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Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety and PK of Alpelisib (BYL719) in Pediatric and Adult Patients With PIK3CA-related Overgrowth Spectrum (EPIK-P2)
This is a prospective Phase II multi-center study with an upfront 16-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled period, and extension periods, to assess the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of alpelisib in pediatric and adult participants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS).
• Signed informed consent and assent (when applicable) from the patient, parent, legal authorized representative or guardian prior to any study related screening procedures are performed
• Patients with diagnosis of PROS with symptomatic and /or progressive overgrowth and at least one measurable PROS-related lesion confirmed by blinded independent review committee (BIRC) assessment
• Documented evidence of a somatic mutation(s) in the PIK3CA gene performed in local laboratories
• A tissue sample (fresh or archival) is be sent to a Novartis-designated central laboratory. If archival tissue is not available, collection of a fresh tissue biopsy is required for participants in Groups 1, 2 and 5, if it is not clinically contraindicated. For participants in Groups 3 and 4, a fresh tissue biopsy is not mandatory.
For China only: Tissue sample collection and biomarker assessments are not applicable.
For Germany only: If archival tissue is available, it must be sent to a Novartis designated central laboratory. If no archival tissue is available, obtaining a fresh tissue biopsy is recommended, if it is not clinically contraindicated, but is not mandatory.
• Karnofsky (in patients \> 16 years old at study entry)/Lansky (≤16 yrs of age at study entry) performance status index ≥50
• Adequate bone marrow and organ function including Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≤ 140 mg/dL (7.7 mmol/L) and Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≤ 6.5% (both criteria have to be met) (as assessed by central laboratory for eligibility)
• Presence of at least one PROS-related measurable lesion defined as a lesion with longest diameter ≥2 cm, when the volume can be accurately and reproducibly measured by MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging), and associated with complaints, clinical symptoms or functional limitations affecting the patient's everyday life. Measurability must be confirmed by BIRC before randomization.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Participant with only isolated macrodactyly, skin nevus/nevi and macroencephaly (the only clinical feature or a combination of any of three of them), in absence of other PROS-related lesions at the time of informed consent
• Previous treatment with alpelisib and/or any other PI3K inhibitor(s) (except treatment attempt, defined as the attempt to treat PROS with any of PI3K inhibitors, with treatment duration less than 2 weeks and stopped at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study medication with alpelisib)
• Radiation exposure for PROS treatment purpose within the previous 12 months on those PROS areas which are expected to qualify for target lesions (except lesion(s) progressing after completion of radiotherapy) at time of informed consent.
• Debulking or other major surgery performed within 3 months at time of informed consent
• Clinically meaningful PROS-related thrombotic event (Grade 2 and more as per CTCAE v.4.03) within 30 days before informed consent, and/or sclerotherapy/embolization for vascular complications performed within 6 weeks before informed consent. Note: Participants receiving anticoagulants for PROS-related coagulopathy, primary or secondary prophylaxis of thrombosis may be included in the study
• Participants in Groups 1, 2 ad 5 with documented pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease at time of informed consent and with impaired lung function (e.g., FEV1 or DLCO ≤ 70% of predicted) that is not related to PROS. Participants in Groups 3 and 4 with documented or suspicious pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease based on MRI images at time of informed consent
• History of acute pancreatitis within 1 year before informed consent or past medical history of chronic pancreatitis at time of informed consent
• Participants with an established diagnosis of type I diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled type II diabetes mellitus at time of informed consent
• Known history of seizure, or epilepsy, regardless of relatedness to PROS spectrum at time of informed consent, when epilepsy is not controlled and/or the patient may not be switched to non-enzyme inducing antiepileptic drug(s) at time of informed consent.
• Participants with clinically significant worsening of PROS-related laboratory anomalies, physical signs and symptoms (such as, but not limited to increase of D-dimers, worsening of underlying pain, newly occurring swelling or redness) indicating an uncontrolled condition during the screening phase, particularly if systemic treatment with any other inhibitor of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway was stopped prior to the start of study treatment. This includes but is not limited to hypercoagulability state in participants not receiving prophylactic treatment.
Other inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
DRUG: Alpelisib, DRUG: Placebo
Other, PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS)
PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS), Alpelisib, BYL719, Adult, Pediatric, Phase II
Comparing the New Anti-cancer Drug Eribulin With Chemotherapy Against the Usual Chemotherapy Alone in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
This phase III trial compares the usual chemotherapy treatment to eribulin plus gemcitabine in treating patients with urothelial cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Chemotherapy drugs, such as eribulin, gemcitabine, docetaxel, paclitaxel, and sacituzumab govitecan work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. This trial aims to see whether adding eribulin to standard of care chemotherapy may work better in treating patients with metastatic urothelial cancer.
* Participant must have predominant histologically and cytologically proven urothelial carcinoma in a metastatic site
* Participant must have evidence of metastatic urothelial carcinoma based on CT or MRI within 28 days prior to registration
* Participant must have had progression of disease following prior therapy at the discretion of the treating investigator
* Participants must not require immediate central nervous system (CNS)-specific treatment, in the opinion of the treating investigator if they have active brain metastases (defined as new or progressive brain metastases) or leptomeningeal disease
* Participant must have had prior systemic therapy in metastatic setting that:
* Included enfortumab vedotin
* Included a PD1/PDL1 antibody
* NOTE: Under the discretion of the treating physician, participants who are not candidates for PD1/PDL1 antibody systemic therapy are allowed
* Any systemic therapy provided in adjuvant, neoadjuvant, or chemoradiation settings for urothelial carcinoma can be considered to be in metastatic setting, if the last day of treatment was within 12 months prior to the diagnosis of metastatic disease
* Participant must have completed any planned surgery or radiation therapy prior to registration
* Participant must not have unresolved toxicities from prior surgeries or radiation therapy \> grade 1 at the time of registration
* Participant must be ≥ 18 years of age
* Participant must have Zubrod performance status 0-2
* Participant must have history and physical examination within 28 days prior to registration
* Participant must have complete blood count (CBC), complete metabolic panel including liver function tests, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) obtained with 28 days prior to registration
* Participant must have adequate kidney function as evidenced by measured or calculated creatinine clearance \>= 20 mL/min within 28 days prior to registration
* Participant must have adequate hepatic function documented by either aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x institutional upper limit of normal (IULN) within 28 days prior to registration. If both AST and ALT are performed, both must be =\< 3 x IULN. For participants with liver metastases, AST or ALT must be =\< 5 x IULN
* Participant must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy and have undetectable viral load at their most recent viral load test and within 6 months prior to registration if they are known to have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection
* Participants must have undetectable hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load within 28 days prior to registration if participant has known chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
* Participants with a known history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have an undetectable HCV viral load within 28 days prior to registration
* Participants may have a prior or concurrent malignancy provided the natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen per the opinion of the treating investigator
* Participants must not be planning to take strong or moderate CYP3A or CYP2C8 inhibitors or inducers if randomized to Arm 1 and standard of care (SOC) regimen chosen is paclitaxel or docetaxel. Participants receiving strong or moderate CYP3A- or CYP2C8 inducers must discontinue use at least 2 weeks prior to randomization
* Participant must not have a known history of corrected QT (QTc) prolongation
* Participants must not be pregnant or nursing due to the risk of harm to a fetus or nursing infant. Women and men of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the course of the study and 6 months (females) or 3.5 months (males) after the last dose. A woman is considered to be of "reproductive potential" if she has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months. In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes heterosexual celibacy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) defined as a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral tubal ligation. However, if at any point a previously celibate participant chooses to become heterosexually active during the time period for use of contraceptive measures outlined in the protocol, he/she is responsible for beginning contraceptive measures
* Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
A Study to Compare Treatment With the Drug Selumetinib Alone Versus Selumetinib and Vinblastine in Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Low-Grade Glioma
This phase III trial investigates the best dose of vinblastine in combination with selumetinib and the benefit of adding vinblastine to selumetinib compared to selumetinib alone in treating children and young adults with low-grade glioma (a common type of brain cancer) that has come back after prior treatment (recurrent) or does not respond to therapy (progressive). Selumetinib is a drug that works by blocking a protein that lets tumor cells grow without stopping. Vinblastine blocks cell growth by stopping cell division and may kill cancer cells. Giving selumetinib in combination with vinblastine may work better than selumetinib alone in treating recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma.
* Feasibility phase: patients must be \>= 2 years and =\< 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
* Efficacy phase: patients must be \>= 2 years and =\< 25 years of age at the time of enrollment
* All patients \> 21 years of age at the time of enrollment must have had initial diagnosis of low-grade glioma by 21 years of age
* Patients must have a body surface area (BSA) of \>= 0.5 m\^2 at enrollment
* Patients must have eligibility confirmed by rapid central pathology and central molecular screening reviews performed on APEC14B1
* Non-neurofibromatosis type 1 (non-NF1), non-tuberous sclerosis complex (non-TSC) low-grade glioma (LGG) without a BRAFV600E or IDH1 mutation
* Patients must have progressive or recurrent LGG. Note: Biopsy may be at either initial diagnosis or recurrence
* Patients must have measurable disease, defined as having a two-dimensional measurable tumor volume of \>= 1 cm\^2
* Tumor size will be measured to include both solid and cystic components of the tumor (whether or not tumor is enhancing) + fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) signal
* Eligible histologies will include all tumors considered low-grade glioma or low-grade astrocytoma (World Health Organization \[WHO\] grade 1 and II) by the WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System - 4th Edition Revised, with the exception of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
* Patients with metastatic disease or multiple independent primary LGGs are eligible
* Patients must be progressive or recurrent after having been treated with at least one prior tumor-directed therapy before enrollment
* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study
* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study (4 weeks if prior nitrosourea);
* Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent;
* Radiation therapy (RT): \>= 2 weeks (wks) for local palliative RT (small port); \>= 6 months must have elapsed if prior craniospinal RT or if \>= 50% radiation of pelvis; \>= 6 wks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation;
* 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;
* MEK inhibitor or vinblastine: Must not have received treatment with a MEK inhibitor or vinblastine within 6 months of study enrollment
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^ 2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (within 7 days prior to enrollment):
* 2 to \< 6 years: 0.8 mg/dL (male) 0.8 mg/dL (female)
* 6 to \< 10 years: 1 mg/dL (male) 1 mg/dL (female)
* 10 to \< 13 years: 1.2 mg/dL (male) 1.2 mg/dL (female)
* 13 to \< 16 years: 1.5 mg/dL (male) 1.4 mg/dL (female)
* \>= 16 years: 1.7 mg/dL (male) 1.4 mg/dL (female)
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment) (children with a diagnosis of Gilbert's syndrome will be allowed on study regardless of their total and indirect \[unconjugated\] bilirubin levels as long as their direct \[conjugated\] bilirubin is \< 3.1 mg/dL)
* 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
* Albumin \>= 2 g/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>= 53% (or institutional normal; if the LVEF result is given as a range of values, then the upper value of the range will be used) by echocardiogram (within 4 weeks prior to enrollment)
* Corrected QT interval (QTc interval) =\< 450 msec by electrocardiogram (EKG) (within 4 weeks prior to enrollment)
* Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,000/uL (unsupported) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Platelets \>= 100,000/uL (unsupported) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Hemoglobin \>= 8 g/dL (may be supported) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Patients with a known seizure disorder should be stable and should not have experienced a significant increase in seizure frequency within 2 weeks prior to enrollment
* Stable neurological examination for \>= 1 week
* HYPERTENSION:
* Patients 2-17 years of age must have a blood pressure that is =\< 95th percentile for age, height, and gender at the time of enrollment (with or without the use of anti-hypertensive medications);
* Patients \>= 18 years of age must have a blood pressure =\< 130/80 mmHg at the time of enrollment (with or without the use of anti-hypertensive medications)
* Note for patients of all ages: Adequate blood pressure can be achieved using medication for the treatment of hypertension
* All patients must have ophthalmology toxicity assessments performed within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
* For all patients, an MRI of the brain (with orbital cuts for optic pathway tumors) and/or spine (depending on the site\[s\] of primary disease) with and without contrast must be performed within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
* Note: If surgical resection or biopsy is performed at the time of progression or recurrence, a post-operative MRI is required
* 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 must have the ability to swallow whole capsules
Exclusion Criteria:
* Prior therapy with vinblastine and/or a MEK inhibitor is permitted, with the following exceptions:
* Patients must not have had progressive disease while on therapy with vinblastine or a MEK inhibitor;
* Patients must not have discontinued vinblastine or selumetinib due to toxicity
* Patients with a concurrent malignancy or history of treatment (other than surgery) for another tumor within the last year are ineligible
* Patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine tumors as seen on MRI (\> 2/3 of pons involvement on imaging) are not eligible even if biopsy reveals grade I/II histology
* Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
* Patients must not have known hypersensitivity to selumetinib, vinblastine, or similar compounds
* CYP3A4 agents: Patients must not have received fluconazole or drugs that are strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4 within 7 days prior to study enrollment
* Patients with any serious medical or psychiatric illness/condition, including substance use disorders or ophthalmological conditions, likely in the judgment of the investigator to interfere or limit compliance with study requirements/treatment
* Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, are not able to comply with the study procedures are not eligible
* PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS (CARDIAC):
* Known genetic disorder that increases risk for coronary artery disease. Note: The presence of dyslipidemia in a family with a history of myocardial infarction is not in itself an exclusion unless there is a known genetic disorder documented;
* Symptomatic heart failure
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-IV prior or current cardiomyopathy
* Severe valvular heart disease
* History of atrial fibrillation
* PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS (OPHTHALMOLOGIC CONDITIONS):
* Current or past history of central serous retinopathy
* Current or past history of retinal vein occlusion or retinal detachment
* Patients with uncontrolled glaucoma
* If checking pressure is clinically indicated, patients with intraocular pressure (IOP) \> 22 mmHg or upper limit of normal (ULN) adjusted by age are not eligible
* Any multivitamin containing vitamin E must be stopped prior to study enrollment even if it contains less than 100% of the daily recommended dosing for vitamin E
* Surgery within 2 weeks prior to enrollment, with the exception of a surgical biopsy, placement of a vascular access device or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diverting procedure such as endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt
* Note: Patients must have healed from any prior surgery
* Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
* Female patients who are pregnant are not eligible 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 and for 12 weeks after stopping study therapy are not eligible
* Note: Women of child-bearing potential and males with sexual partners who are pregnant or who could become pregnant (i.e., women of child-bearing potential) should use effective methods of contraception for the duration of the study and for 12 weeks after stopping study therapy to avoid pregnancy and/or potential adverse effects on the developing embryo
* 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
The CLOZAPINE study is designed as a multisite study across 5 sites and is a clinical trial, involving human participants who are prospectively assigned to an intervention. The study will utilize a stringent randomized, double-blinded, parallel group clinical trial design. B2 group will serve as psychosis control with risperidone as medication control. The study is designed to evaluate effect of clozapine on the B1 participants, and the effect that will be evaluated is a biomedical outcome. The study sample will be comprised of individuals with psychosis, including 1) schizophrenia, 2) schizoaffective disorder and 3) psychotic bipolar I disorder. The investigators plan to initially screen and recruit n=524 (from both the existing B-SNIP library and newly-identified psychosis cases, \~50% each) in order to enroll n=320 (B1 and B2) into the RCT.
* 18-60y/o; males and females; all races and ethnicities; able to provide written informed consent; able to read, speak, and understand English; medically stable; meeting DSM-IV (SCID-based) criteria for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar I disorder with psychotic features (we will use DSM-IV to be consistent with prior B-SNIP samples); PANSS total score of ≥70 and at least one item scored ≥5 or two items scored ≥4 on PANSS Positive Subscale; normal baseline values for absolute neutrophil count (ANC above 1500/mm3)
Exclusion Criteria:
* premorbid intellectual ability estimate below 70 (WRAT-4, Word Reading subtest, age-corrected standardized score); comorbid DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse in prior 1 month or substance dependence in prior 3 months; neurological (e.g., seizure disorder, stroke, traumatic brain injury with a loss of consciousness ≥ 30min) or severe medical condition (e.g., decompensated cardiovascular disorder, AIDS) that may affect central nervous system function; concomitant medications known to affect EEG properties (i.e., lithium, anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines) or strong CYP 1A2 inhibitors (e.g., ciprofloxacin, enoxacin) or strong CYP 3A4 inducers (e.g., phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, rifampin) which cannot be safely discontinued; vulnerable populations (e.g., pregnant, nursing, incarcerated); unwilling to use reliable means of contraception; history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome; prior treatment with clozapine, prior treatment with long-acting injectable antipsychotics that are 1-month formulations within the past 3 months and for 3-month formulations within the past 6 months; intolerable side effects to either clozapine or risperidone in lifetime, or a previously failed trial of either clozapine or risperidone at adequate doses in lifetime; history of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome (DRESS), also known as drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS); high risk for suicide defined as more than 1 attempt in past 12 months that required medical attention, any attempt in the past 3 months or current suicidal ideation with plan and intent such that outpatient care is precluded; current homicidal ideation with plan and intent such that outpatient care is precluded.
DRUG: clozapine, DRUG: risperidone
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Brain and Nervous System, Bipolar 1 Disorder
A Study to See if Memantine Protects the Brain During Radiation Therapy Treatment for Primary Central Nervous System Tumors
This phase III trial compares memantine to placebo in treating patients with primary central nervous system tumors. Memantine may block receptors (parts of nerve cells) in the brain known to contribute to a decline in cognitive function. Giving memantine may make a difference in cognitive function (attention, memory, or other thought processes) in children and adolescents receiving brain radiation therapy to treat a primary central nervous system tumors.
* \>= 4 and \< 18 years at time of study entry
* Patients must weigh 15 kg or greater at time of study entry
* Primary central nervous system tumors that have not received prior cranial radiotherapy
* Planned focal, cranial or craniospinal radiation treatment for a primary central nervous system tumor
* The patient must have receptive and expressive language skills in English, French or Spanish since the neurocognitive function and quality of life (QOL) assessment instruments are available in these languages only
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
* Age: 4 to \< 6 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.8 male; 0.8 female
* Age: 6 to \< 10 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1 male; 1 female
* Age: 10 to \< 13 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.2 male; 1.2 female
* Age: 13 to \< 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.5 male; 1.4 female
* Age: \>= 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.7 male; 1.4 female
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
* Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L
* Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L
* The patient must be able to undergo magnetic resonance imaging
* 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:
* Life expectancy of less than 18 months
* Pre-existing conditions:
* Any contraindication or allergy to study drug (memantine or placebo)
* Intractable seizures while on adequate anticonvulsant therapy, defined as more than one seizure per month for the past 2 months or since initiating anticonvulsant therapy
* History of neurodevelopmental disorder such as Down syndrome, Fragile X, William's Syndrome, intellectual disability (presumed intelligence quotient \[IQ\] \< 70), etc
* Co-morbid systemic illnesses, psychiatric conditions, social situations, or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens or would limit compliance with the study requirements
* Patients with a motor, visual, or auditory condition that precludes participation in computerized neurocognitive assessments
* Patients with any medical condition or taking medications that lead to alterations of urine pH towards the alkaline condition (e.g., renal tubular acidosis, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, sodium bicarbonate)
* Personal history of prior cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy is not allowed
* Note: Prior anti-cancer therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, targeted agents are allowed as per standard of care clinical treatment guidelines
* Female patients who are pregnant are excluded since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for the study drug. 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 do not agree to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
* Ages 8 to ≤ 21 years
* Participant must be able to speak and understand English
* Be willing to participate and able to comply with the study protocol
* For participants with PE: Children with acute, radiologically confirmed pulmonary embolism (PE) with our without DVT
* For control group: Cohort 1: Children who are prescribed physical activity restrictions for 2 up to 12 weeks following any minor outpatient surgery or, minor injury (surgery or injury is referred to as "diagnosis" hereafter) Cohort 2: Children who are not prescribed physical activity restrictions and are otherwise considered to be healthy.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Congenital heart disease with abnormal pulmonary circulation or with in-situ pulmonary artery thrombosis
* Chronic kidney disease
* Chronic inflammatory or an autoimmune disorder (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile rheumatoid disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, and sickle cell disease)
* A metabolic or endocrinological disorder such as diabetes mellitus or thyroid disorder
* History of or active cancer
* Pregnant
* Musculoskeletal limitations to exercise expected to be present uptil 4 months post-diagnosis
* Weight ≥ 300 lbs
* Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
* Frequent severe exacerbations of asthma defined by two or more bursts of systemic glucocorticoids (more than three days each) in the previous year or at least one hospitalization, intensive care unit stay or mechanical ventilation in the previous year. Patients should also be excluded if there are daily symptoms of asthma requiring daily use of short-acting bronchodilators such as albuterol or levalbuterol administration. The use of controller medications such as daily inhaled corticosteroids for mild persistent asthma is not exclusionary.
* Has any other medical condition, which in the opinion of the investigator may potentially compromise the safety or compliance of the patient or may preclude the patient's successful completion of the clinical study
Additional exclusion criteria for participants with PE:
* Prior history of DVT or PE (upper extremity, cerebral sinus venous thrombosis and abdominal thromboses encountered as a neonate are not exclusion criteria)
* Lack of anticoagulant treatment for the acute VTE due to contraindications
Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (YDSRN)
The objective of this study is to build the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network to support the development of a Network Participant Registry and characterization of systems and interventions to examine statewide population health outcomes. All 12-13 sites represented in the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (https://www.utsystem.edu/pophealth/tcmhcc/) have been invited to participate in the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network as "Nodes." 12 Nodes have been selected for this project. Each Node has obtained support of senior institutional leadership including the department chair. Leadership from each Node provided input and edits in the study design process by committee, with a focus on the inclusion of the "end user" in design decisions. Nodes will work closely with the Network Hub leadership to recruit, monitor, and retain participants. This will require active engagement and sustained relationships with clinics within the academic medical center as well as clinics in the community (i.e., psychiatry, psychology, counselling).
• Be 8 to 20 years of age;
• Have a positive screen for depression (e.g., based on PHQ-2 (score ≥3) and/or PHQ-A of 10 or greater, OR positive for suicidal ideation or behavior (e.g., based on CHRT-SR or PHQ-A item 9); OR be in treatment for depression;
• Be willing to provide consent/assent (parents/LAR/guardian or young adult participant, aged 18-20, must be willing to provide consent; youth, aged 8-17, must be willing to provide assent);
• Be able to speak English or Spanish sufficiently to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent to participate in the study;
• Be willing to dedicate appropriate time to complete scheduled study assessments and measures (both parent/LAR/guardian and youth).
• Be able to provide a reliable means of contact.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Have an acute medical or psychological condition(s) that that would, in the judgment of the study medical clinician, make participation difficult or unsafe;
• Have an acute medical or psychological condition(s) that would result in an inability to accurately complete study requirements (e.g., neurological conditions or significant neurodevelopmental concerns);
• Have active psychotic symptoms resulting in altered mental status and inability to provide assent or requiring immediate attention and/or higher level of intervention;
• Have a parent/LAR/guardian who is deemed cognitively unable to provide consent (if youth participant, aged 8-17).
* Diagnosis of EBV+ disorder
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status \<= 3 for participants aged \>= 16 years; Lansky score \>= 20 for participants from \>=1 year to \< 16 years
* Adequate organ function test results, unless organ dysfunction is considered to be due to the underlying EBV-associated disease by the investigator
Cohort-specific
Inclusion Criteria:
* For participants with PID LPD:
* R/R or newly diagnosed PID LPD for whom the standard first-line therapy is inappropriate, as determined by investigator. The LPD is confirmed by at least biopsy-proven EBV+ LPD or positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology with or without radiographically measurable intracranial disease with EBV detected in CSF.
* Participants with R/R disease must have had at least one prior line of systemic therapy and one of the following: radiographic disease progression per Lugano Classification (Cheson BD, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2014;27:3059) during or after treatment or failure to achieve a CR or partial response (PR) (defined by Lugano radiographic criteria) after standard first-line therapy
* Participant may have systemic disease only, systemic and CNS disease, or CNS disease only
* For participants with AID LPD:
* R/R or newly diagnosed AID LPD for whom the standard first line therapy is inappropriate, as determined by the investigator. The LPD is confirmed by at least biopsy-proven EBV+ LPD or positive CSF cytology, with or without radiographically measurable intracranial disease, with EBV detected in CSF.
* Participants with R/R disease must have had at least one prior line of systemic therapy and one of the following: radiographic disease progression per Lugano Classification during or after treatment or failure to achieve a CR or PR (defined by Lugano radiographic criteria) after standard first-line therapy
* Participant may have systemic disease only, systemic and CNS disease, or CNS disease only
* For participants with AID etiology or AID attributable to immunosenescence, objective laboratory evidence of immunodeficiency
* For participants with CNS PTLD:
* R/R or newly diagnosed EBV+ CNS PTLD for whom the standard first-line therapy is inappropriate, as determined by the investigator. The CNS PTLD is histologically confirmed by at least biopsy-proven EBV+ CNS PTLD or positive CSF cytology with or without radiographically measurable intracranial disease with EBV detected in CSF.
* Participants with R/R disease must have had at least one prior line of systemic therapy and one of the following: radiographic disease progression per Lugano Classification during or after treatment or failure to achieve a CR or PR (defined by Lugano radiographic criteria) after standard first-line therapy
* Participant may have systemic and CNS disease or CNS disease only
* For participants with EBV+ PTLD, including CD20-negative disease:
* Biopsy-proven EBV+ PTLD for whom standard first-line therapy (rituximab and/or chemotherapy) is inappropriate, as determined by the investigator
* Participants must have systemic disease measurable per Lugano Classification criteria, except when contraindicated or mandated by local practice, then MRI may be used
* For participants with sarcoma, including LMS, or smooth muscle tumors:
* EBV+ sarcoma or smooth muscle tumor with rapidly progressive disease defined as progressive disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria as documented radiographically within a 6-month interval prior to enrollment
* Participants with newly diagnosed EBV+ sarcoma for whom the standard first-line therapy is inappropriate, as determined by the investigator
* Biopsy-proven EBV+ sarcoma meeting one of the criteria's of pathologically confirmed EBV+ Leiomyosarcoma or EBV+ sarcoma or smooth muscle tumor
* Measurable disease using diagnostic CT and/or MRI following RECIST 1.1 criteria (Eisenhauer et al. 2009. Eur J Cancer 45\[2\]:228-247)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Currently active Burkitt, T-cell, natural killer/T-cell lymphoma/LPD, Hodgkin, plasmablastic, transformed lymphoma, active hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or other malignancies requiring systemic therapy
* Serious known active infections, defined as ongoing uncontrolled adenovirus infection or infections requiring systemic therapy at the time of enrollment, or known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
* Suspected or confirmed Grade \>= 2 acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) per the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) consensus grading system or extensive chronic GvHD per National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus criteria at the time of the enrollment
* Need for vasopressor or ventilatory support at the time of enrollment
* Prior therapy (in order of increasing washout period) prior to enrollment as follows:
* Within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) for any investigational product and/ or any chemotherapy (systemic or intrathecal), targeted small molecule therapy, or antibody/biologic therapy. Note: prior anti-CD20 antibody use is permitted within the washout period if a subsequent disease response assessment indicates disease progression
* Within 8 weeks: prior tabelecleucel (\>8 weeks prior to enrollment) is permitted if response was obtained or if usual protocol-directed therapeutic options were not exhausted, for cellular therapies (chimeric antigen receptor therapies directed at T-cells or T-cell subsets, donor lymphocyte infusion, other CTLs or virus-specific T-cells); and/or therapies which could impact tabelecleucel function (anti-thymocyte globulin, alemtuzumab)
* Any prior treatment with EBV-CTLs with the exception of tabelecleucel as above
* Women who are breastfeeding or pregnant
* Unwilling to comply with protocol specified contraceptive/reproductive restrictions from enrollment through 90 days after the last treatment
* Ongoing need for daily steroids of \> 0.5 mg/kg prednisone or glucocorticoid equivalent, ongoing methotrexate, or extracorporeal photopheresis (for participants with CNS disease, protocol-specified dexamethasone is permitted and concludes by the time of enrollment)
* Any conditions that may put the study outcomes at undue risk (life expectancy \< 60 days or any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction)
* For participants with PID LPD or AID LPD: history of prior allogeneic HCT or solid organ transplant
* For participants with EBV+ PTLD: prior systemic therapy for PTLD
BIOLOGICAL: Tabelecleucel
Sarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma, Stem Cell Transplant Complications, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Solid Organ Transplant Complications, Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant, Brain and Nervous System, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Diseases, EBV+ Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (EBV+ PTLD), EBV+ Sarcomas, EBV+ Lymphoproliferative Disease With Primary Immunodeficiency (EBV+ PID LPD), EBV+ Lymphoproliferative Disease With Acquired (Non-congenital) Immunodeficiency (EBV+ AID LPD), EBV+ Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease in Central Nervous System (EBV+ CNS PTLD)
A Phase II Trial of Poly-ICLC for Low-Grade Gliomas (NF111)
This is a phase II, prospective, longitudinal, multi-center trial of poly-ICLC (Hiltonol ®)
treatment for progressive low-grade gliomas in pediatric patients with NF1. The primary
objective is to evaluate the efficacy of poly-ICLC in pediatric NF1 patients with progressive
low-grade glioma (LGG) as measured by objective tumor response rate (CR+PR) within the first
48 weeks (12 cycles) of therapy. There will also be secondary and exploratory objectives
listed in the detailed description below.
• Age: Patients must be less than 22 years at the time of enrollment; there is no lower
age limit.
• All participants must have an identified pathogenetic constitutional NF1 mutation OR
the clinical diagnosis of NF1 using the NIH Consensus Conference criteria.
• Diagnosis: LGG (WHO Grade 1 and 2) of the brain and spinal cord are eligible.
Histologic confirmation of tumor is not necessary in the presence of consistent
clinical and radiographic findings. Biopsy for histologic diagnosis is required if
there is clinical suspicion for a high-grade tumor; special attention is recommended
in older adolescents or young adults to the potential for malignant transformation.
Patients with metastatic disease are eligible.
• Patients must meet at least one of the following criteria for progression or
recurrence of a previously treated target tumor:
• Progression or recurrence on MRI.
• New or worsening neurologic symptoms attributable to the target tumor.
• For patients with OPG: visual worsening, defined as worsening of visual acuity
(VA) or visual fields (VF) documented within the past year by examination or
history, attributable to tumor.
• Measurable Disease: Patients must have two-dimensional measurable tumor >1cm2.
• Prior Therapy: Patients must have had at least one prior medical treatment for the
target LGG.
• Performance Level: Patients must have a performance status of equal or > than 50 using
Karnofsky for patients equal or ≥ 16 years of age and Lansky for patients < 16 years
of age.
• Patients must have recovered to grade ≤1 from any acute toxicities from all prior
treatments. to enroll on this study and meet time restrictions from end of prior
therapy as defined below:
• Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: must have received the last dose of
myelosuppressive therapy at least 4 weeks prior to study registration, or at
least 6 weeks if nitrosourea.
• Investigational/biological agent: Patient must have received the last dose of
other investigational, immunotherapy, or biological agent > 14 days prior to
study registration or at least 5 half-lives, whichever is greater. Bevacizumab
last dose > 36 days prior to enrollment.
• Radiation therapy: Patients SHOULD NOT have received prior irradiation.
• Study specific limitations on prior therapy: There is no limit on the number of
prior treatment regimens.
• Growth factor(s): Must not have received any hematopoietic growth factors within
7 days of study entry or > 14 days if pegylated GCSF is used.
• Prior surgery: At the time of enrollment, must be ≥ 3 weeks from prior major
surgery such as craniotomy, orthopedic surgery, abdominal surgery or ≥1 week from
minor surgery and completely recovered. Port or central line placement is not
considered a major surgery.
• Organ Function Requirements:
All patients must have adequate organ function defined as:
• 1 Hematologic Function:
• Hemoglobin: > 8.0 gm/dl (may transfuse PRBCs)
• ANC: > 750/mm3. Must be at least 7 days after last dose of growth factor or > 14
days since last dose of pegylated GCSF
• Platelet Count: > 75,000/mm3 (transfusion independent; ≥ 7 days from last
transfusion)
• 2 Renal Function: Serum creatinine which is less than 1.5 times ULN for age (as per
the table below) or GFR > 70 ml/min/1.73m2
Renal Function Normal for Age
Age Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) Male Female 1 month to < 6 months 0.4 0.4 6
months to < 1 year 0.5 0.5 1 to < 2 years 0.6 0.6 2 to < 6 years 0.8 0.8 6 to < 10
years 1 1 10 to < 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to < 16 years 1.5 1.4
≥ 16 years 1.7 1.4
Liver Function:
• Total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN (Children with diagnosis of Gilbert's Syndrome will
be allowed on the study regardless of their total and indirect bilirubin levels
as long as the direct bilirubin is less than 3.1 mg/dL.)
• SGPT (ALT) ≤ 5 x ULN
• SGOT (AST) ≤ 5 x ULN
Pulmonary Function:
No evidence of dyspnea at rest, and a pulse oximetry ≥ 92%.
Reproductive Function:
Female patients of childbearing potential must have negative serum or urine pregnancy
test within 7 days prior to the first dose of poly-ICLC. Patient must not be pregnant
or breast-feeding. Patients of childbearing or child-fathering potential must be
willing to use a medically acceptable form of birth control, including abstinence,
while being treated on this study and for 90 days following cessation of treatment.
• Patient is able to start treatment within 7 days after enrollment.
• Patients with neurological deficits must be stable for a minimum of 1 week prior to
enrollment.
• Patients are only eligible if complete resection of the LGG with acceptable morbidity
is not feasible, or if a patient with a surgical option refuses surgery.
• Parents/legal guardians must provide written informed consent and agree that they will
comply with the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Prior radiation treatment for the low-grade glioma.
• Prior exposure to poly-ICLC.
• Patients currently receiving other anti-tumor therapy or experimental therapy
(targeted agents, chemotherapy radiation).
• Patients with a current or prior diagnosis of malignant glioma (WHO grade III or IV).
• Patients with a prior diagnosis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor or other
malignancy requiring treatment in the last 48 months.
• Patients may not have fever (≥38.50 C) within 3 days of enrollment.
• Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the
safety monitoring requirements of the study.
• Active auto-immune illness.
• Pregnant or lactating females.
• Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an
effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation and for
90 days after stopping study therapy are not eligible.
• Severe unresolved infection that requires systemic IV antibiotics.
• Patients with any significant medical illnesses that in the investigator's opinion
cannot be adequately controlled with appropriate therapy or would compromise the
patient's ability to tolerate this therapy.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active
infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac
arrhythmia, impaired gastrointestinal function, or psychiatric illness/social
situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Patients requiring high doses of steroids. Patients may not be on immunosuppressive
therapy, including corticosteroids (with the exception of physiologic replacement,
defined as ≤ 0.75 mg/m2/day dexamethasone or equivalent) at time of enrollment.
However, patients who require intermittent use of bronchodilators or local steroid
injections will not be excluded from the study.
Comparison of Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery Versus After Surgery Alone for the Treatment of Gallbladder Cancer
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of adding chemotherapy before and after surgery versus after surgery alone (usual treatment) in treating patients with stage II-III gallbladder cancer. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller; therefore, may reduce the extent of surgery. Additionally, it may make it easier for the surgeon to distinguish between normal and cancerous tissue. Giving chemotherapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells. This study will determine whether giving chemotherapy before surgery increases the length of time before the cancer may return and whether it will increase a patient's life span compared to the usual approach.
* Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1
* Patient must have histologically-confirmed T2 or T3 gallbladder cancer discovered incidentally at the time of or following routine cholecystectomy for presumed benign disease
* NOTE: Patients with histologically-confirmed Tis, T1a, T1b, or T4 tumors are not eligible
* Patient must have undergone initial cholecystectomy within 12 weeks prior to randomization
* Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
* Leukocytes \>= 3,000/mcL (obtained =\< 28 days prior to randomization)
* Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/mcL (obtained =\< 28 days prior to randomization)
* Platelets \>= 100,000/mcL (obtained =\< 28 days prior to randomization)
* Total bilirubin =\< institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) except in patients with Gilbert's syndrome. Patients with Gilbert's syndrome are eligible if direct bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN of the direct bilirubin (obtained =\< 28 days prior to randomization)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 x institutional ULN (obtained =\< 28 days prior to randomization)
* Serum creatinine =\< institutional ULN OR creatinine clearance \>= 50 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (Based on Cockcroft Gault estimation) (obtained =\< 28 days prior to randomization)
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of randomization are eligible for this trial
* For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
* 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
* Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
* Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association functional classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patient must not have any evidence of metastatic disease or inoperable loco-regional disease based on high-quality, preoperative, cross-sectional imaging (computed tomography \[CT\] or magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\]) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis (C/A/P) obtained within 6 weeks prior to randomization, defined as
* No radiographic evidence of distant disease (M1 disease)
* No radiographic evidence of tumor invasion into multiple extrahepatic organs (T4 disease)
* No radiographic evidence of distant lymph node involvement (celiac, para-aortic, para-caval lymph nodes)
* No evidence of new-onset ascites
* Soft tissue thickening within or in direct communication with the gallbladder fossa, peri-portal lymph node involvement, involvement of one extrahepatic organ, and other disease within the confines of what constitutes 'localized resectable' disease are allowable
* Women must not be pregnant or breast feeding due to the potential harm to unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment regimens being used. All females of child bearing potential must have a serum or urine pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy within 14 days prior to randomization. A female of childbearing potential is defined as any woman, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)
* Women of childbearing potential and sexually active males must not expect to conceive or father children by being strongly advised to use accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or to abstain from sexual intercourse for the duration of their participation in the study
Stage III Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Liver, Stage II Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIA Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIB Gallbladder Cancer AJCC v8
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
Testing the Use of Steroids and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors With Blinatumomab or Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed BCR-ABL-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults
This phase III trial compares the effect of usual treatment of chemotherapy and steroids and a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) to the same treatment plus blinatumomab. Blinatumomab is a Bi-specific T-Cell Engager ('BiTE') that may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. The information gained from this study may help researchers determine if combination therapy with steroids, TKIs, and blinatumomab work better than the standard of care.
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PRE-REGISTRATION (TO STEP 0)
* Patient must be \>= 18 and =\< 75 years of age
* Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status between 0-3
* Patient must be newly diagnosed with B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) or is suspected to have acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
* Patient must have BCR-ABL1 positive disease. The diagnosis of ALL and the presence of BCR-ABL translocation must be confirmed centrally. Patients can be registered and begin step 1 therapy while awaiting central laboratory eligibility confirmation
* NOTE: Bone marrow aspirate and/or peripheral blood specimen must be submitted to the ECOG-American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) Leukemia Laboratory at MD Anderson Cancer Center to determine patient's eligibility for registration to Step 1 or confirm patient evaluability. Centrally fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis will be performed to determine B-ALL and to exclude acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or acute bi-phenotypic leukemia and baseline BCR-ABL status will be determined by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). The ECOG-ACRIN Leukemia Laboratory will forward results within 48 hours of receipt of the specimen to the submitting institution. Bone marrow aspirate is to be from first pull (initial or re-direct). Specimens must contain sufficient blast cells. In cases where the bone marrow aspiration may be inadequate, or the bone marrow examination has already been performed prior to study consent and enrollment on Step 0, peripheral blood may be submitted, with recommendation that adequate circulating blasts are present (\> 10%). If a diagnosis of BCR-ABL positive B-ALL has already been established by local Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified laboratories, the patient may be registered to step 1 without waiting for central confirmation
* Patient must not have a diagnosis of BCR/ABL T-ALL
* Patient must not have received chemotherapy for B-ALL. Patients who received up to five days of therapy (hydroxyurea and/or steroids of any kind) with the aim to reduce disease burden prior to study registration to Step 1 are eligible
* Patient must not have unstable epilepsy that requires treatment
* Patients with lymphoid blast crisis chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are not eligible
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR REGISTRATION TO STEP 1
* Patient must have a diagnosis of Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) ALL that has been determined locally and bone marrow and/or peripheral blood was sent and receipt confirmed for central confirmation or determined centrally by the ECOG-ACRIN Leukemia Laboratory at MD Anderson Cancer Center
* Patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment regimens being used. All patients of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 14 days prior to registration to rule out pregnancy. A patient of childbearing potential is defined as any woman, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy, or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)
* Patients must not expect to conceive or father children by using accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or by abstaining from sexual intercourse from the time of step 1 registration, while on study treatment, and until at least six months after the last dose of study treatment
* Total bilirubin =\< 3 mg/dL (patients with Gilbert's syndrome must have a total bilirubin =\< 5 mg/dL) (obtained =\< 28 days prior to step 1 registration)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 X the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (obtained =\< 28 days prior to step 1 registration)
* Estimated creatinine clearance \> 45 mL/min (based on Cockcroft-Gault equation) (obtained =\< 28 days prior to step 1 registration)
* Patients with acute organ dysfunction at step 1 registration, which may be attributed to leukemia can be registered regardless of lab results at presentation. Such patients will be allowed to register and can start Arm A steroid + TKI therapy but will only be allowed to proceed to step 2 randomization if the eligibility criteria outlined is met
* Patients who presented with no evidence of acute organ dysfunction but during step 0 experienced a rise in liver enzymes which investigator suspects to be a side effect of any of prescribed drugs, are allowed to be registered regardless of the level of liver enzymes. Step 2 randomization must be withheld until the eligibility criteria outline is met but no more than 14 days after concluding Arm A therapy
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
* For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable or on suppressive therapy, if indicated
* Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have an undetectable HCV viral load and if indicated, on treatment
* Patients with a prior malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
* Patient must not have active concomitant malignancy. Patients on chronic hormonal therapy for breast or prostate cancer or patients treated with maintenance with targeted agents but are in remission with no evidence for the primary malignancies are eligible
* Patient must not have complaints of symptoms and/or have clinical and/or radiological signs that indicate an uncontrolled infection or any other concurrent medical condition that could be exacerbated by the treatment or would seriously complicate compliance with the protocol
* Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients must be class 2B or better
* Investigators must confirm which TKI patient is to receive
* NOTE: Patients with known T315I mutation status should receive ponatinib treatment
* NOTE: In situations due to insurance coverage issues and the pre-selected TKI is not immediately available, patients can receive dasatinib or imatinib during step 1. The investigator must re-specify dasatinib or ponatinib prior to step 2 randomization and from then on patients must receive the pre-selected TKI only
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RANDOMIZATION TO STEP 2
* Patient must have completed at least 7 and no more than 21 days of protocol-treatment on Arm A prior to step 2 randomization. (Days in which arm A therapy was withheld for any reason are not counted)
* NOTE: First day of steroids prescription after registration will be considered as the first day of study therapy. The selected TKI must be initiated prior to randomization
* Patients who presented with acute organ dysfunction within 2 weeks of registration to step 1 must have total bilirubin =\< 2 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
* AST(SGOT)/ ALT(SGPT) =\< 2 X the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Estimated creatinine clearance \> 45 mL/min (based on Cockcroft-Gault equation)
* Investigators must confirm which TKI patient is to receive.
* NOTE: Patients with known T315I mutation status should receive ponatinib treatment
* For patients under age 70, intended chemotherapy regimen must have been determined prior to randomization
* Patient must not have active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by leukemic blasts. Patients with signs of CNS involvement at presentation are eligible for randomization if clearance of blasts from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is demonstrated
* Patients must have resolved any serious infectious complications related to therapy
* Any significant medical complications related to therapy must have resolved
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR REGISTRATION TO STEP 3 (RE-INDUCTION)
* Institution has received centralized MRD results confirming positive status
* Patients who presented with acute organ dysfunction within 2 weeks of registration to step 1 must have total bilirubin =\< 2 X institutional ULN
* Patients who presented with acute organ dysfunction must have AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) =\< 2 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Patients who presented with acute organ dysfunction must have an estimated creatinine clearance \> 45 mL/min (based on Cockcroft-Gault equation)
* Investigators must confirm which TKI patient is to receive
* NOTE: Patients with known T315I mutation status should receive ponatinib treatment
* For patients under age 70 and previously assigned to Arm C, intended chemotherapy regimen must have been determined
* Step 3 (Re-Induction): Patients must have resolved any serious infectious complications related to therapy
* Step 3 (Re-Induction): Any significant medical complications related to therapy must have resolved
Comparing the Outcome of Immunotherapy-Based Drug Combination Therapy With or Without Surgery to Remove the Kidney in Metastatic Kidney Cancer, the PROBE Trial (PROBE)
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding surgery to a standard of care immunotherapy-based drug combination versus a standard of care immunotherapy-based drug combination alone in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, ipilimumab, pembrolizumab, and avelumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Axitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Surgery to remove the kidney, called a nephrectomy, is also considered standard of care; however, doctors who treat kidney cancer do not agree on its benefits. It is not yet known if the addition of surgery to an immunotherapy-based drug combination works better than an immunotherapy-based drug combination alone in treating patients with kidney cancer.
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must have a histologically proven diagnosis of clear cell or non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Participants with collecting duct carcinoma histology are not eligible. Participants with multifocal or bilateral tumors are eligible
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must have primary tumor in place
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must have the following scans performed, showing clinical evidence of measurable or non-measurable metastatic disease:
* Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest (can be performed without contrast if CT contrast cannot be given)
* CT of abdomen and pelvis with contrast OR magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen and pelvis with or without contrast
Scans must be performed within the following timeframes:
* Treatment naive participants must have scans documenting metastatic disease completed within 90 days prior to study registration
* Previously treated participants must have scans documenting metastatic disease completed within 90 days prior to first dose of systemic treatment
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants with symptomatic metastases may have received palliative radiotherapy or receive palliative radiotherapy after registration
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must have no clear contraindications to nephrectomy
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen bank. With participant consent, specimens must be collected and submitted via the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Specimen Tracking System
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: 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
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: As part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must have at least one of the following scans performed 12 weeks (+/- 2 weeks) after starting pre-randomization treatment
* CT scan of the chest (can be performed without contrast if CT contrast cannot be given)
* CT of abdomen and pelvis with contrast OR MRI of the abdomen and pelvis with or without contrast Scans must be performed within 28 days prior to randomization. Response should be assessed by comparing with a CT or MRI of the chest, abdomen and pelvis obtained prior to starting pre-randomization treatment. Participants with complete response in all metastatic sites are not eligible to randomize to Step 2
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must have one of the following objective statuses after 12 weeks of pre-randomization treatment
* Stable disease
* Partial response
* The treating investigator believes the patient is deriving clinical benefit from systemic therapy AND have Zubrod performance status 0-1
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must plan to continue the immune-based therapy received during pre-randomization treatment
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must be randomized on or between the 11th and 14th week of protocol-directed pre-randomization treatment therapy
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must have received at least one of the minimum amounts of immunotherapy:
* 2 infusions of nivolumab + 1 infusion of ipilimumab
* 2 infusions of pembrolizumab
* 2 infusions of avelumab
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must have a planned surgery date within 42 days of randomization
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must be a surgical candidate as determined by study urologist. The urology consult should be done within 42 days prior to randomization
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must have a complete physical examination and medical history within 28 days prior to randomization
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must have a Zubrod performance status of 0-1 within 28 days prior to randomization
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Total bilirubin =\< institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 28 days prior to randomization)
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 28 days prior to randomization)
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 x the institutional upper limit of normal (IULN) OR measured OR calculated creatinine clearance \>= 50 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault Formula) (must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to randomization)
Exclusion Criteria:
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must not have known active brain metastases. Participants with previously treated brain metastases are eligible if participant has no neurologic signs or symptoms suggestive of brain metastasis. Brain imaging studies are not required. If brain imaging studies are performed, they must be negative for disease
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must not have received the following prior treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma:
* Treatment naive participants must not have received any prior lines of systemic therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma beyond the line intended as part of protocol therapy
* Previously treated participants must not have received any systemic therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma beyond the one regimen received off protocol as specified in Step 1 pre-randomization treatment
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must not have received more than the following amounts protocol-directed pre-randomization treatment:
* Treatment naive participants must not have received any pre-randomization treatment.
* Previously treated participants must not be planning to receive any additional treatment prior to Step 2 randomization, and must not have received more than the following amounts of pre-randomization treatment:
* 4 infusions of nivolumab
* 4 infusions of ipilimumab
* 4 infusions of pembrolizumab
* 7 infusions of avelumab
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must not have received immunotherapy for any cancer within the following timeframes:
* Treatment naive participants must not have received any immunotherapy within a year of registration
* Previously treated participants must not have received any other immunotherapy within a year of the start of off protocol specified pre-randomization treatment
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must not have a solitary kidney and not have a transplanted kidney
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: No other prior malignancy is allowed except for the following: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, any in situ or T1 cancer, adequately treated stage I or II cancer from which the participant is currently in complete remission, or any other cancer from which the participant has been disease free for at least two years
* STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Participants must not have been previously diagnosed with a medical condition that makes them ineligible for immune based combination therapy or nephrectomy
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must not show progression in the primary tumor. Participants who are considered to have pseudo progression are allowed
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Participants must not have known active brain metastases. Participants with previously treated brain metastases are eligible if participant has no neurologic signs or symptoms suggestive of brain metastasis. Brain imaging studies are not required. If brain imaging studies are performed, they must be negative for disease
* STEP 2 REGISTRATION: No other prior malignancy is allowed except for the following: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, adequately treated stage I or II cancer from which the participant is currently in complete remission, or any other cancer from which the participant has been disease free for two years
PROCEDURE: Cytoreductive Nephrectomy, DRUG: Active Comparator
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Kidney
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Real-time, Remote Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adolescents With Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes
Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (age 13-18 years, T1D duration \>6 months managed on insulin) and poor glycemic control will wear a blinded CGM to obtain baseline data. After assuring adherence to CGM wear, participants will receive a non-blinded CGM and will share their blood glucose levels with the study team. Clinical personnel will remotely monitor patients in real-time for 3 months and communicate regularly over secure text messaging with participants and their parents. Following active remote monitoring, the participants will wear a non-blinded CGM for 3 months. Primary outcome assessment will be the change in HbA1c after 3 months of real-time remote continuous glucose monitoring.
* Age between 13-18
* Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least six months.
* Both sexes and all ethnicities included.
* Subject and at least one parent able to communicate in English.
* Poorly controlled T1D as evidenced by a \>40% annual risk of developing DKA in the following year
* Treated with subcutaneous insulin, either with a basal/bolus insulin regimen or a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) device.
* Willing to wear CGM and utilize the share function to clinician and guardian, with measuring blood glucose checks as required by the CGM.
* Owning a smartphone compatible with Dexcom G6 software to allow the use of share/follow features with internet access capabilities
* Willing to participate in secure text messaging with study personnel.
* Female participants must have a negative pregnancy test.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Type 2 diabetes, secondary diabetes or CF related diabetes.
* Other severe chronic disease (e.g., cancer) which in the judgment of the investigator is likely to significantly affect glycemic control.
* Patients cannot be taking systemic corticosteroids at enrollment because of adverse effects on glycemic control, but we will not disqualify subjects who require such therapy during the study. Inhaled or topical corticosteroids are permissible.
* Patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism must be clinically euthyroid and have free T4 and TSH within age-appropriate reference ranges at last medically indicated testing. Patients with out of range values may be retested after medication dose adjustment.
* Developmental delay or behavioral disorder in the patient of sufficient severity, in the judgment of the investigator, to interfere with study activities. Severe uncontrolled depression defined as PHQ-9A \>9 at time of enrollment is an exclusion criterion.
* Medical or psychiatric disorder in a parent of sufficient severity, in the judgment of the investigator, to interfere with study activities.
* Regular CGM for the month preceding study period.
* Pregnancy, planned pregnancy or breast feeding
* CGM adhesive allergy
* Skin condition that makes CGM placement contraindicated.
* Sickle cell disease or hemoglobinopathy
* Red blood cell transfusion within 3 months prior to study enrollment
A Study of the Natural History of Participants With LGMD2E/R4, LGMD2D/R3, LGMD2C/R5, and LGMD2A/R1 ≥ 4 Years of Age, Who Are Managed in Routine Clinical Practice
This study will follow participants who are screened and confirmed with a genetic diagnosis of Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E (LGMD2E/R4), Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (LGMD2D/R3), Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C (LGMD2C/R5), or Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A/R1).
These enrolled participants will be followed to evaluate mobility and pulmonary function for up to 5 years after enrollment for participants with LGMD2C/R5, LGMD2D/R3, and LGMD2E/R4 with a North Star Assessment for Dysferlinopathy (NSAD) ≥ 25 at Baseline, up to 3 years for participants with LGMD2C/R5, LGMD2D/R3, and LGMD2E/R4 with a NSAD \< 25 at Baseline, and up to 3 years for participants with LGMD2A/R1. Additional participant data will be collected from the time the individual began experiencing LGMD symptoms to the present.
* Male or female participant ≥ 4 years of age who demonstrate symptoms of LGMD2E/R4, LGMD2D/R3, LGMD2C/R5, or LGMD2A/R1 in the opinion of the investigator (eg, muscle weakness, loss of function, delayed milestones).
* Confirmed clinical and genetic diagnosis of LGMD2E/R4, LGMD2D/R3, LGMD2C/R5, or LGMD2A/R1.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Demonstrates cognitive delay or impairment that could confound motor development, in the opinion of the Investigator.
* Has a medical condition, in the opinion of the Investigator, that might compromise participants ability to comply with study requirements.
* Is participating in other interventional study(ies) at the time of enrollment in this study.
Limb-girdle Muscular Dystrophy
North Star Assessment for Dysferlinopathy (NSAD), Performance of Upper Limb (PUL), Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), Ambulatory, Non-Ambulatory, Limb-girdle, LGMD, sarcoglycanopathy, β -sarcoglycan, Muscular Dystrophy, α -sarcoglycan, γ -sarcoglycan, LGMD-2D/R3, LGMD-2E/R4, LGMD-2C/R5, LGMD2A/R1, Clinical Outcomes Assessment
T-DM1 and Tucatinib Compared With T-DM1 Alone in Preventing Relapses in People With High Risk HER2-Positive Breast Cancer, the CompassHER2 RD Trial
This phase III trial studies how well trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) and tucatinib work in preventing breast cancer from coming back (relapsing) in patients with high risk, HER2 positive breast cancer. T-DM1 is a monoclonal antibody, called trastuzumab, linked to a chemotherapy drug, called DM1. Trastuzumab is a form of targeted therapy because it attaches to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as HER2 receptors, and delivers DM1 to kill them. Tucatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving T-DM1 and tucatinib may work better in preventing breast cancer from relapsing in patients with HER2 positive breast cancer compared to T-DM1 alone.
* HER2-positive status will be based on pretreatment biopsy material and defined as an immunohistochemistry (IHC) score of 3+ and/or positive by in situ hybridization (ISH) according to current American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines. Central testing is not required
\* Known hormone receptor (HR) status as defined by ASCO/CAP guidelines (based on pretreatment biopsy material). Hormone receptor positive status can be determined by either known positive estrogen receptor (ER) or known positive progesterone receptor (PR) status; hormone receptor negative status must be determined by both known negative ER and known negative PR
* Patients with clinical stage T1-4, N0-3 disease at presentation and residual invasive disease postoperatively as defined above are eligible. (Note: Patients with T1a/bN0 tumors are not eligible at initial breast cancer diagnosis are not eligible)
* Patients with residual HR-negative, HER2 positive (+) disease in the breast and/or lymph nodes per the surgical pathology report are eligible; however, patients with HR+ HER2+ cancers must have node-positive residual disease per the surgical pathology report in order to qualify for the study. The presence of residual invasive disease in the breast is not mandatory for these patients
* Patients with weakly ER-positive (1-10%) breast cancer (based on the pretreatment core biopsy) are eligible even if they have node-negative disease per the surgical pathology report
* The residual disease tissue (breast and/or lymph nodes) is not required to be HER2-positive, as eligibility for NCI-2020-03770 (A011801) is based on a positive HER2 status at the time of the initial breast cancer diagnosis
\* Note: The presence of micrometastases in lymph nodes after preoperative therapy counts as residual disease, whereas the presence of isolated tumor cells does not
* Patients with synchronous bilateral invasive disease are eligible provided both lesions were confirmed to be HER2-positive, and at least one of the lesions meets the criteria outlined above. Multifocal disease is allowed, as long as the largest biopsied breast tumor was HER2-positive
* Patients must have received neoadjuvant chemotherapy with one of the following regimens: docetaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab (THP), paclitaxel/methotrexate/cisplatin (TMP), doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/paclitaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab (AC-TH(P)); docetaxel/carboplatin/trastuzumab/pertuzumab (TCH(P)); fluorouracil/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide-docetaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab (FAC-TH(P)), or fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide-docetaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab (FEC-TH(P)). Note: apart from TCHP, where T is docetaxel, treatment with docetaxel or paclitaxel is acceptable
* Prior receipt of T-DM1 in the neoadjuvant setting is not allowed.
* Prior treatment must have consisted of \>= 6 cycles of chemotherapy and HER2-directed therapy, with a total duration of \>= 12 weeks, including at least 9 weeks of preoperative taxane and trastuzumab with or without pertuzumab (or Food and Drug Administration \[FDA\]-approved biosimilars). Patients who have received at least 9 weeks of preoperative taxane, pertuzumab and margetuximab are also eligible if they received \>= 6 cycles of systemic therapy prior to enrollment. Note: Patients who complete at least nine of a planned twelve doses of weekly paclitaxel, or three of a planned four doses of docetaxel, but discontinue prematurely due to toxicity are eligible. Patients receiving dose-dense chemotherapy regimens are also eligible. Prior use of nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane) instead of paclitaxel or docetaxel is permitted. Prior use of subcutaneous trastuzumab (Hylecta) and subcutaneous trastuzumab and pertuzumab (Phesgo) is also allowed.
* Patients who received neoadjuvant systemic therapy which included experimental HER2-targeted therapy/therapies are potentially eligible, as long as the investigational agent was not a HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (e.g. T-DM1, DS-8201a \[trastuzumab deruxtecan\]) or a HER2 targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) (e.g. tucatinib, lapatinib, neratinib).
* Patients may have received =\< 1 cycles of T-DM1 in the adjuvant setting. Note: These patients will be randomized to receive a further 14 cycles of T-DM1 and tucatinib/placebo as tolerated. The most recent cycle of T-DM1 should have been administered =\< 5 weeks prior to registration
\* Note: Both of the following two criteria need to be met for the patient to be eligible for this study
* An interval of no more than 12 weeks between the completion date of the last definitive treatment (e.g. postoperative chemotherapy or radiation, or if neither given, breast surgical date) and the date of registration. Concurrent radiation therapy is permitted while receiving study treatment
* Patients must be registered on study within =\< 180 days of the date of the most recent definitive breast cancer surgery (not including reconstructive surgery)
* All systemic chemotherapy should have been completed preoperatively unless participating in EA1181 (CompassHER2 pathologic complete response \[pCR\]) or the BIG DECRESCENDO Trial (which is very similar to CompassHER2 pCR in terms of study design, drugs, and eligibility). However, patients who received 4 cycles of neoadjuvant THP off study can receive a further 2-4 cycles of chemotherapy postoperatively to meet eligibility for A011801. Patients who participated in EA1181 or MA41 and proceeded to surgery immediately after the de-escalated trial regimen must receive postoperative chemotherapy to complete a total of \>= 6 cycles of systemic treatment prior to enrollment on A011801, as outlined above (e.g. 4 cycles pre-operatively, and 2 cycles post-operatively). The postoperative chemotherapy regimen prescribed is at the discretion of the treating oncologist (i.e. 2-4 cycles AC or THP, other). Continuation of trastuzumab + pertuzumab (HP) pre- or post-operatively as maintenance therapy (while awaiting a surgical date or an official pathology report) is allowed for all study participants
* Toxicities related to prior systemic treatment should have resolved or be at baseline, apart from alopecia and peripheral neuropathy =\< grade 1
* Adequate excision: surgical removal of all clinically evident disease in the breast and lymph nodes as follows:
* Breast surgery: total mastectomy with no gross residual disease at the margin of resection, or breast-conserving surgery with histologically negative margins of excision
* For patients who undergo breast-conserving surgery, the margins of the resected specimen must be histologically free of invasive tumor and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) as determined by the local pathologist. If pathologic examination demonstrates tumor at the line of resection, additional operative procedures may be performed to obtain clear margins. If tumor is still present at the resected margin after re-excision(s), the patient must undergo total mastectomy to be eligible. Patients with margins positive for classic lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) are eligible without additional resection
* Lymph node surgery \*\* The axilla needs to be evaluated with either sentinel node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection. If patients have a sentinel lymph node biopsy and sentinel nodes are negative, no further axillary treatment is necessary. If patients have isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in the setting of residual breast disease, at least one of the following is required: axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) or planned nodal irradiation. If patients have micro- or macro-metastatic nodal disease, ALND and planned nodal irradiation are required. Of note, co-enrollment on Alliance A011202 is not allowed
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,000/mm\^3
* Hemoglobin \>= 8 g/dL (Note: packed red blood cells \[PRBC\] transfusion is not permitted to achieve eligibility)
* Platelet count \>= 100,000/mm\^3
* Creatinine =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or direct bilirubin within the institutional normal range for patients with Gilbert's syndrome
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Screening left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>= 50% on echocardiogram (ECHO) or multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) after receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy and no decrease in LVEF by more than 15% absolute percentage points from the pre-chemotherapy LVEF. Or, if pre-chemotherapy LVEF was not assessed, the screening LVEF must be \>= 55% after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Note: LVEF assessment may be repeated once up to 3 weeks following the initial screening assessment to assess eligibility
Exclusion Criteria:
* No adjuvant treatment with any anti-cancer investigational drug within 28 days prior to registration
* Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves an agent that has known genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects. Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative serum pregnancy test done =\< 7 days prior to registration is required
* Patients with known active and/or untreated hepatitis B or hepatitis C or chronic liver disease are ineligible. Patients with a diagnosis of hepatitis B or C that has been treated and cleared and normal liver function are eligible to participate in the study if the other eligibility parameters are met
* Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer
* History of any prior (ipsi- or contralateral) invasive breast cancer within 3 years of registration
* Patients with ER+ HER2+ residual invasive disease that is lymph node-negative per the surgical pathology report
* Evidence of recurrent disease following preoperative therapy and surgery
* Patients for whom radiotherapy would be recommended for breast cancer treatment but for whom it is contraindicated because of medical reasons (e.g., connective tissue disorder or prior ipsilateral breast radiation)
* History of exposure to the following cumulative doses of anthracyclines: doxorubicin \> 240 mg/m\^2; epirubicin or liposomal doxorubicin-hydrochloride (Myocet) \> 480 mg/m\^2. For other anthracyclines, exposure equivalent to doxorubicin \> 240 mg/m\^2
* Cardiopulmonary dysfunction as defined by any of the following:
* History of National Cancer Institute (NCI) CTCAE version (v) 5.0 grade \>= 3 symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF) or New York Heart Association (NYHA) criteria class \>= II
* Angina pectoris requiring anti-anginal medication, serious cardiac arrhythmia not controlled by adequate medication, severe conduction abnormality, or clinically significant valvular disease
* High-risk uncontrolled arrhythmias: i.e., atrial tachycardia with a heart rate \> 100/min at rest, significant ventricular arrhythmia (ventricular tachycardia) or higher-grade atrioventricular block (AV)-block (second degree AV-block type 2 \[Mobitz 2\] or third degree AV-block)
* Significant symptoms (grade \>= 2) relating to left ventricular dysfunction, cardiac arrhythmia, or cardiac ischemia while or since receiving preoperative therapy
* History of a decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) to \< 40% with prior trastuzumab treatment (e.g., during preoperative therapy)
* Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg)
* Current severe, uncontrolled systemic disease
* Major surgical procedure unrelated to breast cancer or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to registration or anticipation of the need for major surgery during the course of study treatment
* History of intolerance, including grade 3 to 4 infusion reaction or hypersensitivity to trastuzumab or murine proteins or any components of the product
* Peripheral neuropathy of any etiology that exceeds grade 1
* Assessment by the investigator as being unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol
* Use of a strong CYP3A4 or CYP2C8 inhibitor within 2 weeks, or use of a strong CYP3A4 or CYP2C8 inducer within 5 days prior to registration is prohibited.
* Please note that use of sensitive CYP3A substrates should be avoided two weeks before registration and during study treatment. Additionally, CYP3A4 or CYP2C8 inducers are prohibited as concomitant medications within 5 days following discontinuation of tucatinib treatment. Patients who require medications that are known to be sensitive substrates of CYP3A4 with a narrow therapeutic window should be excluded.
Invasive Breast Carcinoma, HER2 Positive Breast Carcinoma, Multifocal Breast Carcinoma, Synchronous Bilateral Breast Carcinoma, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
Cerebellar tDCS in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether tDCS to the cerebellum
(specifically, the right crus I/II area of the cerebellum) of children and young adults with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is safe and to examine its effects on some of the symptoms of
ASD, such as repetitive behaviors and hyperactivity.
• 4-17 years old
• Diagnosed with ASD and ADOS-2
• IQ Score no less than 70 (1.5 Standard Deviations below the mean)
• Language Level (Speech consists of, at minimum, flexible, spontaneous, simple,
sentences)
Exclusion Criteria:
• Brain implants, metal implants, pacemakers, or biomedical devices
• Diagnosis of epilepsy
• Hearing or visual impairments
• History of brain injury
• Known brain abnormalities not associated with ASD
Cryopreserved Human Umbilical Cord (TTAX01) for Late Stage, Complex Non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers (AMBULATE DFU II)
It is hypothesized that application at 4-week or greater intervals of the human placental umbilical cord tissue TTAX01 to the surface of a well debrided, complex diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) will, with concomitant management of infection, result in a higher rate of wounds showing complete healing within 25 weeks of initiating therapy, compared with standard care alone. This second confirmatory Phase 3 study examines a population of diabetic foot ulcer patients having adequate perfusion, with or without neuropathy, and a high suspicion of associated osteomyelitis in a complex, high grade wound.
* The subject has signed the informed consent form
* The subject is male or female, at least 18 years of age inclusive at the date of Screening
* The subject has confirmed diagnosis of Type I or Type II diabetes
* The subject's index ulcer is located on the plantar surface, inter digital, heel, lateral or medial surface of the foot
* The subject has an index ulcer with visible margins having an area ≤ 12.0 cm2 when measured by the electronic measuring device at Screening
* The subject's index ulcer extends beyond the dermis, into subcutaneous tissue with evidence of exposed bone, tendon, muscle and/or joint capsule
* The subject presents with history, signs or symptoms leading to a clinical suspicion of osteomyelitis in the opinion of the Investigator supported by positive Probe to Bone (PTB) and any of the following: radiographic (X-ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), or bone scan) or evidence of bone necrosis
* The subject has an Ankle-Brachial Index ≥ 0.7 to ≤ 1.3 or TcPO2 ≥ 40 mmHg on the dorsum of the affected foot, or Great Toe Pressure ≥ 50 mmHg
* The subject is under the care of a physician for the management of Diabetes Mellitus
* The subject is willing to return for all mandatory visits as defined in the protocol
* The subject is willing to follow the instructions of the trial Investigator
Exclusion Criteria:
* The subject's index ulcer is primarily located on the dorsal surface of the foot
* The subject's index ulcer can be addressed by primary closure through the completion of the initial or staged surgical procedure
* The subject has a contralateral major amputation of the lower extremity
* The subject has a glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of \> 12% †
* The subject has been on oral steroid use of \> 7.5 mg daily for greater than seven (7) consecutive days in 30 days before Screening
* The subject has been on parenteral corticosteroids, or any cytotoxic agents for seven consecutive days in the period of 30 days before Screening
* The subject is currently taking the type 2 diabetes medicine canagliflozin (Invokana™, Invokamet™, Invokamet XR™)
* The subject has malignancy or a history of cancer, other than non-melanoma skin cancer, in five years before Screening
* The subject is pregnant
* The subject is a nursing mother
* The subject is a woman of child-bearing potential who is unwilling to avoid pregnancy or use an appropriate form of birth control (adequate birth control methods are defined as: topical, oral, implantable, or injectable contraceptives; spermicide in conjunction with a barrier such as a condom or diaphragm; intrauterine contraceptive device; or surgical sterilization of partner).
* The subject is unable to sustain off-loading as defined by the protocol
* The subject has an allergy to primary or secondary dressing materials used in this trial
* The subject has an allergy to glycerol
* The subject's index ulcer is over an acute Charcot deformity
* The subject has had previous use of NEOX®, CLARIX®, or TTAX01 applied to the index ulcer
* Per Investigator's discretion the subject is not appropriate for inclusion in the trial, e.g., undergoing surgical treatments listed in the protocol or the subject currently has sepsis, i.e., life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
Combination of Novel Therapies for CKD Comorbid Depression (CONCORD)
The overall goal of the study is to determine if treatment of a Major Depressive Disorder
(MDD) improves the outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We showed that MDD
is present in 25% of CKD patients and independently associated with progression to End-Stage
Kidney Disease, hospitalization, and death. Depression is also associated with lower quality
of life (QOL), fatigue, poor sleep, and non-adherence to diet and medications. However,
evidence for efficacy and tolerability of commonly-used antidepressant medications or
nonpharmacologic treatments are limited in CKD patients. Our group was the first to conduct a
double-blind randomized controlled trial for MDD treatment in 201 patients with non-dialysis
CKD, and showed that sertraline, a commonly used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
(SSRI), was no more efficacious than placebo for improving depressive symptoms. It becomes
imperative to test novel strategies to treat MDD in CKD. We propose to compare with a control
group, the efficacy and tolerability of two novel treatment strategies - (1) Behavioral
Activation Teletherapy (BAT) for 16 weeks, with the addition of bupropion, a non-SSRI
antidepressant, at 8 weeks for patients whose depression has not remitted (non-remitters);
and (2) bupropion for 16 weeks, with the addition of BAT at 8 weeks for non-remitters. In Aim
1, we will investigate the efficacy and tolerability of these 2 strategies vs. control for
improvement in a primary endpoint of depressive symptoms in 201 patients (67 per group) with
non-dialysis CKD stages 3b-5 and MDD at 2 sites, randomized 1:1:1 to either strategy or a
control group of Clinical Management plus placebo. We hypothesize that either approach vs.
control will result in a minimal clinically important difference of 2 points improvement in
depressive symptoms, as ascertained blindly by the Quick Inventory of Depressive
Symptomatology. In Aim 2 we will investigate the efficacy and tolerability of 8 weeks of (1)
single-blind BAT plus placebo or (2) double-blind bupropion plus Clinical Management vs.
control for improvement in depressive symptoms. In Aim 3, we will compare the efficacy of
these 2 treatments strategies vs. control for improvement in CKD patient-centered outcomes
including a. adherence to medications and healthcare visits; b. fatigue; c. sleep; and d.
overall functioning. A clinical trial is urgently needed to address the evidence gap that
exists for MDD treatment in CKD patients.
• Male or female adults aged 18 years or greater. There will be no upper age limit.
• Presence of CKD stages 3b, 4 or non-dialysis stage 5, with an estimated glomerular
filtration rate (GFR) of <45 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a period of at least 3 months, as
defined by the National Kidney Foundation and determined using the four-variable
Modification of Diet for Renal Diseases Study formula.
• Presence of a current Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) based on MINI DSM IV-based
criteria
• Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self-report (QIDS-SR) score of ≥11 at
enrollment and ≥11 on QIDS-Clinician Rated (QIDS-C) at randomization.
• Able to understand and sign informed consent after the nature of the study has been
fully explained
• Kidney transplant patients that are at least 6 month post-transplantation (3 months
post-transplant, with at least another 3 months to confirm eGFR <45)
Exclusion Criteria:
• Unable to understand or give informed consent.
• Unwilling or unable to participate in the protocol or comply with any of its
components
• Receiving chronic dialysis
• Significant hepatic dysfunction or liver enzyme abnormalities 3 times or greater than
the upper limit of normal
• Terminal chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cancer
• Presence of seizure disorder
• Current use of class I anti-arrhythmic medications (such as 1C propafenone and
flecanide), pimozide, MAO inhibitors, reserpine, guanethidine, cimetidine, or
methyldopa; tri-cyclic anti-depressants, neuroleptics, or anti-convulsants
• Use of serotonergic drugs or supplements such as triptans, tramadol, linezolid,
tryptophan, and St. John's Wort.
• Use of medications known to cause QT prolongation on EKG
• Ongoing use of antidepressant medications for depression treatment
• Past treatment failure on bupropion
• Initiation of depression-focused psychotherapy in the 3 months prior to study entry
• Active alcohol or substance abuse or dependence that requires acute detoxification at
study entry
• Present or past psychosis or Bipolar I or II disorder
• Dementia or a Mini-Mental State Examination score <23
• Active suicidal intent
• Pregnancy, lactation, or women of childbearing potential not willing to use adequate
contraception
Treating Prostate Cancer That Has Come Back After Surgery With Apalutamide and Targeted Radiation Based on PET Imaging
This phase III trial tests two questions by two separate comparisons of therapies. The first question is whether enhanced therapy (apalutamide in combination with abiraterone + prednisone) added to standard of care (prostate radiation therapy and short term androgen deprivation) is more effective compared to standard of care alone in patients with prostate cancer who experience biochemical recurrence (a rise in the blood level of prostate specific antigen \[PSA\] after surgical removal of the prostate cancer).
A second question tests treatment in patients with biochemical recurrence who show prostate cancer spreading outside the pelvis (metastasis) by positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. In these patients, the benefit of adding metastasis-directed radiation to enhanced therapy (apalutamide in combination with abiraterone + prednisone) is tested.
Diagnostic procedures, such as PET, may help doctors look for cancer that has spread to the pelvis. Androgens are hormones that may cause the growth of prostate cancer cells. Apalutamide may help fight prostate cancer by blocking the use of androgens by the tumor cells. Metastasis-directed targeted radiation therapy uses high energy rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors that have spread. This trial may help doctors determine if using PET results to deliver more tailored treatment (i.e., adding apalutamide, with or without targeted radiation therapy, to standard of care treatment) works better than standard of care treatment alone in patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer.
* STEP 0: REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
* Patient must be male and \>= 18 years of age.
* Patient must have had a radical prostatectomy (RP) as definitive therapy for histopathologically-proven prostatic adenocarcinoma
* Patient must have biochemical recurrence (BCR) after RP, defined as follows:
* If time to BCR, defined as time to first detectable PSA ( \> lower limit of normal for assay used) after RP, is \< 12 months, a minimum PSA level of \>= 0.2 ng/mL and a confirmatory reading of \>= 0.2 ng/mL is required, per the American Urological Association (AUA) definition (Note: patients with a persistent PSA reading of at least 0.2 ng/mL are eligible)
* If time to BCR, defined as time to first detectable PSA (\> lower limit of normal for assay used) after RP, is \>= 12 months, a minimum absolute PSA of 0.5 ng/mL is required
* If the patient has a detectable PSA (\> lower limit of normal for assay used) at any time after RP AND has an eligible baseline SOC PET (PET1) with at least one positive lesion in any location, then there is no minimum PSA requirement
* Patients must have no definite evidence for extrapelvic metastatic disease by conventional imaging modalities (CIM) (CT abdomen/pelvis or MRI abdomen/pelvis AND bone scintigraphy, or equivalent), within 26 weeks prior to Step 0 registration. If a patient only has a study-eligible PET/CT or PET/MR (i.e., PET done without prior CIM): if the PET is negative for extrapelvic lesions, then baseline CIM is NOT required. If the PET positive for extrapelvic lesions, then patient should have a baseline CT/MRI for soft tissue lesions and/or a bone scan for osseous lesions
* Study eligible = PET using FDA-approved radiotracer and performed within 16 weeks prior to study registration
* Extra-pelvic metastases is defined as any osseous metastases and/or any extrapelvic soft tissue, lymph nodes and organ metastases; extra-pelvic is defined as superior to common iliac bifurcation, outside of standard prostate bed + whole pelvis nodal RT fields. Baseline PET/CT or PET/MR scan (PET1) is eligible for this study if the SOC PET scan is completed with an FDA approved radiotracer for prostate cancer after Step 0 registration and prior to Step 1 randomization OR up to 16 weeks prior to Step 0 registration
* Patient must be a candidate for SOC post-prostatectomy radiation therapy (RT) to the prostate bed and pelvic nodes with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
* Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (IDMC) who have a legally authorized representative (LAR) or caregiver and/or family member available will also be considered eligible
* Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
* Patient must not have started ADT for biochemical recurrence prior to baseline PET (PET1) imaging. A short course of low-dose anti-androgen such as bicalutamide, given after baseline study PET/CT but prior to study registration, is permitted as a brief temporizing measure in advance of starting protocol-approved SOC ADT.
* Patient must not be enrolled in another therapeutic clinical trial
* Patient must be able to lie flat and still for approximately 20-30 minutes or otherwise tolerate a PET scan and radiation treatment planning and delivery
* Patients undergoing a PET/MR must meet local institutional safety guidelines for MRI
* Patient must not have history of seizures or known condition that may cause predisposal to seizures (e.g., stroke or head trauma resulting in loss of consciousness) within 1 year prior to registration
* Patient must not have history of inflammatory bowel disease or any gastrointestinal disorder affecting absorption that is expected to increase risk of complication from radiotherapy
* Hemoglobin (Hgb) \>= 9.0 g/dL (independent of transfusion and/or growth factors within 3 months prior to Step 0 registration) (obtained within 8 weeks prior to Step 0 registration)
* Leukocytes \>= 3,000/mcL (obtained within 8 weeks prior to Step 0 registration)
* Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,500/mcL (obtained within 8 weeks prior to Step 0 registration)
* Platelets \>= 100,000/mcL (obtained within 8 weeks prior to Step 0 registration)
* Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (patients with Gilbert's syndrome, if total bilirubin is \> 1.5 x ULN, must have a direct bilirubin of \< 1.5 x ULN to be eligible) (obtained within 8 weeks prior to Step 0 registration)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase \[SGPT\]) =\< 2.5 x institutional ULN (obtained within 8 weeks prior to Step 0 registration)
* Creatine \< 1.5 x instituional ULN (or measured creatinine clearance \> 30 mL/min)
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
* Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class I or II (by patient symptoms) or A or B (by objective assessment)
* Patient must not have completed a course of prior pelvic radiation therapy for any reason
* Patient must agree not to father children while on study
* Patient must be English or Spanish speaking to be eligible for the QOL component of the study
* NOTE: Sites cannot translate the associated QOL forms
* STEP 1: RANDOMIZATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
* Patient must have completed a baseline SOC PET/CT or PET/MR (PET1 scan) using FDA approved radiotracer with results of extra-pelvic metastases involvement known (positive or negative). The PET1 must have been completed after Step 0 registration and prior to Step 1 randomization OR up to 12 weeks prior to Step 0 registration
* For patients with negative extra-pelvic metastases, PET-imaging status of intra-pelvic nodes must be known (positive or negative)
* For patients with positive extra-pelvic metastases (defined as any PET positive lesions outside of standard salvage RT fields \[prostate bed +/- typical whole pelvis\]), the number of extra-pelvic lesions must be known (1 - 5 or \> 5 extra-pelvic lesions)
HYPORT: A Phase I/II Study of Hypofractionated Post-operative Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
There is a strong radiobiological and economic rationale for hypofractionated radiation
therapy in head and neck cancer. Phase 1 of the trial aims to assess the acute toxicity and
tolerability of hypofractionated radiation therapy in the post-operative setting, and to
determine the dose/fractionation for Phase 2. Phase 2 aims to establish non-inferiority of
swallowing-related quality of life and to assess the toxicity and efficacy of
hypofractionated radiation therapy compared to conventionally fractionated radiation therapy
in the post-operative setting.
Inclusion criteria will be the same for Phase I and Phase II.
• Pathologically proven diagnosis of stage I-IVB squamous cell carcinoma of the oral
cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx status post gross total resection with
pathology showing one or more of the following intermediate risk factors:
• T3/4 disease (AJCC 8th edition), positive lymph node(s), close margin(s),
perineural invasion, and/or lymphovascular invasion
• Close margin(s) defined as either:
• Final patient margin of <5 mm without disease on ink OR
• Initial positive margin in the specimen regardless of the final patient
margin (e.g. if resection margin on the initial specimen is positive, final
patient margin after subsequent resections can be ≥5 mm and still be
considered close margin)
• Age ≥18 years
• ECOG performance status 0-2
• Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception
(hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for
the duration of study participation, and for 90 days following completion of therapy.
Medically acceptable birth control (contraceptives) includes:
• approved hormonal contraceptives (such as birth control pills, patch or ring;
Depo-Provera, Implanon), or
• barrier methods (such as condom or diaphragm) used with a spermicide
Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this
study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation,
having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the
following criteria:
• Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
• Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e.,
has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).
• Negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 2 weeks before registration for women of
childbearing potential.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
Phase I:
• Distant metastasis
• Stage I and II glottic squamous cell carcinoma
• High risk factors following surgical resection requiring concurrent chemotherapy:
final positive margin(s) and/or extranodal extension
• Feeding tube dependence at baseline assessment.
• Synchronous non-skin cancer primaries outside of the oropharynx, oral cavity, larynx,
and hypopharynx except for low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer and synchronous
well-differentiated thyroid cancer. For prostate cancer, patient should not be
receiving active treatment. For thyroid cancer, thyroid surgery may occur before or
after treatment, provided all other eligibility criteria are met.
• Prior invasive malignancy with an expected disease-free interval of less than 3 years
• Prior radiotherapy to the region of the study cancer that would result in overlap of
radiation fields
• Subjects may not be receiving any other investigational agents for the treatment of
the cancer under study.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active
infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac
arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the opinion of the
investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements
• Subjects must not be pregnant or nursing due to the potential for congenital
abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm nursing infants.
• History of severe immunosuppression, including HIV, and organ or autologous or
allogeneic stem cell transplant
Phase II:
The exclusion criteria will be the same as Phase I except for feeding tube dependence.
Patients who are feeding tube dependent are excluded from Phase I to accurately assess
treatment associated toxicity affecting swallowing and oral intake. During Phase II,
patients who are feeding tube dependent will be eligible to enroll and stratified at
randomization.
* Written informed consent in accordance with federal, local, and institutional guidelines. The patient must provide informed consent prior to the first screening procedure.
* Previously treated (up to three prior lines of therapy), histologically proven advanced squamous NSCLC.
* No prior treatment with EGFR inhibitors, IMIDs (eg, thalidomide, lenalidomide), or anti-TNF antibodies.
* No treatment with systemic glucocorticoids within 3 weeks of initiation of study therapy (topical and inhaled glucocorticoids are permitted).
* Age ≥ 18 years.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
* Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
* absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/μL
* platelets ≥ 50,000/μl
* total bilirubin within normal institutional limits
* AST(SGOT)/ALT(SPGT) ≤ 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
* CrCl ≥ 45 ml/min
* For both male and female patients, effective methods of contraception must be used throughout the study and for 3 months following the last dose of study treatment.
* Adequate archival tissue (5-10 slides) for correlative studies.
* Subject must have measurable disease per RECIST 1.1
Exclusion Criteria:
* Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or other cancer therapy within two weeks prior to starting study treatment. Subjects must have recovered from prior treatment-related to toxicities to grade 1 or baseline (excluding alopecia and clinically stable toxicities requiring ongoing medical management, such as hypothyroidism from prior immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment).
* Subjects may not be receiving any other investigational agents for the treatment of the cancer under study.
* Symptomatic brain metastases or brain metastases requiring escalating doses of corticosteroids
* History of hypersensitivity or allergic reactions attributed to afatinib or prednisone.
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including but not limited to poorly controlled diabetes (which may worsen in setting of chronic prednisone therapy), symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the opinion of the investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements.
* Subjects must not be pregnant or nursing due to the potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm nursing infants.
DRUG: Afatinib + Prednisone
Lung/Thoracic, Advanced Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
This clinical trial will evaluate 4 different strategies of chemotherapy schedules in newly diagnosed participants with metastatic Fusion Positive (alveolar) Rhabdomyosarcoma. The participant and their physician will choose from: Arm A) a first strike therapy, Arm B) a first strike-second strike (maintenance) therapy, Arm C) an adaptively timed therapy, and Arm D) conventional chemotherapy.
* Participants must have a new histologic diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma
* Participants must have FISH, PCR or other molecular confirmation of PAX/FOXO1 fusion per institutional standards
* Participants must have sufficient tissue (up to 10 unstained FFPE) for correlative testing
* All participants must have distant metastatic disease; either biopsy positive or PET avid extranodal or distant nodal lesions determined by the investigator to be metastatic disease. Patients with a single distant metastatic site that has been excised prior to study entry are eligible
* No prior systemic chemotherapy
* Participants enrolled to Arm B, maintenance, must be able to take oral cyclophosphamide. Note: enteral administration of cyclophosphamide is allowable.
* Males and females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to the use of, at minimum, two methods of contraception during and after treatment or abstinence.
* Women of childbearing potential should adhere to contraception for a period of 4 months after completion of systematic chemotherapy administration
* Men who are sexually active with women of child bearing potential should adhere to contraception for a period of 4 months after completion of systematic chemotherapy administration
* All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent or assent document.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Participants with regional lymph nodes as the only site of disease are not eligible. Distant nodal sites alone are eligible
* Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents for rhabdomyosarcoma are ineligible
* Participants must not be receiving any additional medicines being given for the specific purpose of treating cancer. Alternative medications including, but not limited to cannabis based products would not be a reason for exclusion
* Participants are ineligible if they have uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:
* ongoing or active infection not expected to resolve with current antibiotic plan
* cardiac arrhythmia
* psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
* Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding are not eligible because there is no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 24 hours of starting protocol therapy.
* Participants who are considered unable to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible
The ExTINGUISH Trial of Inebilizumab in NMDAR Encephalitis (ExTINGUISH)
Determine the difference in the modified Rankin score at 16 weeks in participants with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis treated with "first-line" immunomodulatory therapies provided as standard-of-care, and either inebilizumab (investigational agent) or placebo.
Inclusion Criteria
• Diagnosis of NMDAR encephalitis, defined by both a and b:
• A subacute onset of change in mental status consistent with autoimmune encephalitis,
• A positive cell-based assay for anti-NMDA receptor IgG antibody in the CSF confirmed in study-specified laboratories.
• Participants, ≥ 12 years of age at the time of informed consent. Participants under 18 years of age must weigh ≥40 kilograms.
• Written informed consent and any locally required authorization (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act \[HIPAA\] in the United States of America \[USA\], European Union \[EU\] Data Privacy Directive in the EU) obtained from the participant/legal representative prior to performing any protocol-related procedures, including screening evaluations.
• Non-sterilized participants who are sexually active with a partner capable of becoming pregnant must use a condom with spermicide from Day 1 through to the end of the study and must agree to continue using such precautions for at least 6 months after the final dose of IP. A recommendation will be made that the partners (capable of becoming pregnant) of study participants (capable of getting their partner pregnant) should use a highly effective method of contraception other than a physical method.
Participants of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a non-sterilized partner capable of getting their partner pregnant must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception beginning at screening or upon discharge from hospitalization/inpatient rehabilitation (for participants who were incapacitated at the time of screening), and to continue precautions for 12 months after the final dose of IP.
• Participants of childbearing potential are defined as those who are not surgically sterile (e.g., bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or complete hysterectomy) or those who are not postmenopausal (per ICH M3 (R2) 11.2: defined as 12 months with no menses without an alternative medical cause).
• A highly effective method of contraception is defined as one that results in a low failure rate (i.e., less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly. Periodic abstinence, the rhythm method, and the withdrawal method do not qualify as "highly effective" or acceptable methods of contraception for study purposes. Acceptable methods of contraception are listed in the table below:
Physical Methods Hormonal Methods e
• Intrauterine device (IUD)
• Intrauterine hormone-releasing system, also known as drug-eluting IUD a
• Bilateral tubal occlusion
• Vasectomized partner b
• Sexual abstinence c • Combined (estrogen and progestogen-containing hormonal contraception)
* Oral (combined pill)
* Injectable
* Transdermal (patch)
* Progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation d
* Implantable
* Intravaginal a This is also considered to be a hormonal method. b With appropriate post-vasectomy documentation of surgical success (absence of sperm in ejaculate).
c Sexual abstinence is considered to be a highly effective method only if defined as refraining from heterosexual intercourse during the entire period of the study and if it is the preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant.
d Progestogen-only hormonal contraception, where inhibition of ovulation is not the primary mode of action (minipill) is not accepted as a highly effective method.
e These methods are only considered highly effective and therefore acceptable when used in conjunction with a barrier method (i.e., diaphragm with spermicide, sponge with spermicide, cervical cap with spermicide, condoms, spermicide alone.)
• Willing to forgo other immunomodulatory therapies (investigational or otherwise) for NMDAR encephalitis during the study.
• Participant must have received at least 3 days of methylprednisolone 1000 mg IV or equivalent corticosteroid within 90 days prior to randomization (Day 1). In addition, participants must have received EITHER of the following treatments within 90 days before randomization.
• IVIg, at a dose range between 1.2 and 2 g/kg
• Plasma exchange or plasmapheresis, (defined as 5 to 6 exchanges).
NOTE: These treatments may be provided during the screening period but must be completed prior to randomization. Participants who receive methylprednisolone and BOTH IVIg and plasma exchange are not excluded from participating in the trial, however, this treatment course with both IVIg and plasma exchange is not encouraged, and enrollment and randomization should not be delayed in order to complete additional first line treatments.
• Modified Rankin Score of ≥3 at the screening visit, indicating at least moderate disability. The baseline mRS must be confirmed by Site Investigators at screening and confirmed / adjudicated before randomization.
• Ability and willingness to attend study visits and complete the study. \*All inclusion criteria must be met during the screening period, prior to randomization, except where noted.
Exclusion Criteria
Any of the following excludes an individual from participation in the study:
• Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the evaluation or administration of the IP, interpretation of participant safety or study results, or would make participation in the study an unacceptable risk. This specifically includes recent history (last 5 years) of herpes simplex virus encephalitis or known central nervous system demyelinating disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis).
• Presence of an active or chronic infection that is serious in the opinion of the Investigator.
• History of solid organ or cell-based transplantation.
• Concurrent/previous enrollment in another clinical study involving an investigational treatment within 4 weeks or 5 published half-lives of the investigational treatment, whichever is longer, prior to randomization.
• Lactating or pregnant individuals, or individuals who intend to become pregnant anytime from study enrollment to 12 months following last dose of investigational agent.
• Known history of allergy or reaction to any component of the investigational agent formulation or history of anaphylaxis following any biologic therapy.
• Receipt of the following at any time prior to randomization:
a. Alemtuzumab b. Total lymphoid irradiation c. Bone marrow transplant d. T-cell vaccination therapy
• Receipt of any biologic B cell-depleting therapy (e.g., rituximab, ocrelizumab, obinutuzumab, ofatumumab, inebilizumab) in the 6 months prior to screening. Receipt of such a B cell-depleting agent in the period 6-12 months prior to screening is exclusionary unless B cell counts have returned to ≥ age-based LLN by central laboratory. For EU participants, B cell counts at screening will be determined by the laboratories of the participating sites. Receipt of non-depleting B cell-directed therapy (e.g., belimumab), abatacept, or other biologic immunomodulatory agent within 6 months prior screening.
• Treatment at therapeutic doses/durations with any of the following within 3 months prior to randomization
a. Natalizumab (Tysabri®) b. Cyclosporine c. Methotrexate d. Mitoxantrone e. Cyclophosphamide\* f. Azathioprine g. Mycophenolate mofetil
\*Cyclophosphamide is only permitted as rescue therapy to be administered as outlined in Section 5.4.1 no earlier than the week 6 visit.
• Severe drug allergic history or anaphylaxis to two or more food products or medicines (including known sensitivity to acetaminophen/paracetamol, diphenhydramine (cetirizine in EU) or equivalent antihistamine, and methylprednisolone or equivalent glucocorticoid).
• Known history of a primary immunodeficiency (congenital or acquired) or an underlying condition such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or splenectomy that predisposes the participant to infection.
• Active malignancy or history of malignancy that was active within the last 10 years, apart from ovarian or extra-ovarian teratoma (also known as a dermoid cyst) or germ cell tumor, or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or basal cell carcinoma of the skin, that in the opinion of the Medical Safety Monitor (MSM) would preclude enrollment due to safety concerns. Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas should be treated with documented success of curative therapy \> 3 months prior to randomization.
• At screening (repeat testing may be conducted to confirm results within the same screening period, prior to randomization), any of the following:
a. Total white blood count \<2,500 cells/mm3 (or \< 2.5 × 109/L) b. Total immunoglobulin \< 600 mg/dL (or 6 µmol/L; 400 mg/dL for participants \<18 years)\* c. Absolute neutrophil count \< 1200 cells/μL (or \< 1.2 × 109/L) d. CD4 T lymphocyte count \< 300 cells/µL (or \< 0.3 × 109/L)
\*Baseline levels of IgG prior to first line treatments (methylprednisolone, plasmapheresis/plasma exchange) should be used to determine eligibility.
• Active hepatitis B or C established with positive hepatitis B serology (hepatitis B surface antigen and core antigen) and/or positive hepatitis C PCR testing and confirmed by the MSM
• Any live or attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to Day 1 (administration of killed vaccines is acceptable).
• Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (BCG) vaccine within 1 year of enrollment.
• History of alcohol or drug abuse that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might affect participant safety or compliance with visits or interfere with safety or other study assessments.
• Recurrence of previously treated NMDAR encephalitis within the last 5 years, or suspicion of symptomatic untreated NMDAR encephalitis of greater than 3 months duration at the time of screening.
• Evidence of active tuberculosis\* (TB) or being at high risk for TB based on:
a. History of active TB or untreated/incompletely treated latent TB. Participants with a history of active or latent TB who have documentation of completion of treatment according to local guidelines may be enrolled.
b. History of recent (≤ 12 weeks of screening) close contact with someone with active TB (close contact is defined as ≥ 4 hours/week OR living in the same household OR in a house where a person with active TB is a frequent visitor).
c. Signs or symptoms that could represent active TB by medical history or physical examination.
d. Positive, indeterminate, or invalid interferon-gamma release assay test result at screening, unless previously treated for TB. Participants with an indeterminate test result can repeat the test once, but if the repeat test is also indeterminate, the participant is excluded.
e. Chest radiograph, chest computed tomography or MRI scan that suggests a possible diagnosis of TB or suggests that a work-up for TB should be considered; all participants must have had lung imaging with an acceptable reading within 6 months prior to consent, or during screening.
• Active, clinically significant (CS) infection at the time of randomization (IP administration may be delayed until recovery, if within 14-day screening window, otherwise participant may be rescreened).
Exclusion criteria are applied at time of screening and are applicable throughout the study.
* Participants will undergo QuantiFERON®-TB Gold testing or equivalent TB testing during screening as standard of care. A positive result will not exclude patients from participation; thus, enrollment should not be delayed awaiting this result. If positive, an appropriate course of anti-TB treatment will need to be documented. If results are in indeterminate, participants may still be eligible for randomization if history is not suggestive of active / latent TB and a chest x-ray shows no evidence of active or latent TB.
• 1 Additional Eligibility Considerations
The following criteria are not necessarily exclusionary but require review from the MSM to determine if a participant should be excluded due to safety concerns:
• At screening (out of range lab values may be reviewed with the MSM to determine whether a potential participant should be excluded for safety reasons; repeat testing may be conducted to confirm results within the same screening period, prior to randomization), any of the following:
• Aspartate transaminase (AST) \> 2.5 × age-based upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Alanine transaminase (ALT) \> 2.5 × age-based ULN
• Total bilirubin \> 1.5 × age-based ULN (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome)
• Platelet count \< 75,000/μL (or \< 75 × 109/L)
• Hemoglobin \< 8 g/dL (or \< 80 g/L or 5 mmol/L)
• History of untreated hepatitis C infection. Participants who are considered cured following antiviral therapy with an HCV load below the limit of detection may be enrolled pending confirmation from the MSM that there are no safety concerns for inclusion.
• Patients with coexistent autoantibodies should not immediately be excluded but should be reviewed with the MSM to determine eligibility.
DRUG: Inebilizumab, DRUG: Placebo
Autoimmune Encephalitis, Brain and Nervous System, Encephalitis
Pathogenesis of Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis: Role of Pioglitazone/Weight Loss
The investigators will randomize overweight and obese iuan patients to Pio (45 mg/day, highest approved dose or placebo), WL (10% of body weight, following the established program used in the Diabetes Prevention Program), or Pio+WL. Participants will be evaluated at baseline and after 24 weeks of intervention while on a fixed metabolic diet to exclude the confounding effects of diet and perspiration. The primary endpoint will be change in upH, and multiple additional endpoints (serum, urine, imaging) will be assessed.
Idiopathic uric acid nephrolithiasis, with last stone analysis showing that stone has \>90% uric acid in composition Age \>21 years Any gender, race/ethnicity (from weight loss), but weight \<165 Kg (to fit into MR instrument); eGFR\>60ml/min/1.73 m2
Exclusion Criteria:
Bariatric surgery, chronic diarrhea, recurrent UTIs current insulin use use of a thiazolidinedione in past 2 years contraindication to thiazolidinedione use (liver dz, pedal edema, CHF NYHA class III/IV, no contraception) Bladder cancer Use of SGLT2-i, GLP-1 analogs, gemfibrozil, topiramate, rifampin Hba1c \> 8.5%
Post-Surgical Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) Versus GammaTile-ROADS (Radiation One and Done Study)
This trial will be a randomized controlled study comparing the efficacy and safety of intraoperative radiation therapy using GammaTilesTM (GT) versus SRT 3-4 weeks following metastatic tumor resection which is the current standard of care.
• Patients aged 18 years old and above. Eligibility is restricted to this age group given that the battery of neurocognitive tests utilized in this protocol are not developed or validated for use in a younger population.
• One to six newly diagnosed brain metastases, identified on the screening MRI, from an extracranial primary tumor.
• Only one lesion, designated the index lesion, is planned for surgical resection. The index lesion must be between 2.0 and 7.0 cm in maximal extent on the screening MRI, and gross total resection is expected by the neurosurgeon.
• Non-index lesions must measure ≤ 4.0 cm in maximal extent on the screening MRI brain scan. The unresected lesions will be treated with SRT as outlined in the treatment section of the concept.
• All metastases must be located ≥ 5 mm from the optic chiasm and outside the brainstem. Dural based metastasis are eligible.
• Previous and/or concurrent treatment with investigational or FDA approved systemic therapies (e.g., chemotherapy, targeted therapeutics, immunotherapy) are permitted and must follow protocol guidelines as follows: Systemic therapy is allowed a minimum of one week from last systemic therapy cycle to surgical resection, and one week after surgical resection to allow a minimum of one week before starting/resuming systemic therapy, depending on the specific systemic agent(s), as recommended by medical/neuro-oncology. Systemic therapy is not allowed 1 day before SRT, the same day as the SRT, or 1 day after the completion of the SRT or longer, depending on the specific systemic agent(s), as recommended by medical/neuro-oncology. Agents that are delivered by implant or depot injections (such as hormonal therapies) are excluded from these restrictions.
• Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) score of ≥ 70. Patients with KPS \< 70 can be enrolled if their baseline KPS within 14 days of screening was estimated ≥ 70 and surgical management is expected to improve KPS to ≥ 70.
• Stable systemic disease or reasonable systemic treatment options predicting a life expectancy of ≥6 months.
• Ability to complete an MRI of the head with contrast
• Adequate renal and hepatic function to undergo surgery, in investigators opinion.
• For women of childbearing potential only, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test done \<7 days prior to randomization is required. Women must be willing to notify investigator immediately if they become pregnant at any time during the trial period.
• Men and women of childbearing potential must be willing to employ adequate contraception throughout the study and for men for up to 3 months after completing treatment.
• Subjects must be fluent in English, Spanish, or another language the study site is prepared to obtain informed consent for in this trial. English speaking subjects will complete Neurocognitive assessments. Non-English-speaking subjects are trial-eligible but will not complete the Neurocognitive assessments as the psychometric properties for translated tests are either not known or not as robust.
• Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization prior to performance of any study-related procedures. A legally authorized representative may provide consent if the potential subject lacks the capacity to provide consent themselves.
Exclusion Criteria
• Age \<18 years.
• Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) score of \<70. Patients with KPS \< 70 can be enrolled if their baseline KPS within 14 days of screening was estimated ≥ 70 and surgical management is expected to improve KPS to ≥ 70.
• Sensitivity to bovine (cow) derived materials including collagen products.
• Past radiation or surgical therapy to the index lesion or the newly diagnosed non-index lesion(s) is exclusionary. However, up to a total of 2 prior courses of SRT treatment to previously diagnosed lesions are allowed as long as any treated lesions are were ≥15mm from the index lesion.
• Patients with \>6 newly diagnosed metastases on screening MRI
• Pregnant patients.
• Primary germ cell tumor, small cell carcinoma, or lymphoma.
• Leptomeningeal metastasis (LMD). Note: For the purposes of exclusion, LMD is a clinical diagnosis, defined as radiologic or clinical evidence of leptomeningeal involvement with or without positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology.
• Prior WBRT for brain metastases.
• Concomitant therapy that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with the evaluation of the safety or efficacy of the study device.
• Comorbid psychiatric or neurologic disease or injury impacting cognition, in the opinion of the treating physician, that might impair patient's ability to understand or comply with the requirements of the study or to provide consent
• Subjects who, in the investigator's opinion, are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent, have a history of poor cooperation, noncompliance with medical treatment, or difficulty in returning for follow up care. A legally authorized representative may provide consent if the potential subject lacks the capacity to provide consent themselves.
Comparing UroLift Experience Against Rezūm (CLEAR)
C.L.E.A.R. Study is poised to compare the patient experience post procedure, including
catheterization needs as well as retreatment and BPH medication rates following treatment
with either the UroLift® System or Rezūm™ System through 12 months.
• Male gender
• Age ≥ 50 years
• Diagnosis of symptomatic BPH
• Prostate volume 30cm3 ≤ 80cm3
• Willing to sign study informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
• Current urinary tract infection
• Current catheter dependent urinary retention or PVR >= 500 mL
• Urethra conditions that may prevent insertion of delivery system into bladder
• Previous BPH surgical procedure
• Urinary incontinence presumed due to incompetent sphincter
• Current gross hematuria
• Patients with a urinary sphincter implant
• Patients who have a penile prosthesis
• Currently enrolled in any other investigational clinical research trial that has not
completed the primary endpoint
Testing the Use of the Usual Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery for Removable Pancreatic Cancer
This phase III trial compares perioperative chemotherapy (given before and after surgery) versus adjuvant chemotherapy (given after surgery) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer that can be removed by surgery (removable/resectable). Chemotherapy drugs, such as fluorouracil, irinotecan, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before and after surgery (perioperatively) may work better in treating patients with pancreatic cancer compared to giving chemotherapy after surgery (adjuvantly).
PRE-REGISTRATION:
* Pathology: Histologic or cytologic proof of pancreatic adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma
* TNM Stage: Tx-4, N0-1, M0 (M0 disease does not include spread to distant lymph nodes and organs)
* Resectable Primary Tumor: Local radiographic reading must be consistent with resectable disease defined as the following on 1) arterial and venous phase contrast-enhanced abdominal/pelvic CT scan or abdominal/pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and 2) chest CT:
* No involvement or abutment of the celiac artery, common hepatic artery, superior mesenteric artery, or replaced right hepatic artery (if applicable)
* Less than 180 degree interface between tumor and vessel wall of the portal vein or superior mesenteric vein, and patent portal vein/splenic vein confluence
* No evidence of metastatic disease
* Measurable disease or non-measurable disease o Non-measurable disease is defined as cytologic or histologic confirmation of adenocarcinoma of adenosquamous carcinoma by fine needle aspiration or core-biopsy of the pancreas without measurable disease by radiographic imaging
REGISTRATION:
* Confirmation of resectable disease by real-time central imaging review by the Alliance Imaging Core Lab at Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) Ohio
* Determined to be appropriate candidate for curative-intent pancreatectomy by surgeon intending to perform the resection
* No prior radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, investigational therapy, or surgery for pancreatic cancer
* Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves an agent that has known genotoxic, mutagenic, and teratogenic effects.
* Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative pregnancy test done =\< 14 days prior to registration is required
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
* Total Neuropathy Score \< 2
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500/uL
* Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (If obstructive jaundice is present, then biliary drainage must be initiated and total bilirubin =\< 3.0)
* Creatinine =\< 1.5 x ULN OR calculated (Calc.) creatinine clearance \>= 30 mL/min (Calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation)
* No known Gilbert's Syndrome or known homozygosity for UGAT1A1\*28 polymorphism
* No comorbid conditions that would prohibit curative-intent pancreatectomy
* Chronic concomitant treatment with strong inhibitors of CYP3A4 is not allowed on this study. Patients on strong CYP3A4 inhibitors must discontinue the drug prior to registration
* Chronic concomitant treatment with strong inducers of CYP3A4 is not allowed on this study. Patients on strong CYP3A4 inducers must discontinue the drug prior to registration
A Study of Combination Chemotherapy for Patients With Newly Diagnosed DAWT and Relapsed FHWT
This phase II trial studies how well combination chemotherapy works in treating patients with newly diagnosed stage II-IV diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumors (DAWT) or favorable histology Wilms tumors (FHWT) that have come back (relapsed). Drugs used in chemotherapy regimens such as UH-3 (vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, carboplatin, etoposide, and irinotecan) and ICE/Cyclo/Topo (ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, and topotecan) work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. This trial may help doctors find out what effects, good and/or bad, regimen UH-3 has on patients with newly diagnosed DAWT and standard risk relapsed FHWT (those treated with only 2 drugs for the initial WT) and regimen ICE/Cyclo/Topo has on patients with high and very high risk relapsed FHWT (those treated with 3 or more drugs for the initial WT).
* Patients with newly diagnosed stages 2 - 4 diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor must be enrolled on AREN03B2 and have received an initial risk assignment showing DAWT (if anaplasia first identified at diagnostic, pre-treatment nephrectomy or biopsy) or a delayed nephrectomy classification showing DAWT (if anaplasia first noted at delayed nephrectomy) prior to enrollment on AREN1921. Prior enrollment on AREN03B2 is not an eligibility requirement for patients with relapsed favorable histology Wilms tumor.
* Patients must be =\< 30 years old at study enrollment
* Patients with the following diagnoses are eligible for this study:
* Newly diagnosed stages 2 - 4 diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor as confirmed by central review
* Favorable histology Wilms tumor at first relapse. Relapsed FHWT patients must have previously achieved remission for their initial FHWT diagnosis to be eligible for this study. The relapse risk groups are defined as follows, regardless of radiation therapy:
* Standard-Risk relapse: Patients who received two chemotherapy agents for frontline therapy; primarily actinomycin D and vincristine
* High-Risk relapse: Patients who received three chemotherapy agents for frontline therapy; primarily vincristine, actinomycin D and doxorubicin or vincristine, actinomycin D and irinotecan
* Very High-Risk relapse: Patients who received four or more chemotherapy agents as part of initial therapy; primarily regimen M or its variations
* Patients with newly diagnosed DAWT must have had histologic verification of the malignancy. For relapsed FHWT patients, biopsy to prove recurrence is encouraged, but not required
* Note: For relapsed FHWT patients, an institutional pathology report confirming favorable histology Wilms tumor (from relapse, if available, or from original diagnosis) must be available for upload prior to initiation of protocol therapy
* Patients with newly diagnosed Stages 2 - 4 diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor must be enrolled on AREN1921 within 2 weeks of the tumor-directed surgery or biopsy procedure that first confirms a diagnosis of DAWT, whether at initial diagnostic procedure or delayed nephrectomy (such surgery/biopsy is day 0). For patients who received prior therapy for presumed favorable histology Wilms tumor, later confirmed to have diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor at subsequent review of the initial biopsy
* Patients with newly diagnosed DAWT who undergo upfront nephrectomy must have at least 1 lymph node sampled prior to study enrollment
* 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 must have a life expectancy of \>= 8 weeks
* Diffuse Anaplastic Wilms Tumor: Patients with diffuse anaplastic histology must have had no prior systemic therapy, except in the following situations:
* Patients with diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor who received no more than 12 weeks of pre nephrectomy chemotherapy for what was originally presumed to be favorable histology Wilms tumor, subsequently confirmed to be diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor at delayed nephrectomy
* Patients with diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor who received no more than 6 weeks of chemotherapy following upfront biopsy, initiated within 14 days of biopsy, for presumed favorable histology Wilms tumor based on institutional review, but subsequently corrected to diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor based on the AREN03B2 initial risk assignment results (if available per current version of AREN03B2)
* Treatment consisting of vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide initiated on an emergent basis and within allowed timing as described
* Note: Patients who received prior therapy for presumed favorable histology Wilms tumor, later identified to have diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor as per above, must begin study treatment starting at cycle 3 (week 7) of regimen UH 3. Patients who received emergency radiation to preserve organ function are eligible as noted. Patients who received radiation as part of standard of care for presumed newly diagnosed favorable histology Wilms tumor, along with chemotherapy as noted above, prior to identification of diffuse anaplasia, are also eligible
* Relapsed Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor: Patients must not have received prior chemotherapy for their relapsed favorable histology Wilms tumor diagnosis. In addition, patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study
* Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 2 weeks of entry onto this study
* Radiation therapy (RT): \>= 2 weeks (wks) must have elapsed for local palliative RT (small port); \>= 6 months must have elapsed if prior craniospinal RT or if \>= 50% radiation of pelvis; \>= 6 wks must have elapsed if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation. Patients with relapsed favorable histology Wilms tumor who received emergency radiation to preserve organ function are eligible and do not need to washout with the above criteria
* Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents (within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment)
* Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 750/uL (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Platelet count \>= 75,000/uL (transfusion independent) (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions) (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Patients with high-risk or very high-risk relapsed FHWT who will be treated with regimen ICE/Cyclo/Topo, must have renal function assessed by creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and meet the following requirement:
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR \>= 60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Patients diagnosed with stage 2-4 DAWT or standard risk relapsed FHWT, who will be treated with regimen UH 3, may either obtain a creatinine clearance, radioisotope GFR (meeting the above criteria of GFR \>= 60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2), or an adequate serum creatinine as per the following table:
* Age: Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)
* 1 month to \< 6 months: 0.4 (male and female)
* 6 months to \< 1 year: 0.5 (male and female)
* 1 to \< 2 years: 0.6 (male and female)
* 2 to \< 6 years: 0.8 (male and female)
* 6 to \< 10 years: 1 (male and female)
* 10 to \< 13 years: 1.2 (male and female)
* 13 to \< 16 years: 1.5 (male), 1.4 (female)
* \>= 16 years: 1.7 (male), 1.4 (female)
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age or direct bilirubin =\< ULN for patients whose total bilirubin \> 1.5 x ULN (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) (aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\]) or serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) \< 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age or =\< 5 x ULN for patients with liver metastases (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Shortening fraction of \>= 27% by echocardiogram, or ejection fraction of \>= 50% by radionuclide angiogram (obtained within 21 days prior to enrollment and start of protocol therapy)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with a history of bilateral Wilms tumor (synchronous or metachronous)
* Patients with any uncontrolled, intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, or symptomatic congestive heart failure (defined as grade 2 or higher heart failure per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \[CTCAE\] version 5.0)
* Relapsed FHWT patients who did not receive frontline chemotherapy (e.g., very low risk FHWT initially observed without chemotherapy) or received only one chemotherapy agent for frontline therapy
* For patients with high-risk or very high-risk relapsed FHWT:
* Patients with renal tubular acidosis (RTA) as evidenced by serum bicarbonate \< 16 mmol/L and serum phosphate =\< 2 mg/dL (or \< 0.8 mmol/L) without supplementation
* For stages 2-4 DAWT and standard-risk relapsed FHWT patients:
* Chronic inflammatory bowel disease and/or bowel obstruction
* Concomitant use of St. John's wort, which cannot be stopped prior to the start of trial treatment
* 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
Eflornithine (DFMO) and Etoposide for Relapsed/Refractory Neuroblastoma
Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) will be used in an open label, multicenter, study in combination with etoposide for subjects with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma.
* All patients must have a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of neuroblastoma, ≤ 30.99 years of age with history of relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma.
* All patients must have completed upfront therapy with at least 4 cycles of aggressive multi-drug chemotherapy.
* Specific Criteria by Arm:
Arms 1 and 2:
Subjects with no active disease:
i. No evidence of residual disease by CT/MRI and MIBG scan (or PET for patients who have a history of MIBG non-avid disease).
o Note: Patients with residual masses detected by CT/MRI may be considered in CR if their MIBG is negative or if MIBG positive and evaluated by PET and found to have negative PET scans; biopsy confirmation may be considered if there is still reasonable concern for persistent disease but is not required.
ii. No evidence of disease metastatic to bone marrow.
Arm 3:
Measurable or evaluable disease, including at least one of the following:
Measurable tumor by CT or MRI; or a positive MIBG and PET; or positive bone marrow biopsy/aspirate in at least one site.
* Timing from prior therapy: Enrollment (first dose of DFMO) no later than 60 days from last dose of the most recent therapy.
* Subjects must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti- cancer chemotherapy and be within the following timelines:
• Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 2 weeks of enrollment onto this study (6 weeks if prior nitrosourea).
• Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 5 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor.
• Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent. 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. The duration of this interval must be discussed with the Study Chair.
• Immunotherapy: At least 6 weeks since the completion of any type of immunotherapy, e.g. tumor vaccines, CAR-T cells.
• Anti-GD2 Monoclonal antibodies: At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since prior treatment with a monoclonal antibody.
• XRT: At least 14 days since the last treatment except for radiation delivered with palliative intent to a non-target site.
• Stem Cell Transplant:
• Allogeneic: No evidence of active graft vs. host disease
• Allo/Auto: ≥ 2 months must have elapsed since transplant.
• MIBG Therapy: At least 8 weeks since treatment with MIBG therapy
* Subjects must have a Lansky or Karnofsky Performance Scale score of 60% or higher.
* Life expectancy \> 2 months
* All clinical and laboratory studies for organ functions to determine eligibility must be performed within 7 days prior to first dose of study drug unless otherwise indicated below.
* Subjects must have adequate organ functions at the time of registration:
* Hematological: Total absolute neutrophil count ANC ≥750/μL
* Liver: Subjects must have adequate liver function as defined by AST and ALT \<5x upper limit of normal (Normal=45), Bilirubin \<1.5x upper limit normal (Normal=1.0). Normal PT, PTT, fibrinogen.
* Renal: Adequate renal function defined as (perform one of the following): Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR 70 mL/min/1.73 m2 or greater or a serum creatinine based on age/gender
* Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test. Patients of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective birth control method. Female patients who are lactating must agree to stop breast-feeding.
* Written informed consent in accordance with institutional and FDA guidelines must be obtained from all subjects (or patients' legal representative).
Exclusion Criteria:
* BSA of \<0.25 m2.
* Subjects that received DFMO at a dose higher than 1000mg/m2 BID prior to this study are not eligible.
* Subjects that received a dose of DFMO in combination with etoposide are not eligible.
* Investigational Drugs: Subjects who are currently receiving another investigational drug are excluded from participation.
* Anti-cancer Agents: Subjects who are currently receiving other anticancer agents are not eligible. Subjects must have fully recovered from hematological and bone marrow suppression effects of prior chemotherapy.
* Infection: Subjects who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible until the infection is judged to be well controlled in the opinion of the investigator.
* Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study, or in whom compliance is likely to be suboptimal, should be excluded.
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS) (POPS or POP02)
The study investigators are interested in learning more about how drugs, that are given to children by their health care provider, act in the bodies of children and young adults in hopes to find the most safe and effective dose for children. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the PK of understudied drugs currently being administered to children per SOC as prescribed by their treating provider.
• Participant is \< 21 years of age
• Parent/ Legal Guardian/ Adult Participant can understand the consent process and is willing to provide informed consent/HIPAA:
• (a) Participant is receiving one or more of the study drugs of interest at the time of enrollment or (b) Participant is NOT receiving one or more of the study drugs of interest but is SARS-COV-2 positive within 60 days prior to enrollment
Exclusion Criteria:
• Participant has a known pregnancy
Below exclusion criteria apply only to:
Participants receiving one or more of the study drugs of interest at the time of enrollment, DOI administration or PK sampling: (Refer to DOI specific appendices for details on enrollment cohort specifications and additional eligibility criteria)
• Has had intermittent dialysis within previous 24 hours
• Has had a kidney transplant within previous 30 days
• Has had a liver transplant within previous 1 year
• Has had a stem cell transplant within previous 1 year
• Has had therapeutic hypothermia within previous 24 hours
• Has had plasmapheresis within the previous 24 hours
• Has a Ventricular Assist Device
• Has any condition which would make the participant, in the opinion of the investigator, unsuitable for the study
DRUG: The POP02 study is collecting bodily fluid samples (i.e., whole blood, effluent samples) of children prescribed the following drugs of interest per standard of care: