2
-AST, ALT ≤ 5 times ULN
* Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min. CrCl can be calculated using the Cockroft-Gault method.
* Albumin ≥ 2.0 g/dl
• All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential, defined as not surgically sterilized and between menarche and 1-year post menopause, must agree to use highly effective contraception methods (hormonal or barrier method of birth control or abstinence) 4 weeks prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 120 days after the last dose of ligufalimab or cadonilimab.
Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, marital status, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria:
* Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
* Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).
• Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening.
• Subjects are eligible to enroll if they have non-viral-HCC, or if they have HBV-HCC, or HCV-HCC defined as follows:
1) HBV-HCC: Hepatitis B subjects will be allowed if they meet the following criteria: On antiviral therapy for HBV. Subjects who are anti-HBc (+), negative for HBsAg, negative for anti-HBs, and have an HBV viral load under 100 IU/mL do not require HBV anti-viral prophylaxis.
2) HCV-HCC: Active or resolved HCV infection as evidenced by detectable HCV RNA or antibody. Patients who have failed HCV therapy as evidenced by detectable HCV RNA will be eligible. Subjects with chronic infection by HCV who are treated (successfully or treatment failure) or untreated are allowed on study.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
• Willing and able to comply with the requirements and restrictions in this protocol.
• Patients who have received the vector, protein subunit, or nucleic acid COVID-19 vaccines are eligible to enroll.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Prior liver transplant.
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive (testing not required).
• Use of any live vaccines against infectious diseases within 28 days of first dose of study drug administration.
• History of trauma or major surgery within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug administration. (Tumor biopsy or placement of central venous access catheter (eg, port or similar) is not considered a major surgical procedure).
• Underlying medical conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, will make the administration of study drugs hazardous, including but not limited to:
* Interstitial lung disease, including history of interstitial lung disease or non infectious pneumonitis (lymphangitic spread of cancer is not disqualifying),
* Active viral, bacterial, or fungal infections requiring parenteral treatment within 14 days of the initiation of study drugs,
* Clinically significant cardiovascular disease,
* A condition that may obscure the interpretation of toxicity determination or AEs,
* History of prior solid-organ transplantation.
• Hypersensitivity to IV contrast; not suitable for pre-medication.
• Any active autoimmune disease or a documented history of autoimmune disease or syndrome that required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (ie, with use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs), except for vitiligo or resolved childhood asthma/atopy.
* Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
* Participants with asthma who require intermittent use of bronchodilators, inhaled corticosteroids, or local corticosteroid injections will not be excluded from this study. Participants on chronic systemic corticosteroids will be excluded from the study.
• Known history of active bacillus tuberculosis.
• Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg/day prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses ≤10 mg/day prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of autoimmune disease.
• Patients who discontinued prior immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment due to Grade ≥ 3 or Grade 2 serious toxicity (i.e., pneumonitis, uveitis, neurological symptoms, cardiac toxicity, etc.) immune-related adverse events.
• Known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies (≥Grade 3).
• Prior malignancy that required systemic treatment within the previous 2 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, breast, or prostate cancer.
• Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated.
• If a participant has symptomatic or clinically active brain metastases including leptomeningeal disease, they must be excluded if:
* Has evidence of progression by neurologic symptoms
* Has metastatic brain lesions that require immediate intervention.
* Has carcinomatous meningitis, regardless of clinical stability
• Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after contraception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test.
• Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
• Has significant dementia or other mental condition that precludes the participant's ability to consent to the study.
• Use of other investigational drugs (drugs not marketed for any indication) within 28 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) of first dose of study drugs.
• Known hypersensitivity to recombinant proteins, or any excipient contained in the study drug formulations.
DRUG: Ligufalimab, DRUG: Cadonilimab
Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Refractory Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Biliary Tract Cancer, Liver, Other Digestive Organ
liver, other digestive organs
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
* Males and females ≥ 40 years and ≤ 85 years of age at screening.
* Diagnosed with HF with NYHA functional class II or III.
* Screening echocardiography with LVEF ≥ 60%.
* Screening NT-proBNP ≥ 300 pg/mL for participants in sinus rhythm and ≥ 900 pg/mL for participants with comorbid atrial fibrillation or flutter.
* Body mass index \< 40 kg/m2.
* Participants on beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)/angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) or angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI), must be on stable doses for more than 30 days prior to screening.
* Participants on a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist must be on a stable dose for more than 24 weeks prior to screening with no anticipated plans to change dose during this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
* History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, malignancy, active infection, other condition, or disease that, in the opinion of the investigator or the Medical Monitor, would pose a risk to patient safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion.
* Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.
DRUG: CK-4021586 (150 mg, 300 mg, 450 mg, and 600 mg), DRUG: Placebo to match CK-4021586
Symptomatic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Neoadjuvant Zanzalintinib Plus Nivolumab in Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Inoperable Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma With or Without Non-measurable Metastasis (EXPLORE-RCC)
All subjects will receive zanzalintinib 100mg orally (PO) once daily plus nivolumab standard of care dosing (i.e., 240mg IV every 2 weeks or 480mg IV every 4 weeks) for a total of 12 weeks, followed by restaging scan/evaluation for surgical operability and an adaptive approach that includes (1) surgical resection if the participant is eligible for surgery (Cohort A), (2) up to 48 weeks total (from Cycle 1 Day 1) of zanzalintinib plus nivolumab if the participant has partial response or stable disease but remains inoperable (Cohort B1), or (3) stopping protocol mandated treatment to receive standard of care systemic therapy and continue follow up per protocol if the participant has disease progression (Cohort B2).
• Written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization for release of personal health information prior to registration. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
• Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≤ 1 within 30 days prior to registration.
• Histologically confirmed (i.e., tissue from primary kidney tumor of interest) diagnosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma with or without sarcomatoid features. NOTE: biopsy should be performed at least 5 days before the first dose of study treatment and must be completely healed before dosing.
• Locally advanced (cT3/T4, N0-1) OR deemed surgically inoperable (per surgeon discretion based on factors including but not limited to surgical challenge and/or medical co-morbidities, such as renal functional reserve). Satisfying either of the criteria allows for enrollment.
• Non-measurable soft tissue metastasis with longest diameter \< 10mm or pathological lymph nodes \< 15 mm in short axis are allowed.
• Recovery to baseline or Grade ≤ 1 severity (CTCAE v5) from adverse events (AEs) related to any prior treatments, unless AE(s) are clinically nonsignificant and/or stable on supportive therapy (eg, physiological replacement of corticosteroid). Low-grade or controlled toxicities such as alopecia, Grade ≤ 2 hypomagnesemia, Grade ≤ 2 neuropathy are permitted).
• Adequate organ and marrow function, based upon meeting all the following laboratory criteria within 30 days before first dose of study treatment:
* Platelets (Plt): ≥ 100,000 /mm3; without transfusion within 2 weeks of screening laboratory sample collection
* Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC): ≥ 1500 K/mm3; without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support within 2 weeks of screening laboratory sample collection
* Hemoglobin (Hgb): ≥ 9 g/dL; without transfusion within 2 weeks of screening laboratory sample collection
* Creatinine OR Calculated creatinine clearance: ≤ 1.5 x ULN OR ≥ 40 mL/min
* Urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR): ≤ 1.5 mg/mg (≤ 169.8 mg/mmol) creatinine
* Total bilirubin: ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN); for subjects with Gilbert's disease ≤ 3 x ULN
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST): ≤ 3× ULN
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT): ≤ 3 × ULN
* Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP): ≤ 3 × ULN
• Females of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 48 hours of Cycle 1 Day 1. If a urine test is done and it is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. Female subjects are considered to be of childbearing potential unless one of the following criteria is met: permanent sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy) or documented postmenopausal status (defined as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman \> 45 years-of-age in the absence of other biological or physiological causes. For females \< 55 years old, confirmation of menopausal status is per institutional standards. NOTE: documentation may include review of medical records, medical examination, or medical history interview by study site staff.
• Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a male able to father a child must be willing to abstain from penile-vaginal intercourse or must use an effective method(s) of contraception. Males able to father a child who are sexually active with a female of childbearing potential must be willing to abstain from penile-vaginal intercourse or use an effective method(s) of contraception.
• As determined by the enrolling physician or protocol designee, ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Non-clear cell histology.
• Measurable metastatic disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria and other non-measurable lesions including bone metastasis, leptomeningeal disease, lymphangitic involvement of lung or skin, pathologically confirmed-malignant ascites/pleural/pericardial effusion.
• Prior systemic therapy, including zanzalintinib, nivolumab and other vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGFR-TKIs)/immune checkpoint inhibitors(IOs), for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
• Prior surgery and/or radiation to the primary renal cell carcinoma tumor of interest. NOTE: prior surgery and/or radiation to other areas of the kidney (i.e., prior small kidney tumor resection or radiation) is allowed if \> 4 weeks before first dose of study treatment.
• Concomitant anticoagulation with oral anticoagulants (eg, warfarin, direct thrombin inhibitors) and platelet inhibitors (eg, clopidogrel). NOTE: For prohibited anticoagulants, subjects must have discontinued the anticoagulant within 3 days or 5 half-lives prior to first dose of study treatment, whichever is longer. Allowed anticoagulants are the following:
* Prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin for cardio-protection (per local applicable guidelines) and low-dose low molecular weight heparins (LMWH).
* Therapeutic doses of LMWH or anticoagulation with direct factor Xa inhibitors rivaroxaban, edoxaban, or apixaban in subjects without known brain metastases who are on a stable dose of the anticoagulant for at least 1 week before first dose of study treatment without clinically significant hemorrhagic complications from the anticoagulation regimen.
• Use of any complementary medications (eg, herbal supplements or traditional Chinese medicines) to treat the disease under study within 2 weeks before first dose of study treatment.
• The subject has uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness including, but not limited to, the following conditions:
* Unstable or deteriorating cardiovascular disorders:
* Congestive heart failure New York Heart Association Class 3 or 4, class 2 or higher, unstable angina pectoris, new-onset angina, serious cardiac arrhythmias (eg, ventricular flutter, ventricular fibrillation, Torsades de pointes)
* Uncontrolled hypertension defined as sustained blood pressure (BP) \> 140 mm Hg systolic or \> 90 mm Hg diastolic despite optimal antihypertensive treatment
* Stroke (including transient ischemic attack \[TIA\]), myocardial infarction, or other clinically significant arterial thrombotic and/or ischemic event within 6 months before first dose of study treatment
* Pulmonary embolism (PE) or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or prior clinically significant venous or non-CVA/TIA arterial thromboembolic events within 3 months before to first dose of study treatment NOTE: Subjects with a diagnosis of DVT within 6 months are allowed if asymptomatic and stable at screening and are on stable dose of the anticoagulant for at least 1 week before first dose of study treatment without clinically significant hemorrhagic complications from the anticoagulation regimen. NOTE: Subjects who don't require prior anticoagulation therapy may be eligible but must be discussed and approved by the Principal Investigator.
* Prior history of myocarditis
* Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders including those associated with a high risk of perforation or fistula formation:
* Tumors invading the GI-tract from external viscera
* Active peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, cholecystitis, symptomatic cholangitis or appendicitis, or acute pancreatitis
* Acute obstruction of the bowel, gastric outlet, or pancreatic or biliary duct within 6 months before first dose unless cause of obstruction is definitively managed and subject is asymptomatic
* Abdominal fistula, GI perforation, bowel obstruction, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months before first dose. Note: Complete healing of an intra-abdominal abscess must be confirmed before first dose of study treatment.
* Known gastric or esophageal varices
* Ascites, pleural effusion, or pericardial fluid requiring drainage in last 4 weeks
• Clinically significant hematuria, hematemesis, or hemoptysis of \> 0.5 teaspoon (2.5 ml) of red blood, or other history of significant bleeding (eg, pulmonary hemorrhage) within 12 weeks before first dose of study treatment.
• Symptomatic cavitating pulmonary lesion(s) or endobronchial disease (asymptomatic or radiated lesions allowed).
• Lesions invading a major blood vessel. NOTE: Subjects with intravascular tumor extension (eg, tumor thrombus in renal vein or inferior vena cava) are eligible.
• Active infection requiring systemic treatment. NOTE: Prophylactic antimicrobial treatments (antibiotics, antimycotic, antiviral) are allowed.
• Known infection with acute or chronic hepatitis B or C.
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related illness except for subjects meeting all the following criteria: (1) on stable anti-retroviral therapy (ART); (2) CD4+ T cell count ≥ 200/µL; and (3) an undetectable viral load. NOTE: To be eligible, subjects taking CYP inhibitors (eg, zidovudine, ritonavir, cobicistat, didanosine) or CYP3 inducers (efavirenz) must change to a different regimen not including these drugs at least 7 days prior to initiation of study treatment. ART must have been received for at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose. NOTE: CD4+ T cell counts, and viral load are monitored per standard of care by the local health care provider.
• Serious non-healing wound/ulcer/bone fracture.
• Malabsorption syndrome.
• Pharmacologically uncompensated, symptomatic hypothyroidism.
• Moderate to severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C).
• Requirement for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
• History of solid organ or allogeneic stem cell transplant.
• Major surgery (as defined in Appendix A) within 8 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment. Prior laparoscopic surgeries (ie nephrectomy) within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment. Minor surgery (eg, simple excision, tooth extraction) within 5 days before first dose of study treatment. Complete wound healing from major or minor surgery must have occurred at least prior to first dose of study treatment. NOTE: Tumor biopsies should be performed at least 5 days before the first dose of study treatment. Subjects with clinically relevant ongoing complications from prior surgical procedures, including biopsies, are not eligible.
• QTc calculated by the Fridericia formula \> 480 ms within 14 days per electrocardiogram (ECG) before first dose of study treatment. NOTE: Triplicate ECG evaluations will be performed at screening and the average of these 3 consecutive results for QTc will be used to determine eligibility.
• History of psychiatric illness likely to interfere with ability to comply with protocol requirements or give informed consent.
• Pregnant or lactating females.
• Inability to swallow tablets or ingest a suspension either orally or by a nasogastric (NG) or gastrostomy (PEG) tube.
• Previously identified allergy or hypersensitivity to components of the study treatment formulations.
• Another malignancy that requires active therapy and in the opinion of the Investigator would interfere with monitoring of radiologic assessments of response to study treatment within 2 years before first dose of study treatment. Superficial skin cancers, or localized, low grade tumors deemed cured and not treated with systemic therapy are allowed. Incidentally diagnosed prostate cancer is allowed if assessed as stage ≤ T2N0M0 and Gleason score ≤ 6.
• Other conditions, which in the opinion of the Investigator, would compromise the safety of the subject or the subject's ability to complete the study.
• Any active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. NOTE: Subjects with type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism only requiring hormone replacement, skin disorders (such as vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll.
• Known positive test for tuberculosis infection if supported by clinical or radiographic evidence of disease.
• History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (eg, bronchiolitis obliterans), drug induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted.
• Known free thyroxine (FT4) outside the laboratory normal reference range. Asymptomatic subjects with FT4 abnormalities can be eligible after sponsor-investigator approval.
• Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 2 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment. Inhaled, intranasal, intraarticular, and topical corticosteroids and mineralocorticoids are allowed. NOTE: Adrenal replacement steroid doses \> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease. Transient short-term use of higher doses of systemic corticosteroids for allergic conditions (eg, contrast allergy) is also allowed.
• Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days before first dose of study treatment.