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Hydroxychloroquine in Individuals At-risk for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (TN-22)
The study is a 2-arm, double blinded, multicenter, 2:1 randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial. Subjects will receive hydroxychloroquine or placebo and close monitoring for progression of T1D.
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• Participant in TrialNet Pathway to Prevention Study (TN01)
• Age 3 years or greater at the time of randomization
• Willing to provide informed consent
• Normal glucose tolerance by OGTT within 7 weeks (no more than 52 days) of baseline
• Two or more diabetes-related autoantibodies present on two separate samples
• Weight of 12 kg or greater at screening
• If a female participant with reproductive potential, willing to avoid pregnancy and undergo pregnancy testing prior to randomization and at each study visit
• Anticipated ability to swallow study medication.
• Abnormal Glucose Tolerance or Diabetes
• History of treatment with insulin or other diabetes therapies
• Ongoing use of medications known to influence glucose tolerance
• Ongoing or anticipated future use of medications known to have untoward interactions with hydroxychloroquine
• Known hypersensitivity to 4-aminoquinoline compounds
• G6PD deficiency
• History of retinopathy
• Have an active infection at time of randomization
• Have serologic evidence of current or past HIV, Hepatitis B (positive for Hepatitis B core antibody or surface antigen), or Hepatitis C infection
• Deemed unlikely or unable to comply with the protocol or have any complicating medical issues, including prolonged QT interval, a disease previously or likely in the future to require immunosuppression, or abnormal clinical laboratory results that interfere with study conduct or cause increased risk.
A Multi-Center Trial of Androgen Suppression With Abiraterone Acetate, Leuprolide, PARP Inhibition and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer (ASCLEPIuS)
The purpose of this study is to establish the maximum tolerable dose of niraparib when combined with prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), abiraterone, leuprolide, and prednisone (the phase 1 portion of the study) and determine 3-year biochemical PSA recurrence free-survival with this treatment approach (the phase 2 portion of the study).
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• Pathologic biopsy proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate
• At least one of the following criteria:
• cN1 on conventional or PET imaging
• Grade group 5
• Grade group 4 and PSA ≥10 ng/mL
• Grade group 3 and PSA ≥20 ng/mL
• High probability of Radiographic T3 on MRI AND Grade group ≥2
• Grade Group 3 AND PSA ≥10 ng/mL AND ≥50% positive biopsy cores
• Age ≥ 18
• ECOG < 1
• Adequate organ and marrow function as defined per protocol.
• Use of highly effective contraception (e.g. condoms) for the duration of treatment and a minimum of 90 days thereafter. Men must also agree not to donate sperm for the duration of the study participation, and for at least 90 days thereafter.
• International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) ≤ 20
• Medically fit for treatment and agreeable to follow-up
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent
• Tissue available for MiOncoSeq testing to assign DNA repair deficiency status Exclusion Criteria
• Clinical or radiographic evidence of distant metastatic disease by CT/bone scan
• Clinical or radiographic evidence of high probability of clinical T4 disease
• Prostate gland size >80 cc measured by ultrasound or MRI
• Prominent median lobe assessed by treating physician
• Lack of tissue from biopsy to be sent for correlative studies
• Any prior treatment for prostate cancer (incudes TURP, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or anti-androgen therapy)
• Prohibited within 30 days prior to administration to study treatment: spironolactone and other investigational drug therapies.
• Prohibited 3 months before participant registration and during administration of study treatment: non-steroidal anti-androgens (e.g., bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide), steroidal antiandrogens (megestrol acetate, cyproterone acetate), oral ketoconazole, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, estrogens, radiopharmaceuticals.
• History of prior pelvic radiation therapy
• Concurrent treatment with strong CYP3A4 inducers such as phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, phenobarbital
• Enrollment concurrently in another investigational drug study within 1 month of registration
• History of another active malignancy within the previous 3 years except for adequately treated skin cancer or superficial bladder cancer
• History of or active Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
• Contraindication to or inability to tolerate MRIs
• Patients with severe depression
• Uncontrolled diabetes or known HbA1c>10
• Any gastrointestinal disorder affecting absorption
• Active pituitary or adrenal dysfunction
• Patients with significant cardiovascular disease potentially including severe / unstable angina, recent history of myocardial infarction, clinically significant heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, venous thromboembolic events, clinically significant arrhythmias)
• Uncontrolled hypertension with persistently elevated systolic blood pressure >160 mmgHg or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg despite anti-hypertensive agents.
• Prolonged QTc >450 ms or any ECG changes that interfere with QT interval interpretation
• Major surgery within 1 month of registration
• History of myelodysplastic syndrome or leukemia
• A known hypersensitivity to niraparib, abiraterone acetate, leuprolide, and/or prednisone
• Active infection or other medical condition that would be a contraindication to prednisone use
• Patients with known active hepatitis or chronic liver disease including cirrhosis
• Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude participation in this study
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation(PNS) for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome(SIS)
Shoulder pain accounts for 16% of all musculoskeletal complaints in the healthy adult population. Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is the most common cause of shoulder pain. Many patients with chronic pain from subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) will fail treatment efforts and have longstanding pain. This project will evaluate the efficacy of a novel approach to treatment, percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation, for participants with chronic shoulder pain due to subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS).
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• Shoulder pain of >3 months
• Age>=21
• Worst pain in the last week>=4 (0-10 scale)
• Ability to check skin and perform dressing changes, independently or with assistance
• Stable dose of pain medication (Not taking more than than 1 opioid or 1 non-opioid analgesic)
• Current shoulder joint or overlying skin infection, or current bacterial infection requiring antibiotics
• Other chronic pain syndrome (Pain in another area of the body 15 or more days in the last 30 (more than half of the time) or taking daily analgesics for another pain syndrome)
• Prior shoulder surgery to ipsilateral shoulder joint (glenohumeral, rotator cuff, acromioclavicular (AC) Joint, etc.)
• Corticosteroid injection in the ipsilateral shoulder or any other pain relieving treatment in last 12 weeks
• Uncontrolled bleeding disorder
• Medical instability based on physician opinion after review of medical information
• Pregnancy
• Neurological condition affecting ipsilateral upper limb (such as central neurologic injury/illness, radiculopathy, diabetic amyotrophy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, etc.)
• Current Worker's compensation claim for the ipsilateral shoulder
• Shoulder instability, severe glenohumeral osteoarthritis(OA) based on patient symptoms and physical examination
• Ipsilateral shoulder injury due to severe trauma (Fall from greater than standing height; Motor vehicle crashes; Struck by vehicle or other fast-moving projectile (e.g., bullet, baseball, etc.); Assault (i.e., injuries intentionally inflicted by another person))
• Current osseus fracture in ipsilateral arm
• Ipsilateral upper limb amputation other than a single digit (digits 2-5, partial or full)
• Surgical indication for shoulder treatment based on physician opinion
• Compromised immune system (immunodeficiency or immunosuppression)
• Current use of a Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system, implanted active cardiac implant (e.g. pacemaker or defibrillator), any other implantable neuro-stimulator whose stimulus current pathway may overlap with that of the SPRINT System
• Patients who have a tape or adhesive allergy
• Contraindication to Magnetic resonance imaging (metal in body, claustrophobia, body habitus, etc) - exclude from Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) only
TruGraf® Long-term Clinical Outcomes Study
This is a prospective, multi-center, observational study. Subjects will have OmniGraf™ (TruGraf® and TRAC™) testing at study enrollment and thereafter every 3 months. In addition subjects will have OmniGraf™ (TruGraf® and TRAC™) testing at any time there is a clinical suspicion of acute rejection. Data collection for the primary objective extends over a 2-year period.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Elaine.Bonilla@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization;
• At least 18 years of age;
• Recipient of a primary or subsequent deceased-donor or living-donor kidney transplant;
• At least 3-months post-transplant;
• Stable serum creatinine (per Principal Investigator);
• Treated with any immunosuppressive regimen, and;
• Selected by provider to undergo OmniGraf™ (TruGraf® and TRAC™) testing as part of post-transplant care; and
• Recipient of a combined organ transplant with an extra-renal organ and/or islet cell transplant;
• Recipient of a previous non-renal solid organ and/or islet cell transplant;
• Known to be pregnant;
• Known to be infected with HIV;
• Known to have Active BK nephropathy;
• Known to have nephrotic proteinuria (Per Principal Investigator);
• Participation in other biomarker studies testing clinical utility.
Global Safety and Efficacy Registration Study of Crinecerfont for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAHtalyst)
This is a Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of crinecerfont versus placebo administered for 24 weeks in approximately 165 adult subjects with classic CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. The study consists of a 6 month randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled period, followed by 1 year of treatment with crinecerfont. Duration of participation is approximately 20 months.
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• Be willing and able to adhere to the study procedures, including all requirements at the study center and return for the follow-up visit.
• Have a medically confirmed diagnosis of classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency CAH.
• Be on a stable regimen of steroidal treatment for CAH.
• Patients of childbearing potential must agree to use hormonal or two forms of nonhormonal contraception (dual contraception) or other highly effective contraception during the study.
• Have a diagnosis of any of the other known forms of classic CAH.
• Have a history of bilateral adrenalectomy, hypopituitarism, or other condition requiring chronic glucocorticoid therapy.
• Have a clinically significant unstable medical condition or chronic disease other than CAH.
• Have a history of cancer unless considered cured.
• Are pregnant.
• Have a known history of clinically significant arrhythmia or abnormalities on ECG.
• Have a known hypersensitivity to any corticotropin releasing hormone antagonists.
• Have received any other investigational drug within 30 days before initial screening or plan to use an investigational drug (other than the study drug) during the study.
• Have current substance dependence, or current substance (drug) or alcohol abuse.
• Have had a blood loss ≥550 mL or donated blood or blood products within 8 weeks prior to the study.
Efficacy and Safety of Relacorilant in Patients With Cortisol-Secreting Adrenal Adenomas (GRADIENT)
This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the efficacy, and safety of relacorilant to treat hypercortisolism in patients with cortisol-secreting adrenal adenoma or hyperplasia associated with diabetes mellitus/ impaired glucose tolerance and/or uncontrolled systolic hypertension.
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• Shows lack of cortisol suppression
• Suppressed or low early-morning ACTH levels
• A radiologically confirmed adrenal lesion
• Has IGT or DM
• Has uncontrolled hypertension
• Has severe, uncontrolled hypertension
• Has poorly controlled DM
• Has significantly abnormal liver test results or severe renal insufficiency
• Has uncontrolled, clinically significant hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
Phase II Randomized Trial of Carboplatin+Pemetrexed+Bevacizumab+/- Atezolizumab in Stage IV NSCLC
While cigarette smoking remains the primary cause of most lung cancer cases, lung carcinoma in never smokers account for nearly 20 percent of cases. Never smokers with lung cancer typically present with different molecular profiles from that of smokers, which results in prognostic and therapeutic implications. Molecular changes in NSCLC that have therapeutic significance include mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and rearrangements in the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene. These driver mutations typically are present in lung tumors found in never or light smokers. The addition of bevacizumab to carboplatin and paclitaxel in first-line treatment of non-squamous NSCLC showed improved survival compared to carboplatin and paclitaxel alone, 12.3 vs. 10.3 months respectively. Results from the POINTBREAK trial demonstrated that carboplatin + pemetrexed + bevacizumab is an alternative option to carboplatin + paclitaxel + bevacizumab, with comparable survival but less toxicity. In recent years, immunotherapy has emerged as a form of treatment that can lead to robust responses in a subset of patients. The PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab and the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab have shown prolonged survival in comparison to docetaxel in patients who previously progressed with chemotherapy, irrespective of PD-L1 expression. Thus, this study combines immunotherapeutic agent atezolozumab with an ant-angiogenic agent, bevacizumab, and double platinum therapy (carboplatin and pemetrexed).
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• Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed stage IV non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer
• Patients must either have tumors that harbor an EGFR mutation in exon 19 or exon 21, or must be never smoker wild-types. Never smoker wild-types are defined as patients with tumors without an ALK or ROS1 rearrangement, and are not harboring any EGFR mutation (this includes exons 19 or 21, exon 20, and any other rare EGFR mutations). Never smoker wild-type patients must have smoked less than 100 cigarettes in a lifetime. Patients with an EGFR mutation in exon 19 or 21 may be included irrespective of their smoking history. If tissue-based testing for EGFR mutation status is not available, blood-based EGFR testing that confirms presence of a mutation in exon 19 or 21 is acceptable, and these patients may be included in the study
• Patients must have measurable disease by CT or MRI, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension in accordance with RECIST criteria v 1.1
• Patients with tumors that harbor an EGFR exon 19 or exon 21 mutation must have received prior treatments with one or more TKIs. A washout period of at least 2 weeks is required to begin treatment in this trial. Patients who are never smoker wild-types must be treatment naïve
• All patients must be chemotherapy, VEGF therapy, and immunotherapy naive, with the exception of prior oral TKIs which are required for EGFR mutated patients. The number of prior oral TKIs and duration of use is neither specified nor limited.
• Patients with a history of treated asymptomatic CNS metastases are eligible, provided they meet all of the following criteria:
• Only supratentorial and cerebellar metastases allowed (i.e., no metastases to midbrain, pons, medulla or spinal cord)
• No ongoing requirement for corticosteroids as therapy for CNS disease
• No stereotactic radiation within 7 days or whole-brain radiation within 14 days prior to randomization
• No evidence of interim progression between the completion of CNS-directed therapy and the screening radiographic study Patients with new asymptomatic CNS metastases detected at the screening scan must receive radiation therapy and/or surgery for CNS metastases. Following treatment, these patients may then be eligible without the need for an additional brain scan prior to randomization, if all other criteria are met
• Age > 18 years
• ECOG performance status 0 or 1
• Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below. The use of G-CSF should follow standard recommendations and physician discretion. If blood transfusion is performed for achieving hemoglobin levels, the levels should stay at ≥ 9.0 mg/ml for at least a week after transfusion. Absolute neutrophil count > 1,500/mcL Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 mg/ml Platelets > 100,000/mcL Total bilirubin ≤1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) AST/ALT (SGOT/SGPT) < 3 times institutional normal limits, or up to 5 times institutional normal limits if the patient has liver metastases Creatinine OR Creatinine clearance ≤1.5 X ULN, OR > 40 Ml/min/1.73 m2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal as per Cockcroft-Gault formula International Normalized Ratio (INR) or Prothrombin Time (PT) ≤1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) <1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) Within normal limits a a: If TSH is not within normal limits at baseline, the subject will still be eligible if total T3 or free T4 are within normal limits.
• Patients on full-dose anticoagulation must be on a stable dose (minimum duration 14 days) of oral anticoagulant or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH). If receiving warfarin, the patient must have an INR ≤3.0. For heparin and LMWH there should be no clinically significant active bleeding (with no bleeding within 14 days prior to first dose of protocol therapy) or pathological condition present that carries a high risk of bleeding (for example, tumor involving major vessels or known varices).
• Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent and HIPAA consent document.
• A core biopsy must be available for the study. The biopsy sample must be adequate for analyses. If the sample is not adequate, the patient must agree to provide a fresh biopsy specimen before the start of treatment. Any available archival tissue will also be collected.
• Urinary protein must be ≤1+ on dipstick or routine urinalysis (UA; if urine dipstick or routine analysis is ≥2+, a 24 hour urine collection for protein must demonstrate <1000 mg of protein in 24 hours to allow participation in the protocol).
• Female subjects of child-bearing potential must be willing to use an effective method of contraception, for the course of the study through at least 6 months after the last dose of study medication.
• Male patients who have WOCBP partners must agree to use effective method of contraception for the course of the study through 8 months after the last dose of study medication.
• Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the subject.
• Patients currently receiving any other investigational agents, immunomodulatory agents, chemotherapy, or TKIs. EGFR mutation-positive patients must have received prior TKI treatment
• The patient has experienced any Grade 3-4 GI bleeding within 3 months prior to first dose of protocol therapy.
• The patient has a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), or any other significant thromboembolism (venous port or catheter thrombosis or superficial venous thrombosis are not considered "significant") during the 3 months prior to the first dose of protocol therapy.
• Subjects with untreated CNS metastases are excluded, even if they are asymptomatic. Patients with treated brain metastases will be allowed if brain imaging obtained within 28 days of trial enrollment reveals stable disease.
• Cirrhosis at a level of Child-Pugh B or worse, or cirrhosis of any degree and a history of hepatic encephalopathy, or clinically meaningful ascites resulting from cirrhosis. Clinically meaningful ascites is defined as ascites from cirrhosis requiring diuretics or paracentesis.
• The patient has experienced any arterial thromboembolic events, including but not limited to myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, cerebrovascular accident, or unstable angina, within 6 months prior to first dose of protocol therapy.
• The patient has uncontrolled or poorly-controlled hypertension (>150 mmHg systolic or > 100 mmHg diastolic for >4 weeks) despite standard medical management
• Prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
• Significant vascular disease (e.g., aortic aneurysm requiring surgical repair or recent peripheral arterial thrombosis) within 6 months prior to randomization
• Evidence of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy (in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation)
• History of abdominal or tracheosphageal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation within 6 months prior to randomization
• Clinical signs of gastrointestinal obstruction or requirement for routine parenteral hydration, parenteral nutrition, or tube feeding
• Evidence of abdominal free air not explained by paracentesis or recent surgical procedure
• Serious, non-healing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture within 28 days prior to first dose of protocol therapy
• Subjects with a history of smoking greater than a 100 cigarettes in a lifetime, unless their tumor has an EGFR exon 19 or exon 21 mutation.
• Patients with active, suspected, or known autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past one year (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Hormone replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
• Patients with a history of hemoptysis (defined as bright red blood or ≥1/2 teaspoons) within 1 month prior to first dose of protocol therapy or with radiographic evidence of major blood vessel invasion or encasement by cancer.
• The patient has undergone major surgery within 28 days prior to first dose of study treatment, or minor surgery/ subcutaneous venous access device placement within 7 days prior to first dose of protocol therapy. The patient has elective or planned major surgery to be performed during the course of the clinical trial.
• The patient is receiving chronic anti-platelet therapy other than aspirin, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, including ibuprofen, naproxen, and others), dipyridamole or clopidogrel, or similar agents. Once-daily aspirin use (maximum dose 325 mg/day) is permitted. Occasional use of NSAIDs is allowed (for example daily use for less than a week; treating physician discretion is permitted to differentiate between occasional vs chronic use)
• Patients who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered earlier except neuropathy and alopecia. Physician's discretion is allowed to decide which unresolved adverse events from previous therapy (for NSCLC) prohibit patient participation in this study.
• Patients requiring more than 10 mg prednisolone (or its equivalent) per day are excluded.
• Patients with any evidence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis or a prior history of ILD or pneumonitis requiring oral or IV glucocorticoids. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted
• Patients with active tuberculosis infection are excluded.
• Patients who have received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to cycle 1 Day 1.
• Uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia (significant), cirrhosis, or psychiatric illness/ social situations that would limit compliance with the study requirements.
• Known history of testing positive for immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
• Known history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection or chronic hepatitis C virus indicating chronic infection that is not cured.
• Subjects with previous malignancies (except non-melanoma skin cancers, and in situ cancers, such as, bladder, gastric, colon, cervical/ dysplasia, melanoma, or breast) are excluded unless a complete remission was achieved at least 2 years prior to study registration and no additional therapy is required or anticipated to be required during the study period.
• Leptomeningeal disease
• Uncontrolled tumor-related pain Patients requiring pain medication must be on a stable regimen at study entry. Symptomatic lesions amenable to palliative radiotherapy (e.g., bone metastases or metastases causing nerve impingement) should be treated prior to randomization. Patients should be recovered from the effects of radiation. There is no required minimum recovery period. Asymptomatic metastatic lesions whose further growth would likely cause functional deficits or intractable pain (e.g., epidural metastasis that is not currently associated with spinal cord compression) should be considered for locoregional therapy, if appropriate, prior to randomization.
• Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently). Patients with indwelling catheters (e.g., PleurX®) are allowed.
• Ca > 12 mg/dl or corrected serum calcium > ULN Patients who are receiving denosumab prior to randomization must be willing and eligible to receive a bisphosphonate instead while in the study
• Pregnant or breast feeding
• Prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or solid organ transplant
• Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or any of the study drugs.
• Clear tumor infiltration into the thoracic great vessels is seen on imaging
• Clear cavitation of pulmonary lesions is seen on imaging
• Subjects with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.
• Subjects with a lung tumor with a known ALK or ROS1 rearrangement or an EGFR mutation other than in exon 19 or exon 21.
Gemcitabine Versus Water Irrigation in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
There is a high rate of intravesical (bladder) recurrence following extirpative surgery for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. There is no single established standard of care for prevention of intravesical recurrence; however, one protocol in common use involves the use of intravesical gemcitabine instilled into the bladder during surgery and prior to entry into the bladder. There are barriers to the use of gemcitabine, especially at lower volume centers. Some evidence suggests that intravesical irrigation with sterile water has equivalent efficacy to intravesical chemotherapy in prevention of recurrent bladder cancer following transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT). This study is intended to compare recurrence rates using intravesical gemcitabine (as a pseudo-standard of care) and continuous bladder irrigation with sterile water.
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• Biopsy proven UTUC with plan for excisional surgery (distal ureterectomy or nephroureterectomy) with curative intent
• Age 18 - 90 years
• Life expectancy > 1 year
• 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. Female participants who become pregnant or who suspect that they are pregnant should notify the treating investigator immediately.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
• Concurrent or prior diagnosis of bladder cancer with a disease-free interval of less than three years.
• Synchronous bilateral upper tract urothelial carcinoma (prior history of contralateral UTUC is permissible with a disease-free interval of more than three years).
• Plan for radical cystectomy.
• 3.2.4 Suspicion for small bladder capacity (< 100 mL) based on treating urologist's clinical judgment.
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to gemcitabine or other agents used in study.
A Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Once-weekly Lonapegsomatropin With Placebo and a Daily Somatropin Product in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency (foresiGHt)
A 38 week dosing trial of lonapegsomatropin, a long-acting growth hormone product, administered once-a-week versus placebo-control. A daily somatropin product arm is also included to assist clinical judgement on the trial results. Approximately 240 adults (males and females) with growth hormone deficiency will be included. Randomization will occur in a 1:1:1 ratio (lonapegsomatropin : placebo : daily somatropin product). This is a global trial that will be conducted in, but not limited to, the United States, Europe, and Asia.
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• Age between 23 and 75 years, inclusive, at screening.
• AGHD Diagnosis Criteria For adult-onset AGHD: documented history of structural hypothalamic-pituitary disease, hypothalamic-pituitary surgery, cranial irradiation, 1-4 non-GH pituitary hormone deficiencies, a proven genetic cause of GHD, or traumatic brain injury (TBI). A. For all countries except Japan: Subjects must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
• Insulin tolerance test: peak GH ≤5 ng/mL
• Glucagon stimulation test according to body mass index (BMI)
• i. BMI ≤30 kg/m2: peak GH ≤3 ng/mL
• ii. BMI >30 kg/m2: peak GH ≤1 ng/mL
• Three or four pituitary axis deficiencies (i.e., adrenal, thyroid, gonadal, and/or vasopressin; not including GH) with IGF-1 SDS ≤ -2.0 at screening
• Macimorelin test: peak GH ≤2.8 ng/mL
• Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) + arginine test according to BMI:
• i. BMI <25 kg/m2, peak GH <11 ng/mL
• ii. BMI ≥25-≤30 kg/m2, peak GH <8 ng/mL
• iii. BMI >30 kg/m2, peak GH <4 ng/mL B. For Japan only: Subjects with adult onset AGHD and deficiency of one or more other pituitary hormones need to satisfy at least one of the following criteria, while subjects with isolated GHD and no evidence of intracranial structure disorder (structural hypothalamic-pituitary disease) or with adult onset AGHD without deficiency of other pituitary hormones need to satisfy at least 2 of the following criteria:
• Insulin tolerance test: peak GH ≤1.8 ng/mL
• Glucagon test: peak GH ≤1.8 ng/mL
• Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide-2 (GHRP-2) tolerance test: peak GH ≤9 ng/mL
• IGF-1 SDS ≤ -1.0 at screening as measured by central laboratory.
• hGH treatment naïve or no exposure to hGH therapy or GH secretagogue for at least 12 months prior to screening.
• For subjects on hormone replacement therapies for any hormone deficiencies other than GH (e.g., adrenal, thyroid, estrogen, testosterone) must be on adequate and stable doses for ≥6 weeks prior to and throughout screening.
• For subjects not on glucocorticoid replacement therapy, documentation of adequate adrenal function at screening defined.
• For males not on testosterone replacement therapy: morning (6:00 - 10:00AM) total testosterone within normal limits for age.
• On a stable diet and exercise regime at screening with no intention to modify diet or exercise pattern during the trial, i.e., no weight reduction program intended during the trial or within the last 90 days prior to or through screening.
• No plans to undergo bariatric surgery during the trial.
• Normal fundoscopy at screening (without signs/symptoms of intracranial hypertension or diabetic retinopathy above stage 2 / moderate). For subjects with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus at screening, this must be documented with a fundus photograph.
• Able and willing to provide a written informed consent and authorization for protected health information (PHI) disclosure in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Exclusion Criteria
• Known Prader-Willi Syndrome and/or other genetic diseases that may have an impact on an endpoint.
• Diabetes mellitus at screening if any of the following criteria are met:
• Poorly controlled diabetes, defined as HbA1c >7.5% at screening.
• Diabetes mellitus (defined as HbA1c ≥6.5% and/or fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL and/or plasma glucose ≥200 mg/dL two hours after oral glucose tolerance test) diagnosed <26 weeks prior to screening
• Change in diabetes regimen (includes dose adjustment) within <90 days prior and throughout screening
• Use of any diabetes drugs other than metformin and/or DPP-4 inhibitors for a cumulative duration of greater than 4 weeks within 12 months prior to screening
• Diabetes-related complications at screening (i.e., nephropathy as judged by the investigator, neuropathy requiring pharmacological treatment, retinopathy stage 2 / moderate and above within 90 days prior to screening or during screening)
• Active malignant disease or history of malignancy. Exceptions to this exclusion criterion:
• Resection of in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri
• Complete eradication of squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin
• Subjects with GHD attributed to treatment of intracranial malignant tumors or leukemia, provided that a recurrence-free survival period of at least 5 years prior to screening is documented in the subject's file based on a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) result
• Evidence of growth of pituitary adenoma or other benign intracranial tumor within the last 12 months before screening.
• Subjects with acromegaly without remission / with documented remission less than 24 months prior to screening.
• Subjects with Cushing's disease without remission / with documented remission less than 24 months prior to screening.
• Subjects with prior cranial irradiation or hypothalamic-pituitary surgery: the procedure took place less than 12 months prior to screening.
• eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73m2 determined based on Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation.
• Hepatic transaminases (i.e., AST or ALT) >3 times the upper limit of normal.
• Heart failure NYHA class 3 or greater (NYHA 1994).
• QTcF ≥ 451 milliseconds on 12-lead ECG at screening.
• Poorly controlled hypertension.
• Cerebrovascular accident within 5 years prior to screening.
• Anabolic steroids (other than gonadal steroid replacement therapy) or oral/intravenous/intramuscular corticosteroids within 90 days prior to or throughout screening.
• Currently using or have used within 26 weeks prior to screening any weight-loss or appetite-suppressive medications.
• Known history of hypersensitivity and/or idiosyncrasy to any of the test compounds (somatropin) or excipients employed in this trial.
• Known history of neutralizing anti-hGH antibodies.
• Inability to undergo scanning by DXA or a non-interpretable DXA scan at screening.
• Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding or intends to become pregnant or is of childbearing potential and not using adequate contraceptive methods
• Male subjects must use a condom, or his female partner of childbearing potential must use an effective form of contraception as described above, from the beginning of screening to the last trial visit.
• Known substance abuse or known (or previous) eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia and severe gastrointestinal disease affecting normal eating (as judged by the investigator).
• Any disease or condition that, in the judgement of the investigator, may make the subject unlikely to comply with the requirements of the trial or any condition that presents undue risk from the investigational product or procedures.
• Participation in another interventional clinical trial involving an investigational compound within 26 weeks prior to screening or in parallel to this trial.
Polypill Strategy for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) represents a significant public health burden in the United States, with a growing prevalence particularly among African Americans and Hispanic Americans and individuals of low socioeconomic status (SES). Although effective therapies exist, gaps in their uptake contribute substantially to the excess burden of heart failure. The "polypill" is an inexpensive once daily pill containing three agents proven to improve morbidity and mortality in heart failure and represents potential strategy for increasing the utilization of proven HF therapies. The proposed study is a pragmatic, single-center, randomized trial to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a polypill-based strategy for the treatment of HFrEF in a low-income, racially diverse population.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Sujitha.Vasireddy@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Adults age > = 18 years
• HF with left ventricular ejection fraction <= 40% within 3 months of screening who are not on optimal guideline directed medical therapy
• New York Heart Association class II, III, or IV symptoms
• Age < 18
• Systolic blood pressure < 120 mm Hg at enrollment
• Estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 as measured by the simplified
• MDRD formula
• Serum potassium > 5.0 mEq/L
• Current need for inotropes
• Cardiac index < 2.2 L/min/m2
• History of revascularization within 30 days or plan for revascularization
• History of type 1 diabetes mellitus
• History of allergic reaction or contraindication to a beta-blocker (BB), mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), or sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i)
• Contraindication to receive any of the components of the polypill
• Pregnancy
• < 12 month expected survival
• Inability to provide written informed consent
• Persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation who may not have optimal MRI imaging
• Extreme obesity (BMI > 45 kg/m2)
• ICD/PAcemaker devices that are incompatible with MRI
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Dapirolizumab Pegol in Study Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (PHOENYCS GO)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of dapirolizumab pegol (DZP) as an add-on treatment to standard of care (SOC) medication to achieve clinically relevant long term improvement of moderate to severe disease activity.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Maysa.Ahmed@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Study participant must be ≥16 years of age
• Study participants who have moderate to severe disease activity due to either persisting active SLE or due to an acute worsening of SLE in the scope of frequent flaring/relapsing-remitting systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) despite stable standard of care (SOC) medication defined as:
• Diagnosed with SLE at least 24 weeks before the Screening Visit (Visit 1) study entry by a qualified physician
• Classified by 2019 SLE European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria for SLE
• With serological evidence for SLE at Screening as demonstrated by at least 1 of the following: i) Evidence for anti-dsDNA (in central laboratory at Screening) ii) Either complement C3 < lower limit of normal (LLN) OR complement C4
• Anti-Sjögren's syndrome antibody A (Anti-SSA) (Ro)/Anti-Sjögren's syndrome antibody B (anti-SSB) (La) autoantibodies (central laboratory)
• Historic evidence for anti-dsDNA antibodies d. Moderately to severely active defined as
• British Isles Lupus Assessment Group Disease Activity Index 2004 (BILAG 2004) Grade B in ≥2 organ systems and/or a BILAG 2004 Grade A in ≥1 organ systems at Screening and Baseline Visit AND
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) ≥6 at Screening Visit AND
• SLEDAI-2K without labs ≥4 at Baseline Visit e. Receiving the following SOC medication at stable dose:
• Antimalarial treatment in combination with corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressants or as stand-alone treatment if justified OR Treatment with corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressants if anti-malarial treatment is not possible
• Study participant has a history of an anaphylactic reaction to parenteral administration of contrast agents, human or murine proteins, or monoclonal antibodies
• Study participant has a history of malignancy, except the following treated cancers: cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell carcinoma, or dermatological squamous cell carcinoma
• Study participant has an increased risk for thromboembolic events due to an ongoing heart disease or due to a medical device, including but not limited to vascular graft, valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, or a heart rhythm disorder
• Study participant has evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, agammaglobulinemias, T-cell deficiencies, or human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 infection
• Study participant had a reactivated latent or opportunistic infection within 12 weeks prior to the first study medication infusion (Visit 2), or is currently receiving suppressive therapy for an opportunistic infection
• Study participants who have received live/live attenuated vaccines within 6 weeks prior to the first study medication infusion
• Study participant has clinically significant active or latent infection
• Study participant has a mixed connective tissue disease, scleroderma, and/or overlap syndrome of these diseases with SLE
• Study participant takes any protocol defined prohibited concomitant medication
• Study participant has previously been randomized within this study or participant has previously been assigned to treatment with dapirolizumab pegol (DZP) in a study evaluating DZP
• Study participant has participated in another study of an IMP within the previous 12 weeks or 5 half-lives of the investigational medicinal product (IMP) whatever is longer or is currently participating in another study of an IMP
• Study participant has chronic kidney failure stage 4, manifested by estimated glomerular filtration rate <30mL/min/1.73m2, or serum creatinine >2.5 mg/dL, or participant has proteinuria >3 g/day, or protein: creatinine ratio >340 mg/mmol at the Screening Visit
Innovative Support for Patients With SARS-COV2 Infections (COVID-19) Registry (INSPIRE) (INSPIRE)
The Innovative Support for Patients with SARS COV-2 Infections Registry (INSPIRE) study is a CDC-funded COVID-19 project to understand the long-term health outcomes in recently tested adults, both negative and positive, who have suspected COVID symptoms at the time of their test. Participants will complete short online surveys every 3 months for 18 months, share information about their health using a secure web-based platform, and are compensated for their time.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, DAVID.GALLEGOS@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Fluent in English or Spanish;
• Age 18 and over;
• Self-reported symptoms suggestive of acute SARSCOV2 infection;
• Under investigation for SARSCOV2 (defined as a patient who has received any screening or diagnostic test used to detect the presence of COVID19 including any FDA approved or authorized molecular or antigen-based assay) within the last 42 days. EXCLUSION CRITERIA
• Unable to provide informed consent;
• Study team unable to confirm result of diagnostic test for SARSCOV2;
• Does not have access to a hand-held device or computer that would allow for digital participation in the study;
• Individuals who are prisoners while participating in the study.
Brain Oxygen Optimization in Severe TBI, Phase 3 (BOOST3)
BOOST3 is a randomized clinical trial to determine the comparative effectiveness of two strategies for monitoring and treating patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the intensive care unit (ICU). The study will determine the safety and efficacy of a strategy guided by treatment goals based on both intracranial pressure (ICP) and brain tissue oxygen (PbtO2) as compared to a strategy guided by treatment goals based on ICP monitoring alone. Both of these alternative strategies are used in standard care. It is unknown if one is more effective than the other. In both strategies the monitoring and goals help doctors adjust treatments including the kinds and doses of medications and the amount of intravenous fluids given, ventilator (breathing machine) settings, need for blood transfusions, and other medical care. The results of this study will help doctors discover if one of these methods is more safe and effective.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Lauren.Kerich@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Non-penetrating traumatic brain injury
• Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 measured off paralytics
• Glasgow Coma Scale motor score < 6 if endotracheally intubated
• Evidence of intracranial trauma on CT scan
• Able to place intracranial probes and randomize within 6 hours of arrival at enrolling hospital
• Able to place intracranial probes and randomize within 12 hours from injury
• Age greater than or equal to 14 years
• Non-survivable injury
• Bilaterally absent pupillary response in the absence of paralytic medication
• Contraindication to the placement of intracranial probes
• Treatment of brain tissue oxygen values prior to randomization
• Planned use of devices which may unblind treating physicians to brain tissue hypoxia
• Systemic sepsis at screening
• Refractory hypotension
• Refractory systemic hypoxia
• PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 200
• Known pre-existing neurologic disease with confounding residual neurological deficits
• Known inability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) without assistance prior to injury
• Known active drug or alcohol dependence that, in the opinion of site investigator, would interfere with physiological response to brain tissue oxygen treatments
• Pregnancy
• Prisoner
• On EFIC Opt-Out list as indicated by a bracelet or medical alert
HPV-related Oropharyngeal and Uncommon Cancers Screening (HOUSTON)
This trial studies the screening of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal and uncommon cancers. Learning the relationship between HPV and cancer risk in men who test positive for HPV antibodies may help doctors to develop early methods of screening for certain types of cancer, and screening for HPV may help doctors to learn which patients may be at a higher risk for developing certain types of cancer.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
• Stage 1
• Stage 1
• Stage 1
• Stage 2 (longitudinal study)
• Eligible for and enrolled in Stage 1
• Test positive to HPV16 E antibodies; be identified as a negative control; test positive for oral HPV16 infection by oral rinse; or test positive for cvDNA
• Sign an approved informed consent document
• Stage 1
• Stage 1
• Stage 1
• Stage 1
• Stage 1
• Stage 1
• Stage 2 (longitudinal study)
LISA in the Delivery Room for Extremely Preterm Infants (DRLISA)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of LISA used in the delivery room (DR) in decreasing the intubation rates in preterm infants at 23-25 weeks gestational age (GA), during first 72 hours compared to the standard approach of stabilization on nasal CPAP in the DR and administering surfactant in the NICU. Infants in both groups will be resuscitated per NRP algorithm. Infants who maintain a stable HR and respiratory effort on CPAP will qualify for the intervention. Infants in Group 1 (Intervention arm) will receive LISA in DR. CPAP will be titrated between 5-8 cm H20 after LISA. Infants in Group 2 (Control arm) will be transferred to NICU on CPAP. The CPAP level will be increased stepwise every 30 minutes to 7 cm H2O if FiO2 ≥0.3. Infants requiring CPAP 7 at FiO2 ≥0.3 will receive LISA. CPAP will be titrated between 5-8 cm H20 after LISA. Infants in both arms requiring CPAP 7 and FiO2 >0.8 at 20 MOL in the delivery room will be intubated in DR. Any infant with a heart rate not responding with appropriate PPV will be intubated in the DR. CXR will be obtain on admission and umbilical lines will be placed. Infants in both arm who require FiO2 ≥0.6 for ≥1 hour, apnea requiring stimulation 3 times within one hour or ≥6 over 6 hour period, any apnea requiring PPV, or CO2 >0.65 in two consecutive blood gases drawn over two hours will be considered as reasons for intubation after LISA. Primary outcome is the need for MV within 72 hours of life, secondary outcome includes need for MV during first week of life and during hospital stay, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP), need for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), composite death or BPD and mortality. This is a feasibility trial with the intention to enroll 30 infants in each arm of the study over three years.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Kathryn.Mazioniene@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Infants born 23 -25 weeks GA
• Resuscitated without requiring intubation and maintaining HR >100, oxygen saturation per NRP goal saturation limits and regular respiratory effort on CPAP
• Major congenital anomalies
Durvalumab and Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Advanced NSCLC
This is a randomized Phase II study which is designed to determine the impact of stereotactic radiotherapy and durvalumab on quality-of-life and oncologic outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Durvalumab (Imfinzi) and stereotactic radiotherapy, with each fraction of radiotherapy is given every other day on a standard stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SAbR) schedule or every four weeks on the personalized ultra-fractionated stereotactic adaptive radiotherapy (PULSAR) schedule. Subjects will be followed for a period of 2 years after completion of treatment or until death, whichever occurs first. Specifically, subjects will be followed at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 months following treatment. After the 2 year follow up, the patient can continue routine follow up with their physicians, per standard of care. Subjects removed from therapy for unacceptable adverse events will be followed until resolution or stabilization of the adverse event.
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• Patients must have biopsy-proven metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and eligible for receipt of immunotherapy, based on standard of care
• Patients can present with either de novo metastatic disease or recurrent disease
• Patients must have at least one (1) symptomatic or progressive metastatic sites with no more than 10 metastatic sites, based on standard imaging studies
• Patients cannot have received any prior radiation therapy or surgery to the intended radiation treatment area (index lesion)
• Patients with brain metastases may be enrolled if all lesions are treated with radiation therapy or surgery prior to start of protocol therapy
• Metastases in major lower extremity weight-bearing bones or spine should undergo surgical stabilization if indicated
• Age greater than or equal to 18 years.
• Both men and women and members of all races and ethnic groups will be included
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status 0 to 2 (Appendix A)
• Adequate normal organ and bone marrow function as defined by:
• Haemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0 × 109 /L
• Platelet count ≥75 × 109/L
• Serum bilirubin ≤1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). This will not apply to patients with confirmed Gilbert's syndrome (persistent or recurrent hyperbilirubinemia that is predominantly unconjugated in the absence of hemolysis or hepatic pathology), who will be allowed only in consultation with their physician.
• AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) ≤2.5X institutional upper limit of normal unless liver metastases are present, in which case it must be ≤5X ULN
• Measured creatinine clearance (CL) >40 mL/min or Calculated creatinine CL>40 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula (Cockcroft and Gault 1976) or by 24-hour urine collection for determination of creatinine clearance:
• Males:
• Creatinine CL (mL/min) = (Weight (kg) x (140 - Age)) ÷ (72 x serum creatinine (mg/dL))
• Females:
• Creatinine CL (mL/min) = ((Weight (kg) x (140 - Age)) ÷ (72 x serum creatinine (mg/dL))) x 0.85
• All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential 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. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Medically accepted forms of birth control include male condoms plus spermicide, diaphragm, cervical cap, the placement of a Copper T intrauterine device (IUD), birth control pills, Levonorgesterel-releasing intrauterine system (IUS), hormone implants or injections, or combined pill, minipill patch, or a partner who has undergone a vasectomy (surgical sterility).
• 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).
• Life expectancy greater than six (6) months
• Body weight greater than 30 kg
• Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol. Written informed consent and any locally required authorization (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in the US, European Union [EU] Data Privacy Directive in the EU) obtained from the patient/legal representative prior to performing any protocol-related procedures, including screening evaluations.
• Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.
• Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc]). The following are exceptions to this criterion:
• Patients with vitiligo or alopecia
• Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement
• Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy
• Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician
• Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone
• Administration of two or more lines of systemic therapy for the diagnosis of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
• Prior receipt of systemic therapy for the management of high-risk early stage or locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer, prior to the development of metastatic disease, would not count towards the number of receipt of systemic therapy
• Subjects may not be receiving any other investigational agents for the treatment of the cancer under study.
• Patients with untreated brain metastases
• Patients with progressive metastatic disease involving the skin or subcutaneous tissues, esophagus, stomach, intestines, or mesenteric lymph nodes that are felt to be too high risk to treat with radiation therapy to protocol dose.
• Patients cannot have pathologic fracture at the evaluated site
• Patients cannot have untreated spinal cord compression
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to durvalumab or other agents used in 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
• Male or female patients of reproductive potential who are not willing to employ effective birth control from screening to 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab monotherapy
• Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 3 months
• Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study or during the follow-up period of an interventional study
• Receipt of the last dose of anticancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, biologic therapy, tumor embolization, monoclonal antibodies) ≤7 days prior to the first dose of study drug If sufficient wash-out time has not occurred due to the schedule or PK properties of an agent, a longer wash-out period will be required, as agreed by AstraZeneca/MedImmune and the investigator
• Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criteria:
• Patients with Grade ≥2 neuropathy will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis after consultation with the Study Physician.
• Patients with irreversible toxicity not reasonably expected to be exacerbated by treatment with durvalumab may be included only after consultation with the Study Physician.
• Any concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non-cancer-related conditions (e.g., hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable.
• Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of immunotherapy. Note: Local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent is acceptable
• History of allogenic organ transplantation
• History of another primary malignancy except for:
• Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease ≥5 years before the first dose of immunotherapy and of low potential risk for recurrence
• Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo malignant without evidence of disease
• Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease
• History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
• History of active primary immunodeficiency
• Active infection including tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, and TB testing in line with local practice), hepatitis B (known positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) result), hepatitis C. Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Patients positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA
• Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
• Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection)
• Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent
• Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication)
• Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of immunotherapy. Other forms of vaccines, such as mRNA, recombinant protein, and non-replicating vector-based vaccines, are permitted. Note: Patients, if enrolled, should not receive live vaccine whilst receiving immunotherapy and up to 30 days after the last dose of immunotherapy
• Receipt of any medications listed below:
• Patients on this study should not be on any targeted systemic therapies such as those directed at EGFR mutations, ALK or ROS1 gene rearrangements, BRAF V600E mutation, or NTRK gene fusions. Other anti-cancer treatments are also not allowed on the study and are listed below. Supportive medications may be given at any point during treatment at the discretion of the treating physician, such as anti-emetics, pain medications, anti-diarrheals, nutritional supplementations, and anti-depressants. Anti-oxidant medications in excess of daily recommended values are not allowed.
• Any investigational anticancer therapy other than those under investigation in this study should not be given concomitantly whilst the patient is on study treatment.
• mAbs against CTLA-4, PD-1, or PD-L1 other than those under investigation in this study should not be given concomitantly whilst the patient is on study treatment.
• Any concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment other than those under investigation in this study should not be given concomitantly whilst the patient is on study treatment. (Concurrent use of hormones for non-cancer-related conditions [e.g., insulin for diabetes and hormone replacement therapy] is acceptable. Local treatment of isolated lesions, excluding target lesions, for palliative intent is acceptable [e.g., by local surgery or radiotherapy])
• Immunosuppressive medications including, but not limited to, systemic corticosteroids at doses exceeding 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent, methotrexate, azathioprine, and tumor necrosis factor-α blockers.
• Immunosuppressive medications should not be given concomitantly, or used for premedication prior to the IO infusions. The following are allowed exceptions:
• Use of immunosuppressive medications for the management of IP-related AEs,
• Use in patients with contrast allergies.
• In addition, use of inhaled, topical, and intranasal corticosteroids is permitted.
• A temporary period of steroids will be allowed if clinically indicated and considered to be essential for the management of non-immunotherapy related events experienced by the patient (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, radiation, nausea, etc.).
• EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) should not be given concomitantly, and should be used with caution in the 90 days post last dose of durvalumab. Increased incidences of pneumonitis (with third generation EGFR TKIs) and increased incidence of transaminase increases (with 1st generation EGFR TKIs) has been reported when durvalumab has been given concomitantly.
• Live attenuated vaccines should not be given through 30 days after the last dose of IP (including SoC)
• Herbal and natural remedies which may have immune-modulating effects should not be given concomitantly unless agreed by the sponsor
Substudy 03A: A Study of Immune and Targeted Combination Therapies in Participants With First Line (1L) Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-03A)
Substudy 03A is part of a larger research study that is testing experimental treatments for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The larger study is the umbrella study (U03). The goal of substudy 03A is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of experimental combinations of investigational agents in participants with advanced first line (1L) clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). This substudy will have two phases: a safety lead-in phase and an efficacy phase. The safety lead-in phase will be used to demonstrate a tolerable safety profile for the combination of investigational agents. There will be no hypothesis testing in this study.
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• Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced/metastatic ccRCC
• Has received no prior systemic therapy for advanced RCC; prior neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy for RCC is acceptable if completed ≥12 months before randomization/allocation
• Is able to swallow oral medication
• Has adequate organ function
• Participants receiving bone resorptive therapy must have therapy initiated at least 2 weeks before randomization/allocation
• Has resolution of toxic effects of the most recent prior therapy to ≤Grade 1
• If participants receive major surgery or radiation therapy, they must have recovered from complications from the intervention
• Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP ≤150/90 mm Hg) with no change in hypertensive medications within 1 week before randomization/allocation
• Male participants are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to use contraception during treatment with and for at least 7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib and /or belzutifan; 7 days after lenvatinib and/or belzutifan is stopped, if the participant is only receiving pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab or a combination of the aforementioned drugs, no contraception is needed
• Female participant is not pregnant or breastfeeding and is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or using contraception during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab for 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib or belzutifan, whichever occurs last
• Has urine protein ≥1 g/24 hours and has any of the following: (a) hypoxia defined as a pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or (b) requires intermittent supplemental oxygen, or (c) requires chronic supplemental oxygen
• Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from the first dose of study intervention administration
• Has had major surgery within 3 weeks before first dose of study interventions
• Has a history of lung disease
• Has a history of inflammatory bowel disease
• Has preexisting gastrointestinal (GI) or non-GI fistula
• Has malabsorption due to prior GI surgery or disease
• Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention
• Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study drug; killed vaccines are allowed
• Has received more than 4 previous systemic anticancer treatment regimens
• Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention
• Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
• Has known central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
• Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years; replacement therapy is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed
• Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
• Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Has a known history of Hepatitis B
• Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
Substudy 03B: A Study of Immune and Targeted Combination Therapies in Participants With Second Line Plus (2L+) Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-03B)
Substudy 03B is part of a larger research study that is testing experimental treatments for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The larger study is the umbrella study (U03). The goal of substudy 03B is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of experimental combinations of investigational agents in participants with advanced second line plus (2L+) clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). This substudy will have two phases: a safety lead-in phase and an efficacy phase. The safety lead-in phase will be used to demonstrate a tolerable safety profile for the combination of investigational agents. There will be no hypothesis testing in this study.
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• Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced/metastatic ccRCC
• Has experienced disease progression on or after having received systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic RCC with a PD-(L)1 checkpoint inhibitor (in sequence or in combination with a vascular endothelial growth factor - tyrosine kinase inhibitor [VEGF-TKI]) where PD-(L)1 checkpoint inhibitor treatment progression is defined by meeting ALL of the following criteria: (a) has received ≥2 doses of an anti-PD-(L)1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) (b) has shown radiographic disease progression during or after an anti-PD-(L)1 mAb as defined by RECIST 1.1 by investigator (c) disease progression has been documented within 12 weeks from the last dose of an anti-PD-(L)1 mAb
• Has experienced disease progression on or after having received systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic RCC with a VEGF-TKI (in sequence or in combination with a PD-[L]1 checkpoint inhibitor) where VEGF-TKI treatment progression is defined by meeting the following criterion: has shown radiographic disease progression during or after a treatment with a VEGF-TKI as defined by RECIST 1.1 by investigator
• Is able to swallow oral medication
• Has adequate organ function
• Participants receiving bone resorptive therapy must have therapy initiated at least 2 weeks before randomization/allocation
• Has resolution of toxic effects of the most recent prior therapy to ≤Grade 1
• If participants receive major surgery or radiation therapy, they must have recovered from complications from the intervention
• Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP ≤150/90 mm Hg) with no change in hypertensive medications within 1 week before randomization/allocation
• Male participants are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to use contraception during treatment with and for at least 7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib and /or belzutifan; 7 days after lenvatinib and/or belzutifan is stopped, if the participant is only receiving pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab, MK-4830 or a combination of the aforementioned drugs, no contraception is needed
• Female participant is not pregnant or breastfeeding and is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or using contraception during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab, MK-4830 or 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib or belzutifan, whichever occurs last
• Has urine protein ≥1 g/24 hours and has any of the following: (a) hypoxia defined as a pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or (b) requires intermittent supplemental oxygen, or (c) requires chronic supplemental oxygen
• Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from the first dose of study intervention administration
• Has had major surgery within 3 weeks before first dose of study interventions
• Has a history of lung disease
• Has a history of inflammatory bowel disease
• Has preexisting gastrointestinal (GI) or non-GI fistula
• Has malabsorption due to prior GI surgery or disease
• Has previously received treatment with a combination of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib
• Has received prior treatment with belzutifan
• Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention
• Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention; killed vaccines are allowed
• Has received more than 4 previous systemic anticancer treatment regimens
• Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention
• Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
• Has known central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
• Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years; replacement therapy is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed
• Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
• Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Has a known history of Hepatitis B
• Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
Safety and Efficacy of AT-001 in Patients With Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
This is a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, 2-part study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AT-001 in adult patients (N=675) with Diabetic Cardiomyopathy at high risk of progression to overt heart failure.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Ayushi.Vashisht@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Echocardiographic demonstration of diabetic cardiomyopathy
• Peak VO2 < 75% of predicted normal value based on age and gender
• Prior diagnosis or signs/symptoms of overt/symptomatic heart failure / stage C heart failure
• Prior echocardiogrphic measurement of ejection fraction (EF) < 40%
• Prior acute coronary syndrome (ACS), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery disease (CAD) or stroke
• Severe or moderate cardiac valve disease requiring intervention
• Clinically significant arrhythmia
• Prior diagnosis of congenital, infective, toxic, infiltrative, post-partum, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Blood pressure > 140 mmHg (systolic) or > 90 mmHg (diastolic) at screening
• HbA1c >8.5% at screening
• Severe disease that would impact the performance of a cardio-pulmonary exercise test
Multi-Center Study on Performance of the Ponto Implant System Using Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery (in Adult Patients)
This prospective, multi-center study funded by Oticon Medical AB will be conducted at six clinical sites in North America. Patients with a hearing loss and that are already planned for treatment with a percutaneous (through the skin) bone-anchored hearing system (BAHS) will be included in the study. The total number of participants included in the study will be 64. The purpose of this study is to investigate the rate of successful BAHS use after implantation of the Ponto Implant system using the surgical technique Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery (MIPS).
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Bellanira.Winkelman@UTSouthwestern.edu
• 18 years of age or older
• Patient indicated for surgical intervention with a bone anchored hearing system according to local clinic's standard guidelines.
• Normal bone quality and bone thickness above 3 mm, where no complications during surgery are expected.
• Skin thickness of 12mm or less at the implant site
• Patients undergoing re-implantation
• Patients who are unable or unwilling to follow investigational procedures/requirements, e.g. to complete quality of life scales.
• Diseases or treatments known to compromise the bone quality at the implant site, e.g. radiotherapy, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus
• Known conditions (e.g. uncontrolled diabetes) that could jeopardize skin condition and wound healing over time as judged by the investigator.
• Any other known condition that the investigator determines could interfere with compliance or study assessments.
Testing the Use of Targeted Treatment (AMG 510) for KRAS G12C Mutated Advanced Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (A Lung-MAP Treatment Trial)
This phase II Lung-MAP treatment trial studies the effect of AMG 510 in treating non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that is stage IV or has come back (recurrent) and has a specific mutation in the KRAS gene, known as KRAS G12C. Mutations in this gene may cause the cancer to grow. AMG 510, a targeted treatment against the KRAS G12C mutation, may help stop the growth of tumor cells.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
• Participants must be assigned to S1900E. Assignment to S1900E is determined by the LUNGMAP protocol genomic profiling using the FoundationOne assay. Biomarker eligibility for S1900E is based on the identification of a KRAS^G12C mutation
• Participants must have confirmed stage IV or recurrent non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Mixed histology NSCLC with less than 50% squamous component is allowed
• Participants must have measurable disease documented by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The CT from a combined positron emission tomography (PET)/CT may be used to document only non-measurable disease unless it is of diagnostic quality. Measurable disease must be assessed within 28 days prior to sub-study registration. Pleural effusions, ascites and laboratory parameters are not acceptable as the only evidence of disease. Non-measurable disease must be assessed within 42 days prior to sub-study registration. Participants whose only measurable disease is within a previous radiation therapy port must demonstrate clearly progressive disease (in the opinion of the treating investigator) prior to registration
• Participants must have a CT or MRI scan of the brain to evaluate for central nervous system (CNS) disease within 42 days prior to sub-study registration
• Participants with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection must be receiving anti-retroviral therapy and have an undetectable viral load at their most recent viral load test within 6 months prior to sub-study registration
• Participants with EGFR sensitizing mutations, EGFR T790M mutation, ALK gene fusion, ROS1 gene rearrangement, or BRAF V600E mutation must have progressed following all standard of care targeted therapy
• Participants with spinal cord compression or brain metastases must have received local treatment to these metastases and remained clinically controlled and asymptomatic for at least 7 days following stereotactic radiation and/or 14 days following whole brain radiation, and prior to sub-study registration
• Participants must have received at least one line of systemic treatment for stage IV or recurrent NSCLC
• Participants must have progressed (in the opinion of the treating physician) following the most recent line of systemic therapy for NSCLC
• Participants must have recovered (=< grade 1) from side effects of prior therapy. The exception is if a side effect from a prior treatment is known to be permanent without expected further recovery or resolution (i.e., endocrinopathy from immunotherapy or cisplatin neurotoxicity)
• Participants must be able to swallow tablets whole
• Pre-study history and physical exam must be obtained within 28 days prior to sub-study registration
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/uL obtained within 28 days prior to sub-study registration
• Platelet count >= 75,000/uL obtained within 28 days prior to sub-study registration
• Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL obtained within 28 days prior to sub-study registration
• Serum bilirubin =< institutional upper limit of normal (IULN) within 28 days prior to sub-study registration
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 2 x IULN within 28 days prior to sub-study registration. For participants with liver metastases, and ALT and AST must be =< 5 x IULN
• Participants must have a serum creatinine =< 1.5 x IULN or calculated creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min using the following Cockcroft-Gault Formula. This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to sub-study registration
• Participants must have Zubrod performance status 0-1 documented within 28 days prior to sub-study registration
• Participants of reproductive potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 28 days prior to sub-study registration
• Participants must agree to have blood specimens submitted for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)
• Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking and in correlative studies for collection and future use of specimens. With participant consent, specimens must be collected and submitted via the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Specimen Tracking System
• Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
• NOTE: As a part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system
• As a part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system
• Participants with impaired decision-making capacity are eligible as long as their neurological or psychological condition does not preclude their safe participation in the study (e.g., tracking pill consumption and reporting adverse events to the investigator). For participants with impaired decision-making capabilities, legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants in accordance with applicable federal, local, and Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) regulations
• Participants with spinal cord compression or brain metastases must not have residual neurological dysfunction, unless no further recovery is expected, and the participant has been stable on weaning doses of corticosteroids prior to sub-study registration
• Participants must not have leptomeningeal disease unless: (1) asymptomatic and (2) only detected on radiographic imaging (i.e., not present in cytology from cerebral spinal fluid [CSF] if CSF sampled)
• Participants must not have received any prior systemic therapy (systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy or investigational drug) within 21 days prior to sub-study registration
• Participants must not have received any radiation therapy within 14 days prior to sub-study registration, with the exception of stereotactic radiation to CNS metastases which must have been completed at least 7 days prior to sub-study registration
• Participants must not have received prior AMG 510 or other KRAS^G12C specific inhibitor
• Participants must not be planning to receive any concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment while receiving treatment on this study
• Participants must not have had a major surgery within 14 days prior to sub-study registration. Participant must have fully recovered from the effects of prior surgery in the opinion of the treating investigator
• Participants must not have any grade III/IV cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association criteria (i.e., participants with cardiac disease resulting in marked limitation of physical activity or resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort), unstable angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction within 6 months, or serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
• Participants must not have a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen
• Participants must not have gastrointestinal disorders that may impact drug absorption
• Participants must not have received strong inducers of CYP3A4 (including herbal supplements such as St. John's wort) within 14 days prior to sub-study registration and must not be planning to use strong inducers of CYP3A4 throughout protocol treatment
• Participants must not have received CYP3A4 sensitive substrates (with a narrow therapeutic window) within 14 days prior to sub-study registration and must not be planning to use CYP3A4 sensitive substrates (with a narrow therapeutic window) throughout protocol treatment
• Participants must not be pregnant or nursing. Participants with uteri must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for at least one month after the last dose of AMG 510. Participants with sperm must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for at least 3 months after the last dose of AMG 510. Participants are considered to be of "reproductive potential" if they have had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months and no prior oophorectomy and/or hysterectomy. In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" for participants with uteri 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. Acceptable methods of birth control for participants with sperm include sexual abstinence (refraining from heterosexual intercourse); vasectomy with testing showing there is no sperm in the semen; bilateral tubal ligation or occlusion in the partner; or a condom (the female partner should also consider a form of birth control). 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
Natural History Study of and Genetic Modifiers in Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are genetic neurological diseases that cause imbalance, poor coordination, and speech difficulties. There are different kinds of SCA and this study will focus on types 1, 2,3, and 6 (SCA 1, SCA 2, SCA 3 , also known as Machado-Joseph disease and SCA 6). The diseases are rare, slowly progressive, cause increasingly severe neurological difficulties and are variable across and within genotypes. The purpose of this research study is to bring together a group of experts in the field of SCA for the purpose of learning more about the disease. The research questions are: 1. How does your disease progress over time? 2. What are the best ways to measure the progression? 3. Do some genes, other than the gene that is abnormal in your disease, have any effect on the way the disease behaves? This is a nationwide study and we expect that 800 patients will participate all over the USA. The participants will be in the study for an indeterminate period of time. Study visits will be done every 6 or 12 months depending on the participating site.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, jan.cameronwatts@utsouthwestern.edu
• Presence of symptomatic ataxic disease
• Definite molecular diagnosis of SCA 1, 2,3,or 6 either in the subject or another affected family member
• Willingness to participate in the study and ability to give informed consent.
• Age 6 years and above
• Known recessive, X-linked and mitochondrial ataxias
• Exclusion of SCA 1, 2, 3 and 6 by previous DNA testing,
• A lack of willingness to participate in the study
Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Pediatric Pulmonary Invasive Mold Infections (DOMINIC)
This study will establish a non-invasive diagnostic approach and evaluate clinical outcomes for children at high-risk for pulmonary invasive mold infection (PIMI).
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Aruna.Ayalasomayajula@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Males or females age > 120 days and < 22 years at any participating site
• Have at least one of the following conditions associated with a known high incidence of IMI: hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), aplastic anemia, or hematologic malignancy
• New (last 96 hours) radiographic evidence of at least one of the following: at least one nodular lesion greater than or equal to 5 mm in size, a cavitary lesion, a lesion with a halo sign, a lesion with a reverse halo sign, or a lesion with an air crescent sign
• Prolonged neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count < 500 cells/µl for a period of ≥ 5 consecutive days) in 30 days prior to qualifying chest MRI or CT scan date OR currently receiving systemic therapy for acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) on the date of the qualifying chest MRI or CT scan
• Subject consent or parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and if appropriate, child assent
• Weight <3 kg, so as to not exceed 3 ml/kg in a single blood draw
• Previous inclusion in this study
Monitoring Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer Using 3D Subharmonic Aided Pressure Estimation
This phase II/III trial studies if contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) using a contrast agent, perflutren lipid microspheres (Definity), can predict the early response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy by estimating the pressure gradient between the breast cancer and surrounding tissues. To estimate the pressures noninvasively, subharmonic (half of fundamental frequency) aided pressure estimation (SHAPE) using CEUS will be utilized. The study hypothesis is that the subharmonic signal difference in the tumor relative to the normal tissue can predict breast cancer NAC response after 10% of therapy regimen.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
• Provide signed and dated informed consent form
• Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
• At least 21 years old
• Be diagnosed with breast cancer (T1 or greater LABC, any N and M0)
• Be scheduled for neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• Be medically stable
• Be conscious and able to comply with study procedures
• If a female of child-bearing potential, must have a negative urine pregnancy test
• Females who are pregnant or nursing
• Patients with other primary cancers requiring systemic treatment
• Patients with any distal metastatic disease
• Patients undergoing neoadjuvant endocrine therapy
• Patients who are medically unstable, patients who are seriously or terminally ill, and patients whose clinical course is unpredictable. For example:
• Patients on life support or in a critical care unit;
• Patients with unstable occlusive disease (e.g., crescendo angina);
• Patients with clinically unstable cardiac arrhythmias, such as recurrent ventricular tachycardia;
• Patients with uncontrolled congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class IV);
• Patients with recent cerebral hemorrhage;
• Patients who have undergone surgery within 24 hours prior to the study sonographic examination
• Patients with known hypersensitivity or allergy to any component of Definity
• Patients with unstable cardiopulmonary conditions or respiratory distress syndrome
• Patients with uncontrollable emphysema, pulmonary vasculitis, pulmonary hypertension or a history of pulmonary emboli
Lysosomal Acid Lipase (LAL) Deficiency Registry (ALX-LALD-501)
This is an observational, multi-center, international disease registry designed to collect longitudinal data and create a knowledge base that will be utilized to improve the care and treatment of patients with LAL Deficiency. Participation in the Registry by both physicians and patients is voluntary.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, TODD.MORGAN@UTSouthwestern.edu
Motor Network Physiology
The brain networks controlling movement are complex, involving multiple areas of the brain. Some neurological disorders, like Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET), cause abnormalities in these brain networks. Deep brain stimulation is a treatment that is used to treat these types of neurological diseases and is thought to help patients by modulating brain networks responsible for movement. Levodopa medication is also used to modulate this brain networks in patients with PD. The overall objective is to develop a unified theory of basal ganglia thalamocortical (BGTC) circuit dynamics that accounts for disease symptomatology, movement, and their inter-relationship. The underlying hypothesis, is that the rigidity and bradykinesia of PD are fundamentally related to excessive functional coupling across nodes in the BGTC motor circuit impeding effective information flow. In this research, the investigator will take advantage of the unique opportunity provided by awake deep brain stimulation surgery to learn more about how the brain functions in a diseased state and how deep brain stimulation changes these networks to make movement more normal. The investigator will simultaneously assess cortical and subcortical electrophysiology in relation to clinical symptoms and behavioral measures and in response to deep brain stimulation, cortical stimulation, and pharmacologic therapy in patients undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implantation surgery.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Nader.Pouratian@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease or Essential Tremor who have been recommended to undergo deep brain stimulation for management of their movement disorder
• Preoperative MRI without evidence of cortical or subdural adhesions or vascular abnormalities
• Willingness and ability to cooperate during conscious operative procedure for up to 40 minutes
• Patients with recent use (within one week) of anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents
• Neurocognitive testing indicating amnestic cognitive deficits
IV Gallium Study for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Who Have NTM (ABATE Study) (ABATE)
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of two 5-day infusion cycles of IV gallium in adult patients with CF who are infected with NTM. Funding Source - FDA OOPD
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, YAMEI.CHENG@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Written informed consent obtained from subject or subject's legal representative
• Be willing and able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
• Greater than or equal to 18 years of age at Visit 1
• Documentation of a CF diagnosis as evidenced by one or more clinical features consistent with the CF phenotype and one or more of the following criteria:
• Sweat chloride ≥ 60 milliequivalent (mEq)/liter by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis test (QPIT)
• Two well-characterized mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene
• Abnormal nasal potential difference (NPD) (change in NPD in response to a low chloride solution and isoproteronol of less than -5 mV)
• Documentation of NTM culture positive defined as follows:
• Two positive NTM culture results from sputum (or BAL) at least 28 days apart (these are the two qualifying positive cultures)
• Both qualifying positive culture results include M. avium complex, M. abscessus complex, or both M. avium and M. abscessus
• Both qualifying positive culture results include the same species or subspecies
• No cultures negative for NTM since the first of the two qualifying positive culture results
• Current NTM species or subspecies has never been treated or previous treatment was associated with clearance of NTM and completed > 2 years prior to Day 1
• Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≥ 25 % of predicted value at Screening
• Able to expectorate sputum
• Clinically stable with no significant changes in health status within 7 days prior to Day 1
• Enrolled in the CFF Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR)
• Willing to discontinue chronic azithromycin use for the duration of the study
• Any of the following abnormal lab values at screening:
• Hemoglobin <10g/dL
• Platelets <100,000/mm3
• White blood cells (WBC) < 4,500/mm3
• Aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), or alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≥3 x upper limit of normal
• Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl and ≥1.5 x upper limit of normal
• Ionized calcium ≤ lower limit of normal (only performed if total calcium is ≤ lower limit of normal)
• History of solid organ or hematological transplantation
• Use of bisphosphonates within 7 days prior to Day 1
• Known sensitivity to gallium
• Use of any investigational drug and/or participated in any interventional clinical trial within 28 days prior to Day 1
• In the opinion of the Investigator, features of active NTM disease are present (e.g., clinical worsening is likely due to NTM disease despite definitive treatment of co-pathogens and/or acute exacerbations)
• Undergoing treatment for NTM disease or anticipate beginning treatment within 3 months
• Current diagnosis of osteoporosis
• For people of childbearing potential:
• Positive pregnancy test at Visit 1 or
• Lactating or
• Unwilling to practice a medically acceptable form of contraception (acceptable forms of contraception: abstinence, hormonal birth control, intrauterine device, or barrier method plus a spermicidal agent), unless surgically sterilized or postmenopausal during the study
• For people able to father a child: unwilling to use adequate contraception (as determined by the investigator) during the study
• Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the Site Investigator/designee, would preclude informed consent or assent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives
• New initiation of chronic therapy (greater than 21 days) within 28 days prior to the Enrollment Visit
Safety and Efficacy of Retifanlimab (INCMGA00012) Alone or in Combination With Other Therapies in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Endometrial Cancer Who Have Progressed on or After Platinum-based Chemotherapy. (POD1UM-204)
This is a multicenter, open-label, nonrandomized, Phase 2 umbrella study of retifanlimab in participants who have advanced or metastatic endometrial cancer that has progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. retifanlimab will be administered as monotherapy or in combination with other immunotherapy or targeted agents.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
• Ability to comprehend and willingness to sign a written ICF for the study. Women 18 years of age or older (or as applicable per local country requirements).
• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced or metastatic endometrial cancer with disease progression on or after treatment with at least 1 platinum-containing regimen for advanced or metastatic disease.
• Groups A and B: Have not been previously treated with a PD-(L)1 inhibitor.
• Group A only: Tumor tissue tested as MSI-High
• Group B only: Tumor tissue tested as deficient MMR or an ultra-mutated POLE tumor.
• Group D only: Tumor tissue tested as having an FGFR 1,2,3 mutation or alteration characterized as per protocol.
• Must have at least 1 measurable tumor lesion per RECIST v1.1.
• Willing to provide tumor tissue sample (fresh or archived).
• ECOG performance status 0 to 1.
• Willingness to avoid pregnancy.
• Group A only: Histologically confirmed diagnosis of carcinosarcoma of the uterus.
• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of sarcoma of the uterus.
• Has disease eligible for potentially curative treatment.
• Receipt of anticancer therapy within 28 days of the first administration of study treatment, with the exception of localized radiotherapy.
• Toxicity of prior therapy that has not recovered to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline unless approved by the medical monitor.
• Groups C and D (combinations): limiting immune-related toxicity during prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
• Has an active autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunosuppression with corticosteroids (> 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent) or immunosuppressive drugs within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment.
• Receiving chronic systemic steroids (> 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent):
• Known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
• Has known active hepatitis B or C.
• Has received a live vaccine within 28 days of the planned start of study treatment.
• Evidence of interstitial lung disease or active, noninfectious pneumonitis.
• Participants who are known to be HIV-positive with some protocol exceptions.
Brain Networks and Consciousness
General anesthesia (GA) is a medically induced state of unresponsiveness and unconsciousness, which millions of people experience every year. Despite its ubiquity, a clear and consistent picture of the brain circuits mediating consciousness and responsiveness has not emerged. Studies to date are limited by lack of direct recordings in human brain during medically induced anesthesia. Our overall hypothesis is that the current model of consciousness, originally proposed to model disorders and recovery of consciousness after brain injury, can be generalized to understand mechanisms of consciousness more broadly. This will be studied through three specific aims. The first is to evaluate the difference in anesthesia sensitivity in patients with and without underlying basal ganglia pathology. Second is to correlate changes in brain circuitry with induction and emergence from anesthesia. The third aim is to evaluate the effects of targeted deep brain stimulation on anesthesia induced loss and recovery of consciousness. This study focuses on experimentally studying these related brain circuits by taking advantage of pathological differences in movement disorder patient populations undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery. DBS is a neurosurgical procedure that is used as treatment for movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, and provides a mechanism to acquire brain activity recordings in subcortical structures. This study will provide important insight by using human data to shed light on the generalizability of the current model of consciousness. The subject's surgery for DBS will be prolonged by up to 40 minutes in order to record the participant's brain activity and their responses to verbal and auditory stimuli.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Nader.Pouratian@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Willingness and ability to cooperate during conscious operative procedure for up to 40 minutes
• Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease or essential tremor
• Preoperative MRI without evidence of cortical or subdural adhesions or vascular abnormalities
• Patients with recent use (within one week) of anticoagulant or antiplatelet agent use
• Neurocognitive testing indicating amnestic cognitive deficits
• History of intolerance of propofol or medical indications to use an anesthetic other than propofol
A Study of the Natural History of Participants With LGMD2E/R4, LGMD2D/R3, and LGMD2C/R5, ≥ 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), or Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2C (LGMD2C/R5). These enrolled participants will be followed to evaluate mobility and pulmonary function for up to 3 years after enrollment. Additional participant data will be collected from the time the individual began experiencing LGMD symptoms to the present.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Elaine.Most@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Male or female participant ≥ 4 years of age with confirmed genetic diagnosis of LGMD2E/R4, LGMD2D/R3, or LGMD2C/R5.
• 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.