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UTSW NORC Pilot Spinal Cord Injury Dietary Program

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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.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, LUCY.CHRISTIE@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Yi-Ting Tzen

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 65 Years old

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06924177

IRB Number: STU20250145

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Interventions: OTHER: Telehealth with dietician

Conditions: Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic

Keywords: spinal cord injuries, obesity, insulin resistance

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Neurological Disease

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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) is a non-invasive tool that images the neurovascular structures of the eye by using near-infrared light. Previous literature has demonstrated the potential of OCTA as a screening tool in stroke, but its utility in other neurological illness such as intracranial hemorrhage is unclear. Hence, this pilot study will gather preliminary data to support future grant applications to investigate this area more fully by recruiting patients with neurological illness and healthy controls and comparing their OCTA imaging parameters.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Emily.Melikman@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Noah Jouett

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to old

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Healthy Volunteers:

This study is also accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06797765

IRB Number: STU-2024-0876

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Interventions: DEVICE: OCTA

Conditions: Octa, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Effect of the Stellate Ganglion Block on the Retinal Microcirculation

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Surges in the sympathetic nervous system occur at the ictus of a variety of neurological critical illnesses including intracranial hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. It is hypothesized that these exaggerated increases in sympathetic nervous activity produce maladaptations that promote secondary brain injury. One of these possible mechanisms include diffuse vasospasm that cause cerebral ischemia. Hence, methods to abrogate the sympathetic nervous system in this context are under active investigation. One possible method is the regional anesthesia technique of the stellate ganglion nerve block, which is ordinarily used for complex regional pain syndrome, but has been shown to reduce cerebral sympathetic activity and reduces vasospasm in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, its effect on the microcirculation is not clear. Hence, we propose to study patients receiving the stellate ganglion nerve block as part of their standard medical care and to image their retinal microcirculation before and after the procedure using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA).

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Emily.Melikman@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Noah Jouett

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to old

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Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06797752

IRB Number: STU-2024-1027

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Interventions: DEVICE: OCTA Scan

Conditions: Octa, Severe Brain Injury, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Sites: UT Southwestern

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The Modulatory Effect of Female Sex Hormones on Spinal Neuroplasticity (TMSpine)

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The goal of this project is to test our central hypothesis that the spinal cord neuroplasticity in females will be modulated by the level of estradiol concentration. under aim 1 we will determine the influence of estradiol fluctuations on spinal circuit excitability post afferent (sensory) mediated subthreshold motor priming in young healthy females and males. We will use an established repetitive peripheral nerve electrical stimulation with a stimulation intensity below the motor threshold to prime the spinal motor circuits. under aim 2 we seek to characterize the input output property of spinal circuit excitability after descending drive (motor) mediated priming in young healthy male participants. in aim 3 we will examine the influence of estradiol fluctuations on descending drive mediated motor priming in young healthy females.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Yu-Chen.Chung@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Yasin Dhaher

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 39 Years old

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Healthy Volunteers:

This study is also accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06656819

IRB Number: STU-2020-0738

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Interventions: DEVICE: Magstim Rapid2

Conditions: Healthy

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Treatment ResistAnt Depression Subcallosal CingulatE Network DBS (TRANSCEND) (TRANSCEND)

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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bilateral stimulation of the subcallosal cingulate white matter (SCCwm) using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) as an adjunctive treatment of non-psychotic unipolar Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adults.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Hila.AbushSegev@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Kala Bailey

Gender: ALL

Age: 22 Years to 70 Years old

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06423430

IRB Number: STU-2024-0461

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Interventions: DEVICE: Sham-stimulation, DEVICE: Active-stimulation

Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression, Psychiatric Disorders

Keywords: DBS, Major Depressive Disorder, Bilateral Stimulation, Antidepressant Treatment, neurostimulation, ABT-CIP-10494

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Study of the Clinical and Radiological Impact of Ravulizumab in People With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (AMAZE)

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This is an observational study to: * evaluate the on-treatment clinical performance of ravulizumab in relation to the pre-treatment time period (time period prior to exposure), * enhance knowledge regarding conventional MRI outcomes in people with NMOSD treated with ravulizumab, * identify factors suggestive of subclinical disease progression through conventional MRI sequences, * determine if treatment with ravulizumab, impacts longitudinal 3D conformational MRI measures at the dorsal medulla and other regions of the CNS, and * identify biomarkers (e.g., serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL), conventional and novel MRI markers, etc.) related to disease activity.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, JOSE.SANTOYO@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Darin Okuda

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to old

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This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06398158

IRB Number: STU-2023-0744

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Interventions: DRUG: Ravulizumab

Conditions: Neuromyelitis Optica, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Dinutuximab With Chemotherapy, Surgery and Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Children With Newly Diagnosed High Risk Neuroblastoma

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This phase III trial tests how well the addition of dinutuximab to Induction chemotherapy along with standard of care surgical resection of the primary tumor, radiation, stem cell transplantation, and immunotherapy works for treating children with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. Dinutuximab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to a molecule called GD2, which is found on the surface of neuroblastoma cells, but is not present on many healthy or normal cells in the body. When dinutuximab binds to the neuroblastoma cells, it helps signal the immune system to kill the tumor cells. This helps the cells of the immune system kill the cancer cells, this is a type of immunotherapy. When chemotherapy and immunotherapy are given together, during the same treatment cycle, it is called chemoimmunotherapy. This clinical trial randomly assigns patients to receive either standard chemotherapy and surgery or chemoimmunotherapy (chemotherapy plus dinutuximab) and surgery during Induction therapy. Chemotherapy drugs administered during Induction include, cyclophosphamide, topotecan, cisplatin, etoposide, vincristine, and doxorubicin. These drugs work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing or by stopping them from spreading. Upon completion of 5 cycles of Induction therapy, a disease evaluation is completed to determine how well the treatment worked. If the tumor responds to therapy, patients receive a tandem transplantation with stem cell rescue. If the tumor has little improvement or worsens, patients receive chemoimmunotherapy on Extended Induction. During Extended Induction, dinutuximab is given with irinotecan, temozolomide. Patients with a good response to therapy move on to Consolidation therapy, when very high doses of chemotherapy are given at two separate points to kill any remaining cancer cells. Following, transplant, radiation therapy is given to the site where the cancer originated (primary site) and to any other areas that are still active at the end of Induction. The final stage of therapy is Post-Consolidation. During Post-Consolidation, dinutuximab is given with isotretinoin, with the goal of maintaining the response achieved with the previous therapy. Adding dinutuximab to Induction chemotherapy along with standard of care surgical resection of the primary tumor, radiation, stem cell transplantation, and immunotherapy may be better at treating children with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma.

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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Tanya Watt

Gender: ALL

Age: to 30 Years old

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06172296

IRB Number: STU-2024-0471

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients must be enrolled on APEC14B1 and have consented to testing through the Molecular Characterization Initiative (MCI), prior to enrollment on ANBL2131 * ≤ 30 years at the time of initial diagnosis with high-risk disease * \* Must have a diagnosis of neuroblastoma (NBL) or ganglioneuroblastoma (nodular) verified by tumor pathology analysis or demonstration of clumps of tumor cells in bone marrow with elevated urinary catecholamines * Newly diagnosed, high risk neuroblastoma (HRNBL) defined as one of the following: * Any age with International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) Stage L2, MS, or M and MYCN amplification * Age ≥ 547 days and INRG stage M regardless of biologic features (clinical MYCN testing not required prior to enrollment) * Any age initially diagnosed with INRG Stage L1 MYCN amplified NBL who have progressed to stage M without systemic chemotherapy * Age ≥ 547 days of age initially diagnosed with INRG Stage L1, L2, or MS who have progressed to stage M without systemic chemotherapy (clinical MYCN testing not required prior to enrollment) * Patients must have a body surface area (BSA) ≥ 0.25 m\^2 * No prior anti-cancer therapy except as outlined below: * Patients initially recognized to have high-risk disease treated with topotecan/cyclophosphamide initiated on an emergent basis and within allowed timing, and with consent * Patients observed or treated with a single cycle of chemotherapy per a low or intermediate risk neuroblastoma regimen (e.g., as per ANBL0531, ANBL1232 or similar) for what initially appeared to be non-high-risk disease but subsequently found to meet the criteria * Patients who received localized emergency radiation to sites of life threatening or function-threatening disease prior to or immediately after establishment of the definitive diagnosis * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial * A serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows: * 1 month to \< 6 months: Male 0.4 mg/dL and female 0.4mg/dL * 6 months to \< 1 year: Male 0.5 mg/dL and female 0.5 mg/dL * 1 to \< 2 years: Male 0.6 mg/dL and female 0.6 mg/dL * 2 to \< 6 years: Male 0.8 mg/dL and female 0.8 mg/dL * 6 to \< 10 years: Male 1 mg/dL and female 1 mg/dL * 10 to \< 13 years: Male 1.2 mg/dL and female 1.2 mg/dL * 13 to \< 16 years: Male 1.5 mg/dL and female 1.4 mg/dL * ≥ 16 years: Male 1.7 mg/dL and female 1.4 mg/dL * The threshold creatinine values were derived from the Schwartz formula for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) utilizing child length and stature data published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) * or a 24-hour urine creatinine clearance ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or * or a GFR ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2. GFR must be performed using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method or direct small molecule clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard) * Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibility * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age * Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (Alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) ≤ 10 x ULN\* * Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L * \* Shortening fraction of ≥ 27% by echocardiogram, or * Ejection fraction of ≥ 50% by echocardiogram or radionuclide angiogram * Ability to tolerate Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) collection: No known contraindication to PBSC collection. Examples of contraindications might be a weight or size less than the collecting institution finds feasible, or a physical condition that would limit the ability of the child to undergo apheresis catheter placement (if necessary) and/or the apheresis procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who are 365-546 days of age with INRG Stage M and MYCN non-amplified NBL, irrespective of additional biologic features * Patients ≥ 547 days of age with INRG Stage L2, MYCN non-amplified NBL, regardless of additional biologic features * Patients with known bone marrow failure syndromes * Patients on chronic immunosuppressive medications (e.g., tacrolimus, cyclosporine, corticosteroids) for reasons other than prevention/treatment of allergic reactions and adrenal replacement therapy are not eligible. Topical and inhaled corticosteroids are acceptable * Patients with a primary immunodeficiency syndrome who require ongoing immune globulin replacement therapy * Female patients who are pregnant since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required prior to enrollment for female patients of childbearing potential * Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants * Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation * All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent * All institutional, food and drug administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Interventions: PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection, PROCEDURE: Bone Marrow Aspiration, PROCEDURE: Bone Marrow Biopsy, DRUG: Carboplatin, DRUG: Cisplatin, PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography, DRUG: Cyclophosphamide, BIOLOGICAL: Dinutuximab, DRUG: Doxorubicin, PROCEDURE: Echocardiography Test, DRUG: Etoposide, PROCEDURE: FDG-Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Scan, PROCEDURE: Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, DRUG: Irinotecan, DRUG: Isotretinoin, PROCEDURE: Leukapheresis, PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, DRUG: Melphalan, PROCEDURE: Multigated Acquisition Scan, RADIATION: Radiation Therapy, PROCEDURE: Radionuclide Imaging, OTHER: Survey Administration, DRUG: Temozolomide, DRUG: Thiotepa, DRUG: Topotecan, PROCEDURE: Tumor Resection, DRUG: Vincristine

Conditions: Ganglioneuroblastoma, Nodular, Neuroblastoma, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: Children’s Health

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A Study to Estimate How Often Post-stroke Spasticity Occurs and to Provide a Standard Guideline on the Best Way to Monitor Its Development (EPITOME)

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This study will monitor patients during the first year following their stroke. Stroke is a very serious condition where there is a sudden interruption of blood flow in the brain. The main aim of the study will be to find out how many of those who experience their first-ever stroke then go on to develop spasticity that would benefit from treatment with medication. Spasticity is a common post-stroke condition that causes stiff or ridged muscles. The results of this study will provide a standard guideline on the best way to monitor the development of post-stroke spasticity.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Victoria.Castillo@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Fatma Gul

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 90 Years old

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Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06055725

IRB Number: STU-2023-1049

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Conditions: Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation After Lumbar Fusion Surgery

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The purpose of this study, entitled "Delivering Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation as an Adjunct Non-Opioid Pain Management Therapy for Patients Undergoing Lumbar Fusion Surgery", is to demonstrate whether transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation (tAN) can non-invasively reduce the perception of pain in patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery. tAN is placed on and around the ear to non-invasively stimulate branches of the vagus and trigeminal nerves and modulate specific brain regions associated with pain.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Tashinga.Mupambo@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Alex Valadka

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 85 Years old

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT06100172

IRB Number: STU-2023-0197

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Interventions: DEVICE: Sparrow Ascent Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN), DEVICE: Sham Control Device

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative, Opioid Use, Lumbar Spine Injury

Keywords: Lumbar Fusion, Transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation (tAN)

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Emotional Cognition: Establishing Constructs and Neural-Behavioral Mechanisms in Older Adults with Depression (ENSURE)

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This is a cross-sectional pilot study designed to establish hot and cold cognitive functions and underlying neurocircuitry in older adults with MDD. The investigators will study 120 participants aged 21-80 years old with MDD. All participants will undergo clinical and neurocognitive assessment, and Magnetoencephalography (MEG)/Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures at one time point. The investigators will also enroll 120 demographically matched comparable, never-depressed healthy participants (controls) to establish cognitive benchmarks. Healthy controls will complete clinical and neurocognitive measures at one time point. To attain a balanced sample of adults across the lifespan, the investigators will enroll participants such that each age epoch (e.g., 21-30, 31-40, etc.) has a total of ten subjects (n=10) in both the healthy control cohort and depressed cohort.

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Aatika.Parwaiz@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Shawn McClintock

Gender: ALL

Age: 21 Years to 80 Years old

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This study is also accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05966532

IRB Number: STU-2021-1131

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Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Hot Cognitive Task, BEHAVIORAL: Cold cognitive tasks, OTHER: Structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI), OTHER: Magnetoencephalography imaging (MEG), BEHAVIORAL: four self-report forms per the requirement of the NIH Common Data Elements project, BEHAVIORAL: Four self-report measures to assess interpersonal functioning, BEHAVIORAL: Clinical assessments, OTHER: ATHF

Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Healthy Adult Volunteer, Brain and Nervous System

Keywords: Emotional Cognition

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Sonocloud-9 in Association With Carboplatin Versus Standard-of-Care Chemotherapies (CCNU or TMZ) in Recurrent GBM (SONOBIRD)

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The brain is protected from any toxic or inflammatory molecule by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This physical barrier is located at the level of the blood vessel walls. Because of these barrier properties, the blood vessels are also impermeable to the passage of therapeutic molecules from the blood to the brain. The development of effective treatments against glioblastoma is thus limited due to the BBB that prevents most drugs injected in the bloodstream from getting into brain tissue where the tumour is seated. The SonoCloud-9 (SC9) is an investigational device using ultrasound technology and specially developed to open the BBB in the area of and surrounding the tumour. The transient opening of the BBB allows more drugs to reach the brain tumour tissue. Carboplatin is a chemotherapy that is approved to treat different cancer types alone or in combination with other drugs, and has been used in the treatment of glioblastoma. Despite its proven efficacy in the laboratory on glioblastoma cells, carboplatin does not readily cross the BBB in humans. A clinical trial has shown that in combination with the SonoCloud-9, more carboplatin can reach the brain tumour tissue. The objective of the proposed trial is to show that the association - carboplatin with the SonoCloud-9 - will increase efficacy of the drug in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.

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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Toral Patel

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to old

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05902169

IRB Number: STU-2023-1253

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically proven glioblastoma (WHO criteria 2021), absence of IDH mutation demonstrated by negative IDH1 R132H staining on Immunohistochemistry.
• Patient must have received prior first line therapy that must have contained both:
• Prior surgery or biopsy and standard fractionated radiotherapy (1.8-2 Gy/fraction, \>56 Gy\<66 Gy) or hypofractionated radiotherapy (15 x 2.66 Gy or similar regimen)
• One line of maintenance chemotherapy and/or immune- or biological therapy, (with or without Tumor-Treating Fields)
• First, unequivocal disease progression with
• measurable tumor (\>100 mm2 or 1 cm3, based on RANO criteria) documented (e.g., increase of 25% in tumor diameter) on MRI performed within 14 days of inclusion and,
• interval of a minimum of 12 weeks since the completion of prior radiotherapy, unless there is a new lesion outside the radiation field or unequivocal evidence of viable tumor on histopathological sampling
• Patient is candidate for craniotomy and at least 50% resection of enhancing region
• Maximal enhancing tumor diameter prior to inclusion ≤ 5 cm on T1w. (In case of planned lobectomy, post operative peritumoral brain or residual size ≤5 cm)
• WHO performance status ≤ 2 (equivalent to Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 70)
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Participant must be recovered from acute toxic effects (\ • ≥ 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) for * Cytotoxic * Other small chemical entity (e.g., targeted therapy) * For biologics (e.g., antibodies, except bevacizumab)
• ≥ 6 weeks of prior bevacizumab
• Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal laboratory values within 14 days of inclusion i.e.:
• Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL, platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3, neutrophils ≥ 1500/mm3.
• Liver function test with ≤ grade 1 alterations, except if due to antiepileptic drug therapy or isolated increased bilirubin due to Gilbert syndrome
• Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of at least 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 using Cockcroft Gault formula
• Patient able to understand clinical trial information and willing to provide signed and informed consent
• Patient of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of inclusion and must agree to use a medically-acceptable method of birth control during the treatment period and, if randomized in the experimental arm, for at least 1 month after the last cycle of carboplatin
• A male patient must agree to use condoms during the treatment period and, if randomized in the experimental arm, for at least 3 months after the last cycle of carboplatin; the patient must also refrain from donating sperm during this period.
• Patient must be a beneficiary of a health plan that covers routine patient care costs. Patient must be a beneficiary of or affiliated with a social security scheme (according to country-specific requirements) Non-

Inclusion Criteria:

• Multifocal enhancing tumor on T1w (unless all localized in a 5 cm diameter area)
• Posterior fossa tumor
• Known BRAF/ NTKR mutated patients
• Patient at risk of surgery site infection (e.g., 2 or more previous craniotomies/neurosurgery within the last 3 months, poor skin condition, and/or previously infected surgical field, or any other condition that is of increased infectious risk in the opinion of the neurosurgeon)
• Patient treated at high, stable -or average- dose of corticosteroids (≥ 6 mg/day dexamethasone or equivalent) in the 7 days prior to inclusion. Patients on dexamethasone for reasons other than mass effect may still be enrolled.
• Contra-indication to carboplatin, CCNU or TMZ
• Known history of hypersensitivity reactions to perflutren lipid microsphere components or to any of the inactive ingredients in ultrasound resonator
• Patient has received bevacizumab for other reasons (such as tumor progression) than treating edema
• Peripheral neuropathy or neuropathy ≥ grade 2
• Uncontrolled epilepsy or evidence of intracranial pressure
• Patient with known intracranial aneurism or having presented intra-tumor significant spontaneous hemorrhage
• Patient with unremovable coils, clips, shunts, intravascular stents, and/or wafer, or reservoirs
• Patient with medical need to be on continued anti-platelet aggregation therapy and/or anticoagulation. Patients for whom anticoagulation/platelet aggregation can be temporarily interrupted may be eligible after discussion and prior authorization by the sponsor.
• Patient receiving enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs (namely phenytoin, carbamazepine and derivatives, phenobarbital), unless switched on another antiepileptic regimen
• History of other malignancy within 3 years prior to study start with the exception of adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, non-melanomatous skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix
• Patient with known or suspected active or chronic infections
• Patient with known significant cardiac disease, known to have right-to-left shunts, severe pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary artery pressure \> 90 mm Hg), uncontrolled systemic hypertension, or acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Known sensitivity/allergy to gadolinium, or other intravascular contrast agents
• Patient with impaired thermo-regulation or temperature sensation
• Pregnant, or breastfeeding patient
• Any other serious patient medical or psychological condition that may interfere with adequate and safe delivery of treatment and care (e.g., positive human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\] status, potential blood-borne infections,…), circumstance (e.g., sinus opening during surgery), psychological, morphological characteristics (e.g., skin characteristics, bone thickness), or any pre-existing comorbidities that in the investigator's opinion may prevent the implantation of the device, may impair the ability of the patient to receive treatment with SonoCloud-9 or may be confounding for evaluation of the clinical trial endpoints
• Patients under guardianship, curatorship, under legal protection or deprived of liberty by an administrative or judicial decision Exclusion Criterion: Occurrence of any major medical illnesses or impairments that in the Investigator's opinion may hampered the ability of the patient to receive treatment with SonoCloud-9 or may be confounding for evaluation of the clinical endpoints.

Interventions: DEVICE: SonoCloud-9 (SC9), DRUG: Carboplatin, DRUG: Lomustine, DRUG: Temozolomide

Conditions: Glioblastoma, Recurrent Glioblastoma, GBM, Brain and Nervous System

Keywords: carboplatin, SonoCloud, blood-brain barrier, Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPU)

Sites: UT Southwestern

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A Study With Tovorafenib (DAY101) as a Treatment Option for Progressive, Relapsed, or Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

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This phase II trial tests the safety, side effects, best dose and activity of tovorafenib (DAY101) in treating patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis that is growing, spreading, or getting worse (progressive), has come back (relapsed) after previous treatment, or does not respond to therapy (refractory). Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a type of disease that occurs when the body makes too many immature Langerhans cells (a type of white blood cell). When these cells build up, they can form tumors in certain tissues and organs including bones, skin, lungs and pituitary gland and can damage them. This tumor is more common in children and young adults. DAY101 may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Using DAY101 may be effective in treating patients with relapsed or refractory Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Erin Butler

Gender: ALL

Age: 180 Days to 22 Years old

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05828069

IRB Number: STU-2023-0818

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Inclusion Criteria:

* 180 days- \< 22 years (at time of study enrollment) * Patient must have a body surface area of ≥ 0.3 m\^2 * Patients with progressive, relapsed, or recurrent LCH with measurable disease at study entry * Patients must have had histologic verification of LCH (from either original diagnosis or relapse/progression) at the time of study entry (must be obtained within 28 days prior to enrollment and start of protocol therapy) (repeat if necessary) * Tissue confirmation of relapse is recommended but not required * Pathology report must be submitted for central confirmation of diagnosis within 7 days of enrollment. * Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) blocks or unstained slides (initial diagnosis and/or subsequent biopsies) will be required for retrospective central confirmation of diagnosis and molecular studies * Patients with mixed histiocytic disorders (e.g. LCH with juvenile xanthogranuloma) may be included * Patients must have measurable disease, documented by radiographic imaging (LCH- specific response criteria (must be obtained within 28 days prior to enrollment and start of protocol therapy) (repeat if necessary). * Patients must have progressive or refractory disease or experience relapse after at least one previous systemic treatment strategy * Pathogenic somatic mutation detected in genes encoding tyrosine kinase receptors (CSFR1, ERBB3 or ALK), RAS or RAF (may be from original or subsequent biopsy or peripheral blood/bone marrow aspirate). Clinical mutation reports may include quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (e.g. BRAFV600E) and/or Sanger or next generation sequencing. Immunohistochemistry (e.g. VE1 antibody for BRAFV600E) alone is not sufficient * Participant must be able to take an enteral dose and formulation of medication. Study medication is only available as an oral suspension or tablet, which may be taken by mouth or other enteral route such as nasogastric, jejunostomy, or gastric tube * Karnofsky \>= 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \>= 50% for patients =\< 16 years of age * Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =\< 16 years of age * Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Patients must not have received within 14 days of entry onto this study * Investigational agent or any other anticancer therapy not defined above: Patients must not have received any investigational agent or any other anticancer therapy (including MAPK pathway inhibitor) for at least 14 days prior to planned start of tovorafenib (DAY101) * Radiation therapy (RT): Patient must not have received RT within 2 weeks after the last dose fraction of RT * Patients must have fully recovered from any prior surgery * Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted inhibitor, and/or radiotherapy with toxicities reduced to grade 1 or less (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \[CTCAE\] version 5.0) * Steroids: =\< 0.5 mg/kg/day of prednisone equivalent (maximum 20 mg/day) averaged during the month prior to study enrollment is permissible * Strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP2C8 are prohibited for 14 days before the first dose of tovorafenib (DAY101) and from planned administration for the duration of study participation * Medications that are breast cancer resistant protein (BCRP) substrates that have a narrow therapeutic index are prohibited for 14 days before the first dose of tovorafenib (DAY101) and for the duration of study participation * Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 750/uL unless secondary to bone marrow involvement, in such cases bone marrow involvement must be documented (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment, must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if \> 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment) * Platelet count \>= 75,000/uL (unsupported/without transfusion within the past 7 days) (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment, must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if \> 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment) * Patients with marrow disease must have platelet count of \>= 75,000/uL (transfusion support allowed) and must not be refractory to platelet transfusions. Bone marrow involvement must be documented * Hemoglobin \>= 8 g/dL (unsupported/without transfusion within the past 7 days). Patients with marrow disease must have hemoglobin \>= 8 g/dL (transfusion support allowed). Bone marrow involvement must be documented * Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g., Neulasta \[registered trademark\]) or 7 days for short-acting growth factor * A serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment, must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if \> 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment) * Age: 6 months to \< 1 year; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL):= 0.5 mg/dl (male and female) * Age: 1 to \< 2 years; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): = 0.6 mg/dl (male and female) * Age: 2 to \< 6 years; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): = 0.8 mg/dl (male and female) * Age: 6 to \< 10 years; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): = 1.0 mg/dl (male and female) * Age: 10 to \< 13 years; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): = 1.2 mg/dl (male and female) * 13 to \< 16 years; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): = 1.5 mg/dl (male) and 1.4 mg/dl (female) * Age: \>= 16 years; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL): = 1.7 mg/dl (male) and 1.4 mg/dl (female) * OR- a 24 hour urine creatinine clearance \>= 50 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 * OR- a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 50 mL/min/1.73 m\^2. GFR must be performed using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method OR direct small molecule clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard) * Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibility * Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment, must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if \> 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment) * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x ULN for age (must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment, must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if \> 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment) * Serum albumin \>= 2 g/dl must be performed within 7 days prior to enrollment, must be repeated prior to the start of protocol therapy if \> 7 days have elapsed from their most recent prior assessment) * For patients with liver disease caused by their histiocytic disorder (as evaluated on radiographic imaging or biopsy): patients may be enrolled with abnormal bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), ALT and albumin with documentation of histiocytic liver disease * Fractional shortening (FS) of \>= 25% or ejection fraction of \>= 50%, as determined by echocardiography or multigated acquisition scan (MUGA) within 28 days prior to study enrollment. Depending on institutional standard, either FS or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is adequate for enrollment if only one value is measured; if both values are measured, then both values must meet criteria above (must be obtained within 28 days prior to enrollment and start of protocol therapy) (repeat if necessary) * No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, and a pulse oximetry \> 94% if there is clinical indication for determination; unless it is due to underlying pulmonary LCH * Central Nervous System Function Defined As: * Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if well controlled * Central nervous system (CNS) toxicity =\< Grade 2 * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial unless antiretroviral therapy interacts with the metabolism of tovorafenib (DAY101) and cannot safely be changed to antivirals that do not interact with study medication

Exclusion Criteria:

* LCH arising along with other hematologic malignancy (e.g. mixed LCH with acute lymphoblastic leukemia) or any history of non-histiocytic malignancy * Disease scenarios as below will be excluded * Skin-limited disease * Gastrointestinal (GI) tract involvement only (those that have disease that can be determined by endoscopic biopsies only) * LCH-associated neurodegeneration (LCH-ND) without parenchymal lesions or other systemic lesions * Patients with activating mutations in MAP2K1 are not eligible for this study due to drug target specificity. Mutation status will be submitted to study team within 7 days of enrollment * Refractory nausea and vomiting, malabsorption, or external biliary shunt that would preclude adequate absorption of tovorafenib (DAY101) * Uncontrolled systemic bacterial, viral, or fungal infection * Major surgical procedure or significant traumatic injury within 14 days prior to study enrollment, or anticipation of need for major surgical procedure during the course of the study. Placement of a vascular access device or minor surgery is permitted within fourteen (14) days of study enrollment (provided that the wound has healed) * History of significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption or other significant malabsorptive disease * Ophthalmologic considerations: Patients with known significant ophthalmologic conditions or known risk factors for retinal vein occlusion (RVO) or central serous retinopathy (CSR) are not eligible * History of solid organ or hematopoietic bone marrow transplantation * Clinically significant active cardiovascular disease, or history of myocardial infarction, or deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism within 6 months prior to enrollment, ongoing cardiomyopathy, or current prolonged QT interval \> 440 ms based on triplicate electrocardiogram (ECG) average * History of Grade \>= 2 CNS hemorrhage or history of any CNS hemorrhage within 28 days of study entry * History of any drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome or Stevens Johnsons syndrome (SJS) or who are allergic to tovorafenib (DAY101) or any of its components * CTCAE version (V). 5.0 Grade 3 symptomatic creatinine kinase (CPK) elevation ( \> 5 x ULN) * Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential * Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants are ineligible * Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation are ineligible. Women of childbearing potential must use non-hormonal contraception during tovorafenib treatment and for at least 28 days after the last dose. Men should use effective contraception and must not father a child while taking tovorafenib and for 14 days after the last dose

Interventions: PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection, PROCEDURE: Bone Marrow Aspiration, PROCEDURE: Bone Marrow Biopsy, PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography, PROCEDURE: Echocardiography Test, PROCEDURE: FDG-Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography Scan, PROCEDURE: Lumbar Puncture, PROCEDURE: Multigated Acquisition Scan, DRUG: Tovorafenib

Conditions: Recurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Bones and Joints, Other Skin, Brain and Nervous System, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Other Hematopoietic, Small Intestine

Sites: Children’s Health

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Molecular and Clinical Risk-Directed Therapy for Infants and Young Children With Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma

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This is a multi-center, multinational phase 2 trial that aims to explore the use of molecular and clinical risk-directed therapy in treatment of children 0-4.99 years of age with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma.

Contact(s):

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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Daniel Bowers

Gender: ALL

Age: to 59 Months old

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05535166

IRB Number: STU-2023-0119

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Inclusion Criteria - Screening Phase (All Patients) * Participants with presumptive/suspected newly diagnosed medulloblastoma. * Participant meets one of the following criteria at the time of screening: * Age \< 36 months OR Age ≥ 36 months and \< 60 months with presumptive/suspected non-metastatic disease * Participant must have adequate tumor tissue from primary tumor for central review of pathology and molecular classification by methylation and IHC * Participant must be able to begin treatment as outlined in the protocol within 36 days of definitive surgery (day of surgery is Day 0). In case a second surgery is clinically indicated to remove the residual tumor prior to starting treatment, the second surgery will be considered as the definitive surgery (Day 0). * Parent or legal guardian can understand and is willing to sign a written informed consent document according to institutional guidelines. Exclusion Criteria - Screening Phase * Participants with other clinically significant medical disorders (i.e., serious infections or significant cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, psychiatric, or other organ dysfunction) that could compromise their ability to tolerate protocol therapy or would interfere with the study procedure. Inclusion Criteria - Study Enrollment (All Patients) * Participant must be \< 60 months of age at time of enrollment. * Note: Each treatment stratum has additional specific age requirements * Participant must have confirmation of newly diagnosed medulloblastoma per Central Review: * Central review includes histopathology, IHC and St. Jude Clinical Genomic Methylation Profiling conducted on MLPNet. If tissue or the extracted DNA does not meet quality control criteria for methylation analysis or if methylation classifier is unable assign molecular group/subgroup within the assigned classifier (MLPNet) parameters, then IHC will be used to define molecular group of these cases. IHC cannot be used to determine molecular subgroup. Therefore, IHC defined SHH patients will be enrolled on Stratum S-1 under "SHH-NOS", and all NWNS and indeterminate molecular group will be enrolled on stratum N. * Note: Diagnosis of medulloblastoma, as well as group and subgroup assignment, will be done by central pathology review at St. Jude only. No outside testing is allowed for trial enrollment. * Participant must have disease staged by MRI of the brain and spine and by cytologic examination of CSF\* and be placed into the following categories: * M0: no evidence of metastatic disease. * must include a negative CSF cytology result * M1: Tumor cells found in the CSF but no other evidence of metastasis * M2: Intracranial tumor beyond the primary tumor site * M3: Metastatic disease in the spine * M4: Extraneural metastatic disease * \*All participants are to undergo CSF cytologic examination regardless of presence or absence of gross metastatic disease unless procedure is medically contraindicated. CSF is to be obtained by lumbar puncture (LP) performed at least 10 days after surgery. If LP is medically contraindicated, ventricular CSF from a shunt or Ommaya reservoir may be used for staging but this is not the preferred option due to lower sensitivity. If LP is medically contraindicated and the patient doesn't have a shunt or reservoir for CSF sampling, the treating physician should reach out to PI or Co-PI regarding decision on enrollment to SJiMB21. The decision to enroll without CSF cytology will be made on case-by-case basis. * Note: Participants who have M2 disease and positive CSF will be assigned to M3. * Note: Participants will be assigned to the highest stage number for which they meet eligibility. * Note: Treatment stratums may have additional stage requirements. * Patient must have received no previous radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or other brain tumor-directed therapy other than corticosteroid therapy and surgery. * Participant must have a Lansky performance score of \> 30 (except for patients with posterior fossa syndrome. * Participant must have adequate organ function prior to study entry, as defined by: * Absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) \>750/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 50,000/mm\^3 without support of a platelet transfusion within 7 days * Hemoglobin ≥8.0 g/dL (with or without support of a blood transfusion). * Normal liver function as defined by Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentration ≤ 3 x 45 U/L and total bilirubin ≤ 3 x 1.0. * Adequate renal function as defined by a serum creatinine concentration: * Age - 0 to \<1year; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dl) - Male 0.5; Female 0.5 * Age - 1 to \< 2years; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dl) - Male 0.6; Female 0.6 * Age - 1 to \< 2yearsr; Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dl) - Male 0.8; Female 0.8 * Participant's parent or legal guardian has the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document according to institutional guidelines. Inclusion Criteria - Stratum S-2 * Participant must have confirmed diagnosis of the following medulloblastoma molecular group and subgroup per Central Review. * Medulloblastoma SHH-2 * Participant must meet one of the following criteria at time of enrollment: * Age \<36 months OR Age ≥ 36 months and \< 60 months with non-metastatic disease (M0) Inclusion Criteria - Stratum S-1 * Participant must have confirmed diagnosis of one of the following medulloblastoma molecular subgroups per Central Review. * Medulloblastoma SHH-1 * Medulloblastoma SHH-3 * Medulloblastoma SHH-4 * Medulloblastoma SHH-NOS * Includes medulloblastoma cases that could not be assigned to a molecular subgroup using the DNA methylation classifier, but which are in the SHH group and/or cases defined as SHH by IHC. * Participant must be \< 36 months of age at time of enrollment * Note: Patients who are \< 36 months of age, regardless of metastatic status (M0/M+), are eligible for enrollment on stratum S-1. Inclusion Criteria - Stratum N * Participant must have confirmed diagnosis of one of the following medulloblastoma molecular subgroups per Central Review. * Medulloblastoma G3 * Medulloblastoma G4 * Medulloblastoma - Not classified into SHH (i.e., NWNS or indeterminate) * Includes medulloblastoma cases that could not be assigned to a molecular group using the DNA methylation classifier but which are in the NWNS class and/or defined as NWNS by IHC. * Participant must be \<36 months of age at time of enrollment * All NWNS patients (M+ and M0) are eligible for enrollment in stratum N Exclusion Criteria - All Patients * CNS embryonal tumor other than medulloblastoma, for example, patients with diagnosis of Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), PNET, Pineoblastoma, Ependymoma, and ETMR are excluded. * Participant with prior treatment for medulloblastoma, including: * Radiotherapy * Chemotherapy * Cancer directed immunotherapy * Targeted agents * NOTE: Corticosteroid therapy is acceptable; prior treatment with chemotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted agents for non-cancer directed indications are acceptable as long as these have been stopped at least 14 days prior to start of therapy or 2 half-lives from last dose. (i.e., methotrexate for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, JAK inhibitor therapy for eczema, etc.) * Participant who is actively receiving any other investigational agents. * Participant with other clinically significant medical disorders (i.e., serious infections or significant cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, psychiatric, or other organ dysfunction) that could compromise their ability to tolerate protocol therapy or would interfere with the study procedures or results.

Interventions: PROCEDURE: Surgical resection, PROCEDURE: Ommaya/VPS, DRUG: Methotrexate, DRUG: Cisplatin, DRUG: Vincristine, DRUG: Cyclophosphamide, DRUG: Carboplatin, DRUG: Topotecan, DRUG: Etoposide, DRUG: Pegfilgrastim, DRUG: Filgrastim, RADIATION: Irradiation, OTHER: Educational and Media Intervention, OTHER: SOC, Educational and Media Intervention

Conditions: Medulloblastoma, Brain and Nervous System

Keywords: SJiMB21, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors in Children, Medulloblastoma Sonic Hedgehog subgroup 1, Medulloblastoma Sonic Hedgehog subgroup 2, Medulloblastoma Sonic Hedgehog subgroup 3, Medulloblastoma Sonic Hedgehog subgroup 4, Medulloblastoma Sonic Hedgehog-not otherwise specified, Medulloblastoma G3, Medulloblastoma G4, Medulloblastoma indeterminate, MLPNet, Neural Net Classification Pipeline, Non-WNT non-SHH medulloblastoma, Posterior fossa syndrome, St. Jude Brain Tumor Studies, Treatment for Brain Tumors in Infants and Young Children, Untreated Childhood Medulloblastoma

Sites: Children’s Health

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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of CT1812 in Early Alzheimer's Disease

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This is a multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of two doses of CT1812 compared to placebo in participants diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Matthew.Jones@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Brendan Kelley

Gender: ALL

Age: 50 Years to 85 Years old

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05531656

IRB Number: STU-2024-0467

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Interventions: DRUG: CT1812, DRUG: Placebo

Conditions: Early Alzheimer's Disease, Brain and Nervous System

Keywords: Alzheimer's Disease

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Pathways Relating Amnestic MCI to a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History (PATH)

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This study will probe if the biological changes in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) are related to a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) using high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) and blood-derived biomarker tools. Participants who Do as well as those who Do Not have a history of mTBI will be enrolled in the study.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Hannah.Cabrera@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Christian LoBue

Gender: ALL

Age: 55 Years and over

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05446584

IRB Number: STU-2022-0591

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Interventions: DEVICE: High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Conditions: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Disorder, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Brain, Brain and Nervous System

Keywords: MCI, TBI, memory, biomarker, Alzheimer

Sites: UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System

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Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption (BBBD) for Liquid Biopsy in Subjects With GlioBlastoma Brain Tumors

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of targeted blood brain barrier disruption with Exablate Model 4000 Type 2.0/2.1 for liquid biopsy in subjects with suspected Glioblastoma brain tumors

Contact(s):

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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Bhavya Shah

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years to 80 Years old

Phase: N/A

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05383872

IRB Number: STU-2022-0890

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or Female between >18-80 years of age who are able and willing to give informed consent
• Subjects with stereotactically-targetable suspected glioblastoma tumor on pre-operative brain imaging scans
• Subjects that are scheduled, or will be scheduled within 4 weeks, for surgical resection or biopsy per standard clinical tumor care
• Karnofsky Performance Score >70
• Able to communicate sensations during the Exablate BBBD procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

• Tumor originating from the deep midline, thalamus, midbrain, cerebellum or brainstem.
• Multifocal tumors
• Tumor morphology or other imaging findings that precludes the ability to sonicate the planned tumor volume (including significant tumor volume outside the treatment envelope or tumor volume that exceeds the maximum sonication volume allowed, i.e. currently 110 ccs at the treatment volume level). Concern for adequate tumor coverage by sonication based on tumor morphology should be discussed with the Sponsor.
• MRI or clinical findings of:
• Active or chronic infection(s) or inflammatory processes
• Acute or chronic hemorrhages, specifically any lobar microbleeds, and no siderosis, amyloid angiopathy, or macro-hemorrhages
• Intracranial thrombosis, vascular malformation, cerebral aneurysm or vasculitis
• MR non-compatible metallic implants in the skull or the brain or the presence of unknown MR unsafe devices
• Significant cardiac disease or unstable hemodynamic status
• Documented myocardial infarction within six months of enrollment
• Unstable angina on medication
• Unstable or worsening congestive heart failure
• Left ventricular ejection fraction below the lower limit of normal
• History of a hemodynamically unstable cardiac arrhythmia
• Cardiac pacemaker
• History of hypersensitivity to Perflutren lipid microsphere or its components, e.g., polyethylene glycol
• Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic > 180 and diastolic BP > 120 on medication)
• Unable to discontinue use of anti-coagulant/antiplatelet therapy as per local standard.
• History of a liver disease, bleeding disorder, coagulopathy or a history of spontaneous hemorrhage or evidence of increased risk of bleeding
• Abnormal coagulation profile (Platelets < 80,000), PT (>14) or PTT (>36), and INR >
• 3
• Known cerebral or systemic vasculopathy
• Significant depression and at potential risk of suicide
• Known sensitivity/allergy to gadolinium or DEFINITY,
• Active seizures despite medication treatment (defined as >1 seizure per week) which could be worsened by disruption of the blood brain barrier
• Active drug or alcohol disorder which have a higher risk for seizures, infection and/or poor executive functioning
• Positive HIV status, which can lead to increased entry of HIV into the brain parenchyma leading to HIV encephalitis
• Potential blood-borne infections which can lead to increased entry to brain parenchyma leading to meningitis or brain abscess
• Any contraindications to MRI scanning, including:
• Large subjects not fitting comfortably into the scanner
• Difficulty lying supine and still for up to 3 hours in the MRI unit or claustrophobia
• Impaired renal function with estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73m2
• Severe Respiratory Illness: chronic pulmonary disorders e.g. severe emphysema, pulmonary vasculitis, or other causes of reduced pulmonary vascular cross-sectional area, subjects with a history of severe drug allergies, asthma or hay fever, and multiple allergies where the benefit/risk of administering Definity® is considered unfavorable by the study physicians in relation to the product labeling for Definity
• Currently in a clinical trial involving an investigational product or non-approved use of a drug or device
• Pregnancy or Lactation

Interventions: Device: Focused Ultrasound (Exablate Model 4000)

Conditions: Glioblastoma, Glioma, Liquid Biopsy, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Pediatric Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (P-ICECAP) (ICECAP)

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This is a multicenter trial to establish the efficacy of cooling and the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in pediatric comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. The study team hypothesizes that longer durations of cooling may improve either the proportion of children that attain a good neurobehavioral recovery or may result in better recovery among the proportion already categorized as having a good outcome.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Kirstie.LeDoux@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Joshua Wolovits

Gender: All

Age: 2 Days to 17 Years old

Phase: N/A

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05376267

IRB Number: STU-2022-0800

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Interventions: Device: Therapeutic Hypothermia

Conditions: Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Hypothermia, Induced, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain

Keywords: Bayesian Adaptive Clinical Trial, Hypothermia, therapeutic, Coma, Pediatric

Sites: Children’s Health

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Validation of Early Prognostic Data for Recovery Outcome After Stroke for Future, Higher Yield Trials (VERIFY)

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VERIFY will validate biomarkers of upper extremity (UE) motor outcome in the acute ischemic stroke window for immediate use in clinical trials, and explore these biomarkers in acute intracerebral hemorrhage. VERIFY will create the first multicenter, large-scale, prospective dataset of clinical, transmagnetic stimulation (TMS), and MRI measures in the acute stroke time window.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, HEATHER.PAUP@UTSOUTHWESTERN.EDU

Principal Investigator: Benjamin Nguyen

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase:

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is also accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05338697

IRB Number: STU-2021-1134

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 years or older
• Unilateral stroke due to ischemia or intracerebral hemorrhage
• Motor deficits in the acutely affected UE, defined as a Shoulder Abduction and Finger Extension (SAFE) score ≤ 8 out of 10 points (i.e., excluding full or nearly full motor strength in both shoulder abduction and finger extension) within 48 to 96 hours of stroke onset (or time last known well).
• Provision of signed and dated informed consent form within 48 to 96 hours of stroke onset (or time last known well).
• Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
• Fluent in English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• UE injury or conditions on paretic side that limited use prior to the stroke.
• Legally blind.
• Dense sensory loss indicated by a score of 2 on NIHSS sensory item
• Unable to abduct the shoulder or extend the fingers of the non-paretic arm/hand/wrist on verbal command
• Isolated cerebellar stroke
• Bilateral hemisphere acute strokes
• Co-enrollment in a trial of an intervention targeting the incident stroke (acute treatment or rehabilitation/recovery intervention) after baseline assessments for VERIFY are initiated
• Known or expected inability to maintain follow-up with study procedures through 90 days
• Cognitive or communication impairment precluding informed consent by the participant.
• Major medical, neurological, or psychiatric condition that would substantially affect functional status
• Non-cerebrovascular diagnosis associated with unlikely survival at 90 days
• Pregnancy
• Contraindication to noncontrast MRI (i.e., certain metallic implants, metallic foreign bodies or severe claustrophobia)
• Contraindication to TMS (i.e., cardiac pacemaker or other electronic devices in the body at or above the level of the seventh cervical vertebra, such as cochlear implant, cortical stimulator, deep brain stimulator, vagus nerve stimulator, cervical spine epidural stimulator, or ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Skull defect related to current stroke; Seizure after onset of current stroke; Seizure within the last 12 months while taking anti-epileptic medications; Previous serious adverse reaction to TMS)
• Unable to perform behavioral assessments within 48-120 hours of symptom onset
• Unable to receive TMS or get MRI within 72-168 hours of symptom onset
• Anticipated inability to perform study procedures within 168 hours of symptom onset.

Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Conditions: Stroke, Stroke, Acute, Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Brain and Nervous System, Other

Sites: UT Southwestern

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A Study of Treatment for Medulloblastoma Using Sodium Thiosulfate to Reduce Hearing Loss

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This phase III trial tests two hypotheses in patients with low-risk and average-risk medulloblastoma. Medulloblastoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the back of the brain. The term, risk, refers to the chance of the cancer coming back after treatment. Subjects with low-risk medulloblastoma typically have a lower chance of the cancer coming back than subjects with average-risk medulloblastoma. Although treatment for newly diagnosed average-risk and low-risk medulloblastoma is generally effective at treating the cancer, there are still concerns about the side effects of such treatment. Side effects or unintended health conditions that arise due to treatment include learning difficulties, hearing loss or other issues in performing daily activities. Standard therapy for newly diagnosed average-risk or low-risk medulloblastoma includes surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy (including cisplatin). Cisplatin may cause hearing loss as a side effect. In the average-risk medulloblastoma patients, this trial tests whether the addition of sodium thiosulfate (STS) to standard of care chemotherapy and radiation therapy reduces hearing loss. Previous studies with STS have shown that it may help reduce or prevent hearing loss caused by cisplatin. In the low-risk medulloblastoma patients, the study tests whether a less intense therapy (reduced radiation) can provide the same benefits as the more intense therapy. The less intense therapy may cause fewer side effects. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor 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. The overall goals of this study are to see if giving STS along with standard treatment (radiation therapy and chemotherapy) will reduce hearing loss in medulloblastoma patients and to compare the overall outcome of patients with medulloblastoma treated with STS to patients treated without STS on a previous study in order to make sure that survival and recurrence of tumor is not worsened.

Contact(s):

Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Daniel Bowers

Gender: ALL

Age: 4 Years to 21 Years old

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05382338

IRB Number: STU-2023-0231

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Inclusion Criteria:

* PRE-ENROLLMENT: Patients must be ≥ 4 years and ≤ 21 years of age at the time of enrollment * PRE-ENROLLMENT: Patient is suspected to have newly-diagnosed medulloblastoma by institutional diagnosis * Please note: Patients with a pending result of CSF cytology tests are eligible for NCI-2014-02057 (APEC14B1-Central Nervous System \[CNS\]) and CNS/Medulloblastoma Pre Enrollment Eligibility Screening * PRE-ENROLLMENT: The patient and/or their parents or legal guardians must have signed informed consent for APEC14B1 Part A - Eligibility Screening and consent for the Molecular Characterization Initiative (MCI) * PRE-ENROLLMENT: The required specimens are projected to be submitted under APEC14B1-CNS as soon as possible, preferably within 5 days of definitive surgery * PRE-ENROLLMENT: All patients must have rapid central pathology review under APEC14B1-CNS prior to study enrollment on ACNS2031 step 1 in order to avoid discordant diagnoses and to verify diagnosis criterion for treatment on ACNS2031. * Note: Patients with a pending result of CSF cytology tests are eligible for the rapid central pathology screening review. Confirmation of CSF negativity is needed for enrollment on the ACNS2031 protocol * PRE-ENROLLMENT: All patients must have rapid central molecular screening review under APEC14B1-CNS prior to study enrollment on ACNS2031 step 1, in order to avoid discordant diagnoses and to verify diagnosis criterion for treatment on ACNS2031 * PRE-ENROLLMENT: All patients who have histopathology confirmed must have rapid central imaging screening review under APEC14B1 prior to study enrollment on ACNS2031 step 1 * Note: Patients must not have metastatic disease on cranial or spinal MRI. Patients with \> 1.5 cm\^2 residual tumor after initial surgical resection may undergo a second surgical resection prior to subsequent therapy to render them eligible for this study. The day of the second resection to remove residual tumor will be regarded as the day of definitive surgery (Day 0) and must be within a month (31 days) of the initial resection * PRE-ENROLLMENT: All patients who have histopathology confirmed must have rapid central audiology review under APEC14B1-CNS prior to study enrollment on ACNS2031 step 1 * Patients must be \>= 4 years and =\< 21 years of age at the time of enrollment * Patients must be newly diagnosed and have eligibility confirmed by rapid central pathology and molecular screening reviews performed on APEC14B1 and via the Molecular Characterization Initiative * Average-risk cohort * Clinico-pathologic criteria: * M0 disease * No diffuse anaplastic histology AND * Molecular criteria: * SHH, p53wt, GLI2 normal, MYCN normal, no chromosome 14q loss * Group 3, MYC normal, no isochromosome 17q * Group 4, no chromosome 11 loss * Low-risk features cohort * Clinico-pathologic criteria: * M0 disease * No diffuse anaplastic histology AND * Molecular criteria: * Group 4, chromosome 11 loss * Patients must have negative lumbar CSF cytology * Note: CSF cytology for staging should be performed no sooner than 14 days post operatively to avoid false positive CSF. Ideally, CSF should be obtained between day 14 and day 21 to allow for final staging status before enrollment onto the study. Patients with positive CSF cytology obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery should have cytology repeated to determine eligibility and final CSF status. Patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained 0 to 14 days after surgery do not need cytology repeated. Patients with negative CSF cytology from lumbar puncture obtained prior to surgery do not need cytology repeated post-operatively * Patients must have eligibility confirmed by Rapid Central Imaging Review performed on APEC14B1. Patients must have =\< 1.5 cm\^2 cross-sectional area of residual tumor. Whole brain MRI with and without gadolinium and spine MRI with gadolinium must be performed * Patients must weigh \> 10 kg * Patients must be enrolled, and protocol therapy must be projected to begin, no later than 31 days after definitive diagnostic surgery (day 0) * Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment) * Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment) * Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell count \[RBC\] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to enrollment) * A serum creatinine (within 7 days prior to enrollment) based on age/sex as follows: * 4 to \< 6 years (age); 0.8 mg/dL (male) 0.8 mg/dL (female) * 6 to \< 10 years (age); 1 mg/dL (male) 1 mg/dL (female) * 10 to \< 13 years (age); 1.2 mg/dL (male) 1.2 mg/dL (female) * 13 to \< 16 years (age); 1.5 mg/dL (male) 1.4 mg/dL (female) * \>= 16 years (age); 1.7 mg/dL (male) 1.4 mg/dL (female) OR a 24 hour urine Creatinine clearance \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (within 7 days prior to enrollment) OR a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (within 7 days prior to enrollment). GFR must be performed using direct measurement with a nuclear blood sampling method OR direct small molecule clearance method (iothalamate or other molecule per institutional standard) * Note: Estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine, cystatin C or other estimates are not acceptable for determining eligibility * Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment) * Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment) * Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L * Central nervous system function defined as: * Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled * Patients must not be in status epilepticus, a coma or assisted ventilation at the time of study enrollment * Auditory function defined as: * Patients must have normal hearing (defined as International Society of Pediatric Oncology \[SIOP\] grade 0) in at least one ear confirmed by rapid central audiology review performed on APEC14B1 prior to enrollment * All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent * All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with metastatic disease by either MRI evaluation or lumbar CSF cytology are not eligible. Patients who are unable to undergo a lumbar puncture for assessment of CSF cytology are ineligible * Patients must not have received any prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy (tumor-directed therapy) other than surgical intervention and/or corticosteroids * Patients must not have any known hypersensitivity to STS, sulfates/sulfites, or other thiol agents (e.g., amifostine, n-acetylcysteine, MESNA, and captopril) * Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: * Female patients who are pregnant since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential * Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants * Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation

Interventions: PROCEDURE: Audiometric Test, PROCEDURE: Auditory Brainstem Response, PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection, DRUG: Cisplatin, DRUG: Cyclophosphamide, DRUG: Lomustine, PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, OTHER: Quality-of-Life Assessment, RADIATION: Radiation Therapy, DRUG: Sodium Thiosulfate, OTHER: Survey Administration, DRUG: Vincristine

Conditions: Childhood Medulloblastoma, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: Children’s Health

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Impact of Intensive Treatment of SBP on Brain Perfusion, Amyloid, and Tau (IPAT Study) (IPAT)

Description:

The purpose of this study is to determine if intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure (SBP), using FDA approved medications (antihypertensive), reduces Alzheimer's Disease pathology (i.e., excessive brain amyloid and tau protein deposition) in older adults at high risk for memory decline or dementia.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, TristynHall@texashealth.org

Principal Investigator: Rong Zhang

Gender: ALL

Age: 60 Years to 85 Years old

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05331144

IRB Number: STU-2021-1210

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 60-85, all races/ethnicities, and both sexes are eligible; * Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) ≥ 26 to exclude gross dementia; based on clinical judgment, may be rescreened in ≥ 7 days; * Individuals with SBP ≥ 130 and SBP ≤ 180 if on 0 or 1 antihypertensive medications; ≥130 and ≤170 on up to 2 medications; ≥130 and ≤160 on up to 3 medications; ≥130 and ≤150 on up to 4 medications. Those on antihypertensives are eligible. If an individual, not treated for hypertension (HTN), has a SBP ≥ 125 mmHg, consider rescreening after 24 hours; * Willingness to be randomized into the treatment groups and ability to return to clinic for follow-up visits over 24 months; * Fluency in English or Spanish or both, adequate visual and auditory acuity to allow neuropsychological testing; * Participants must have a regular healthcare provider.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Clinically documented history of stroke, focal neurological signs or other major cerebrovascular diseases based on clinical judgment or MRI/CT scans such as evidence of infection, infarction, or other brain lesions; * Diagnosis of AD or other type of dementia, or significant neurologic diseases such as Parkinson's disease, seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis, history of severe head trauma or normal pressure hydrocephalus; * Evidence of severe major depression (GDS ≥ 12, may be rescreened after 12 weeks or longer if evidence of reactive depression or temporary mood disturbances) or clinically significant psychopathology, (e.g., psychosis and schizophrenia); if hospitalized in past year, can be rescreened in 6 months; or presence of a major psychiatric disorder that in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with adherence to research assessments or procedures. * Unstable heart disease based on clinical judgment (e.g., heart attack/cardiac arrest, cardiac bypass procedures within previous 6 months and congestive heart failure), or other severe medical conditions; * History of atrial fibrillation and evidence on ECG with any of the following: active symptoms of persistent palpitation, dizziness, history of syncope, chest pain, dyspnea, orthopnea, shortness of breath at rest, or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea within the past 6 months; resting heart rate of \< 30 or \> 110 bpm; taking class I or III antiarrhythmic drugs including flecainide, propafenone, dronedarone, sotalol, dofetilide, and amiodarone; or clinical concerns for safely participating in lowering blood pressure. * Systolic BP equal or greater than 180 mmHg and/or diastolic BP equal or greater than 110 mmHg, may be rescreened in 1 week. * Orthostatic hypotension, defined as the third standing SBP \< 100mmHg, may be rescreened after 2 weeks; * History of significant autoimmune disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis or polymyalgia rheumatica; * Significant history of alcoholism or drug abuse within the last five years; * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, defined as hemoglobin A1C \> 7.5%, or requiring insulin treatment; * Regularly smoking cigarettes within the past year; * Pacemaker or other medical device of metal that precludes performing MRI; * Women with a potential for pregnancy, lactation/childbearing (2 year post-menopausal or surgically sterile to be considered not childbearing potential); * Participant enrolled in another investigational drug or device study, either currently or within the past 2 months; * Severe obesity with BMI \> 40 ; clinical judgment should be applied in all cases to assess patient safety and anticipated compliance; * Allergy to angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), i.e., drugs that have a suffix "-sartan"; allergy to amlodipine; * Abnormal screening laboratory tests (e.g., liver ALT and AST \> 3 x ULN, GFR \< 30 or Hct \< 28%); may be rescreened after 2 weeks or longer; * A medical condition likely to limit survival to less than 3 years; * Participant has any condition(s) judged by the study investigator to be medically inappropriate, risky or likely to cause poor study compliance. For example:
• Plans to move outside the clinic catchment area in the next 2 years;
• Significant concerns about participation in the study from spouse, significant other, or family members;
• Lack of support from primary health care provider;
• Residence too far from the study clinic site such that transportation is a barrier including persons who require transportation assistance provided by the study clinic funds for screening or randomization visits;
• Residence in a nursing home; persons residing in an assisted living or retirement community are eligible if they meet the other criteria;
• Other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors that, in the judgment of the site PI or clinician, may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the study Protocol.
• Couples or significant partners who live together cannot be enrolled or participate simultaneously in the study.

Interventions: DRUG: Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs, losartan) and Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB, amlodipine), OTHER: PCP

Conditions: Cognitively Normal Older Adults, Hypertension, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Family History of Dementia, Brain and Nervous System

Keywords: Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Cognitive Function, Blood Pressure, Amyloid, Tau

Sites: UT Southwestern

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A Study of the Drug Selinexor With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine (DIPG) Glioma and High-Grade Glioma (HGG)

Description:

This phase I/II trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of selinexor given in combination with standard radiation therapy in treating children and young adults with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) or high-grade glioma (HGG) with a genetic change called H3 K27M mutation. It also tests whether combination of selinexor and standard radiation therapy works to shrink tumors in this patient population. Glioma is a type of cancer that occurs in the brain or spine. Glioma is considered high risk (or high-grade) when it is growing and spreading quickly. The term, risk, refers to the chance of the cancer coming back after treatment. DIPG is a subtype of HGG that grows in the pons (a part of the brainstem that controls functions like breathing, swallowing, speaking, and eye movements). This trial has two parts. The only difference in treatment between the two parts is that some subjects treated in Part 1 may receive a different dose of selinexor than the subjects treated in Part 2. In Part 1 (also called the Dose-Finding Phase), investigators want to determine the dose of selinexor that can be given without causing side effects that are too severe. This dose is called the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). In Part 2 (also called the Efficacy Phase), investigators want to find out how effective the MTD of selinexor is against HGG or DIPG. Selinexor blocks a protein called CRM1, which may help keep cancer cells from growing and may kill them. It is a type of small molecule inhibitor called selective inhibitors of nuclear export (SINE). Radiation therapy uses high energy to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. The combination of selinexor and radiation therapy may be effective in treating patients with newly-diagnosed DIPG and H3 K27M-Mutant HGG.

Contact(s):

Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Matthew Campbell

Gender: ALL

Age: 12 Months to 21 Years old

Phase: PHASE1

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05099003

IRB Number: STU-2022-0552

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Inclusion Criteria:

* PRE ENROLLMENT: Patients must be =\< 25 years of age at the time of enrollment on APEC14B1 part A central nervous system (CNS)/high grade glioma (HGG) pre-enrollment eligibility screening * Please note: * This required age range applies to pre-enrollment eligibility for all HGG patients. Individual treatment protocols may have different age criteria. * Non-DIPG patients with tumors that do not harbor an H3K27M-mutation and are \>= 18 years of age will not be eligible to enroll on ACNS1821 (Step 1). * PRE ENROLLMENT: Patient is suspected of having localized, newly diagnosed HGG, excluding metastatic disease, OR patient has an institutional diagnosis of DIPG * Please note: there are specific radiographic criteria for DIPG patient enrollment on ACNS1821 (Step 1) * As of February 14, 2025, stratum DIPG and stratum DMG have closed to accrual, and no patients will be enrolled on these strata after Amendment #4. * PRE ENROLLMENT: * For patients with non-pontine tumors: Patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must have signed informed consent for eligibility screening on APEC14B1 Part A. * For patients with DIPG: Patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must have signed informed consent for ACNS1821. * Note: As of February 14, 2025, stratum DIPG and stratum DMG have closed to accrual, and no patients will be enrolled on these strata after Amendment #4. * PRE ENROLLMENT: * For patients with non-pontine tumors only, the specimens obtained at the time of diagnostic biopsy or surgery must be submitted through APEC14B1 ASAP, preferably within 5 calendar days of definitive surgery * STEP 1: Patients must be \>= 12 months and =\< 21 years of age at the time of enrollment * STEP 1: Patients must have newly-diagnosed DIPG or HGG (including DMG). * STEP 1: Stratum DIPG (Closed with Amendment #4) * As of February 14, 2025, stratum DIPG and stratum DMG have closed to accrual, and no patients will be enrolled on these strata after Amendment #4. * Patients with newly-diagnosed typical DIPG, defined as tumors with a pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement of at least 2/3 of the pons on at least 1 axial T2 weighted image, are eligible. No histologic confirmation is required. * Patients with pontine tumors that do not meet radiographic criteria for typical DIPG (e.g., focal tumors or those involving less than 2/3 of the pontine cross-sectional area with or without extrapontine extension) are eligible if the tumors are biopsied and proven to be high-grade gliomas (such as anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, high-grade glioma not otherwise specified \[NOS\], and/or H3 K27M-mutant) by institutional diagnosis. * STEP 1: Stratum DMG (with H3 K27M mutation) (Closed with Amendment #4) * As of February 14, 2025, stratum DIPG and stratum DMG have closed to accrual, and no patients will be enrolled on these strata after Amendment #4. * Patients must have newly-diagnosed non-pontine H3 K27M-mutant HGG without BRAF V600 or IDH1 mutations as confirmed by Rapid Central Pathology and Molecular Screening Reviews performed on APEC14B1 * Note: Patients need not have either measurable or evaluable disease, i.e., DMG patients may have complete resection of their tumor prior to enrollment. Primary spinal tumors are eligible for enrollment. For rare H3 K27M-mutant HGG in non-midline structures (e.g., cerebral hemispheres), these patients will be considered part of Stratum DMG. * STEP 1: Stratum HGG (without H3 K27M mutation) * Patients must have newly-diagnosed non-pontine H3 K27M-wild type HGG without BRAF V600 or IDH1 mutations as confirmed by Rapid Central Pathology and Molecular Screening Reviews performed on APEC14B1 * Please note: * Patients who fall in this category and who are \>= 18 years of age are not eligible due to another standard-of-care regimen (radiation/temozolomide) that is available * Patients need not have either measurable or evaluable disease, i.e., HGG patients may have complete resection of their tumor prior to enrollment. Primary spinal tumors are eligible for enrollment * STEP 1: Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =\<16 years of age. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score. * STEP 1: Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment) * STEP 1: Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment) * STEP 1: Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment) * STEP 1: Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment) or A serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment): * Age / Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) * 1 to \< 2 years / male: 0.6; female: 0.6 * 2 to \< 6 years / male: 0.8; female: 0.8 * 6 to \< 10 years / male: 1; female: 1 * 10 to \< 13 years / male: 1.2; female: 1.2 * 13 to \< 16 years / male: 1.5; female: 1.4 * \>= 16 years / male: 1.7; female: 1.4 * STEP 1: Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age * STEP 1: Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L. * STEP 1: Serum amylase =\< 1.5 x ULN * STEP 1: Serum lipase =\< 1.5 x ULN * STEP 1: No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, and a pulse oximetry \> 94% if there is clinical indication for determination. * STEP 1: Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled. * STEP 1: Patients must be enrolled and protocol therapy must begin no later than 31 days after the date of radiographic diagnosis (in the case of non-biopsied DIPG patients only) or definitive surgery, whichever is the later date (Day 0). For patients who have a biopsy followed by resection, the date of resection will be considered the date of definitive diagnostic surgery. If a biopsy only was performed, the biopsy date will be considered the date of definitive diagnostic surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

* STEP 1: Patients must not have received any prior therapy for their central nervous system (CNS) malignancy except for surgery and steroid medications. * STEP 1: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible. * STEP 1: Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible. * STEP 1: Patients \>=18 years of age who have H3 K27M-wild type HGG. * STEP 1: Patients who have an uncontrolled infection. * STEP 1: Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation. * STEP 1: Patients with grade \> 1 extrapyramidal movement disorder. * STEP 1: Patients with known macular degeneration, uncontrolled glaucoma, or cataracts. * STEP 1: Patients with metastatic disease are not eligible; MRI of spine with and without contrast must be performed if metastatic disease is suspected by the treating physician. * STEP 1: Patients with gliomatosis cerebri type 1 or 2 are not eligible, with the exception of H3 K27M-mutant bithalamic tumors. * STEP 1: Patients who are not able to receive protocol specified radiation therapy. * STEP 1: * Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible since there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. * Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants. It is not known whether selinexor is excreted in human milk. * Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained. * Sexually active patients of reproductive potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use two effective methods of birth control (including a medically accepted barrier method of contraception, e.g., male or female condom) for the duration of their study participation and for 90 days after the last dose of selinexor. Abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control.

Interventions: PROCEDURE: Biopsy Procedure, PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, RADIATION: Radiation Therapy, DRUG: Selinexor

Conditions: Malignant Glioma, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: Children’s Health

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Testing the Addition of the Chemotherapy Drug Lomustine (Gleostine) to the Usual Treatment (Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy) for Newly Diagnosed MGMT Methylated Glioblastoma

Description:

This phase III trial compares the effect of adding lomustine to standard chemotherapy with temozolomide and radiation therapy versus temozolomide and radiation therapy alone in shrinking or stabilizing newly diagnosed MGMT methylated glioblastoma. MGMT methylated tumors are more likely to respond to temozolomide chemotherapy. Temozolomide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by damaging the cell's DNA and may kill tumor cells and slow down or stop tumor growth. Lomustine is a chemotherapy drug and in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It damages the cell's DNA and may kill tumor cells. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-ray photons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Adding lomustine to standard chemotherapy with temozolomide and radiation therapy may shrink or stabilize glioblastoma.

Contact(s):

Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Nawal Shaikh

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 70 Years old

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05095376

IRB Number: STU-2022-0465

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Inclusion Criteria:

* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: No known IDH mutation. (If tested before step 1 registration, patients known to have IDH mutation in the tumor on local or other testing are ineligible and should not be registered) * STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Availability of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block and hematoxylin and eosin (H\&E) stained slide to be sent for central pathology review for confirmation of histology and MGMT promoter methylation status. Note that tissue for central pathology review and central MGMT assessment must be received by the New York University (NYU) Center for Biospecimen Research and Development (CBRD) on or before postoperative calendar day 30. If tissue cannot be received by postoperative calendar day 30, then patients may NOT enroll on this trial as central pathology review will not be complete in time for the patient to start treatment no later than 8 weeks following surgery. Results of central pathology review and central MGMT analysis will generally be completed within 10 business days of receipt of tissue. Results will be entered by the central lab directly into Rave. Note: In the event of an additional tumor resection(s), tissue must be received within 30 days of the most recent resection and the latest resection must have been performed within 30 days after the initial resection. Surgical resection is required; stereotactic biopsy alone is not allowed because it will not provide sufficient tissue for MGMT analysis * STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Willing to use highly effective method of contraception for participants of childbearing potential (participants who may become pregnant or who may impregnate a partner) during therapy and for 6 months after completing treatment; this inclusion is necessary because the treatment in this study may be significantly teratogenic * STEP 1 REGISTRATION: The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry and, for patients treated in the United States (U.S.), authorization permitting release of personal health information * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Histopathologically proven diagnosis of glioblastoma (or gliosarcoma as a subtype of glioblastoma) confirmed by central pathology review * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: MGMT promoter with methylation confirmed by central pathology review. Note: Patients with tissue that is insufficient or inadequate for analysis, fails MGMT testing, or has indeterminate or unmethylated MGMT promoter are excluded * Note: Any MGMT result other than methylated would require step 2 registration to be reported as a "central review failure" * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Contrast-enhanced brain MRI performed either after surgery or prior to step 2 registration * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: IDH mutation testing by at least one method (such as immunohistochemistry for IDH1 R132H) must be performed as part of standard of care and no mutation must be found (i.e IDH wildtype). (If a mutation is identified then the patient will be ineligible and must be registered as ineligible at step 2.) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: History/physical examination within 28 days prior to step 2 registration * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Karnofsky performance status (KPS) \>= 70 within 28 days prior to step 2 registration * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Neurologic function assessment within 28 days prior to step 2 registration * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Age 18-70 years * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Hemoglobin \>= 10 g/dl (Note: the use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobin \[Hgb\] \>= 10.0 g/dl is acceptable) (Within 14 days prior to step 2 registration) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Leukocytes \>= 2,000/mm\^3 (Within 14 days prior to step 2 registration) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/mm\^3 (Within 14 days prior to step 2 registration) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Platelets \>= 100,000/mm\^3 (Within 14 days prior to step 2 registration) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x institutional/lab upper limit of normal (ULN) (Within 14 days prior to step 2 registration) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) =\< 2.5 x ULN (Within 14 days prior to step 2 registration) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 x ULN (Within 14 days prior to step 2 registration) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 x ULN OR creatinine clearance (CrCl) \>= 50 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula) (Within 14 days prior to step 2 registration) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated * Note: Known positive test for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) indicating acute or chronic infection would make the patient ineligible unless the viral load becomes undetectable on suppressive therapy. Patients who are immune to hepatitis B (anti-hepatitis B surface antibody positive) are eligible (e.g. patients immunized against hepatitis B) * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: For patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load * Note: Known positive test for hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV ribonucleic acid \[RNA\]) indicating acute or chronic infection would make the patient ineligible unless the viral load becomes undetectable on suppressive therapy * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months prior to step 2 registration are eligible for this trial. Testing is not required for entry into protocol * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Negative serum or urine pregnancy test (in persons of childbearing potential) within 14 days prior to step 2 registration * Childbearing potential is defined as any person who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal

Exclusion Criteria:

* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Prior therapy for tumor except for resection or prior laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT). For example, prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy for GBM or lower grade glioma is disallowed (including but not limited to temozolomide, lomustine, bevacizumab, any viral therapy, ipilimumab or other CTLA-4 antibody, PD-1 antibody, CD-137 agonist, CD40 antibody, PDL-1 or 2 antibody, vaccine therapy, polio or similar viral injection as treatment for the tumor, and/or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways) as is Gliadel wafer, radiotherapy, radiosurgery, vaccine or other immunotherapy, brachytherapy, or convection enhanced delivery * Note: 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-mediated fluorescent guided resection (FGR) photodynamic therapy (PDT) or fluorescein administered prior to/during surgery to aid resection is not exclusionary and is not considered a chemotherapy or intracerebral agent. Prior laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is allowed * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Current or planned treatment with any other investigational agents for the study cancer * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease outside the brain * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer, cervical cancer in situ and melanoma in situ) unless disease free for a minimum of 2 years * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Prior radiotherapy to the head or neck that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Pregnancy and individuals unwilling to discontinue nursing due to the potential teratogenic effects and potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to temozolomide or lomustine * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: History of pulmonary fibrosis * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to: * Ongoing or active infection requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotics, IV antiviral, or IV antifungal treatment * Symptomatic congestive heart failure, defined as New York Heart Association Functional Classification III/IV (Note: 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) * Unstable angina pectoris within 6 months prior to Step 2 registration * Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia * Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * STEP 2 REGISTRATION: No evidence of diffuse leptomeningeal disease that requires whole brain irradiation

Interventions: DRUG: Lomustine, PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, RADIATION: Photon Beam Radiation Therapy, OTHER: Questionnaire Administration, DRUG: Temozolomide

Conditions: Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System

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Evaluating the Addition of the Immunotherapy Drug Atezolizumab to Standard Chemotherapy Treatment for Advanced or Metastatic Neuroendocrine Carcinomas That Originate Outside the Lung

Description:

This phase II/III trial compares the effect of immunotherapy with atezolizumab in combination with standard chemotherapy with a platinum drug (cisplatin or carboplatin) and etoposide versus standard therapy alone for the treatment of poorly differentiated extrapulmonary (originated outside the lung) neuroendocrine cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). The other aim of this trial is to compare using atezolizumab just at the beginning of treatment versus continuing it beyond the initial treatment. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Cisplatin and carboplatin are in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds that work by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Etoposide is in a class of medications known as podophyllotoxin derivatives. It blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair, and it may kill cancer cells. Giving atezolizumab in combination with a platinum drug (cisplatin or carboplatin) and etoposide may work better in treating patients with poorly differentiated extrapulmonary neuroendocrine cancer compared to standard therapy with a platinum drug (cisplatin or carboplatin) and etoposide alone.

Contact(s):

Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Namrata Peswani

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: PHASE2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05058651

IRB Number: STU-2023-0750

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must have histologically-confirmed (local site pathological confirmation sufficient) extrapulmonary poorly differentiated, neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) * Participants must have disease that is unresectable or metastatic and not eligible for definitive therapy as deemed per the treating investigator * Participants must have radiologically evaluable disease, measurable or non-measurable, per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria. All measurable and nonmeasurable lesions must be assessed by CT scan with IV contrast of the chest/abdomen/and pelvis (or CT chest without contrast and MRI abdomen/pelvis with gadolinium contrast, if contraindication to CT iodinated contrast) within 28 days prior to registration. While may be used for routine clinical evaluation, PET scans and bone scans alone are not acceptable for disease assessment while participating in this study. All known sites of disease must be assessed and documented on the Baseline Tumor Assessment Form * Participants must have brain MRI (or CT head with contrast if there is contraindication to MRI brain) if clinically indicated within 28 days prior to registration. Note: Brain imaging is not required in participants without known and/or clinical concern for brain metastases. Participants with asymptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases are eligible if one or more of the following apply: * Participants who have received treatment for brain metastases must have: * No evidence of radiological progression (by MRI brain or CT head with contrast if there is contraindication to MRI brain) within 28 days prior to registration * Discontinued all corticosteroids at least 14 days prior to registration * Participants with treatment-naive brain lesions must have: * No lesion measuring \> 2.0 cm in size in any axis * MRI brain or CT head with contrast (if there is contraindication to MRI brain) demonstrating no evidence for mass effect, edema, or other impending neurological compromise within 28 days prior to registration * No evidence of radiological progression (by MRI brain or CT head with contrast if there is contraindication to MRI brain) within 28 days prior to registration * No need for \> 2 mg of dexamethasone (or equivalent of \> 10 mg prednisone) per day at time of registration * Participants must not have symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases * Participants must not have known or suspected leptomeningeal disease * Participants with prior history of non-metastatic (localized/locally advanced disease) extrapulmonary poorly differentiated NEC may have had prior platinum-based therapy +/- radiation +/- surgery provided that all therapy was completed \>= 6 months prior to registration * Participants must discontinue denosumab prior to study registration and plan to replace with a bisphosphonate while on the study * Participants must not have had prior treatment for advanced or metastatic NEC EXCEPT one cycle of platinum (carboplatin/cisplatin) + etoposide is allowed prior to registration. Other chemotherapy regimens are not allowed. For participants with prostate or urothelial NEC, prior chemotherapy for the non-NEC component (e.g. adenocarcinoma or urothelial) is allowed as long as such therapy was completed \>= 24 weeks prior to registration and participants have recovered from all prior toxicities to =\< grade 1. * Participants must not have had prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, antiPD-L2, CD137 agonists, anti-CTLA-4 agent, or any other immune checkpoint inhibitors for any neuroendocrine neoplasm. Immune checkpoint inhibitors given for other cancer indications are allowed provided last therapy was given at least 12 months prior to study registration * Participants must not have received treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents including, but not limited to, interferon and interleukin2 \[IL-2\] within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) prior to registration * Participants must not have had history of known severe allergy, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies, including to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the atezolizumab formulation, cisplatin, carboplatin, or etoposide * Participants must not be on active systemic therapy for another cancer with the exception of hormonal therapy including androgen deprivation therapy (e.g., gonadotropin-releasing hormone \[GnRH\] agonists or antagonists), which can be continued while participants are receiving protocol therapy. Use of enzalutamide or apalutamide is permitted after completion of chemotherapy and must be held during chemotherapy for participants receiving prior to enrollment. Use of darolutamide is permitted during chemotherapy. Glucocorticoid-containing regimens, including abiraterone, are not permitted. * Participants must be \>= 18 years of age * Participants must have a Zubrod performance status of =\< 2 within 28 days prior to registration * Participants must have a complete medical history and physical exam within 28 days prior to registration * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1.5 x 10\^9 /L (obtained within 14 days prior to registration. For participants who received a cycle of chemotherapy prior to registration, at least 21 days must have elapsed between day 1 of platinum + etoposide and performance of these tests) * Hemoglobin \>= 9.0 g/dl (obtained within 14 days prior to registration. For participants who received a cycle of chemotherapy prior to registration, at least 21 days must have elapsed between day 1 of platinum + etoposide and performance of these tests) * Platelet count \>= 100 x 10\^9/L (obtained within 14 days prior to registration. For participants who received a cycle of chemotherapy prior to registration, at least 21 days must have elapsed between day 1 of platinum + etoposide and performance of these tests) * Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =\< 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained within 14 days prior to registration. For participants who received a cycle of chemotherapy prior to registration, at least 21 days must have elapsed between day 1 of platinum + etoposide and performance of these tests) * Serum total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x ULN (obtained within 14 days prior to registration. For participants who received a cycle of chemotherapy prior to registration, at least 21 days must have elapsed between day 1 of platinum + etoposide and performance of these tests) * Adequate renal function as defined by any 1 of the following: 1) Measured creatinine clearance (CL) \> 50 mL/min OR 2) Calculated creatinine CL \> 50 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula OR by 24-hour urine collection for determination of creatinine clearance (obtained within 14 days prior to registration. For participants who received a cycle of chemotherapy prior to registration, at least 21 days must have elapsed between day 1 of platinum + etoposide and performance of these tests) * Participants must not have uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia (\> 1.5 mmol/L ionized calcium or calcium \> 12 mg/dL or corrected serum calcium \> ULN) within 14 days prior to registration. Participants who have asymptomatic hypercalcemia are eligible provided that medical therapy to treat the hypercalcemia is planned * Participants must not have a diagnosis of immunodeficiency nor be receiving systemic steroid therapy (equivalent of \> 20 mg of hydrocortisone per day) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 14 days prior to registration * Participants must not have active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency, including, but not limited to myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Wegener granulomatosis, Sjogren syndrome, Guillain-Barre syndrome, or multiple sclerosis with the following exceptions: * Patients with a history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism who are on thyroid-replacement hormone are eligible for the study * Patients with controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus who are on an insulin regimen are eligible for the study * Patients with eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, or vitiligo with dermatologic manifestations only (e.g., patients with psoriatic arthritis are excluded) are eligible for the study provided all of following conditions are met: * Rash must cover \< 10% of body surface area * Disease is well controlled at baseline and requires only low-potency topical corticosteroids * No occurrence of acute exacerbations of the underlying condition requiring psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation, methotrexate, retinoids, biologic agents, oral calcineurin inhibitors, or high-potency or oral corticosteroids within the previous 12 months * Participants must not have history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan. NOTE: History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted * Participants must not have significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association class II or greater cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to registration, unstable arrythmias, or unstable angina * Participants must not have had a major surgical procedure other than for diagnosis within 28 days prior to registration. Participant must not plan to receive a major surgical procedure during the course of protocol treatment. NOTE: Patient port placement is not considered a major surgery * Participants must not have severe infections (i.e., Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \[CTCAE\] grade \>= 2) at time of registration, including but not limited to hospitalization for complications for infection, bacteremia, or severe pneumonia * Participants must not have known active tuberculosis * Participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have undetectable HBV viral load, with testing performed as clinically indicated * Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. Participants with active HCV infection who are currently on treatment must have an undetectable HCV viral load, with testing performed as clinically indicated * Participants with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy at time of registration and have undetectable HIV viral load within 6 months of registration * Participants must not have prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or solid organ transplant * Participants must not have received administration of a live, attenuated vaccine (e.g., FluMist \[registered trademark\]) within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment, during treatment with atezolizumab, and not plan to receive for 5 months after the last dose of atezolizumab * Participants must not be pregnant due to the possibility of harm to the fetus. 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) during the treatment period and for 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab. 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 sideeffect 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. With participant consent, specimens must be collected and submitted via the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Specimen Tracking 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

Interventions: BIOLOGICAL: Atezolizumab, PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection, DRUG: Carboplatin, DRUG: Cisplatin, PROCEDURE: Computed Tomography, DRUG: Etoposide, PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, OTHER: Patient Observation

Conditions: Advanced Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Metastatic Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Recurrent Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Unresectable Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Anus, Bones and Joints, Brain and Nervous System, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Esophagus, Kidney, Larynx, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Melanoma, skin, Other Digestive Organ, Other Endocrine System, Other Female Genital, Other Hematopoietic, Other Male Genital, Other Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs, Other Skin, Other Urinary, Ovary, Pancreas, Prostate, Rectum, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Stomach, Thyroid, Urinary Bladder

Sites: UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System

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Intraventricular Administration of Rhenium-186 NanoLiposome for Leptomeningeal Metastases (ReSPECT-LM)

Description:

This is an open-label Phase I clinical study that will administer a single dose of 186RNL via intraventricular catheter for treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastases (LM).

Contact(s):

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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Michael Youssef

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: Phase 1

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05034497

IRB Number: STU-2021-0950

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Inclusion Criteria:

• At least 18 years of age at time of screening.
• Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the study and has signed a written informed consent document approved by the site-specific IRB.
• Subject has proven and documented LM that meets the requirements for the study: a. Current EANO-ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines Type 1 and 2 LM of any primary type. 2D is excluded.
• Karnofsky performance status of 60 to 100.
• Acceptable liver function:
• Bilirubin 1.5 times upper limit of normal
• AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 3.0 times upper limit of normal for subjects with normal liver
• AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 5.0 times upper limit of normal for subjects with liver metastasis
• Acceptable renal function with serum creatinine ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal
• Acceptable hematologic status (without hematologic support):
• ANC ≥ 1000 cells µL
• Platelet count ≥ 75,000/µL
• Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
• All women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening. Male and female subjects must agree to use effective means of contraception (for example, surgical sterilization or the use of barrier contraception with either a condom or diaphragm in conjunction with spermicidal gel or an IUD) with their partner from entry into the study through 6 months after the last dose.
• Subjects with a creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault Equation) for males and females.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The subject has not recovered to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0) Grade ≤ 1 from AEs due to antineoplastic agents, investigational drugs, or other medications that were administered prior to study. Prior AEs due to alopecia, anemia, and lymphopenia are not required to be recovered to Grade ≤ 1 prior to 186RNL treatment, assuming other inclusion criteria are satisfied.
• Obstructive or symptomatic communicating hydrocephalus.
• Ventriculo-peritoneal or ventriculo-atrial shunts without programable valves or contraindications to placement of Ommaya reservoir.
• Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant, breast feeding, or may possibly be pregnant without a negative serum pregnancy test (see inclusion criteria).
• Serious intercurrent illness, such as progressive systemic (extra leptomeningeal) disease, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, uncontrolled systemic infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure or unstable angina pectoris within 3 months prior study drug, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack within 6 months, seizure disorder with any seizure occurring within 14 days prior to consenting or encephalopathy.
• Active severe non hematologic organ toxicity such as renal, cardiac, hepatic, pulmonary, or gastrointestinal systemic toxicity grade 3 or above.
• Significant coagulation abnormalities such as inherited bleeding diathesis or acquired coagulopathy with unacceptable risks of bleeding.
• Patients who had any dose to the spinal cord or whole brain radiation therapy, regardless of when the radiation treatment was delivered. Prior, non-CNS radiation for primary tumor is allowed.
• Systemic chemotherapeutic agents with CNS penetration (such as temozolomide, carmustine, lomustine, capecitabine, carboplatin, vinorelbine, bevacizumab, irinotecan or topotecan) are excluded if given within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to 186RNL treatment.
• If the washout period is satisfied, the patient may be enrolled, providing all other I/E criteria are satisfied.
• If the patient is undergoing systemic chemotherapy with CNS penetration (such as temozolomide, carmustine, lomustine, capecitabine, carboplatin, vinorelbine, bevacizumab, irinotecan or topotecan) and they develop or have progressive/persistent LM while on the agent, they may be included in the trial at the PI's discretion.
• Systemic therapy (including investigational agents and small-molecule kinase inhibitors) is excluded if given within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to 186RNL treatment. a. If the washout period is satisfied, the patient may be enrolled, providing all other I/E criteria are satisfied.
• Nitrosoureas or mitomycin C within 42 days, or metronomic/protracted low-dose chemotherapy within 14 days, or other cytotoxic chemotherapy within 28 days, are excluded if given within the above timepoints prior to 186RNL treatment. a. If the washout period is satisfied, the patient may be enrolled, providing all other I/E criteria are satisfied.
• Impaired CSF Flow Study, within 4 +/- 3 days of 186RNL treatment, based on study imaging and as determined by the investigator.

Interventions: Drug: 186RNL

Conditions: Leptomeningeal Metastasis, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: UT Southwestern

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A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System (SUMMIT MAX)

Description:

The SUMMIT MAX study is a prospective, randomized, controlled, interventional clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical MonoPoint® Reperfusion System for aspiration thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Contact(s):

Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Charlton.Starcke@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Roberta Novakovic

Gender: All

Age: 18 Years to 85 Years old

Phase: N/A

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT05018650

IRB Number: STU-2022-0053

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Inclusion Criteria:

• The consent process has been completed and documented according to applicable country regulations and as approved by the IRB / Ethics Committee
• Age >=18 years and <= 85
• Patient presenting with clinical signs consistent with an acute ischemic stroke
• Baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score >= 6
• Pre-stroke modified Rankin Score (mRS) <= 1
• Baseline ASPECTS >= 6
• Endovascular treatment initiated (defined as time of first angiogram) within 8 hours from time last known well
• If indicated, thrombolytic therapy shall be initiated per clinical guidelines. If eligible for thrombolytic therapy, subjects should be treated as soon as possible and lytic use should not be delayed regardless of potential eligibility for mechanical neurothrombectomy.
• The patient is indicated for aspiration neurothrombectomy with the Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System as determined by the Investigator
• Angiographic confirmation of a large vessel occlusion of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery or distal internal carotid artery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known pregnancy or breast feeding
• In the Investigator's opinion, any known comorbidity (including COVID-19 positivity) that may complicate treatment or prevent improvement or follow-up
• Known serious, advanced, or terminal illness with anticipated life expectancy < 12 months
• Known history of severe allergy to contrast medium
• Known to have suffered a stroke in the past 90 days
• Known connective tissue disorder affecting the arteries (e.g. Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
• Any known previous cerebral hemorrhagic event
• Any known pre-existing coagulation deficiency
• Known hemorrhagic diathesis, coagulation factor deficiency, or oral anticoagulant therapy with INR >3.0
• Known baseline platelet count <50,000/µL
• Known baseline blood glucose of <50 mg/dL or >400 mg/dL
• Known to be participating in another study involving an investigational device or drug
• Clinical symptoms suggestive of bilateral stroke or stroke in multiple territories.
• Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) evidence of recent/ fresh cerebral hemorrhage (the presence of microbleeds is allowed)
• Baseline CT or MRI showing intracranial tumor (except small meningioma <= 2cm) or significant mass effect with midline shift due to the tumor
• Presumed septic thrombus, or suspicion of bacterial endocarditis
• Inability to access the cerebral vasculature in the opinion of the neurointerventional team
• Unlikely to be available for a 90-day follow-up (e.g. no fixed home address)
• Evidence of carotid dissection
• Evidence of cervical carotid artery high-grade stenosis or occlusion (i.e., tandem occlusion)
• Active or recent history of drug abuse (within last 6 months)
• Known history or presence of aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the territory of the target lesion
• For all patients, severe sustained hypertension with SBP >200 and/or DBP >120; for patients treated with IV tPA, sustained hypertension despite treatment with SBP >185 and/or DBP >110
• Treatment with heparin within 48 hours with a partial thromboplastic time more than two times the laboratory normal
• Renal failure with serum creatinine >3.0 or Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) <30
• Ongoing seizure due to stroke
• Evidence of active systemic infection
• Known cancer with metastases
• Cervical carotid stenosis requiring balloon angioplasty or stenting at the time of the procedure
• Angiographic evidence of multiple cerebrovascular occlusions (e.g., bilateral anterior circulation, anterior/posterior circulation)
• Angiographic evidence of known or suspected underlying intracranial vasculopathy or atherosclerotic lesions responsible for the target occlusion
• Angiographic evidence or suspicion of aortic dissection

Interventions: Device: Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System

Conditions: Acute Ischemic Stroke, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Motor Network Physiology

Description:

The brain networks controlling movement are complex, involving multiple areas of the brain. Some neurological disorders, like Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET), cause abnormalities in these brain networks. Deep brain stimulation is a treatment that is used to treat these types of neurological diseases and is thought to help patients by modulating brain networks responsible for movement. Levodopa medication is also used to modulate this brain networks in patients with PD. The overall objective is to develop a unified theory of basal ganglia thalamocortical (BGTC) circuit dynamics that accounts for disease symptomatology, movement, and their inter-relationship. The underlying hypothesis, is that the rigidity and bradykinesia of PD are fundamentally related to excessive functional coupling across nodes in the BGTC motor circuit impeding effective information flow. In this research, the investigator will take advantage of the unique opportunity provided by awake deep brain stimulation surgery to learn more about how the brain functions in a diseased state and how deep brain stimulation changes these networks to make movement more normal. The investigator will simultaneously assess cortical and subcortical electrophysiology in relation to clinical symptoms and behavioral measures and in response to deep brain stimulation, cortical stimulation, and pharmacologic therapy in patients undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implantation surgery.

Contact(s):

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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Sahil.Chilukuri@UTSouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Nader Pouratian

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 89 Years old

Phase: NA

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT04957095

IRB Number: STU-2021-0376

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Interventions: DRUG: Apomorphine Injectable Solution, OTHER: Subcortical Stimulation

Conditions: Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Brain and Nervous System

Keywords: deep brain stimulation, levodopa medication, motor cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus

Sites: UT Southwestern

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Olanzapine Versus Megestrol Acetate for the Treatment of Loss of Appetite Among Advanced Cancer Patients

Description:

This phase III trial compares the effects of olanzapine versus megestrol acetate in treating loss of appetite in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). Olanzapine may stimulate and increase appetite. This study aims to find out if olanzapine is better than the usual approach (megestrol acetate) for stimulating appetite and preventing weight loss.

Contact(s):

Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu

Principal Investigator: Namrata Peswani

Gender: ALL

Age: 18 Years and over

Phase: PHASE3

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT04939090

IRB Number: STU-2021-1170

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Women and men of reproductive potential should agree to use an appropriate method of birth control throughout their participation in this study due to the teratogenic potential of the therapy utilized in this trial. Appropriate methods of birth control include abstinence, oral contraceptives, implantable hormonal contraceptives or double barrier method (diaphragm plus condom) * Diagnosis of advanced cancer * Patient-reported 2-month weight loss of at least 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms) and/or physician-estimated caloric intake of less than 20 calories/kilogram of body weight per day * The patient must perceive loss of appetite and/or weight as a problem; and have an appetite score of 4 or worse on the "Please rate your appetite...." question that requires a patient response on a 0-10 numeric rating scale * Not receiving ongoing tube feedings or parenteral nutrition at the time of registration * Not currently using systemic adrenal steroids (with the exception of short-term dexamethasone within 3 days of chemotherapy for control of chemotherapy side effects) * No use of androgens, progesterone analogs, or other appetite stimulants within the past month * Patient should not have poorly controlled hypertension or congestive heart failure at registration * Patient should not have an obstruction of the alimentary canal, malabsorption, or intractable vomiting (defined as vomiting more than 3 times per day over the preceding week) * Not currently using olanzapine for another medical condition or had previously used olanzapine for chronic nausea or for any pre-existing psychotic disorder * Patient should not have had a previous blood clot at any time in the past * No history of poorly controlled diabetes * No symptomatic leptomeningeal disease or known brain metastases as these patients may have difficulty taking oral medications * No history of hypersensitivity to olanzapine or megestrol acetate * No COVID-19 infection in the past that, in the opinion of the treating physician, had left patients with compromised taste, which has not resolved at the time of registration * Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves an investigational agent whose genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects on the developing fetus and newborn are unknown. Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test done =\< 14 days prior to registration is required * Age \>= 18 years * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2 * Estimated life expectancy of 3 months or longer * Serum creatinine =\< 2.0 mg/dL * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Fasting glucose \< 140 mg/dL * Granulocytes \> 1000/hpf * No treatment with another antipsychotic agent, such as risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine, butyrophenone within 30 days of enrollment * In order to complete the mandatory patient-completed measures, participants must be able to speak and/or read English or Spanish. Sites seeking to enroll Spanish-speaking patients should have access to Spanish speaking staff on site or through the use of a translation service to be able to conduct the informed consent discussion in Spanish, and to conduct the weekly phone calls

Exclusion Criteria:

* Psychiatric illness which would prevent the patient from giving informed consent * Medical condition such as uncontrolled infection (including human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\]), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or cardiac disease which, in the opinion of the treating physician, would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous for the patient * Patients who cannot swallow oral formulations of the agents * Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (such as with a diagnosis of dementia or memory loss) are not eligible for this study * No presence of a hormone-sensitive tumor, such as breast, endometrial, or prostate cancer (this exclusion criterion is intended to circumvent any confounding antineoplastic effects of megestrol acetate)

Interventions: DRUG: Olanzapine, DRUG: Megestrol Acetate, OTHER: Questionnaire Administration

Conditions: Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Anorexia, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Anklylosing Spondylitis, Anus, Bones and Joints, Brain and Nervous System, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Carcinoid Tumor, Cardiovascular, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Ear, Esophagus, Eye and Orbit, Gall Bladder, Head and Neck, Heart, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Ill - Defined Sites, Kaposis sarcoma, Kidney, Larynx, Leukemia, Not Otherwise Specified, Leukemia, Other, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Lymphoid Leukemia, Lymphoma, Melanoma, skin, Multiple Myeloma, Mycosis Fungoides, Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Nose, Other, Other Digestive Organ, Other Endocrine System, Other Female Genital, Other Hematopoietic, Other Male Genital, Other Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs, Other Skin, Other Urinary, Ovary, Pancreas, Prostate, Psychiatric Disorders, Rectum, Sarcoma, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Stomach, Throat, Thyroid, Unknown Sites, Urinary Bladder, Uterine (Endometrial), Vulva

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CBL0137 for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including CNS Tumors and Lymphoma

Description:

This phase I/II trial evaluates the best dose, side effects and possible benefit of CBL0137 in treating patients with solid tumors, including central nervous system (CNS) tumors or lymphoma that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). Drugs, such as CBL0137, block signals passed from one molecule to another inside a cell. Blocking these signals can affect many functions of the cell, including cell division and cell death, and may kill cancer cells.

Contact(s):

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Principal Investigator: Laura Klesse

Gender: ALL

Age: 12 Months to 21 Years old

Phase: PHASE1

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT04870944

IRB Number: STU-2023-0600

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Parts A and B: Patients must be \>= 12 months and =\< 21 years of age at the time of study enrollment * Patients must have had histologic verification of malignancy at original diagnosis or relapse, except in patients with diffuse intrinsic brain stem tumors, or patients with pineal tumors and elevations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum tumor markers, including alpha-fetoprotein or beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) * Part A: Patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors or lymphoma, including patients with CNS tumors or known CNS metastases (including untreated or progressive) are eligible * Part B: Patients with progressive or recurrent DIPG (diagnosed by biopsy or imaging characteristics) and other H3 K27-altered DMG previously treated with radiation therapy * Part A: Patients must have either measurable or evaluable disease * Part B: Patients must have measurable disease * Patient's current disease state must be one for which there is no known curative therapy or therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life * Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Easter Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =\< 16 years of age. Patients must have a Karnofsky or Lansky score \>= 50% * Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met, e.g., blood count criteria, the patient is considered to have recovered adequately * Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive * Solid tumor patients: \>= 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea) * Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (eg, not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil count \[ANC\] counts): \>= 7 days after the last dose of agent * Antibodies: \>= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =\< 1 * Corticosteroids: If used to modify immune adverse events related to prior therapy, \>= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid. Patients with CNS tumors receiving corticosteroids must have been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days prior to enrollment * Hematopoietic growth factors: \>= 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or 7 days for short acting growth factor. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur * Interleukins, interferons and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): \>= 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors) * Stem cell Infusions (with or without total body irradiation \[TBI\]): * Allogeneic (non-autologous) bone marrow or stem cell transplant, or any stem cell infusion including donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) or boost infusion: \>= 84 days after infusion and no evidence of graft versus host disease (GVHD) * Autologous stem cell infusion including boost infusion: \>= 30 days * Cellular therapy: \>= 42 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, natural killer \[NK\] cells, dendritic cells, etc.) * Radiation therapy \[XRT\]/external beam irradiation including protons: \>= 14 days after local XRT; \>= 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to \>= 50% of the pelvis; \>= 42 days if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation * Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., radiolabeled antibody, I-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine \[131I MIBG\]): \>= 42 days after systemically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy * Patients must not have received prior exposure to CBL0137 * For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement: * Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/uL (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated) * Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for study provided they meet the blood counts (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions). These patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity. At least 5 of every cohort of 6 patients must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity for the dose-escalation part of the study. If dose-limiting hematologic toxicity is observed, all subsequent patients enrolled must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity * For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement: * Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment) (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated) * Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for study provided they meet the blood counts (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions). These patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity. At least 5 of every cohort of 6 patients must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity for the dose-escalation part of the study. If dose-limiting hematologic toxicity is observed, all subsequent patients enrolled must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity * Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or a creatinine based on age/sex as follows (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated): * Age: Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL) * 1 to \< 2 years: 0.6 (male); 0.6 (female) * 2 to \< 6 years: 0.8 (male); 0.8 (female) * 6 to \< 10 years: 1 (male); 1 (female) * 10 to \< 13 years: 1.2 (male); 1.2 (female) * 13 to \< 16 years: 1.5 (male); 1.4 (female) * \>= 16 years: 1.7 (male); 1.4 (female) * Patients with solid tumors: * Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated or total) =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated) * Patients with solid tumors: * Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated) * Shortening fraction of \>= 27% by echocardiogram (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated) or * Ejection fraction of \>= 50% by gated radionuclide study (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated) * Corrected QT (QTC) \< 480 msec (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated) * Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if seizures well controlled without the use of enzyme-inducing anti-convulsant agents. Well controlled is defined by no increase in seizure frequency in the prior 7 days * Nervous system disorders (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \[CTCAE\] version \[v\]5) resulting from prior therapy must be =\< grade 2, with the exception of decreased tendon reflex (DTR). Any grade of DTR is eligible * Patients have consented to receive a central venous catheter prior to the administration of CBL0137. A central line is required for CBL0137 administration

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies, OR because there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. Pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal. Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use two effective methods of birth control, including a medically accepted barrier or contraceptive method (e.g., male or female condom) for the duration of the study. Abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control * Patients receiving corticosteroids who have not been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days prior to enrollment are not eligible. If used to modify immune adverse events related to prior therapy, \>= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid * Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible * Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible (except leukemia patients receiving hydroxyurea, which may be continued until 24 hours prior to start of protocol therapy) * Patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other agents to prevent graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant are not eligible for this trial * Patients who are receiving drugs that are strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4, CYP2B6 (e.g., carbamazepine) and CYP1A2 (e.g., ciprofloxacin, enoxacin, fluvoxamine, smoking) are not eligible. These agents are to be avoided for 7 days prior to the start of CBL0137 and for the duration of the protocol therapy. Sensitive substrates of CYP2D6 (e.g., atomoxetine, desipramine, dextromethorphan, eliglustat, nebivolol, nortriptyline, perphenazine, tolterodine, R-venlafaxine) should also be avoided for the duration protocol therapy * Patients who are receiving drugs associated with a known risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP) are not eligible. Drugs associated with known risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP) are to be avoided for 7 days prior to the start of CBL0137 and for duration of the protocol therapy * Patients with known peripheral vascular disease are excluded * Patients with a history of pro-thrombotic disorder are not eligible * Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible * Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible * Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible

Interventions: PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection, PROCEDURE: Bone Marrow Aspirate, PROCEDURE: Bone Marrow Biopsy, PROCEDURE: Echocardiography, DRUG: FACT Complex-targeting Curaxin CBL0137

Conditions: Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27-Altered, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Central Nervous System, Recurrent Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Recurrent Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27-Altered, Recurrent Lymphoma, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Refractory Lymphoma, Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Refractory Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Bones and Joints, Brain and Nervous System, Lymphoma

Sites: Children’s Health

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A Study to Evaluate DAY101 in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed or Progressive Low-Grade Glioma and Advance Solid Tumors (FIREFLY-1)

Description:

FIREFLY-1 is a Phase 2, multi center, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral pan-RAF inhibitor DAY101 in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma or an advanced solid tumor harboring a known BRAF alteration.

Contact(s):

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Principal Investigator: Daniel Bowers

Gender: All

Age: 6 Months to 25 Years old

Phase: Phase 2

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT04775485

IRB Number: STU-2022-0878

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Interventions: Drug: DAY101

Conditions: Low-grade Glioma, Advanced Solid Tumor, Brain and Nervous System

Sites: Children’s Health

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VITAS: Atezolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy for Pediatric Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors

Description:

This trial is a multi-center, non-randomized, open-label Phase I/II study evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of vincristine, irinotecan, temozolomide, and atezolizumab in children with relapsed/refractory solid tumors.

Contact(s):

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Principal Investigator: Arhanti Sadanand

Gender: ALL

Age: 6 Months to 30 Years old

Phase: PHASE1

Healthy Volunteers:

This study is NOT accepting healthy volunteers

System ID: NCT04796012

IRB Number: STU-2021-0606

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed informed consent
• Relapsed or refractory solid tumor after at least one prior course of therapy.
• Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma are not permitted.
• Patients with CNS malignancy or asymptomatic CNS metastases may be enrolled, provided all of the following criteria are met. * No metastatic or primary disease affecting the brainstem, midbrain, pons, or cerebellum, or within 10 mm of optic nerve * No history of leptomeningeal disease * No history of intracranial or spinal cord hemorrhage * No evidence of progression of neurologic deficit, in the investigator's judgment, within 7 days prior to initiation of study medications.
• Must have histologically confirmed rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) for RMS efficacy cohort.
• Age ≥ 6 months and ≤ 30 years
• Lansky Performance Status (patients \< 16 years old) or Karnofsky Performance Status (patients ≥ 16 years old) ≥ 50
• Ability to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgment
• For RMS efficacy cohort, disease must be measurable as defined by RECIST v1.1.
• For the feasibility cohort, disease must be evaluable, but patients enrolled in the feasibility cohort will be prospectively assessed for measurable disease, RMS patients will also be included in the RMS efficacy cohort.
• Previously irradiated lesions can be considered as measurable disease only if progressive disease has been unequivocally documented at that site since radiation.
• Availability of a tumor specimen suitable for determination of PD-L1 status, either from initial diagnosis or from a recurrence.
• For PD-L1 staining to be performed at the central site, a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor specimen in a paraffin block (preferred) or at least 15 slides containing unstained, freshly cut, serial sections must be available along with an associated pathology report prior to study enrollment.
• Patients for whom the required number of slides are not available may still be eligible to enroll on study with PI approval
• For the RMS efficacy cohort, it will be required that at least 8 of 17 patients have PD-L1(+) tumor. PD-L1 status will be determined at time of enrollment for all patients. When the maximum allowable number of PD-L1(-) patients has been enrolled and treated on study, PD-L1 positivity will be required for all further enrolled patients.
• Staining will be performed in the central site CAP/CLIA-certified laboratory using the 22c3 antibody for immunohistochemical analysis
• PD-L1(+) status will be defined as staining on ≥1% of tumor cells or ≥1% of stroma.
• For the feasibility cohort, PD-L1 positivity is not required but will be performed centrally in all cases for exploratory biomarker studies.
• Adequate organ and marrow function as defined by the following laboratory values obtained within 21 days prior to initiation of study medication.
• For patients without known bone marrow involvement: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.0 x 10\^9 / L (1000/µL) without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support (≥14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor such as pegfilgrastim, or 7 days after short-acting growth factor) * Platelet count ≥ 75 x 10\^9 / L (75,000/µL) without transfusion in the last 7 days
• Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for the study if they meet the following criteria: * Patients with documented liver metastases: AST and ALT ≤ 5 x ULN * Patients with documented liver or bone metastases: ALP ≤ 5 x ULN * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 750/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 50,000/mm\^3 (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions) * These patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity. At least 4 of 6 patients in the feasibility cohort must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity. If dose-limiting hematologic toxicity is observed, all subsequent patients enrolled must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity.
• Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (Patients with known Gilbert disease: serum bilirubin ≤ 3 x ULN)
• AST (SGOT) and ALT (SPGT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN for age
• Serum albumin ≥ 25 g/L (2.5 g/dL)
• Creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN for age or creatinine clearance (or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate) ≥ 70 mL/min/1.73 m2
• Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 50% or shortening fraction ≥ 30%
• Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (9 g/dL)
• Patients may be transfused to meet this criterion.
• For patients not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: INR or aPTT ≤ 1.5 x ULN
• For patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: stable anticoagulant regimen
• Negative HIV and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) tests at screening
• For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods, and agreement to refrain from donating eggs, as defined below:
• Women must remain abstinent or use contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \< 1% per year during the treatment period and for 5 months after the final doses of atezolizumab, vincristine, and temozolomide. Women must refrain from donating eggs during this same period.
• A woman is considered to be of childbearing potential if she is postmenarchal, has not reached a postmenopausal state (≥ 12 continuous months of amenorrhea with no identified cause other than menopause), and has not undergone surgical sterilization (removal of ovaries and/or uterus), regardless of sexual orientation or marital status.
• Examples of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of \< 1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices.
• The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not adequate methods of contraception.
• For men who are not surgically sterile: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm, as defined below:
• With a female partner of childbearing potential who is not pregnant, men must remain abstinent or use a condom plus an additional contraceptive method that together result in a failure rate of less 1% per year during the treatment period and for 5 months after the final doses of atezolizumab, irinotecan, and temozolomide. Men must refrain from donating sperm during this same period.
• The reliability of sexual abstinence should be evaluated in relation to the duration of the clinical trial and the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, or postovulation methods) and withdrawal are not adequate methods of contraception

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy or breast-feeding:
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during study treatment or within 5 months after the final dose of study treatment
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 21 days prior to initiation of study treatment.
• Medical conditions that are excluded:
• Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency, including, but not limited to, myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, or Kawasaki syndrome with the following exceptions: * Patients with a history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism who are on thyroid-replacement hormone are eligible for the study. * Patients with controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus who are on an insulin regimen are eligible for the study. * Patients with eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, or vitiligo with dermatologic manifestations only (e.g., patients with psoriatic arthritis are excluded) are eligible for the study provided all of following conditions are met at study initiation: (1) Rash must cover less 10% of body surface area, (2) Disease is well controlled at baseline and requires only low-potency topical corticosteroids, (3) No occurrence of acute exacerbations of the underlying condition requiring psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation, methotrexate, retinoids, biologic agents, oral calcineurin inhibitors, or high-potency or oral corticosteroids within the previous 12 months
• Uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia (ionized calcium \> 1.5 mmol/L, calcium \> 12 mg/dL or corrected serum calcium \> ULN)
• Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently) * Patients with indwelling catheters (e.g., PleurX®) are allowed.
• Uncontrolled tumor-related pain * Patients requiring pain medication must be on a stable regimen at study entry for at least 2 weeks. Intermittent use of as-needed medication is allowed during this period.
• Clinically significant gastrointestinal disorder that may interfere with absorption of orally administered drugs (at the discretion of the treating physician)
• History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or 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.
• Significant cardiovascular disease (such as New York Heart Association Class II or greater cardiac disease, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident) within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina
• History of severe asthma or uncontrolled asthma
• Dyspnea at rest or requirement for supplemental oxygen
• Uncontrolled seizures. Patients taking a stable dose of anticonvulsants (for 2 weeks) are permitted, as long as they are not strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4.
• Any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug, may affect the interpretation of the results, or may render the patient at high risk from treatment complications in the opinion of the treating investigator
• Washout periods from prior therapies:
• Myelosuppressive chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 21 days prior to starting study treatment. * Subjects must have recovered from all acute prior treatment-related toxicities to grade 1 or baseline (excluding alopecia and clinically stable toxicities requiring ongoing medical management, such as hypothyroidism).
• Non-myelosuppressive cancer therapy, such as kinase inhibitors, within 7 days prior to study treatment.
• Treatment with monoclonal antibodies with long half-lives, within 3 half-lives prior to study treatment.
• Treatment with targeted cellular therapies within 28 days prior to starting study treatment.
• Major surgical procedure, other than for diagnosis, within 30 days prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of the need for a major surgical procedure during the first four cycles of the study. * Biopsy tissue collection or placement of a vascular access device is permitted if the site has healed prior to initiation of study medications. * For patients with CNS disease, no neurosurgical resection, brain biopsy, or stereotactic/whole-brain radiation within 30 days prior to Cycle 1, Day 1
• Treatment with a live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of the need for such a vaccine during atezolizumab treatment or within 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab
• Treatment with investigational therapy within 21 days prior to initiation of study treatment or concurrent participation with another investigational agent
• Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including, but not limited to, interferon and interleukin 2 \[IL-2\]) within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of study treatment
• Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication (including, but not limited to, corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-TNF-agents) within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of the need for systemic immunosuppressive medication during study treatment, with the following exceptions: * Patients who received acute, low-dose systemic immunosuppressant medication or a one-time pulse dose of systemic immunosuppressant medication (e.g., 48 hours of corticosteroids for a contrast allergy) are eligible for the study after Principal Investigator confirmation has been obtained. * Patients who received mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone), corticosteroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma, or low-dose corticosteroids for orthostatic hypotension or adrenal insufficiency are eligible for the study. * Patients with CNS disease can be receiving concurrent treatment with corticosteroids with approval from the Principal Investigator. Patients must be receiving a stable or decreasing dose for ≥ 5 days prior to the baseline MRI scan and at the time of drug initiation. The Principal Investigator should be informed when steroid doses are increased because of declining patient status.
• Use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers or strong UGT1A1 inhibitors within 12 days of Cycle 1, Day 1.
• Treatment with high-dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem-cell rescue within 3 months prior to initiation of study drug
• Treatment with herbal cancer therapy within 1 week prior to initiation of study medications.
• Treatment with a long-acting hematopoietic growth factor (such as pegfilgrastim) within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study medications, or a short-acting hematopoietic growth factor (such as G-CSF) within 1 week prior to initiation of study medications.
• Prior treatments:
• Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
• Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies to include all anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
• Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including, but not limited to, interferon and interleukin 2 \[IL-2\] within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of study treatment
• Subjects must not have previously progressed while receiving regimens that include irinotecan or temozolomide. Patients who have received irinotecan or temozolomide and did not progress while on these medications are eligible.
• Known ongoing or untreated infection, including, but not limited to bacteremia, active tuberculosis, or severe pneumonia
• Active tuberculosis
• Current treatment with anti-viral therapy for HBV
• Active hepatitis C
• Patients receiving prophylactic antibiotics (e.g., to prevent a urinary tract infection or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation) are eligible for the study
• Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the study medications
• History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
• Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the atezolizumab formulation

Interventions: DRUG: Atezolizumab, DRUG: Vincristine, DRUG: Irinotecan, DRUG: Temozolomide

Conditions: Solid Tumor, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Brain and Nervous System, Colon, Lymphoma, Soft Tissue

Keywords: Relapsed solid tumor, Refractory solid tumor, Rhabdomyosarcoma

Sites: UT Southwestern; Children’s Health

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