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Efficacy and Safety of REC-2282 in Patients With Progressive Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) Mutated Meningiomas (POPLAR-NF2)
This is a two-staged, Phase 2/3, randomized, multi-center study to investigate the efficacy and safety of REC-2282 in patients with progressive NF2 mutated meningiomas.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Laura Klesse
13954
All
12 Years and over
Phase 2/Phase 3
NCT05130866
STU-2021-1151
Inclusion Criteria:
• ≥12 years of age and weighing at least 40 kg
• Progressive meningioma that is amenable to volumetric analysis
• Has either 1) sporadic meningioma with confirmed NF2 mutation; or, 2) confirmed diagnosis of NF2 disease (revised Manchester criteria); or, 3) at least one NF2-related tumor (with pathogenic germline or proven mosaic NF2 variant)
• Adequate bone marrow function
• Has provided written informed consent/assent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
• Progressive disease associated with significant or disabling clinical symptoms likely to require surgery or radiation therapy within the next 3 months.
• Received prior surgery, radiosurgery, or laser interstitial thermal therapy in the target tumor, or immediately adjacent to the target tumor within 6 months prior to screening.
• Received an anti- tumor agent for meningioma within 3 months, or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer), prior to screening.
• History of an active malignancy within the previous 3 years except for localized cancers that are considered cured, and, in the opinion of the investigator, present a low risk of recurrence.
• Received another investigational drug within 30 days prior to screening
• Pregnant, lactating, or is planning to attempt to become pregnant or impregnate someone during this study or within 90 days after the last dose of IMP.
Drug: REC-2282, Drug: Placebo
Brain and Nervous System, Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Neurofibromatosis Type 2, Neurofibromatosis Type II
UT Southwestern; Children’s Health
A Study of CAP-1002 in Ambulatory and Non-Ambulatory Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (HOPE-3)
HOPE-3 is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a cell therapy called CAP-1002 in study participants with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and impaired skeletal muscle function. Non-ambulatory and ambulatory boys and young men who meet eligibility criteria will be randomly assigned to receive either CAP-1002 or placebo every 3 months for a total of 4 doses during a 12-month period. All participants will be eligible to receive CAP-1002 for an additional 12 months as part of an open label extended assessment period.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Tammy.Ramm@UTSouthwestern.edu
Susan Iannaccone
13463
MALE
10 Years and over
PHASE3
NCT05126758
STU-2022-0124
Inclusion Criteria:
• Male subjects at least 10 years of age at time of consent who are willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the trial if ≥ 18 years of age or assent with parental or guardian informed consent if \< 18 years of age. If a third-party caregiver is involved, they must provide informed consent.
• Diagnosis of DMD based on clinical and phenotypic manifestations consistent with DMD (e.g., family history of DMD, elevated creatine kinase, dystrophin muscle biopsy, calf pseudohypertrophy, history of Gowers' sign, and gait impairment before 7 years of age) as confirmed by the Investigator.
• Confirmatory genetic testing performed to have reached a diagnosis of DMD at any time in the past or currently performed at a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified laboratory or equivalent.
• Performance of the Upper Limb test (PUL) entry item scores 2-6 and total PUL score less than or equal to 40. For Cohort A only: enrollment of patients with PUL entry score 6, Exon 44 skipping amenable, and/or Exon 3 through 7 deletions will be capped at no more than 10% of the total study population (approximately 6 patients with these characteristics).
• Reduced ability to walk/run (if ambulatory): subjects must take more than 10 seconds for the 10-meter walk/run (i.e., velocity \< 1 meter/second).
• If non-ambulatory, loss of independent ambulation between 10th and 18th year birthday (standing unassisted or ability to take, at most, several steps independently is not considered ambulation). Subjects who are considered non-ambulatory between the ages of 9 and10 may be enrolled with prior approval from the sponsor.
• Receiving standard of care therapy at an experienced, multidisciplinary DMD center as evidenced by regular cardiac and pulmonary monitoring, systemic glucocorticoid treatment, and at-home range of motion exercises.
• Treatment with systemic glucocorticoids for at least 12 months and at a stable dose at least 6 months prior to study participation, except for either weight-based dose adjustment or a decrease in steroid dose of ≤ 10% for toxicity. For patients on chronic deflazacort, treatment with an equivalent dose of prednisone or prednisolone for a period of ≤ 30 days to bridge lack of availability of deflazacort during the 6 months prior to randomization is acceptable.
• Current and up-to-date immunizations according to children and adolescent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immunization schedule at the discretion of the Investigator.
• Adequate venous access for parenteral IP infusions and routine blood collection.
• Assessed by the Investigator as willing and able to comply with the requirements of the trial.
• Sexually active subjects and their partners who are fertile must agree to use effective method(s) of contraception.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than or equal to 35% prior to randomization.
• Elbow-flexion contractures \> 30° in both extremities.
• Body mass index (BMI) \> 45.
• Percent predicted forced vital capacity (FVC%) \< 35% within 6 months prior to randomization.
• Inability to perform consistent PUL 2.0 measurement within ± 2 points without shoulder domain or within ± 3 points with shoulder domain during paired testing at screening.
• Risk of near-term respiratory decompensation in the judgment of the Investigator, or the need for initiation of day and night non-invasive ventilator support as defined by serum bicarbonate ≥ 29 mmol/L at screening.
• History of non DMD-related chronic respiratory disease requiring ongoing or intermittent treatment, including, but not limited to, asthma, bronchitis, and tuberculosis.
• Acute respiratory illness within 30 days prior to screening and during screening.
• Initiation of nocturnal non-invasive ventilation within 30 days prior to screening.
• Planned or anticipated thoracic or spinal surgery within the 6 months following randomization.
• Planned or anticipated lower extremity surgery within the 6 months following randomization, if ambulatory.
• Known hypersensitivity to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) or bovine products.
• Initiation of treatment with metformin or insulin within 3 months prior to randomization.
• Initiation of treatment with an FDA-approved exon skipping therapy for the treatment of DMD and/or non-weight based adjustments within 12 months prior to randomization.
• Treatment with human growth hormone within 3 months prior to randomization, unless on a stable dose allowing for weight-based dose adjustments (as determined by the site Investigator) for at least 24 months prior to randomization.
• Treatment with a cell therapy product within 12 months prior to randomization; any prior exposure to CAP-1002 will be excluded.
• Treatment with an investigational product within 6 months prior to randomization.
• History, or current use, of drugs or alcohol that could impair the ability to comply with participation in the trial.
• Inability to comply with the investigational plan and follow-up visit schedule for any reason, in the judgment of the investigator.
• Inability to undergo a cardiac MRI. For Cohort B Only - Subjects with a known hypersensitivity to gadolinium may forgo the LGE assessment but must complete a cardiac MRI without contrast. For Cohort B Only - Subjects who are unable to tolerate gadolinium due to renal insufficiency as measured by an estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 may forgo the LGE assessment but must complete a cardiac MRI without contrast.
• For Cohort B: Subjects with PUL entry score 6, Exon 44 skipping amenable, or Exon 3 through 7 deletions are excluded from participation.
BIOLOGICAL: CAP-1002, BIOLOGICAL: Placebo
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Muscular Dystrophies, Muscular Disorders, Atrophic, Muscular Diseases, Neuromuscular Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Genetic Diseases, X-Linked, Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Cell Therapy, Performance of the Upper Limb, Ambulatory, Non-Ambulatory
Children’s Health
Preventing Cognitive Decline by Reducing BP Target Trial (PCOT)
The PCOT study is a multi-site randomized trial of patients 70 years or older with high BP. The main goal of the study Preventing Cognitive Decline by Reducing BP Target Trial (PCOT) is to conduct a large pragmatic clinical trial (PCT) to test the hypothesis that patients who receive care with a combination of clinical decision support (CDS) and team-based care delivered in primary care practices will have better blood pressure control and a lower incidence of mild cognitive impairment and dementia than patients receiving usual medical care. Patients will be recruited from UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health & Hospital System.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, venkatraghavan.sundaram@phhs.org
Miguel Vazquez
17567
All
70 Years and over
N/A
NCT05106036
STU-2021-0735
Inclusion Criteria:
• High BP defined as at least 1 BP readings of SBP >= 130 or DBP >=80 during the 24 months prior to enrollment
• Clinic visit with primary care provider within the last 24 months
• Ability to write and speak English or Spanish
• 70 years of age or older
• Ability to understand and willingness to provide informed consent
• Owns a smartphone
Exclusion Criteria:
• Blood pressure consistently <130/80 mmHg
• Presence of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or significant neurological disease
• Major and unstable heart disease (e.g., acute heart failure (systolic or diastolic), acute on chronic heart failure (systolic or diastolic), acute coronary syndrome or cardiac arrest, liver or renal transplantation
• Under 70 years of age
• Inability to write or speak English or Spanish
• Chronic kidney disease stage 5 or ESKD
• Chemotherapy
• Any conditions judged by the medical providers to contraindicate participation due to risk to patient safety or lack of adherence
• Expected life expectancy under a year
Other: Clinical Support Decision Tool
Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Cognitive Decline
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
A Study of the Drug Selinexor With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine (DIPG) Glioma and High-Grade Glioma (HGG)
This phase I/II trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of selinexor given in combination with standard radiation therapy in treating children and young adults with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) or high-grade glioma (HGG) with a genetic change called H3 K27M mutation. It also tests whether combination of selinexor and standard radiation therapy works to shrink tumors in this patient population. Glioma is a type of cancer that occurs in the brain or spine. Glioma is considered high risk (or high-grade) when it is growing and spreading quickly. The term, risk, refers to the chance of the cancer coming back after treatment. DIPG is a subtype of HGG that grows in the pons (a part of the brainstem that controls functions like breathing, swallowing, speaking, and eye movements). This trial has two parts. The only difference in treatment between the two parts is that some subjects treated in Part 1 may receive a different dose of selinexor than the subjects treated in Part 2. In Part 1 (also called the Dose-Finding Phase), investigators want to determine the dose of selinexor that can be given without causing side effects that are too severe. This dose is called the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). In Part 2 (also called the Efficacy Phase), investigators want to find out how effective the MTD of selinexor is against HGG or DIPG. Selinexor blocks a protein called CRM1, which may help keep cancer cells from growing and may kill them. It is a type of small molecule inhibitor called selective inhibitors of nuclear export (SINE). Radiation therapy uses high energy to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. The combination of selinexor and radiation therapy may be effective in treating patients with newly-diagnosed DIPG and H3 K27M-Mutant HGG.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Ashley Bui
183141
ALL
12 Months to 21 Years old
PHASE1
NCT05099003
STU-2022-0552
Inclusion Criteria:
* PRE ENROLLMENT: Patients must be =\< 25 years of age at the time of enrollment on APEC14B1 part A cnetral nervous system (CNS)/high grade glioma (HGG) pre-enrollment eligibility screening
* Please note:
* This required age range applies to pre-enrollment eligibility for all HGG patients. Individual treatment protocols may have different age criteria.
* Non-DIPG patients with tumors that do not harbor an H3K27M-mutation and are \>= 18 years of age will not be eligible to enroll on ACNS1821 (Step 1).
* PRE ENROLLMENT: Patient is suspected of having localized, newly diagnosed HGG, excluding metastatic disease, OR patient has an institutional diagnosis of DIPG
* Please note: there are specific radiographic criteria for DIPG patient enrollment on ACNS1821 (Step 1)
* PRE ENROLLMENT:
* For patients with non-pontine tumors: Patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must have signed informed consent for eligibility screening on APEC14B1 Part A.
* For patients with DIPG: Patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must have signed informed consent for ACNS1821.
* PRE ENROLLMENT:
* For patients with non-pontine tumors only, the specimens obtained at the time of diagnostic biopsy or surgery must be submitted through APEC14B1 ASAP, preferably within 5 calendar days of definitive surgery
* STEP 1: Patients must be \>= 12 months and =\< 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
* STEP 1: Patients must have newly-diagnosed DIPG or HGG (including DMG).
* STEP 1: Stratum DIPG
* Patients with newly-diagnosed typical DIPG, defined as tumors with a pontine epicenter and diffuse involvement of at least 2/3 of the pons on at least 1 axial T2 weighted image, are eligible. No histologic confirmation is required.
* Patients with pontine tumors that do not meet radiographic criteria for typical DIPG (e.g., focal tumors or those involving less than 2/3 of the pontine cross-sectional area with or without extrapontine extension) are eligible if the tumors are biopsied and proven to be high-grade gliomas (such as anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, high-grade glioma not otherwise specified \[NOS\], and/or H3 K27M-mutant) by institutional diagnosis.
* STEP 1: Stratum DMG (with H3 K27M mutation)
* Patients must have newly-diagnosed non-pontine H3 K27M-mutant HGG without BRAF V600 or IDH1 mutations as confirmed by Rapid Central Pathology and Molecular Screening Reviews performed on APEC14B1
* Note: Patients need not have either measurable or evaluable disease, i.e., DMG patients may have complete resection of their tumor prior to enrollment. Primary spinal tumors are eligible for enrollment. For rare H3 K27M-mutant HGG in non-midline structures (e.g., cerebral hemispheres), these patients will be considered part of Stratum DMG.
* STEP 1: Stratum HGG (without H3 K27M mutation)
* Patients must have newly-diagnosed non-pontine H3 K27M-wild type HGG without BRAF V600 or IDH1 mutations as confirmed by Rapid Central Pathology and Molecular Screening Reviews performed on APEC14B1
* Please note:
* Patients who fall in this category and who are \>= 18 years of age are not eligible due to another standard-of-care regimen (radiation/temozolomide) that is available
* Patients need not have either measurable or evaluable disease, i.e., HGG patients may have complete resection of their tumor prior to enrollment. Primary spinal tumors are eligible for enrollment
* STEP 1: Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =\<16 years of age. Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.
* STEP 1: Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment)
* STEP 1: Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment)
* STEP 1: Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment)
* STEP 1: Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment) or
A serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (within 7 days prior to step 1 enrollment):
* Age / Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)
* 1 to \< 2 years / male: 0.6; female: 0.6
* 2 to \< 6 years / male: 0.8; female: 0.8
* 6 to \< 10 years / male: 1; female: 1
* 10 to \< 13 years / male: 1.2; female: 1.2
* 13 to \< 16 years / male: 1.5; female: 1.4
* \>= 16 years / male: 1.7; female: 1.4
* STEP 1: Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
* STEP 1: Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L.
* STEP 1: Serum amylase =\< 1.5 x ULN
* STEP 1: Serum lipase =\< 1.5 x ULN
* STEP 1: No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, and a pulse oximetry \> 94% if there is clinical indication for determination.
* STEP 1: Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled.
* STEP 1: Patients must be enrolled and protocol therapy must begin no later than 31 days after the date of radiographic diagnosis (in the case of non-biopsied DIPG patients only) or definitive surgery, whichever is the later date (Day 0).
For patients who have a biopsy followed by resection, the date of resection will be considered the date of definitive diagnostic surgery. If a biopsy only was performed, the biopsy date will be considered the date of definitive diagnostic surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
* STEP 1: Patients must not have received any prior therapy for their central nervous system (CNS) malignancy except for surgery and steroid medications.
* STEP 1: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible.
* STEP 1: Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible.
* STEP 1: Patients \>=18 years of age who have H3 K27M-wild type HGG.
* STEP 1: Patients who have an uncontrolled infection.
* STEP 1: Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation.
* STEP 1: Patients with grade \> 1 extrapyramidal movement disorder.
* STEP 1: Patients with known macular degeneration, uncontrolled glaucoma, or cataracts.
* STEP 1: Patients with metastatic disease are not eligible; MRI of spine with and without contrast must be performed if metastatic disease is suspected by the treating physician.
* STEP 1: Patients with gliomatosis cerebri type 1 or 2 are not eligible, with the exception of H3 K27M-mutant bithalamic tumors.
* STEP 1: Patients who are not able to receive protocol specified radiation therapy.
* STEP 1:
* Female patients who are pregnant are ineligible since there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities.
* Lactating females are not eligible unless they have agreed not to breastfeed their infants. It is not known whether selinexor is excreted in human milk.
* Female patients of childbearing potential are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained.
* Sexually active patients of reproductive potential are not eligible unless they have agreed to use two effective methods of birth control (including a medically accepted barrier method of contraception, e.g., male or female condom) for the duration of their study participation and for 90 days after the last dose of selinexor. Abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control. PROCEDURE: Biopsy, PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, RADIATION: Radiation Therapy, DRUG: Selinexor
Glioblastoma, Malignant Glioma, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27M-Mutant, Glioblastoma, Not Otherwise Specified
Children’s Health
Testing the Addition of the Chemotherapy Drug Lomustine (Gleostine®) to the Usual Treatment (Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy) for Newly Diagnosed MGMT Methylated Glioblastoma
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding lomustine to temozolomide and radiation therapy versus temozolomide and radiation therapy alone in shrinking or stabilizing newly diagnosed MGMT methylated glioblastoma. Chemotherapy drugs, such as lomustine and temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy photons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Adding lomustine to usual treatment of temozolomide and radiation therapy may help shrink and stabilize glioblastoma.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Nawal Shaikh
215214
All
18 Years to 70 Years old
Phase 3
NCT05095376
STU-2022-0465
Inclusion Criteria:
• STEP 1 REGISTRATION: No known IDH mutation. (If tested before step 1 registration, patients known to have IDH mutation in the tumor on local or other testing are ineligible and should not be registered)
• STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Availability of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained slide to be sent for central pathology review for confirmation of histology and MGMT promoter methylation status. Note that tissue for central pathology review and central MGMT assessment must be received by the NYU Center for Biospecimen Research and Development (CBRD) on or before postoperative calendar day 30. If tissue cannot be received by postoperative calendar day 30, then patients may NOT enroll on this trial as central pathology review will not be complete in time for the patient to start treatment no later than 8 weeks following surgery. Results of central pathology review and central MGMT analysis will generally be conveyed to NRG Oncology within 10 business days of receipt of tissue. Note: In the event of an additional tumor resection(s), tissue must be received within 30 days of the most recent resection and the latest resection must have been performed within 30 days after the initial resection. Surgical resection is required; stereotactic biopsy alone is not allowed because it will not provide sufficient tissue for MGMT analysis
• STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Contrast-enhanced brain MRI after surgery
• STEP 1 REGISTRATION: Willing to use highly effective method of contraception for participants of childbearing potential (participants who may become pregnant or who may impregnate a partner) during therapy and for 6 months after completing treatment; this inclusion is necessary because the treatment in this study may be significantly teratogenic
• STEP 1 REGISTRATION: The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry and, for patients treated in the United States (U.S.), authorization permitting release of personal health information
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Histopathologically proven diagnosis of glioblastoma (or gliosarcoma as a subtype of glioblastoma) confirmed by central pathology review
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: MGMT promoter with methylation confirmed by central pathology review (See Section 10 for details). Note: Patients with tissue that is insufficient or inadequate for analysis, fails MGMT testing, or has indeterminate or unmethylated MGMT promoter are excluded.
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: IDH mutation testing by at least one method (such as immunohistochemistry for IDH1 R132H) must be performed as part of standard of care and no mutation must be found (i.e IDH wildtype). (If a mutation is identified then the patient will be ineligible and must be registered as ineligible at Step 2.)
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: History/physical examination within 28 days prior to Step 2 registration
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Karnofsky performance status (KPS) >= 70 within 28 days prior to Step 2 registration
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Neurologic function assessment within 28 days prior to Step 2 registration
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Age 18-70 years Adequate hematologic, renal, and hepatic function within 14 days prior to STEP 2 REGISTRATION defined as follows:
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Hemoglobin >= 10 g/dl (Note: the use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 10.0 g/dl is acceptable)
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Leukocytes >= 2,000/mm^3
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mm^3
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Platelets >= 100,000/mm^3
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional/lab upper limit of normal (ULN)
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) =< 2.5 x ULN
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x ULN
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Serum creatinine =< 1.5 x ULN OR creatinine clearance (CrCl) >= 50 mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
• Note: Known positive test for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) indicating acute or chronic infection would make the patient ineligible unless the viral load becomes undetectable on suppressive therapy. Patients who are immune to hepatitis B (anti-hepatitis B surface antibody positive) are eligible (e.g. patients immunized against hepatitis B)
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: For patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
• Note: Known positive test for hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV ribonucleic acid [RNA]) indicating acute or chronic infection would make the patient ineligible unless the viral load becomes undetectable on suppressive therapy
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months prior to step 2 registration are eligible for this trial. Testing is not required for entry into protocol
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Negative serum or urine pregnancy test (in persons of childbearing potential) within 14 days prior to Step 2 registration
• Childbearing potential is defined as any person who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal
Exclusion Criteria:
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Prior therapy for tumor, except for resection or prior laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT). For example, prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy for GBM or lower grade glioma is disallowed (including but not limited to temozolomide, lomustine, bevacizumab, any viral therapy, ipilimumab or other CTLA-4 antibody, PD-1 antibody, CD-137 agonist, CD40 antibody, PDL-1 or 2 antibody, vaccine therapy, polio or similar viral injection as treatment for the tumor, and/or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways) as is Gliadel wafer, radiotherapy, radiosurgery, vaccine or other immunotherapy, brachytherapy, or convection enhanced delivery
• Note: 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-mediated fluorescent guided resection (FGR) photodynamic therapy (PDT) or fluorescein administered prior to/during surgery to aid resection is not exclusionary and is not considered a chemotherapy or intracerebral agent. Prior laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is allowed.
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Current or planned treatment with any other investigational agents for the study cancer
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease outside the brain
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer, cervical cancer in situ and melanoma in situ) unless disease free for a minimum of 2 years
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Prior radiotherapy to the head or neck that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Pregnancy and individuals unwilling to discontinue nursing due to the potential teratogenic effects and potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to temozolomide or lomustine
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: History of pulmonary fibrosis
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:
• Ongoing or active infection requiring IV antibiotics, IV antiviral, or IV antifungal treatment
• Symptomatic congestive heart failure, defined as New York Heart Association Functional Classification III/IV (Note: Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification)
• Unstable angina pectoris within 6 months prior to Step 2 registration
• Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
• Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
• STEP 2 REGISTRATION: No evidence of diffuse leptomeningeal disease that requires whole brain irradiation.
Drug: Lomustine, Radiation: Photon Beam Radiation Therapy, Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment, Other: Questionnaire Administration, Drug: Temozolomide
Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Brain and Nervous System
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
Efficacy in iNPH Shunting (PENS) Trial (PENS)
The Placebo-Controlled Efficacy in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) Shunting (PENS) trial is a multi-center blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled design investigation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt surgery to study the shunt efficacy in iNPH patients.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Aniah.Daniels@UTSouthwestern.edu
Jonathan White
35953
All
60 Years and over
N/A
NCT05081128
STU-2022-0007
Inclusion Criteria:
• Age ≥ 60 years; and
• Diagnosis of iNPH and recommendation for shunt surgery based on the Investigator's clinical judgement based on criteria and testing as described in the iNPH Guidelines;
• Evans Ratio ≥ 0.30; and
• One positive supplementary test to include either large volume Lumbar Puncture or extended CSF drainage per institutional standards; and
• History or evidence of gait impairment (such as decreased step height or length, decreased speed, retropulsion as described in the iNPH Guidelines) duration ≥ 6 months; and
• Participant has the sensory motor skills, communication skills and understanding to comply with the testing and reporting required in the PENS trial; and
• Participant is able to give written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Unable to walk 10 meters with or without an assistive device; or
• Baseline fastest gait velocity (out of three gait trials) >1 m/sec prior to drainage trial and fastest gait velocity improvement is < 30% with or without an assistive device; or
• Unable to return to the study center for follow up evaluation and shunt programming; or
• Participant is not medically cleared for shunt surgery per local standards; or
• Secondary NPH. (Prior encephalitis, meningitis, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury (including concussion) within two years or with brain injury or skull fracture on baseline imaging, brain abscess, brain tumor, obstructive hydrocephalus (including acquired aqueductal stenosis and carcinomatous meningitis); or
• Prior or existing shunts, endoscopic third ventriculostomy, or any previous surgical intervention for hydrocephalus; or
• Previous intracranial neurosurgical procedure; or
• Symptomatic cerebral or cerebellar infarction occurring within 6 months from screening (asymptomatic lacunar infarctions are permitted); or
• Diagnosis of Parkinsonian syndrome that, in the investigator's judgment, will complicate the outcome evaluation; or
• Diagnosis of schizophrenia or any psychiatric diagnosis (including depression) that, in the investigator's judgment, will complicate the outcome evaluation (such as neuroleptic treatment for schizophrenia); or
• Diagnosis of dementia disorder where the investigator considers cognition deficit limits participation in the study; or
• Conditions impairing gait that are considered to be unrelated to hydrocephalus, such as hemiparesis, spasticity, cerebellar ataxia or musculoskeletal and joint disease, which will interfere with gait assessment or the potential for gait improvement.
• Individuals with contraindication to MRI (e.g., implanted electric and electronic devices, aneurysm clip(s), any metallic fragment or foreign body, coronary and peripheral artery stents, cardiac pacemaker, known claustrophobia, or known/possible pregnancy or breast-feeding) will be excluded according to institutional guidelines.
Device: programmable CSF shunt valve
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)
UT Southwestern
Intraventricular Administration of Rhenium-186 NanoLiposome for Leptomeningeal Metastases (ReSPECT-LM)
This is an open-label Phase I clinical study that will administer a single dose of 186RNL via intraventricular catheter for treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastases (LM).
Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Michael Youssef
200728
All
18 Years and over
Phase 1
NCT05034497
STU-2021-0950
Inclusion Criteria:
• At least 18 years of age at time of screening.
• Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the study and has signed a written informed consent document approved by the site-specific IRB.
• Subject has proven and documented LM that meets the requirements for the study: a. Current EANO-ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines Type 1 and 2 LM of any primary type. 2D is excluded.
• Karnofsky performance status of 60 to 100.
• Acceptable liver function:
• Bilirubin 1.5 times upper limit of normal
• AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 3.0 times upper limit of normal for subjects with normal liver
• AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 5.0 times upper limit of normal for subjects with liver metastasis
• Acceptable renal function with serum creatinine ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal
• Acceptable hematologic status (without hematologic support):
• ANC ≥ 1000 cells µL
• Platelet count ≥ 75,000/µL
• Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
• All women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening. Male and female subjects must agree to use effective means of contraception (for example, surgical sterilization or the use of barrier contraception with either a condom or diaphragm in conjunction with spermicidal gel or an IUD) with their partner from entry into the study through 6 months after the last dose.
• Subjects with a creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 60 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault Equation) for males and females.
Exclusion Criteria:
• The subject has not recovered to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v5.0) Grade ≤ 1 from AEs due to antineoplastic agents, investigational drugs, or other medications that were administered prior to study. Prior AEs due to alopecia, anemia, and lymphopenia are not required to be recovered to Grade ≤ 1 prior to 186RNL treatment, assuming other inclusion criteria are satisfied.
• Obstructive or symptomatic communicating hydrocephalus.
• Ventriculo-peritoneal or ventriculo-atrial shunts without programable valves or contraindications to placement of Ommaya reservoir.
• Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant, breast feeding, or may possibly be pregnant without a negative serum pregnancy test (see inclusion criteria).
• Serious intercurrent illness, such as progressive systemic (extra leptomeningeal) disease, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias, uncontrolled systemic infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure or unstable angina pectoris within 3 months prior study drug, myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack within 6 months, seizure disorder with any seizure occurring within 14 days prior to consenting or encephalopathy.
• Active severe non hematologic organ toxicity such as renal, cardiac, hepatic, pulmonary, or gastrointestinal systemic toxicity grade 3 or above.
• Significant coagulation abnormalities such as inherited bleeding diathesis or acquired coagulopathy with unacceptable risks of bleeding.
• Patients who had any dose to the spinal cord or whole brain radiation therapy, regardless of when the radiation treatment was delivered. Prior, non-CNS radiation for primary tumor is allowed.
• Systemic chemotherapeutic agents with CNS penetration (such as temozolomide, carmustine, lomustine, capecitabine, carboplatin, vinorelbine, bevacizumab, irinotecan or topotecan) are excluded if given within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to 186RNL treatment.
• If the washout period is satisfied, the patient may be enrolled, providing all other I/E criteria are satisfied.
• If the patient is undergoing systemic chemotherapy with CNS penetration (such as temozolomide, carmustine, lomustine, capecitabine, carboplatin, vinorelbine, bevacizumab, irinotecan or topotecan) and they develop or have progressive/persistent LM while on the agent, they may be included in the trial at the PI's discretion.
• Systemic therapy (including investigational agents and small-molecule kinase inhibitors) is excluded if given within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to 186RNL treatment. a. If the washout period is satisfied, the patient may be enrolled, providing all other I/E criteria are satisfied.
• Nitrosoureas or mitomycin C within 42 days, or metronomic/protracted low-dose chemotherapy within 14 days, or other cytotoxic chemotherapy within 28 days, are excluded if given within the above timepoints prior to 186RNL treatment. a. If the washout period is satisfied, the patient may be enrolled, providing all other I/E criteria are satisfied.
• Impaired CSF Flow Study, within 4 +/- 3 days of 186RNL treatment, based on study imaging and as determined by the investigator.
Drug: 186RNL
Brain and Nervous System, Leptomeningeal Metastasis
UT Southwestern
An Open-Label Study of Oral NNZ-2591 in Pitt Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS-001) (PTHS-001)
A study of the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of NNZ-2591 and measures of efficacy in children and adolescents with Pitt Hopkins Syndrome.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Elaine.Most@UTSouthwestern.edu
Patricia Evans
20096
All
3 Years to 17 Years old
Phase 2
NCT05025332
STU-2021-1045
Inclusion Criteria:
• Clinical diagnosis of PTHS with a documented disease-causing genetic etiology for the disorder.
• Males or females aged 3-17 years.
• Body weight of 12kg or higher at screening
• Subjects with a Clinical Global Impression- Severity (CGI-S) score of 4 or greater at the Screening visit.
• Not actively undergoing regression or loss of skills, defined as no persistent loss of previously acquired developmental skills for a period within 3 months of the Screening visit
• Each subject must be able to swallow the study medication provided as a liquid solution.
• Caregiver(s) must have sufficient English language skills.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Body weight <12kg at screening
• Clinically significant abnormalities in safety laboratory tests and vital signs at Screening.
• Abnormal QTcF interval or prolongation at Screening.
• Any other clinically significant finding on ECG at the Screening visit.
• Positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) and previous COVID 19 infection with last 12 months that required hospitalization.
• Unstable or changes Psychotropic treatment 2 weeks prior to screening
• Excluded concomitant treatments.
• Actively undergoing regression or loss of skills.
• Unstable seizure profile.
• Current clinically significant renal conditions and abnormalities
• Current clinically significant cardiovascular, hepatic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, endocrine disease, or clinically significant organ impairment.
• Current clinically significant hypo- or hyperthyroidism, Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus requiring insulin (whether well controlled or uncontrolled), or uncontrolled Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
• Has planned surgery during the study.
• History of, or current, cerebrovascular disease or brain trauma.
• History of, or current catatonia or catatonia-like symptoms.
• History of, or current, malignancy.
• Current major or persistent depressive disorder (including bipolar depression).
• Significant, uncorrected visual or uncorrected hearing impairment.
• Allergy to strawberry.
• Positive pregnancy test
• Subject is judged by the Investigator or Medical Monitor to be inappropriate for the study
Drug: NNZ-2591
Brain and Nervous System, Pitt Hopkins Syndrome
Pitt Hopkins Syndrome
UT Southwestern; Children’s Health
A Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System (SUMMIT MAX)
The SUMMIT MAX study is a prospective, randomized, controlled, interventional clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Route 92 Medical MonoPoint® Reperfusion System for aspiration thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Vida.Rhodes@UTSouthwestern.edu
Roberta Novakovic
83353
All
18 Years to 85 Years old
N/A
NCT05018650
STU-2022-0053
Inclusion Criteria:
• The consent process has been completed and documented according to applicable country regulations and as approved by the IRB / Ethics Committee
• Age >=18 years and <= 85
• Patient presenting with clinical signs consistent with an acute ischemic stroke
• Baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score >= 6
• Pre-stroke modified Rankin Score (mRS) <= 1
• Baseline ASPECTS >= 6
• Endovascular treatment initiated (defined as time of first angiogram) within 8 hours from time last known well
• If indicated, thrombolytic therapy shall be initiated per clinical guidelines. If eligible for thrombolytic therapy, subjects should be treated as soon as possible and lytic use should not be delayed regardless of potential eligibility for mechanical neurothrombectomy.
• The patient is indicated for aspiration neurothrombectomy with the Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System as determined by the Investigator
• Angiographic confirmation of a large vessel occlusion of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery or distal internal carotid artery
Exclusion Criteria:
• Known pregnancy or breast feeding
• In the Investigator's opinion, any known comorbidity (including COVID-19 positivity) that may complicate treatment or prevent improvement or follow-up
• Known serious, advanced, or terminal illness with anticipated life expectancy < 12 months
• Known history of severe allergy to contrast medium
• Known to have suffered a stroke in the past 90 days
• Known connective tissue disorder affecting the arteries (e.g. Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
• Any known previous cerebral hemorrhagic event
• Any known pre-existing coagulation deficiency
• Known hemorrhagic diathesis, coagulation factor deficiency, or oral anticoagulant therapy with INR >3.0
• Known baseline platelet count <50,000/µL
• Known baseline blood glucose of <50 mg/dL or >400 mg/dL
• Known to be participating in another study involving an investigational device or drug
• Clinical symptoms suggestive of bilateral stroke or stroke in multiple territories.
• Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) evidence of recent/ fresh cerebral hemorrhage (the presence of microbleeds is allowed)
• Baseline CT or MRI showing intracranial tumor (except small meningioma <= 2cm) or significant mass effect with midline shift due to the tumor
• Presumed septic thrombus, or suspicion of bacterial endocarditis
• Inability to access the cerebral vasculature in the opinion of the neurointerventional team
• Unlikely to be available for a 90-day follow-up (e.g. no fixed home address)
• Evidence of carotid dissection
• Evidence of cervical carotid artery high-grade stenosis or occlusion (i.e., tandem occlusion)
• Active or recent history of drug abuse (within last 6 months)
• Known history or presence of aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the territory of the target lesion
• For all patients, severe sustained hypertension with SBP >200 and/or DBP >120; for patients treated with IV tPA, sustained hypertension despite treatment with SBP >185 and/or DBP >110
• Treatment with heparin within 48 hours with a partial thromboplastic time more than two times the laboratory normal
• Renal failure with serum creatinine >3.0 or Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) <30
• Ongoing seizure due to stroke
• Evidence of active systemic infection
• Known cancer with metastases
• Cervical carotid stenosis requiring balloon angioplasty or stenting at the time of the procedure
• Angiographic evidence of multiple cerebrovascular occlusions (e.g., bilateral anterior circulation, anterior/posterior circulation)
• Angiographic evidence of known or suspected underlying intracranial vasculopathy or atherosclerotic lesions responsible for the target occlusion
• Angiographic evidence or suspicion of aortic dissection
Device: Route 92 Medical Reperfusion System
Acute Ischemic Stroke, Brain and Nervous System
UT Southwestern
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.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Sahil.Chilukuri@UTSouthwestern.edu
Nader Pouratian
205161
All
18 Years to 89 Years old
NCT04957095
STU-2021-0376
Inclusion Criteria:
• 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
Exclusion Criteria:
• Patients with recent use (within one week) of anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents
• Neurocognitive testing indicating amnestic cognitive deficits
Drug: Inbrija, Other: Subcortical Stimulation
Parkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, Brain and Nervous System
deep brain stimulation, levodopa medication, motor cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus
UT Southwestern
Aging and Disease Course: Contributions to Lifespan Neurobiology of Schizophrenia
The 2020 NIMH Strategic Plan for Research calls for investigations targeting neurobiology of mental illness across the lifespan. Growing evidence suggests that lifespan neurobiology of schizophrenia (SZ) incorporates two distinct dimensions: aging and disease course. However, their clinical correlates, associated biomarker trajectories, and implications for treatment are unknown. This study will investigate differential aspects of SZ neurobiology captured by aging and disease course, in order to develop specific biomarkers which may offer actionable targets for SZ stage-dependent intervention. The study is predicated on a novel mechanistic Model of SZ Trajectories across the Adult Lifespan, positing distinct biological fingerprints within the anterior limbic system for aging and disease course in SZ: (1) alterations in the circuit's function and structure that occur earlier in the lifespan and are larger in magnitude than the alterations expected with normal aging (accelerated aging dimension); and (2) regionally-specific anterior limbic "hyperactivity" in early SZ, with a subsequent transformation into "hypoactivity" in advanced SZ (disease course dimension). In a sample of SZ and matched healthy controls (n=168, 84/group) aged 18-75 years the investigators will ascertain a broad panel of biomarkers [via multimodal brain imaging: optimized 1H-MRS, high-resolution task-based fMRI, perfusion (Vascular Space Occupancy) and structural MRI], along with comprehensive cognitive and clinical assessments. All measures will be acquired at baseline and repeated at 2-year longitudinal follow-up. Using cutting-edge computational approaches, the study will examine (i) effects of aging and SZ course on anterior limbic system biomarkers; (ii) lifespan trajectories for different biomarkers; (iii) patterns of limbic system biomarkers in age- and SZ course-based subgroups (e.g., Younger vs. Older, Early-Course vs. Advanced SZ), as well as in data-driven subgroups (e.g., those with vs. without accelerated aging profiles); and (iv) associations between biomarkers and cognitive and clinical outcomes. This research will advance the field by providing novel biomarkers that capture unique neurobiological contributions of aging and disease course in SZ, and will motivate future studies on SZ mechanisms across the lifespan and development of precision treatments.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Monserrat.Feria-Vargas@UTSouthwestern.edu
Elena Ivleva
70523
All
18 Years to 75 Years old
NCT04951700
STU-2021-0413
Inclusion Criteria:
• 18-65 years of age (SZ); 18-75 years of age (CON)
• Women and men
• All races and ethnicities
• Psychiatric diagnoses: Patient participants (SZ): Meet DSM-5 criteria for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder Healthy control participants (CON): No personal history of lifetime psychiatric disorders, or a family history of psychotic disorders in 1st-or 2nd- degree relatives
• Able to read, speak, and understand English
• Able and willing to provide written informed consent; and willing to commit to the study protocol, including 2-year longitudinal follow-up
Exclusion Criteria:
• Compromised cognitive function: Both SZ and CON participants: Estimated premorbid
intellectual ability <75 age-corrected score on Wide Range Achievement Test-4/Word Reading
Subtest (WRAT-4) CON participants: <26 score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
• Neurological or medical disorder that may affect brain function (history of stroke, head injury with a loss of consciousness >10 min, seizure disorder, AIDS, poorly controlled hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes, decompensated lung disease, etc.)
• Co-morbid DSM-5 diagnosis of drug/alcohol use disorder in prior 3 months
• Current treatment with benzodiazepine or non-benzodiazepine sedatives/hypnotics, and/or anticonvulsants
• Presence of ferromagnetic objects in body
• Weight or body size exceeding MRI scanner capacity [>300 lbs]
• Claustrophobia in MRI scanner
• Pregnant women
• Breastfeeding women (VASO scan will not be administered. All other imaging modalities are safe to administer.)
• Impaired kidney function: Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) < 30 ml/min/1.73m2 (VASO scan will not be administered due to an association between Gadolinium-based MR contrast use and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in individuals with severely impaired renal function. All other imaging modalities are safe to administer.)
• History of hypersensitivity to any MRI contrast agent (VASO scan will not be administered. All other imaging modalities are safe to administer.)
Other: Other
Schizophrenia, Aging, Disease Course, Biomarker, Neuroimaging, Cognitive Dysfunction
UT Southwestern
A Study of Nipocalimab Administered to Adults With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nipocalimab compared to placebo in participants with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG).
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu
ALL
18 Years and over
PHASE3
NCT04951622
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG) with generalized muscle weakness meeting the clinical criteria for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) as defined by the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Clinical Classification Class II a/b, III a/b, or IVa/b at screening
* Myasthenia Gravis - Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) score of greater than or equal to (\>=) 6 at screening and baseline
* Has sufficient venous access to allow drug administration by infusion and blood sampling as per the protocol
* A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin \[beta-hCG\]) at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test at Day 1 prior to administration of study intervention
* A male participant must agree not to donate sperm for the purpose of reproduction during the study and for a minimum 90 days after receiving the last administration of study intervention
Exclusion Criteria:
* Has any confirmed or suspected clinical immunodeficiency syndrome not related to treatment of his/her gMG, or has a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency unless confirmed absent in the participant
* Has MGFA Class I disease or presence of MG crisis (MGFA Class V) at screening, history of MG crisis within 1 month of screening, or fixed weakness (and/or 'burnt out' MG)
* Has had a thymectomy within 12 months prior to screening, or thymectomy is planned during the study
* Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to nipocalimab or its excipients
* Has experienced myocardial infarction, unstable ischemic heart disease, or stroke within 12 weeks of screening DRUG: Nipocalimab, DRUG: Placebo
Myasthenia Gravis
Olanzapine Versus Megestrol Acetate for the Treatment of Loss of Appetite Among Advanced Cancer Patients
This phase III trial compares the effects of olanzapine versus megestrol acetate in treating loss of appetite in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). Olanzapine may stimulate and increase appetite. This study aims to find out if olanzapine is better than the usual approach (megestrol acetate) for stimulating appetite and preventing weight loss.
Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Namrata Peswani
193600
All
18 Years and over
Phase 3
NCT04939090
STU-2021-1170
Inclusion Criteria:
• Women and men of reproductive potential should agree to use an appropriate method of birth control throughout their participation in this study due to the teratogenic potential of the therapy utilized in this trial. Appropriate methods of birth control include abstinence, oral contraceptives, implantable hormonal contraceptives or double barrier method (diaphragm plus condom)
• Diagnosis of advanced cancer
• Patient-reported 2-month weight loss of at least 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms) and/or physician-estimated caloric intake of less than 20 calories/kilogram of body weight per day
• The patient must perceive loss of appetite and/or weight as a problem; and have an appetite score of 4 or worse on the "Please rate your appetite…." question that requires a patient response on a 0-10 numeric rating scale
• Not receiving ongoing tube feedings or parenteral nutrition at the time of registration
• Not currently using systemic adrenal steroids (with the exception of short-term dexamethasone within 3 days of chemotherapy for control of chemotherapy side effects)
• No use of androgens, progesterone analogs, or other appetite stimulants within the past month
• Patient should not have poorly controlled hypertension or congestive heart failure at registration
• Patient should not have an obstruction of the alimentary canal, malabsorption, or intractable vomiting (defined as vomiting more than 3 times per day over the preceding week)
• Not currently using olanzapine for another medical condition or had previously used olanzapine for chronic nausea or for any pre-existing psychotic disorder
• Patient should not have had a previous blood clot at any time in the past
• No history of poorly controlled diabetes
• No symptomatic leptomeningeal disease or known brain metastases as these patients may have difficulty taking oral medications
• No history of hypersensitivity to olanzapine or megestrol acetate
• No COVID-19 infection in the past that, in the opinion of the treating physician, had left patients with compromised taste, which has not resolved at the time of registration
• Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves an investigational agent whose genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects on the developing fetus and newborn are unknown. Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test done =< 14 days prior to registration is required
• Age >= 18 years
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2
• Estimated life expectancy of 3 months or longer
• Serum creatinine =< 2.0 mg/dL
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Fasting glucose < 140 mg/dL
• Granulocytes > 1000/hpf
• No treatment with another antipsychotic agent, such as risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine, butyrophenone within 30 days of enrollment
• In order to complete the mandatory patient-completed measures, participants must be able to speak and/or read English or Spanish. Sites seeking to enroll Spanish-speaking patients should have access to Spanish speaking staff on site or through the use of a translation service to be able to conduct the informed consent discussion in Spanish, and to conduct the weekly phone calls
Exclusion Criteria:
• Psychiatric illness which would prevent the patient from giving informed consent
• Medical condition such as uncontrolled infection (including human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or cardiac disease which, in the opinion of the treating physician, would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous for the patient
• Patients who cannot swallow oral formulations of the agents
• Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (such as with a diagnosis of dementia or memory loss) are not eligible for this study
• No presence of a hormone-sensitive tumor, such as breast, endometrial, or prostate cancer (this exclusion criterion is intended to circumvent any confounding antineoplastic effects of megestrol acetate)
Drug: Olanzapine, Drug: Megestrol Acetate, Other: Questionnaire Administration
Lymphoma, Sarcoma, Anorexia, Multiple Myeloma, Mycosis Fungoides, Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Brain and Nervous System, Other, Eye and Orbit, Anklylosing Spondylitis, Anus, Bones and Joints, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Carcinoid Tumor, Cardiovascular, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Ear, Esophagus, Gall Bladder, Head and Neck, Kidney, Larynx, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Melanoma, skin, Nose, Other Digestive Organ, Other Endocrine System, Other Female Genital, Other Male Genital, Other Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs, Other Skin, Other Urinary, Ovary, Pancreas, Prostate, Rectum, Stomach, Throat, Thyroid, Urinary Bladder, Uterine (Endometrial), Vulva, Leukemia, Other, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Heart, Kaposis sarcoma, Leukemia, Not Otherwise Specified, Lymphoid Leukemia, Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Other Hematopoietic, Psychiatric Disorders, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Unknown Sites, Ill - Defined Sites
UT Southwestern
A Study to See if Memantine Protects the Brain During Radiation Therapy Treatment for Primary Central Nervous System Tumors
This phase III trial compares memantine to usual treatment in treating patients with primary central nervous system tumors. Memantine may block receptors (parts of nerve cells) in the brain known to contribute to a decline in cognitive function. Giving memantine may make a difference in cognitive function (attention, memory, or other thought processes) in children and adolescents receiving brain radiation therapy to treat a primary central nervous system tumors.
Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Daniel Bowers
10760
All
4 Years to 17 Years old
Phase 3
NCT04939597
STU-2021-1206
Inclusion Criteria:
• >= 4 and < 18 years at time of study entry
• Patients must weigh 15 kg or greater at time of study entry
• Primary central nervous system tumors that have not received prior cranial radiotherapy
• Planned focal, cranial or craniospinal radiation treatment for a primary central nervous system tumor
• The patient must have receptive and expressive language skills in English, French or Spanish since the neurocognitive function and quality of life (QOL) assessment instruments are available in these languages only
• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
• Age: 4 to < 6 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 0.8 male; 0.8 female
• Age: 6 to < 10 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1 male; 1 female
• Age: 10 to < 13 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.2 male; 1.2 female
• Age: 13 to < 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.5 male; 1.4 female
• Age: >= 16 years; Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): 1.7 male; 1.4 female
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L
• Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L
• The patient must be able to undergo magnetic resonance imaging
• All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
• All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met
Exclusion Criteria:
• Life expectancy of less than 18 months
• Pre-existing conditions:
• Any contraindication or allergy to study drug (memantine or placebo)
• Intractable seizures while on adequate anticonvulsant therapy, defined as more than one seizure per month for the past 2 months or since initiating anticonvulsant therapy
• History of neurodevelopmental disorder such as Down syndrome, Fragile X, William's Syndrome, intellectual disability (presumed intelligence quotient [IQ] < 70), etc
• Co-morbid systemic illnesses, psychiatric conditions, social situations, or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens or would limit compliance with the study requirements
• Patients with a motor, visual, or auditory condition that precludes participation in computerized neurocognitive assessments
• Patients with any medical condition or taking medications that lead to alterations of urine pH towards the alkaline condition (e.g., renal tubular acidosis, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, sodium bicarbonate)
• Personal history of prior cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy is not allowed
• Note: Prior anti-cancer therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, targeted agents are allowed as per standard of care clinical treatment guidelines
• Female patients who are pregnant are excluded since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for the study drug. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential
• Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants
• Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who do not agree to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation
Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Procedure: Cognitive Assessment, Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Drug: Memantine Hydrochloride, Drug: Placebo Administration, Other: Questionnaire Administration
Brain and Nervous System, Central Nervous System Carcinoma
Children’s Health
Efficacy and Safety of Ofatumumab and Siponimod Compared to Fingolimod in Pediatric Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (NEOS)
Efficacy and safety of ofatumumab and siponimod compared to fingolimod in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, patricia.plumb@utsouthwestern.edu
Cynthia Wang
94126
All
10 Years to 17 Years old
Phase 3
NCT04926818
STU-2021-0686
Inclusion Criteria:
• Between 10 to <18 years of age (i.e., have not yet had their 18th birthday) at randomization
• Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
• EDSS score of 0 to 5.5, inclusive
• At least one MS relapse/attack during the previous year or two MS relapses in the previous two years prior or evidence of one or more new T2 lesions within 12 months
Exclusion Criteria:
• Participants with progressive MS
• Participants with an active, chronic disease of the immune system other than MS
• Participants meeting the definition of ADEM
• Participants with severe cardiac disease or significant findings on the screening ECG.
• Participants with severe renal insufficiency
Drug: Fingolimod, Drug: Ofatumumab, Drug: Siponimod, Other: Fingolimod placebo, Other: Siponimod placebo, Other: Ofatumumab placebo
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
relapsing multiple sclerosis, pediatric, relapse, EDSS, ofatumumab, siponimod, fingolimod, RMS, MS
UT Southwestern; Children’s Health
CBL0137 for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including CNS Tumors and Lymphoma
This phase I/II trial evaluates the best dose, side effects and possible benefit of CBL0137 in treating patients with solid tumors, including central nervous system (CNS) tumors or lymphoma that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). Drugs, such as CBL0137, block signals passed from one molecule to another inside a cell. Blocking these signals can affect many functions of the cell, including cell division and cell death, and may kill cancer cells.
Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Laura Klesse
13954
All
12 Months to 30 Years old
Phase 1/Phase 2
NCT04870944
STU-2023-0600
Inclusion Criteria:
• Parts A and B1: Patients must be >= 12 months and =< 21 years of age at the time of study enrollment
• Part B2 (relapsed/refractory osteosarcoma): Patients must be >= 12 months and =< 30 years of age at the time of study enrollment
• Patients must have had histologic verification of malignancy at original diagnosis or relapse, except in patients with diffuse intrinsic brain stem tumors, or patients with pineal tumors and elevations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum tumor markers, including alpha-fetoprotein or beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
• Part A: Patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors or lymphoma, including patients with CNS tumors or known CNS metastases (including untreated or progressive) are eligible
• Part B1: Patients with progressive or recurrent DIPG (diagnosed by biopsy or imaging characteristics) and other H3 K27M-mutant diffuse midline gliomas previously treated with radiation therapy
• Part B2: Patients with relapsed or refractory osteosarcoma
• Part A: Patients must have either measurable or evaluable disease
• Part B1 and B2: Patients must have measurable disease
• Patient's current disease state must be one for which there is no known curative therapy or therapy proven to prolong survival with an acceptable quality of life
• Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Easter Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =< 16 years of age. Patients must have a Karnofsky or Lansky score >= 50%
• Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anti-cancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anti-cancer directed therapy prior to enrollment. If after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met, e.g., blood count criteria, the patient is considered to have recovered adequately
• Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anti-cancer agents known to be myelosuppressive
• Solid tumor patients: >= 21 days after the last dose of myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea)
• Anti-cancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (eg, not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil count [ANC] counts): >= 7 days after the last dose of agent
• Antibodies: >= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =< 1
• Corticosteroids: If used to modify immune adverse events related to prior therapy, >= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid. Patients with CNS tumors receiving corticosteroids must have been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days prior to enrollment
• Hematopoietic growth factors: >= 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g., pegfilgrastim) or 7 days for short acting growth factor. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur
• Interleukins, interferons and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): >= 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors)
• Stem cell Infusions (with or without total body irradiation [TBI]):
• Allogeneic (non-autologous) bone marrow or stem cell transplant, or any stem cell infusion including donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) or boost infusion: >= 84 days after infusion and no evidence of graft versus host disease (GVHD)
• Autologous stem cell infusion including boost infusion: >= 30 days
• Cellular therapy: >= 42 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g., modified T cells, natural killer [NK] cells, dendritic cells, etc.)
• Radiation therapy [XRT]/external beam irradiation including protons: >= 14 days after local XRT; >= 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to >= 50% of the pelvis; >= 42 days if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation
• Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., radiolabeled antibody, I-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine [131I MIBG]): >= 42 days after systemically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy
• Patients must not have received prior exposure to CBL0137
• For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement:
• Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
• Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for study provided they meet the blood counts (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions). These patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity. At least 5 of every cohort of 6 patients must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity for the dose-escalation part of the study. If dose-limiting hematologic toxicity is observed, all subsequent patients enrolled must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity
• For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement:
• Platelet count >= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment) (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
• Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for study provided they meet the blood counts (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions). These patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity. At least 5 of every cohort of 6 patients must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity for the dose-escalation part of the study. If dose-limiting hematologic toxicity is observed, all subsequent patients enrolled must be evaluable for hematologic toxicity
• Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m^2 or a creatinine based on age/gender as follows (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated):
• Age: Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
• 1 to < 2 years: 0.6 (male); 0.6 (female)
• 2 to < 6 years: 0.8 (male); 0.8 (female)
• 6 to < 10 years: 1 (male); 1 (female)
• 10 to < 13 years: 1.2 (male); 1.2 (female)
• 13 to < 16 years: 1.5 (male); 1.4 (female)
• >= 16 years: 1.7 (male); 1.4 (female)
• Patients with solid tumors:
• Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated or total) =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
• Patients with solid tumors:
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) =< 135 U/L. For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
• Shortening fraction of >= 27% by echocardiogram (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
• Ejection fraction of >= 50% by gated radionuclide study (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
• Corrected QT (QTC) < 480 msec (performed within 7 days prior to enrollment unless otherwise indicated)
• Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if seizures well controlled without the use of enzyme-inducing anti-convulsant agents. Well controlled is defined by no increase in seizure frequency in the prior 7 days
• Nervous system disorders (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] version [v]5) resulting from prior therapy must be =< grade 2, with the exception of decreased tendon reflex (DTR). Any grade of DTR is eligible
• Patients have consented to receive a central venous catheter prior to the administration of CBL0137. A central line is required for CBL0137 administration
Exclusion Criteria:
• Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies, OR because there is yet no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities. Pregnancy tests must be obtained in girls who are post-menarchal. Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use two effective methods of birth control, including a medically accepted barrier or contraceptive method (e.g., male or female condom) for the duration of the study. Abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control
• Patients receiving corticosteroids who have not been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days prior to enrollment are not eligible. If used to modify immune adverse events related to prior therapy, >= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid
• Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug are not eligible
• Patients who are currently receiving other anti-cancer agents are not eligible (except leukemia patients receiving hydroxyurea, which may be continued until 24 hours prior to start of protocol therapy)
• Patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other agents to prevent graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant are not eligible for this trial
• Patients who are receiving drugs that are strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4, CYP2B6 (e.g., carbamazepine) and CYP1A2 (e.g., ciprofloxacin, enoxacin, fluvoxamine, smoking) are not eligible. These agents are to be avoided for 7 days prior to the start of CBL0137 and for the duration of the protocol therapy. Sensitive substrates of CYP2D6 (e.g., atomoxetine, desipramine, dextromethorphan, eliglustat, nebivolol, nortriptyline, perphenazine, tolterodine, R-venlafaxine) should also be avoided for the duration protocol therapy
• Patients who are receiving drugs associated with a known risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP) are not eligible. Drugs associated with known risk of Torsades de Pointes (TdP) are to be avoided for 7 days prior to the start of CBL0137 and for duration of the protocol therapy
• Patients with known peripheral vascular disease are excluded
• Patients with a history of pro-thrombotic disorder are not eligible
• Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
• Patients who have received a prior solid organ transplantation are not eligible
• Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study are not eligible
Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspirate, Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy, Procedure: Echocardiography, Drug: FACT Complex-targeting Curaxin CBL0137
Lymphoma, Recurrent Osteosarcoma, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Lymphoma, Refractory Lymphoma, Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Refractory Osteosarcoma, Recurrent Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Refractory Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Brain and Nervous System, Bones and Joints, Diffuse Midline Glioma, H3 K27M-Mutant, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Central Nervous System, Recurrent Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
Children’s Health
TReatment for ImmUne Mediated PathopHysiology (TRIUMPH)
TReatment for ImmUne Mediated PathopHysiology (TRIUMPH) is a multi-center, three arm, randomized, controlled trial of immunosuppressive therapy for children with acute liver failure. The study will determine if suppressing inflammatory responses with either corticosteroids or equine anti-thymocyte globulin therapy improves survival for children with this rare, life-threatening condition.
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Norberto Rodriguez-Baez
50856
ALL
1 Year to 18 Years old
PHASE2
NCT04862221
STU-2022-0154
Inclusion Criteria:
• Patient with liver injury of ≤ 6 weeks duration resulting in an international normalized ratio (INR) of ≥ 1.5 and \< 2.0 (not corrected by vitamin K) with evidence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) or INR ≥ 2.0 without evidence of HE.
• Age is greater than or equal to 1 year and less than 18 years of age.
• Patient or their legally authorized representative(s) (LAR) must consent (and assent, if applicable) to be in the study and must have signed and dated an approved informed consent form which conforms to federal and institutional guidelines.
• Females of reproductive potential should not plan on conceiving children during the study and must agree to use a medically accepted form of contraception.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Evidence of active infection with Hepatitis A, B, C, E or evidence of acute herpes simplex virus (HSV) or adenovirus infection
• Travel within the past 3 months to an area highly endemic for Hepatitis E
• Diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Note: Patients with a history of consanguinity and/or central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction that is exaggerated compared to the degree of liver dysfunction (as judged by the site investigator) will not be enrolled until results of rapid genetic testing are available. Turn-around time for genetic testing results is estimated to be 72-96 hours.
• Aplastic anemia as defined by standardized criteria \[1\] diagnosed prior to enrollment
• Diagnosis of autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
• Diagnosis of acute Wilson disease
• Diagnosis of inborn error of metabolism Note: Suspicion of metabolic disease is not an exclusion for entry into the Trial.
• Diagnosis of acute drug or toxin-induced liver injury
• History of recreational drug use within the past 4 weeks
• Therapy with an immunosuppressive agent, including chemotherapy, biological therapies or an experimental drug or device within the past 6 weeks
• Liver injury due to ischemia
• Liver dysfunction diagnosed more than 6 weeks prior to screening
• History of allergy to horse dander
• Sepsis
• Imminent risk of death as judged by the clinical site investigator, including but not limited to; signs of cerebral herniation at the time of enrollment and presence of intractable arterial hypotension
• Solid organ or stem cell transplant recipient
• Pregnant or breast-feeding at the time of proposed study entry
• Clinical AIDS or HIV positive
• History of any form of malignant neoplasm and/or tumors treated within five years prior to study entry (other than non-melanoma skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer) or where there is current evidence of recurrent or metastatic disease
• Received a live-virus vaccine within 4 weeks of study entry
• Positive test result for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
• Psychiatric or addictive disorders that would preclude obtaining informed consent/assent
• Patient is unwilling or unable to adhere with study requirements and procedures
• Currently receiving other experimental therapies
DRUG: High-dose methylprednisolone, DRUG: Equine anti-thymocyte globulin, DRUG: Prednisolone, DRUG: Placebo for prednisolone, DRUG: Placebo for infusions, DRUG: Diphenhydramine, DRUG: Methylprednisolone
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acute Liver Failure, Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Acute Liver Injury, Immune Dysregulation
hepatic insufficiency, liver diseases, liver failure, anti-thymocyte agents
Children’s Health
A Study to Evaluate DAY101 in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed or Progressive Low-Grade Glioma and Advance Solid Tumors (FIREFLY-1)
FIREFLY-1 is a Phase 2, multi center, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral pan-RAF inhibitor DAY101 in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with recurrent or progressive low-grade glioma or an advanced solid tumor harboring a known BRAF alteration.
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Daniel Bowers
10760
All
6 Months to 25 Years old
Phase 2
NCT04775485
STU-2022-0878
Inclusion Criteria:
• Age 6 months to 25 years with:
• Arms 1 & 2: a relapsed or progressive LGG with documented known activating BRAF alteration
• Arm 3: locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor with documented known or expected to be activating RAF fusion
• Confirmation of histopathologic diagnosis of LGG and molecular diagnosis of activating BRAF alteration
• Must have received at least one line of systemic therapy and have evidence of radiographic progression
• Must have at least 1 measurable lesion as defined by RANO (Arms 1 & 2) or RECIST v1.1 (Arm 3) criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
• Patient's tumor has additional previously-known activating molecular alterations
• Patient has symptoms of clinical progression in the absence of radiographic progression
• Known or suspected diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1)
• Other inclusion/exclusion criteria as stipulated by protocol may apply
Drug: DAY101
Advanced Solid Tumor, Brain and Nervous System, Low-grade Glioma
Children’s Health
A Study of Avapritinib in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors Dependent on KIT or PDGFRA Signaling
This is a Phase 1/2, multicenter, open-label trial of avapritinib in participants 2 to < 18 years of age with advanced relapsed/refractory (R/R) solid tumors, including central nervous system (CNS) tumors, that harbor a PDGFRA and/or KIT mutation (including non-synonymous point mutations, insertions, and deletions) or amplification, or DMG-H3K27a who have no available curative treatment options. This is a single-arm trial in which all participants will receive avapritinib. The study consists of 2 parts: dose confirmation, safety, and PK (Part 1) and initial efficacy, safety, and PK at the Part 2 recommended dose (Part 2).
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Ashley Bui
183141
All
2 Years to 17 Years old
Phase 1/Phase 2
NCT04773782
STU-2021-0904
Inclusion Criteria
• Participant must be 2 to < 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent.
• Diagnosis
• Participant has confirmed diagnosis of R/R solid tumor, including CNS tumors, with a mutation (including non-synonymous point mutations, insertions, and deletions) in PDGFRA and/or KIT (confirmed by local mutational testing of tumor sample) that has progressed despite standard therapy and no alternative treatment option is available. Participant with R/R solid tumors with only PDGFRA and/or KIT amplifications may be included with approval from the Sponsor. OR
• Participant has confirmed diagnosis of DMG-H3K27a (confirmed by local testing of tumor sample) that has failed standard therapy or for which no standard therapy that may convey clinical benefit exists, as judged by the investigator.
• Participants with CNS disease should be on a stable (≤ 10% change) or decreasing dose of corticosteroids for at least 7 days prior to first dose of avapritinib, with no plans for dose escalation.
• Disease extent: a. Part 1: All participants must have at least 1 measurable lesion as defined by RECIST v1.1 or Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) (for CNS tumors). If radiation therapy has been administered, at least 1 measurable lesion must not have been irradiated, or must have clearly progressed since being irradiated as per RANO and must be ≥ 12 weeks from radiation to any target lesion. b. Part 2: All participants must have at least 1 measurable lesion as defined by RECIST v1.1 or RANO (for CNS tumors). For Participants with DMG-H3K27a or PDGFRA and/or KIT mutant/amplified solid tumors, including CNS tumors that have progressed despite prior therapy, who have received radiation therapy, at least 1 measurable lesion must not have been irradiated, or must have clearly progressed since being irradiated as per RANO and must be ≥ 12 weeks from radiation to any target lesion. For up to 5 Participants with newly diagnosed DMG-H3K27a where there is no standard therapy that may convey clinical benefit exists as judged by the investigator, progression of disease of a measurable lesion after irradiation is not required.
• A Lansky (< 16 years of age) or Karnofsky (≥ 16 years of age) score of at least 50. If the Participant is unable to walk due to paralysis, but is mobile in a wheelchair, the participant is considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing their performance status.
• Participant agrees to utilize contraception consistent with local regulations.
• Male participants: Are vasectomized, or agree to use condoms, as defined in Section 5.4.2, from the start of Screening until 6 weeks after the last dose of study treatment, or practice true abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the Participant, see Section 5.4.2), or have a female partner who is NOT of childbearing potential.
• Female participants: Agree to use effective contraception, as defined in Section
• 4.2, from the start of Screening until 6 weeks after the last dose of study treatment and have a male partner who uses a condom, or practice true abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the Participant), or have a male partner who is vasectomized with confirmed azoospermia.
• Participant can give written informed consent/assent before any study-specific Screening procedures (if feasible). Parental/legal guardian consent will be determined by local, regional, and/or national guidelines. Exclusion Criteria
• Participant has any of the following within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment:
• Platelet count < 75 × 10^9/L (< 100 × 10^9/L if a CNS tumor) with no platelet transfusion within 14 days prior to the measurement.
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.0 × 10^9/L.
• Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dL with no RBC transfusion ≤ 7 days prior to the measurement.
• AST or ALT > 3 × the ULN for age; except in Participants with tumor involvement of the liver who must not have AST and ALT > 5 × ULN for age.
• Total bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN for age; and in presence of Gilbert's syndrome, total bilirubin > 3 × ULN or direct bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN.
• Serum creatinine > 1.5 × ULN for age.
• International normalized ratio or prothrombin time (PT) > ULN (> 1.5 × ULN if on prophylactic reversible anticoagulants).
• Participant has a QTcF > 470 msec. Participant has a familial or personal history of prolonged QT syndrome or Torsades de pointes.
• Participant has clinically significant, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease including congestive heart failure Grade III or IV according to the New York Heart Association classification; myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the previous 6 months, uncontrolled hypertension (> 95th percentile for age), or clinically significant, uncontrolled arrhythmias, including bradyarrhythmias that may cause QT prolongation (eg, Type II second-degree heart block or third-degree heart block).
• Participant received the following systemic antineoplastic therapies:
• Temozolomide within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
• Nitrosurea within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
• Any other systemic antineoplastic therapy (including experimental therapy) within 5 half-lives or 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug, whichever is shorter.
• Focal external beam radiotherapy, including stereotactic radiosurgery, within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of avapritinib to either target or nontarget lesions. Systemic radiopharmaceuticals, including nonstereotactic radiosurgery, within 2 weeks of the first dose of avapritinib (within 6 weeks for Participants with CNS tumors). Craniospinal irradiation within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of avapritinib.
• All AEs related to other antineoplastic therapies (eg, systemic antineoplastics, radiotherapy) must have resolved to Grade ≤ 1 (Grade ≤ 2 for peripheral neuropathy and/or ototoxicity) prior to the first dose of avapritinib.
• Participant has previously received treatment with avapritinib.
• Participant received autologous stem cell transplant following myeloablative therapy or chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy within 3 months prior to the first dose of avapritinib or prior allogeneic stem cell transplant within 1 year and no evidence of Grade 1 or greater graft-versus-host disease and no immunosuppressants for graft-versus-host disease (steroids for primary malignancy being permitted). Participants who received stem cell reinfusion following nonmyeloablative therapy are eligible once they meet the peripheral blood count criteria in Exclusion Criterion #1.
• Participant requires ongoing treatment or has received treatment within 28 days before the start of avapritinib administration with drugs or foods that are strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers.
• Participant has had a major surgical procedure within 14 days of the first dose of study treatment (procedures such as central venous catheter placement, tumor needle biopsy, and feeding tube placement are not considered major surgical procedures).
• Participant has a history of another primary malignancy that has been diagnosed or required therapy within 3 years before the first dose of avapritinib. The following prior malignancies are not exclusionary: completely resected basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer, curatively treated localized prostate cancer, and completely resected carcinoma in situ of any site.
• Female subjects of childbearing potential who are unwilling, if not postmenopausal or surgically sterile, to abstain from sexual intercourse or employ highly effective contraception from the time of informed consent and for at least 6 weeks after the last dose of study treatment. Male subjects who are unwilling, if not surgically sterile, to abstain from sexual intercourse or employ highly effective contraception from the time of informed consent and for at least 6 weeks after the last dose of study treatment.
• Participant is pregnant, as documented by a serum β-hCG pregnancy test consistent with pregnancy obtained at Screening and within 72 hours before the first dose of study treatment. Participants with β-hCG values that are within the range for pregnancy but are not pregnant (false-positives) may be enrolled with written consent of the Sponsor after pregnancy has been ruled out. Female subjects of nonchildbearing potential (premenarchal, bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy) do not require a serum β-hCG test.
• Participant is breastfeeding.
• Participant has prior or ongoing clinically significant illness, medical condition, surgical history, physical finding, or laboratory abnormality that, in the Investigator's opinion, could affect the safety of the Participant; alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the study drug; or impair the assessment of study results.
• History of thrombosis requiring treatment within the past 6 months. This exclusion does not apply to catheter-related thrombosis if the catheter has been removed and did not require any other treatment in the previous 3 months.
• Participants who require anticoagulants, with the exception of stable doses of prophylactic reversible anticoagulants.
• Participants who are unable to swallow tablets (in Part 1) or minitablets (in Part 2) within the sprinkle capsules.
• Participants with a known risk of intracranial bleeding, such as a brain aneurysm that has not been removed or repaired, or a history of intracranial bleeding within the past year, or radiographic evidence of hemorrhage on Screening MRI. Exceptions are: Participants with primary CNS tumors (provided they have not had CNS bleeding within 2 weeks of the first dose of avapritinib) or Participants with punctate hemorrhages < 3 mm.
• History of a seizure disorder that is not well controlled on current antiepileptic medications.
• Participant is unwilling or unable to comply with scheduled visits, treatment administration plan, laboratory tests, or other study procedures and study restrictions.
• Participant must be 2 to < 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent.
• Diagnosis
• Participant has confirmed diagnosis of R/R solid tumor, including CNS tumors, with a mutation (including non-synonymous point mutations, insertions, and deletions) in PDGFRA and/or KIT (confirmed by local mutational testing of tumor sample) that has progressed despite standard therapy and no alternative treatment option is available. Participant with R/R solid tumors with only PDGFRA and/or KIT amplifications may be included with approval from the Sponsor. OR
• Participant has confirmed diagnosis of DMG-H3K27a (confirmed by local testing of tumor sample) that has failed standard therapy or for which no standard therapy that may convey clinical benefit exists, as judged by the investigator.
• Participants with CNS disease should be on a stable (≤ 10% change) or decreasing dose of corticosteroids for at least 7 days prior to first dose of avapritinib, with no plans for dose escalation.
• Disease extent: a. Part 1: All participants must have at least 1 measurable lesion as defined by RECIST v1.1 or Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) (for CNS tumors). If radiation therapy has been administered, at least 1 measurable lesion must not have been irradiated, or must have clearly progressed since being irradiated as per RANO and must be ≥ 12 weeks from radiation to any target lesion. b. Part 2: All participants must have at least 1 measurable lesion as defined by RECIST v1.1 or RANO (for CNS tumors). For Participants with DMG-H3K27a or PDGFRA and/or KIT mutant/amplified solid tumors, including CNS tumors that have progressed despite prior therapy, who have received radiation therapy, at least 1 measurable lesion must not have been irradiated, or must have clearly progressed since being irradiated as per RANO and must be ≥ 12 weeks from radiation to any target lesion. For up to 5 Participants with newly diagnosed DMG-H3K27a where there is no standard therapy that may convey clinical benefit exists as judged by the investigator, progression of disease of a measurable lesion after irradiation is not required.
• A Lansky (< 16 years of age) or Karnofsky (≥ 16 years of age) score of at least 50. If the Participant is unable to walk due to paralysis, but is mobile in a wheelchair, the participant is considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing their performance status.
• Participant agrees to utilize contraception consistent with local regulations.
• Male participants: Are vasectomized, or agree to use condoms, as defined in Section 5.4.2, from the start of Screening until 6 weeks after the last dose of study treatment, or practice true abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the Participant, see Section 5.4.2), or have a female partner who is NOT of childbearing potential.
• Female participants: Agree to use effective contraception, as defined in Section
• 4.2, from the start of Screening until 6 weeks after the last dose of study treatment and have a male partner who uses a condom, or practice true abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the Participant), or have a male partner who is vasectomized with confirmed azoospermia.
• Participant can give written informed consent/assent before any study-specific Screening procedures (if feasible). Parental/legal guardian consent will be determined by local, regional, and/or national guidelines. Exclusion Criteria
• Participant has any of the following within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment:
• Platelet count < 75 × 10^9/L (< 100 × 10^9/L if a CNS tumor) with no platelet transfusion within 14 days prior to the measurement.
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.0 × 10^9/L.
• Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dL with no RBC transfusion ≤ 7 days prior to the measurement.
• AST or ALT > 3 × the ULN for age; except in Participants with tumor involvement of the liver who must not have AST and ALT > 5 × ULN for age.
• Total bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN for age; and in presence of Gilbert's syndrome, total bilirubin > 3 × ULN or direct bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN.
• Serum creatinine > 1.5 × ULN for age.
• International normalized ratio or prothrombin time (PT) > ULN (> 1.5 × ULN if on prophylactic reversible anticoagulants).
• Participant has a QTcF > 470 msec. Participant has a familial or personal history of prolonged QT syndrome or Torsades de pointes.
• Participant has clinically significant, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease including congestive heart failure Grade III or IV according to the New York Heart Association classification; myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the previous 6 months, uncontrolled hypertension (> 95th percentile for age), or clinically significant, uncontrolled arrhythmias, including bradyarrhythmias that may cause QT prolongation (eg, Type II second-degree heart block or third-degree heart block).
• Participant received the following systemic antineoplastic therapies:
• Temozolomide within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
• Nitrosurea within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
• Any other systemic antineoplastic therapy (including experimental therapy) within 5 half-lives or 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug, whichever is shorter.
• Focal external beam radiotherapy, including stereotactic radiosurgery, within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of avapritinib to either target or nontarget lesions. Systemic radiopharmaceuticals, including nonstereotactic radiosurgery, within 2 weeks of the first dose of avapritinib (within 6 weeks for Participants with CNS tumors). Craniospinal irradiation within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of avapritinib.
• All AEs related to other antineoplastic therapies (eg, systemic antineoplastics, radiotherapy) must have resolved to Grade ≤ 1 (Grade ≤ 2 for peripheral neuropathy and/or ototoxicity) prior to the first dose of avapritinib.
• Participant has previously received treatment with avapritinib.
• Participant received autologous stem cell transplant following myeloablative therapy or chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy within 3 months prior to the first dose of avapritinib or prior allogeneic stem cell transplant within 1 year and no evidence of Grade 1 or greater graft-versus-host disease and no immunosuppressants for graft-versus-host disease (steroids for primary malignancy being permitted). Participants who received stem cell reinfusion following nonmyeloablative therapy are eligible once they meet the peripheral blood count criteria in Exclusion Criterion #1.
• Participant requires ongoing treatment or has received treatment within 28 days before the start of avapritinib administration with drugs or foods that are strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers.
• Participant has had a major surgical procedure within 14 days of the first dose of study treatment (procedures such as central venous catheter placement, tumor needle biopsy, and feeding tube placement are not considered major surgical procedures).
• Participant has a history of another primary malignancy that has been diagnosed or required therapy within 3 years before the first dose of avapritinib. The following prior malignancies are not exclusionary: completely resected basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer, curatively treated localized prostate cancer, and completely resected carcinoma in situ of any site.
• Female subjects of childbearing potential who are unwilling, if not postmenopausal or surgically sterile, to abstain from sexual intercourse or employ highly effective contraception from the time of informed consent and for at least 6 weeks after the last dose of study treatment. Male subjects who are unwilling, if not surgically sterile, to abstain from sexual intercourse or employ highly effective contraception from the time of informed consent and for at least 6 weeks after the last dose of study treatment.
• Participant is pregnant, as documented by a serum β-hCG pregnancy test consistent with pregnancy obtained at Screening and within 72 hours before the first dose of study treatment. Participants with β-hCG values that are within the range for pregnancy but are not pregnant (false-positives) may be enrolled with written consent of the Sponsor after pregnancy has been ruled out. Female subjects of nonchildbearing potential (premenarchal, bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy) do not require a serum β-hCG test.
• Participant is breastfeeding.
• Participant has prior or ongoing clinically significant illness, medical condition, surgical history, physical finding, or laboratory abnormality that, in the Investigator's opinion, could affect the safety of the Participant; alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the study drug; or impair the assessment of study results.
• History of thrombosis requiring treatment within the past 6 months. This exclusion does not apply to catheter-related thrombosis if the catheter has been removed and did not require any other treatment in the previous 3 months.
• Participants who require anticoagulants, with the exception of stable doses of prophylactic reversible anticoagulants.
• Participants who are unable to swallow tablets (in Part 1) or minitablets (in Part 2) within the sprinkle capsules.
• Participants with a known risk of intracranial bleeding, such as a brain aneurysm that has not been removed or repaired, or a history of intracranial bleeding within the past year, or radiographic evidence of hemorrhage on Screening MRI. Exceptions are: Participants with primary CNS tumors (provided they have not had CNS bleeding within 2 weeks of the first dose of avapritinib) or Participants with punctate hemorrhages < 3 mm.
• History of a seizure disorder that is not well controlled on current antiepileptic medications.
• Participant is unwilling or unable to comply with scheduled visits, treatment administration plan, laboratory tests, or other study procedures and study restrictions.
Drug: avapritinib
Sarcoma, Brain and Nervous System, Solid Tumor, Unspecified, Child, Relapsed Solid Neoplasm, CNS Tumor
KIT, PDGFRA, Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumor, Glioma, H3K27M, DMG-H3K27a
Children’s Health
Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of MT-3921 in Subjects With Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) infusions of MT-3921 to placebo in subjects with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury. Subjects meeting eligibility criteria will enter the 6-month double-blind period. Subjects will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive MT-3921 or placebo in a double blind manner.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Kristen.Hall@UTSouthwestern.edu
Salah Aoun
141400
ALL
18 Years to 75 Years old
PHASE2
NCT04683848
STU-2021-0267
Inclusion Criteria:
Additional screening criteria check may apply for qualification:
* Provide written informed consent prior to beginning any study procedures
* Cervical spinal cord injury that meet all of the following criteria:
* Classified as AIS A, AIS B or AIS C
* ISNCSCI neurological level of injury between C4 and C7 (for C4, the subject must have at least 1 point of motor activity between C5 to C7)
* UEMS ≤28 at Screening
* Body mass index (BMI) \<40
Exclusion Criteria:
Additional screening criteria check may apply for qualification:
* Any concomitant injury that interferes with the procedures and examinations required by study protocol, including performance, interpretation or validity of neurological examinations
* Poly-traumatic Injury as defined by Injury Severity Score (ISS) values \> 25
* Penetrating spinal cord injuries
* Complete transection of the spinal cord
* Any other significant pre-existing medical conditions prior to spinal cord injury or current conditions that, in the judgement of the iInvestigator, may increase the risks associated with study participation
* History of anaphylaxis or clinically significant allergic reactions to any medication
* History or presence of malignancy within the last 3 years prior to screening
* Subjects with current SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19)
* Subjects with hereditary fructose intolerance
* Psychoactive substance use disorder
* Participation in any clinical trial of a new chemical entity within 12 weeks prior to Screening
* Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating BIOLOGICAL: MT-3921, BIOLOGICAL: Placebo
Spinal Cord Injury
Parkland Health & Hospital System
A Study of a New Way to Treat Children and Young Adults With a Brain Tumor Called NGGCT
This phase II trial studies the best approach to combine chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) based on the patient's response to induction chemotherapy in patients with non-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCT) that have not spread to other parts of the brain or body (localized). This study has 2 goals: 1) optimizing radiation for patients who respond well to induction chemotherapy to diminish spinal cord relapses, 2) utilizing higher dose chemotherapy followed by conventional RT in patients who did not respond to induction chemotherapy. Chemotherapy drugs, such as carboplatin, etoposide, ifosfamide, and thiotepa, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays or high-energy protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Studies have shown that patients with newly-diagnosed localized NGGCT, whose disease responds well to chemotherapy before receiving radiation therapy, are more likely to be free of the disease for a longer time than are patients for whom the chemotherapy does not efficiently eliminate or reduce the size of the tumor. The purpose of this study is to see how well the tumors respond to induction chemotherapy to decide what treatment to give next. Some patients will be given RT to the spine and a portion of the brain. Others will be given high dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant before RT to the whole brain and spine. Giving treatment based on the response to induction chemotherapy may lower the side effects of radiation in some patients and adjust the therapy to a more efficient one for other patients with localized NGGCT.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Daniel Bowers
10760
ALL
3 Years to 29 Years old
PHASE2
NCT04684368
STU-2021-0638
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients must be \>= 3 years and \< 30 years at the time of study enrollment
* Patients must be newly diagnosed with localized primary CNS NGGCT of the suprasellar and/or pineal region by pathology and/or serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) elevation of AFP above institutional normal or \> 10 ng/mL or human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) beta \> 100 mIU/mL as confirmed by Rapid Central Marker Screening Review on APEC14B1-CNS. Suprasellar, pineal and bifocal tumors are included. (CSF tumor markers and cytology must be within 31 days prior to enrollment and start of protocol therapy \[repeat if necessary\]. Serum tumor markers, AFP and hCGbeta must be within 7 days prior to enrollment and start of protocol therapy \[repeat if necessary\]). Basal ganglia or other primary sites are excluded
* Patients with any of the following pathological elements are eligible: endodermal sinus (yolk sac), embryonal carcinoma, choriocarcinoma, malignant/immature teratoma and mixed germ cell tumor (GCT) (i.e., may include some pure germinoma) if malignant elements listed above are present. Patients with only mature teratoma are excluded. Patients with pure germinoma admixed with mature teratoma are excluded (would be eligible for pure germinoma protocols)
* Patients must have a cranial MRI with and without gadolinium at diagnosis/prior to enrollment. If surgical resection is performed, patients must have pre-operative and post operative brain MRI with and without gadolinium. The post operative brain MRI should be obtained within 72 hours of surgery. If patient has a biopsy only, post-operative brain MRI is recommended but not required (within 31 days prior to study enrollment and start of protocol therapy )
* Patients must have a spine MRI with gadolinium obtained at diagnosis/prior to enrollment. Spine MRI with and without gadolinium is recommended (within 31 days prior to study enrollment and start of protocol therapy)
* Lumbar CSF must be obtained prior to study enrollment unless medically contraindicated. If a patient undergoes surgery and lumbar CSF cytology cannot be obtained at the time of surgery, then it should be performed at least 10 days following surgery and prior to study enrollment. False positive cytology can occur within 10 days of surgery
* Patients must have RAPID CENTRAL TUMOR MARKER REVIEW CSF tumor markers obtained prior to enrollment unless medically contraindicated. Ventricular CSF obtained at the time of CSF diversion procedure (if performed) is acceptable for tumor markers but lumbar CSF is preferred. In case CSF diversion and biopsy/surgery are combined, CSF tumor markers should be collected first
* Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/uL (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Platelet count \>= 100,000/uL (transfusion independent) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dL (may receive red blood cell \[RBC\] transfusions) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows (within 7 days prior to enrollment):
* Age: Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
* 3 to \< 6 years: 0.8 (male), 0.8 (female)
* 6 to \< 10 years: 1 (male), 1 (female)
* 10 to \< 13 years: 1.2 (male), 1.2 (female)
* 13 to \< 16 years: 1.5 (male), 1.4 (female)
* \>= 16 years: male (1.7), 1.4 (female)
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Note: For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT (ALT) has been set to the value of 45 U/L
* Central nervous system function defined as:
* Patients with seizure disorder may be enrolled if on anticonvulsants and well controlled
* Patients must not be in status epilepticus, coma or assisted ventilation prior to study enrollment
* Protocol therapy must begin within 31 calendar days of definitive surgery or clinical diagnosis, whichever is later. If a biopsy only was performed, the biopsy date will be considered the date of definitive surgery. For patients who have a biopsy or incomplete resection at diagnosis followed by additional surgery, the date of the last resection will be considered the date of definitive surgery.
* All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent
* All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met
* NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT:
* English-, Spanish-, or French- speaking
* Note: Patients who speak a language other than English, Spanish, or French will be allowed to participate in ACNS2021 but will not complete the neurocognitive and quality of life assessments
* No known history of neurodevelopmental disorder prior to diagnosis of NGGCT (e.g., Down syndrome, fragile X, William syndrome, intellectual disability). Patients with NF1 will be allowed to participate
* Additional eligibility criteria for the COG Standardized Neuropsychological Battery only: must be at a site that has a psychologist to administer the battery
* Note: If not eligible for the COG Standardized Battery, patients should still complete the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition (BRIEF-2), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), Adaptive Behavior Assessment System Third Edition (ABAS-3), and Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3) questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with tumors located outside the ventricles (i.e., basal ganglia, thalamus)
* Patients with only mature teratoma and non-elevated markers upon tumor sampling at diagnosis
* Patients who have received any prior tumor-directed therapy for their diagnosis of NGGCT other than surgical intervention and corticosteroids
* Patients with metastatic disease (i.e., MRI evaluation, lumbar CSF cytology or intraoperative evidence of dissemination)
* Female patients who are pregnant, since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs
* Note: Serum and urine pregnancy tests may be falsely positive due to HCGbeta-secreting germ cell tumors. Ensure the patient is not pregnant by institutional standards
* Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants
* Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation PROCEDURE: Biospecimen Collection, DRUG: Carboplatin, DRUG: Etoposide, BIOLOGICAL: Filgrastim, DRUG: Ifosfamide, PROCEDURE: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, DRUG: Mesna, BIOLOGICAL: Pegfilgrastim, PROCEDURE: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, OTHER: Questionnaire Administration, RADIATION: Radiation Therapy, RADIATION: Radiation Therapy, PROCEDURE: Second-Look Surgery, DRUG: Thiotepa
Choriocarcinoma, Central Nervous System Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumor, Embryonal Carcinoma, Immature Teratoma, Malignant Teratoma, Mixed Germ Cell Tumor, Pineal Region Germ Cell Tumor, Pineal Region Immature Teratoma, Pineal Region Yolk Sac Tumor, Suprasellar Germ Cell Tumor
UT Southwestern; Children’s Health
Randomized Study in Children and Adolescents With Migraine: Acute Treatment
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of BHV-3000 versus placebo in the acute treatment of moderate or severe migraine in children and adolescents.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Kiley.Poppino@UTSouthwestern.edu
Deryk Walsh
94400
ALL
6 Years to 17 Years old
PHASE3
NCT04649242
STU-2021-0107
Inclusion Criteria:
• History of migraine (with or without aura) for \> 6 months before Screening according to the IHS Classification ICHD-319 specifications for pediatric migraine. History may be verified using both medical records and recall by the participant and/or participant's parent(s)/legal representative(s).
• History of 1 to 8 moderate or severe attacks per month during the 2 months prior to enrollment, with attacks lasting \> 3 hours without treatment, and attacks occurring at intervals \> 24 hours.
• Prophylactic migraine medication are permitted if the dose has been stable for at least 12 weeks prior to the Baseline Visit, and the dose is not expected to change during the course of the study.
• Participants may remain on one (1) medication with possible migraine prophylactic effects, excluding CGRP antagonists \[biologic or small molecule\], during the treatment phases.
• Concomitant use of a CGRP antagonist, such as erenumab or fremanezumab, is prohibited.
• Previously discontinued prophylactic migraine medication must have done so at least 90 days prior to the Screening Visit.
• Verbally distinguish between migraine and other types of headaches.
• Participants must have a weight \> 40 kg at the Screening Visit.
• Adequate venous access for blood sampling.
• Male and female participants ≥ 6 to \< 18 years of age (participants must not reach their 18th birthday during the study).
Exclusion Criteria:
• History of cluster headache or hemiplegic migraine headache.
• Confounding and clinically significant pain syndrome that may interfere with the participant's ability to participate in this study.
• Current psychiatric condition that is uncontrolled and/or untreated for a minimum of 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. Participants with a lifetime history of psychosis and/or mania.
• History of suicidal behavior or major psychiatric disorder.
• Current diagnosis or history of substance abuse; positive drug test at Screening.
• History of moderate or severe head trauma or other neurological disorder (including seizure disorder) or systemic medical disease that is likely to affect central nervous system functioning.
• Recent or planned surgery, requiring general anesthesia, \<8 weeks prior to the Screening Visit.
• Participant has had gastrointestinal surgery that interferes with physiological absorption and motility (i.e., gastric bypass, duodenectomy, or gastric banding).
• Current diagnosis of viral hepatitis or a history of liver disease.
• Conditions considered clinically relevant in the context of the study such as uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, a life-threatening allergy
DRUG: Rimegepant/BHV3000, DRUG: Matching placebo
Pediatric Migraine
Migraine, Acute treatment, Phonophobia, Photophobia, Nausea, Pediatric, Children, Adolescent, Pediatric Migraine
Children’s Health
Motor Outcomes to Validate Evaluations in FSHD (MOVE FSHD) (MOVE FSHD)
The primary goal of this proposal is to collect motor and functional outcomes specific to FSHD over time. By collecting measures specific to FSHD, this will help ensure the best level of clinical care is being provided. Also, the hope is to speed up drug development by gaining a better understanding of how having FSHD impacts motor function and other health outcomes (i.e. breathing, wheelchair use, etc.) and how big a change in motor function would be clinically meaningful to those with FSHD. Motor Outcomes to Validate Evaluations in FSHD (MOVE FSHD) will have approximately 450 FSHD participants followed for a minimum of 3 years. A subset of MOVE FSHD participants, approximately 200, will participate in the MOVE+ sub-study which includes whole body MRI and muscle biopsy.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Tara.Kristof@UTSouthwestern.edu
Jaya Trivedi
46764
All
Not specified
NCT04635891
STU-2020-0726
Inclusion Criteria:
• Genetically confirmed FSHD (types 1 or 2) or clinical diagnosis of FSHD with characteristic findings on exam and an affected parent or offspring.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent.
• Any other medical condition which in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with study participation.
FSHD
UT Southwestern
Cool Prime Comparative Effectiveness Study for Mild HIE (COOLPRIME)
To determine effectiveness of therapy to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with mild HIE. To determine the adverse effects of Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) in mild HIE on the neonate and his/her family. Determine heterogeneity of the treatment effect across key subgroups obtained in the first 6 hours after birth prior to the decision to initiate therapy.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Pollieanna.Sepulveda@UTSouthwestern.edu
Lina Chalak
35027
All
35 Weeks and over
NCT04621279
STU-2022-0714
Inclusion Criteria:
Infants must meet all 3 inclusion criteria
• Neonates born at ≥ 35 0/7 weeks
• Mild Encephalopathy on neonatal neurologic exam within 6 hours after birth: defined as presence of at least 2 signs of mild, moderate, or severe encephalopathy with no more than 2 signs in the moderate or severe category.
• Perinatal Acidosis based on at least one of the following (A or B):
• pH ≤ 7.00 in any cord or first infant gas (arterial, venous, or capillary) within ≤ 60 min OR base deficit ≥ 16 in any cord or first infant gas (arterial, venous or capillary) within ≤ 60 min
• If pH is between 7.01 and 7.15, OR base deficit is between 10 and 15.9 mmol/liter, OR blood gas is not available, an acute perinatal event is an additional criteria required (see below definition) An acute perinatal event is defined by at least one of the following:
• Apgar score at 10 min ≤ 5
• Continued need for resuscitation at 10 min (chest compressions, bag mask ventilation, or positive pressure ventilation)
• Uterine rupture, placental abruption, cord accident (prolapse, rupture, knot or tight nuchal cord)
• maternal trauma, maternal hemorrhage, or cardiorespiratory arrest
• fetal exsanguination from either vasa previa or feto-maternal hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia
• Any evidence suggestive of acute perinatal event. Infants are still eligible for enrollment in the COOLPRIME study if the cord or infant's first blood gas (arterial, venous, or capillary) is obtained >60 minutes of life.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Gestational age at birth < 35 0/7 weeks
• Birth weight < 1800gm
• Head circumference <30cm
• Congenital or chromosomal anomaly associated with abnormal neurodevelopment or death
• Moderate or Severe HIE of 3 or more moderate or severe abnormalities on COOLPRIME Sarnat exam within 6 hours of life
• Any seizures within first six hours of life
• Redirection of care is being considered
Procedure: Normothermia, Procedure: Whole body therapeutic hypothermia
Brain and Nervous System, Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy of Newborn
mild HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), neonatal encephalopathy, brain ischemia, brain hypoxia
UT Southwestern; Children’s Health; Parkland Health & Hospital System
A Study to Evaluate Tabelecleucel in Participants With Epstein-barr Virus-associated Diseases
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of tabelecleucel in participants with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated diseases.
Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Victor Aquino
10208
All
Not specified
Phase 2
NCT04554914
STU-2020-0614
Inclusion Criteria:
• Diagnosis of EBV+ disorder
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status <= 3 for participants aged >= 16 years; Lansky score >= 20 for participants from >=1 year to < 16 years
• Adequate organ function test results, unless organ dysfunction is considered to be due to the underlying EBV-associated disease by the investigator Cohort-specific
Inclusion Criteria:
• For participants with PID LPD:
• R/R or newly diagnosed PID LPD for whom the standard first-line therapy is inappropriate, as determined by investigator. The LPD is confirmed by at least biopsy-proven EBV+ LPD or positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology with or without radiographically measurable intracranial disease with EBV detected in CSF.
• Participants with R/R disease must have had at least one prior line of systemic therapy and one of the following: radiographic disease progression per Lugano Classification (Cheson BD, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2014;27:3059) during or after treatment or failure to achieve a CR or partial response (PR) (defined by Lugano radiographic criteria) after standard first-line therapy
• Participant may have systemic disease only, systemic and CNS disease, or CNS disease only
• For participants with AID LPD:
• R/R or newly diagnosed AID LPD for whom the standard first line therapy is inappropriate, as determined by the investigator. The LPD is confirmed by at least biopsy-proven EBV+ LPD or positive CSF cytology, with or without radiographically measurable intracranial disease, with EBV detected in CSF.
• Participants with R/R disease must have had at least one prior line of systemic therapy and one of the following: radiographic disease progression per Lugano Classification during or after treatment or failure to achieve a CR or PR (defined by Lugano radiographic criteria) after standard first-line therapy
• Participant may have systemic disease only, systemic and CNS disease, or CNS disease only
• For participants with AID etiology or AID attributable to immunosenescence, objective laboratory evidence of immunodeficiency
• For participants with CNS PTLD:
• R/R or newly diagnosed EBV+ CNS PTLD for whom the standard first-line therapy is inappropriate, as determined by the investigator. The CNS PTLD is histologically confirmed by at least biopsy-proven EBV+ CNS PTLD or positive CSF cytology with or without radiographically measurable intracranial disease with EBV detected in CSF.
• Participants with R/R disease must have had at least one prior line of systemic therapy and one of the following: radiographic disease progression per Lugano Classification during or after treatment or failure to achieve a CR or PR (defined by Lugano radiographic criteria) after standard first-line therapy
• Participant may have systemic and CNS disease or CNS disease only
• For participants with EBV+ PTLD, including CD20-negative disease:
• Biopsy-proven EBV+ PTLD for whom standard first-line therapy (rituximab and/or chemotherapy) is inappropriate, as determined by the investigator
• Participants must have systemic disease measurable per Lugano Classification criteria, except when contraindicated or mandated by local practice, then MRI may be used
• For participants with sarcoma, including LMS, or smooth muscle tumors:
• EBV+ sarcoma or smooth muscle tumor with rapidly progressive disease defined as progressive disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria as documented radiographically within a 6-month interval prior to enrollment
• Participants with newly diagnosed EBV+ sarcoma for whom the standard first-line therapy is inappropriate, as determined by the investigator
• Biopsy-proven EBV+ sarcoma meeting one of the criteria's of pathologically confirmed EBV+ Leiomyosarcoma or EBV+ sarcoma or smooth muscle tumor
• Measurable disease using diagnostic CT and/or MRI following RECIST 1.1 criteria (Eisenhauer et al. 2009. Eur J Cancer 45[2]:228-247)
Exclusion Criteria:
• Currently active Burkitt, T-cell, natural killer/T-cell lymphoma/LPD, Hodgkin, plasmablastic, transformed lymphoma, active hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or other malignancies requiring systemic therapy
• Serious known active infections, defined as ongoing uncontrolled adenovirus infection or infections requiring systemic therapy at the time of enrollment, or known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
• Suspected or confirmed Grade >= 2 acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) per the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) consensus grading system or extensive chronic GvHD per National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus criteria at the time of the enrollment
• Need for vasopressor or ventilatory support at the time of enrollment
• Prior therapy (in order of increasing washout period) prior to enrollment as follows:
• Within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) for any investigational product and/ or any chemotherapy (systemic or intrathecal), targeted small molecule therapy, or antibody/biologic therapy. Note: prior anti-CD20 antibody use is permitted within the washout period if a subsequent disease response assessment indicates disease progression
• Within 8 weeks: prior tabelecleucel (>8 weeks prior to enrollment) is permitted if response was obtained or if usual protocol-directed therapeutic options were not exhausted, for cellular therapies (chimeric antigen receptor therapies directed at T-cells or T-cell subsets, donor lymphocyte infusion, other CTLs or virus-specific T-cells); and/or therapies which could impact tabelecleucel function (anti-thymocyte globulin, alemtuzumab)
• Any prior treatment with EBV-CTLs with the exception of tabelecleucel as above
• Women who are breastfeeding or pregnant
• Unwilling to comply with protocol specified contraceptive/reproductive restrictions from enrollment through 90 days after the last treatment
• Ongoing need for daily steroids of > 0.5 mg/kg prednisone or glucocorticoid equivalent, ongoing methotrexate, or extracorporeal photopheresis (for participants with CNS disease, protocol-specified dexamethasone is permitted and concludes by the time of enrollment)
• Any conditions that may put the study outcomes at undue risk (life expectancy < 60 days or any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction)
• For participants with PID LPD or AID LPD: history of prior allogeneic HCT or solid organ transplant
• For participants with EBV+ PTLD: prior systemic therapy for PTLD
Biological: Tabelecleucel
Sarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma, Stem Cell Transplant Complications, Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Solid Organ Transplant Complications, Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant, Brain and Nervous System, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Diseases, EBV+ Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease (EBV+ PTLD), EBV+ Sarcomas, EBV+ Lymphoproliferative Disease With Primary Immunodeficiency (EBV+ PID LPD), EBV+ Lymphoproliferative Disease With Acquired (Non-congenital) Immunodeficiency (EBV+ AID LPD), EBV+ Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease in Central Nervous System (EBV+ CNS PTLD)
Allogeneic, Off-The-Shelf T-cell Immunotherapy, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Epstein-Barr Virus-specific Cytotoxic T lymphocyte (EBV-CTL), Solid Organ Transplant (SOT), Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT), EBVision
Children’s Health
A Phase II Trial of Poly-ICLC for Low-Grade Gliomas (NF111)
This is a phase II, prospective, longitudinal, multi-center trial of poly-ICLC (Hiltonol ®) treatment for progressive low-grade gliomas in pediatric patients with NF1. The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of poly-ICLC in pediatric NF1 patients with progressive low-grade glioma (LGG) as measured by objective tumor response rate (CR+PR) within the first 48 weeks (12 cycles) of therapy. There will also be secondary and exploratory objectives listed in the detailed description below.
Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Laura Klesse
13954
All
up to 22 Years old
Phase 2
NCT04544007
STU-2021-0062
Inclusion Criteria:
• Age: Patients must be less than 22 years at the time of enrollment; there is no lower age limit.
• All participants must have an identified pathogenetic constitutional NF1 mutation OR the clinical diagnosis of NF1 using the NIH Consensus Conference criteria.
• Diagnosis: LGG (WHO Grade 1 and 2) of the brain and spinal cord are eligible. Histologic confirmation of tumor is not necessary in the presence of consistent clinical and radiographic findings. Biopsy for histologic diagnosis is required if there is clinical suspicion for a high-grade tumor; special attention is recommended in older adolescents or young adults to the potential for malignant transformation. Patients with metastatic disease are eligible.
• Patients must meet at least one of the following criteria for progression or recurrence of a previously treated target tumor:
• Progression or recurrence on MRI.
• New or worsening neurologic symptoms attributable to the target tumor.
• For patients with OPG: visual worsening, defined as worsening of visual acuity (VA) or visual fields (VF) documented within the past year by examination or history, attributable to tumor.
• Measurable Disease: Patients must have two-dimensional measurable tumor >1cm2.
• Prior Therapy: Patients must have had at least one prior medical treatment for the target LGG.
• Performance Level: Patients must have a performance status of equal or > than 50 using Karnofsky for patients equal or ≥ 16 years of age and Lansky for patients < 16 years of age.
• Patients must have recovered to grade ≤1 from any acute toxicities from all prior treatments. to enroll on this study and meet time restrictions from end of prior therapy as defined below:
• Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: must have received the last dose of myelosuppressive therapy at least 4 weeks prior to study registration, or at least 6 weeks if nitrosourea.
• Investigational/biological agent: Patient must have received the last dose of other investigational, immunotherapy, or biological agent > 14 days prior to study registration or at least 5 half-lives, whichever is greater. Bevacizumab last dose > 36 days prior to enrollment.
• Radiation therapy: Patients SHOULD NOT have received prior irradiation.
• Study specific limitations on prior therapy: There is no limit on the number of prior treatment regimens.
• Growth factor(s): Must not have received any hematopoietic growth factors within 7 days of study entry or > 14 days if pegylated GCSF is used.
• Prior surgery: At the time of enrollment, must be ≥ 3 weeks from prior major surgery such as craniotomy, orthopedic surgery, abdominal surgery or ≥1 week from minor surgery and completely recovered. Port or central line placement is not considered a major surgery.
• Organ Function Requirements: All patients must have adequate organ function defined as:
• 1 Hematologic Function:
• Hemoglobin: > 8.0 gm/dl (may transfuse PRBCs)
• ANC: > 750/mm3. Must be at least 7 days after last dose of growth factor or > 14 days since last dose of pegylated GCSF
• Platelet Count: > 75,000/mm3 (transfusion independent; ≥ 7 days from last transfusion)
• 2 Renal Function: Serum creatinine which is less than 1.5 times ULN for age (as per the table below) or GFR > 70 ml/min/1.73m2 Renal Function Normal for Age Age Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) Male Female 1 month to < 6 months 0.4 0.4 6 months to < 1 year 0.5 0.5 1 to < 2 years 0.6 0.6 2 to < 6 years 0.8 0.8 6 to < 10 years 1 1 10 to < 13 years 1.2 1.2 13 to < 16 years 1.5 1.4 ≥ 16 years 1.7 1.4 Liver Function:
• Total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN (Children with diagnosis of Gilbert's Syndrome will be allowed on the study regardless of their total and indirect bilirubin levels as long as the direct bilirubin is less than 3.1 mg/dL.)
• SGPT (ALT) ≤ 5 x ULN
• SGOT (AST) ≤ 5 x ULN Pulmonary Function: No evidence of dyspnea at rest, and a pulse oximetry ≥ 92%. Reproductive Function: Female patients of childbearing potential must have negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose of poly-ICLC. Patient must not be pregnant or breast-feeding. Patients of childbearing or child-fathering potential must be willing to use a medically acceptable form of birth control, including abstinence, while being treated on this study and for 90 days following cessation of treatment.
• Patient is able to start treatment within 7 days after enrollment.
• Patients with neurological deficits must be stable for a minimum of 1 week prior to enrollment.
• Patients are only eligible if complete resection of the LGG with acceptable morbidity is not feasible, or if a patient with a surgical option refuses surgery.
• Parents/legal guardians must provide written informed consent and agree that they will comply with the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Prior radiation treatment for the low-grade glioma.
• Prior exposure to poly-ICLC.
• Patients currently receiving other anti-tumor therapy or experimental therapy (targeted agents, chemotherapy radiation).
• Patients with a current or prior diagnosis of malignant glioma (WHO grade III or IV).
• Patients with a prior diagnosis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor or other malignancy requiring treatment in the last 48 months.
• Patients may not have fever (≥38.50 C) within 3 days of enrollment.
• Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study.
• Active auto-immune illness.
• Pregnant or lactating females.
• Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation and for 90 days after stopping study therapy are not eligible.
• Severe unresolved infection that requires systemic IV antibiotics.
• Patients with any significant medical illnesses that in the investigator's opinion cannot be adequately controlled with appropriate therapy or would compromise the patient's ability to tolerate this therapy.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, impaired gastrointestinal function, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Patients requiring high doses of steroids. Patients may not be on immunosuppressive therapy, including corticosteroids (with the exception of physiologic replacement, defined as ≤ 0.75 mg/m2/day dexamethasone or equivalent) at time of enrollment. However, patients who require intermittent use of bronchodilators or local steroid injections will not be excluded from the study.
Drug: Poly ICLC
NF1, Brain and Nervous System, Low-grade Glioma
Children’s Health
Cerebellar tDCS in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether tDCS to the cerebellum (specifically, the right crus I/II area of the cerebellum) of children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is safe and to examine its effects on some of the symptoms of ASD, such as repetitive behaviors and hyperactivity.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Haley.Walker@UTSouthwestern.edu
Peter Tsai
153860
All
4 Years to 17 Years old
N/A
NCT04446442
STU-2022-0689
Inclusion Criteria:
• 4-17 years old
• Diagnosed with ASD and ADOS-2
• IQ Score no less than 70 (1.5 Standard Deviations below the mean)
• Language Level (Speech consists of, at minimum, flexible, spontaneous, simple, sentences)
Exclusion Criteria:
• Brain implants, metal implants, pacemakers, or biomedical devices
• Diagnosis of epilepsy
• Hearing or visual impairments
• History of brain injury
• Known brain abnormalities not associated with ASD
Device: tDCS
Autism Spectrum Disorder
UT Southwestern; Children’s Health
Registry of Patients With Brain Tumors Treated With STaRT (GammaTiles)
The objectives of this registry study are to evaluate real-world clinical outcomes and patient reported outcomes that measure the effectiveness and safety of STaRT.
Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Toral Patel
55706
ALL
Not specified
NCT04427384
STU-2020-1206
Inclusion Criteria:
• Patients who undergo maximum safe resection of intracranial neoplasm(s) AND implantation of GammaTiles.
• Willing and able to provide informed consent and to participate in all evaluations.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Inability to undergo pre-operative and post-operative imaging for disease and implant assessment.
• Major medical or psychiatric illness, which, in the investigator's opinion would prevent completion of treatment, ability to complete assessments at the time of enrollment, and/or interfere with follow ups.
• Lack of English language fluency sufficient to allow for completion of neurocognitive and QOL tests (which are in English).
DEVICE: GammaTile
Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Recurrent, Brain Tumor, Primary, Brain Tumor - Metastatic, Brain Tumor, Adult: Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, Adult Meningioma
UT Southwestern
The ExTINGUISH Trial of Inebilizumab in NMDAR Encephalitis (ExTINGUISH)
Determine the difference in the modified Rankin score at 16 weeks in participants with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis treated with "first-line" immunomodulatory therapies provided as standard-of-care, and either inebilizumab (investigational agent) or placebo.
Call 214-648-5005
studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Taylor.Hinojo@UTSouthwestern.edu
Kyle Blackburn
156805
All
18 Years and over
Phase 2
NCT04372615
STU-2021-1105
Inclusion Criteria:
• Inclusion Criteria 1. Diagnosis of NMDAR encephalitis, defined by both (a) and (b):
• A subacute onset of change in mental status consistent with autoimmune encephalitis,
• A positive cell-based assay for anti-NMDA receptor IgG antibody in the CSF confirmed in study-specified laboratories.
• Age ≥ 18 years 3. Written informed consent and any locally required authorization (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] in the United States of America (USA), European Union [EU] Data Privacy Directive in the EU) obtained from the participant/legal representative prior to performing any protocol-related procedures, including screening evaluations.
• Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a nonsterilized male partner must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception beginning at screening or upon discharge from hospitalization/inpatient rehabilitation (for participants who were incapacitated at the time of screening), and to continue precautions for 6 months after the final dose of investigational product.
• Nonsterilized males who are sexually active with a female partner of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception at screening or upon discharge from hospitalization/inpatient rehabilitation (for participants who were incapacitated at the time of screening), and to continue precautions for 3 months after the final dose of investigational product. Male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must have that female partner use at least one form of highly effective contraception, starting at least one menstrual cycle before (the male patient's) first study drug administration and continuing until at least 3 months after their male partner's last dose of the study drug.
• Willing to forego other immunomodulatory therapies (investigational or otherwise) for NMDAR encephalitis during the study.
• Patient must have received at least 3 days of methylprednisolone 1000 mg IV or equivalent corticosteroid within 30 days prior to randomization (Day 1). In addition, patients must have received EITHER of the following treatments within 30 days before randomization.
• IVIg, at a minimum dose of 2 g/kg
• Plasma exchange or plasmapheresis, with a minimum of 5 treatments. NOTE: These treatments may be provided during the screening period, but must be completed prior to randomization.
• mRS of ≥3 at the screening visit, indicating at least moderate disability. 9. Ability and willingness to attend study visits and complete the study
Exclusion Criteria:
• Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the evaluation or administration of the investigational product, interpretation of participant safety or study results, or would make participation in the study an unacceptable risk. This specifically includes recent history (last 5 years) of herpes simplex virus encephalitis or known central nervous system demyelinating disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis).
• Presence of an active or chronic infection that is serious in the opinion of the investigator.
• Concurrent/previous enrollment in another clinical study involving an investigational treatment within 4 weeks or 5 published half-lives of the investigational treatment, whichever is the longer, prior to randomization.
• Lactating or pregnant females, or females who intend to become pregnant anytime from study enrollment to 6 months following last dose of investigational agent.
• Known history of allergy or reaction to any component of the investigational agent formulation or history of anaphylaxis following any biologic therapy.
• At screening (one repeat test may be conducted to confirm results prior to randomization within the same screening period), any of the following:
• Aspartate transaminase (AST) > 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Alanine transaminase (ALT) > 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Total bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN (unless due to Gilbert's syndrome)
• Platelet count < 75,000/μL (or < 75 × 109/L)
• Hemoglobin < 8 g/dL (or < 80 g/L)
• Total white blood count <2,500 cells/mm3
• Total immunoglobulin < 600 mg/dL
• Absolute neutrophil count < 1200 cells/μL
• CD4 T lymphocyte count < 300 cells/µL
• Receipt of the following at any time prior to randomization:
• Alemtuzumab
• Total lymphoid irradiation
• Bone marrow transplant
• T-cell vaccination therapy
• Receipt of rituximab or any experimental B-cell depleting agent, unless the CD19 B-cell level has returned to above the lower limit of normal prior to randomization.
• Receipt of any of the following within 3 months prior to randomization
• Natalizumab (Tysabri®)
• Cyclosporine
• Methotrexate
• Mitoxantrone
• Cyclophosphamide
• Azathioprine
• Mycophenolate mofetil
• Severe drug allergic history or anaphylaxis to two or more food products or medicines (including known sensitivity to acetaminophen/paracetamol, diphenhydramine or equivalent antihistamine, and methylprednisolone or equivalent glucocorticoid).
• Known history of a primary immunodeficiency (congenital or acquired) or an underlying condition such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or splenectomy that predisposes the participant to infection.
• Confirmed positive test for hepatitis B serology (hepatitis B surface antigen and core antigen) and/or hepatitis C PCR positive at screening.
• History of cancer, apart from ovarian or extra-ovarian teratoma (also known as a dermoid cyst) or germ cell tumor, or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas should be treated with documented success of curative therapy > 3 months prior to randomization.
• Any live or attenuated vaccine within 3 weeks prior to Day 1 (administration of killed vaccines is acceptable).
• Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (BCG) vaccine within 1 year of enrollment.
• Recurrence of previously treated NMDAR encephalitis within the last 3 or 5 years, or suspicion of symptomatic untreated NMDAR encephalitis of greater than 3 months duration at the time of screening.
Drug: Inebilizumab, Drug: Placebo
Autoimmune Encephalitis, Brain and Nervous System, Encephalitis
Inebilizumab, NMDAR encephalitis, Autoimmune Encephalitis, Rare Disease
UT Southwestern
Post-Surgical Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) Versus GammaTile-ROADS (Radiation One and Done Study)
This trial will be a randomized controlled study comparing the efficacy and safety of intraoperative radiation therapy using GammaTilesTM (GT) versus SRT 3-4 weeks following metastatic tumor resection which is the current standard of care.
Call 833-722-6237
canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
Toral Patel
55706
ALL
18 Years and over
PHASE3
NCT04365374
STU-2020-1338
Inclusion Criteria:
• Patients aged 18 years old and above. Eligibility is restricted to this age group given that the battery of neurocognitive tests utilized in this protocol are not developed or validated for use in a younger population.
• One to four newly diagnosed brain metastases, identified on the screening MRI, from an extracranial primary tumor.
• One lesion, designated the index lesion, is planned for surgical resection and is to be between 2.5 cm and 5.0 cm on the screening MRI. Index lesions ≥2.0 cm but \<2.5 cm are also eligible if surgery is deemed clinically necessary and appropriate for an attempted gross total resection by the neurosurgeon.
• Non-index lesions must measure \< 4.0 cm in maximal extent on the screening MRI brain scan. The unresected lesions will be treated with SRT as outlined in the treatment section of the concept.
• All metastases must be located \> 5 mm from the optic chiasm and outside the brainstem. Dural based metastasis are eligible.
• Previous and/or concurrent treatment with investigational or FDA approved systemic therapies (e.g., chemotherapy, targeted therapeutics, immunotherapy) is permitted and must follow protocol guidelines as follows: Systemic therapy is allowed a minimum of one week from last systemic therapy cycle to surgical resection, and one week after surgical resection to allow a minimum of one week before starting/resuming systemic therapy, depending on the specific systemic agent(s), as recommended by medical/neuro-oncology. Systemic therapy is not allowed 1 day before SRT, the same day as the SRT, or 1 day after the completion of the SRT or longer, depending on the specific systemic agent(s), as recommended by medical/neuro-oncology. Agents that are delivered by implant or depot injections (such as hormonal therapies) are excluded from these restrictions.
• KPS score of ≥70.
• Stable systemic disease or reasonable systemic treatment options predicting a life expectancy of ≥6 months.
• Ability to complete an MRI of the head with contrast
• Adequate renal and hepatic function to undergo surgery, in investigators opinion.
• For women of childbearing potential only, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test done \<7 days prior to randomization is required. Women must be willing to notify investigator immediately if they become pregnant at any time during the trial period.
• Men and women of childbearing potential must be willing to employ adequate contraception throughout the study and for men for up to 3 months after completing treatment.
• Subjects must be fluent in English or Spanish language. English speaking subjects will complete Neurocognitive assessments. Non-English speaking subjects will not complete the Neurocognitive assessments as the psychometric properties for translated tests are either not known or not as robust.
• Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization prior to performance of any study-related procedures. A legally authorized representative may provide consent if the potential subject lacks the capacity to provide consent themselves. Exclusion Criteria
• Age \<18 years.
• KPS\<70
• Past radiation or surgical therapy to the index lesion or the newly diagnosed non-index lesion(s) is exclusionary. However, up to a total of 2 prior courses of SRT treatment to previously diagnosed lesions are allowed as long as any treated lesions are were \>15mm from the index lesion.
• Patients with \>4 newly diagnosed metastases on screening MRI
• Pregnant patients.
• Primary germ cell tumor, small cell carcinoma, or lymphoma.
• Leptomeningeal metastasis (LMD). Note: For the purposes of exclusion, LMD is a clinical diagnosis, defined as radiologic or clinical evidence of leptomeningeal involvement with or without positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology.
• Prior WBRT for brain metastases.
• Concomitant therapy that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with the evaluation of the safety or efficacy of the study device.
• Comorbid psychiatric or neurologic disease or injury impacting cognition, in the opinion of the treating physician, that might impair patient's ability to understand or comply with the requirements of the study or to provide consent
• Subjects who, in the investigator's opinion, are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent, have a history of poor cooperation, noncompliance with medical treatment, or difficulty in returning for follow up care.
DEVICE: Gamma Tile-Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy (STaRT), RADIATION: Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
Brain Metastases
Brain, Tumor, Cancer, New Diagnosis, Metastases, GammaTile, Radiation, Cs-131
UT Southwestern