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Testing the Effectiveness of Two Immunotherapy Drugs (Nivolumab and Ipilimumab) With One Anti-cancer Targeted Drug (Cabozantinib) for Rare Genitourinary Tumors
This phase II trial studies how well cabozantinib works in combination with nivolumab and ipilimumab in treating patients with rare genitourinary (GU) tumors that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body. Cabozantinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving cabozantinib, nivolumab, and ipilimumab may work better in treating patients with genitourinary tumors that have no treatment options compared to giving cabozantinib, nivolumab, or ipilimumab alone.
* Metastatic disease defined as new or progressive lesions on cross-sectional imaging or bone scan. Patients must have at least:
* One measurable site of disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version (v) 1.1
* One bone lesion on bone scan (tec99 or sodium fluoride \[NaF\] PET/CT, CT or MRI) for the bone-only cohort.
* Histologically confirmed diagnosis of one of the following metastatic cohorts:
* Small cell/ neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder (Cohort A)- All urothelial carcinomas with any amount of neuroendocrine differentiation (including small cell differentiation) will be included. If the tumor is purely neuroendocrine, metastasis from another site of origin should be clinically excluded
* Adenocarcinoma of the bladder, or urachal adenocarcinoma, or bladder/urethra clear cell adenocarcinoma (Cohort B) - must be pure (per World Health Organization \[WHO\] definition), (i.e. urothelial carcinoma with glandular differentiation is not considered a pure adenocarcinoma
* Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder (Cohort C) - must be pure (i.e. urothelial carcinoma with squamous differentiation is not considered a pure squamous cell carcinoma)
* Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (Cohort D) - Tumor should show predominantly \> or equal \~ 50% plasmacytoid histology (including all types of discohesive growth, such as tumors with signet-ring and/or rhabdoid features as well)
* Any penile cancer (Cohort E)
* Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (Cohort F) - Tumor should be predominantly sarcomatoid \~ 50% (including rhabdoid differentiation) is also unclassified renal cell carcinomas (RCCs): all (assuming they are high grade with metastasis) malignant angiomyolipomas are allowed
* Other miscellaneous histologic variants of the urothelial carcinoma, such as, but not limited to (Cohort G) : Micropapillary (Tumor should show predominantly \> or equal 50% micropapillary architecture), giant cell, lipid-rich, clear cell and nested variants (Tumor should predominantly \> or equal 50% show these features), large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma and mixed patterns will be considered, as well as small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer (Only treatment-naïve primary small cell of prostate with any amount of small cell component allowed. Post-treatment small cell prostatic carcinomas are not allowed), Malignant testicular Sertoli or Leydig cell tumors, and papillary and chromophobe RCC
* Note: Translocation positive renal cell carcinoma patients are eligible. However, AREN1721 should be considered before this trial
* Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma (Cohort H) - Tumor should show predominantly \~ 50% sarcomatoid differentiation
* Renal medullary carcinoma (Cohort I) - Per World Health Organization (WHO) definition, ideally confirmed with immunostains
* Bone-only metastatic GU tumors (non-prostate) (Cohort J) - All genitourinary histologies, except prostate are eligible
* Renal Collecting Duct Carcinoma (Cohort K) - Per WHO definition (medullary involvement, predominant tubular morphology, desmoplastic stromal reaction, high grade cytology, infiltrative growth pattern, and absence of other renal cell carcinoma subtype or urothelial carcinoma)
* Urethra carcinoma (Cohort L) - May be of any histology but if urothelial carcinoma then must be isolated to the urethra and not have metachronous or synchronous urothelial carcinoma of the bladder
* H\&E slides from diagnostic tumor tissue for retrospective central pathology review
* Patients may have received up to 2 systemic anti-cancer treatments or be treatment naive. Patients with small cell carcinoma should have received a platinum-based combination regimen either as neoadjuvant, adjuvant or first-line treatment). Patients in the bone-only cohort may be urothelial carcinoma histology but must receive standard cisplatin-based chemotherapy (if cisplatin-eligible)
* Age \>= 18 years
* Patients must be able to swallow oral formulation of the tablets
* Karnofsky performance status \>= 80%
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,000/mcL
* Platelet count \>= 75,000/mcL
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN). For subjects with known Gilbert's disease or similar syndrome with slow conjugation of bilirubin, total bilirubin =\< 3.0 mg/dL
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3.0 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (or =\< 5 x ULN for patients with liver metastases or Gilbert's disease)
* Creatinine =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) OR creatinine clearance \>= 40 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology \[CKD-EPI\] equation or Cockcroft-Gault formula) for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal
* Hemoglobin \>= 9 g/dL (transfusion of packed red blood cells \[PRBCs\] allowed)
* Serum albumin \>= 3.2 g/dL
* Lipase and amylase =\< 2.0 x ULN and no radiologic (on baseline anatomical imaging) or clinical evidence of pancreatitis
* Prior treatment with MET or VEGFR inhibitors is allowed. However, prior cabozantinib will not be allowed. Also, patients that have received both prior MET or VEGF and prior PD-1/PD-L1/CTLA-4 (sequentially or in combination) are also not allowed
* No prior treatment with any therapy on the PD-1/PD-L1 axis or anti- CTLA-4/CTLA-4 inhibitors with the exception of patients with "urothelial carcinoma" histology (cohorts D, H, J, L)
* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients are eligible if on stable dose of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), no clinically significant drug-drug interactions are anticipated with the current HAART regimen, CD4 counts are greater than 350 and viral load is undetectable
* Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatologic arthropathies, Sjogren's syndrome and psoriasis controlled with topical medication only and patients with positive serology, such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-thyroid antibodies etc. are eligible but should be considered for rheumatologic evaluation for the presence of target organ involvement and potential need for systemic treatment
* Patients with vitiligo, endocrine deficiencies including thyroiditis managed with replacement hormones or medications (e.g. thyroiditis managed with propylthiouracil \[PTU\] or methimazole) including physiologic oral corticosteroids are eligible
* Patients who have evidence of active or acute diverticulitis, intra-abdominal abscess, and gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction, within 12 months are not eligible
* Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test =\< 7 days prior to registration
* Women of childbearing potential include women who have experienced menarche and who have not undergone successful surgical sterilization (hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or are not postmenopausal. Post menopause is defined as amenorrhea \>= 12 consecutive months. Note: women who have been amenorrheic for 12 or more months are still considered to be of childbearing potential if the amenorrhea is possibly due to prior chemotherapy, antiestrogens, ovarian suppression or any other reversible reason
* Pregnant women may not participate in this study because with cabozantinib, nivolumab, and ipilimumab have potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with cabozantinib, nivolumab, and ipilimumab, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with these agents
* The patient has received no cytotoxic chemotherapy (including investigational cytotoxic chemotherapy) or biologic agents (e.g., cytokines or antibodies) within 2 weeks before the first dose of study treatment
* The patient has received no radiation therapy:
* To the lungs and mediastinum or abdomen within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment, or has ongoing complications, or is healing from prior radiation therapy
* To brain metastasis within 3 weeks for whole-brain radiotherapy (WBXRT), and 2 weeks for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) before the first dose of study treatment
* To the abdomen within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment, or has ongoing complications, or is healing from prior radiation therapy
* To any other site(s) within 2 weeks before the first dose of study treatment
* The patient has received no radionuclide treatment within 6 weeks of the first dose of study treatment
* The patient has received no prior treatment with a small molecule kinase inhibitor within 14 days or five half-lives of the compound or active metabolites, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study treatment
* The patient has received no prior treatment with hormonal therapy within 14 days or five half-lives of the compound or active metabolites, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study treatment. Subjects receiving gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and antagonists are allowed to participate
* The patient has not received any other type of investigational agent within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment
* The patient must have recovered to baseline or Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) =\< grade 1 from toxicity due to all prior therapies except alopecia, neuropathy and other non-clinically significant adverse events (AEs) defined as lab elevation with no associated symptoms or sequelae
* The patient may not have active brain metastases or epidural disease. Patients with brain metastases previously treated with whole brain radiation or radiosurgery who are asymptomatic and do not require steroid treatment for at least 2 weeks before starting study treatment are eligible. Neurosurgical resection of brain metastases or brain biopsy is permitted if completed at least 3 months before starting study treatment. Baseline brain imaging with contrast-enhanced CT or MRI scans for subjects with known brain metastases is required to confirm eligibility
* No concomitant treatment with warfarin. Aspirin (up to 325 mg/day), thrombin or factor Xa inhibitors, low-dose warfarin (=\< 1 mg/day), prophylactic and therapeutic low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) are permitted
* No chronic concomitant treatment with strong CYP3A4 inducers (e.g., dexamethasone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, phenobarbital, and St. John's wort) or strong CYP3A4 inhibitors
* Because the lists of these agents are constantly changing, it is important to regularly consult medical reference texts such as the Physicians' Desk Reference may also provide this information. As part of the enrollment/informed consent procedures, the patient will be counseled on the risk of interactions with other agents, and what to do if new medications need to be prescribed or if the patient is considering a new over-the-counter medicine or herbal product
* The patient has not experienced any of the following:
* Clinically-significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment
* Hemoptysis of \>= 0.5 teaspoon (2.5 mL) of red blood per day within 1 months before the first dose of study treatment
* Any other signs indicative of pulmonary hemorrhage within 3 months before the first dose of study treatment
* The patient has no tumor invading any major blood vessels
* The patient has no evidence of tumor invading the GI tract (esophagus, stomach, small or large bowel, rectum or anus), or any evidence of endotracheal or endobronchial tumor within 28 days before the first dose of cabozantinib. Patients with rectal tumor masses are not eligible
* The patient has no uncontrolled, significant intercurrent or recent illness including, but not limited to, the following conditions:
* Cardiovascular disorders including:
* Congestive heart failure (CHF): New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III (moderate) or class IV (severe) at the time of screening.
* Concurrent uncontrolled hypertension defined as sustained blood pressure (BP) \> 150 mm Hg systolic, or \> 90 mm Hg diastolic despite optimal antihypertensive treatment within 7 days of the first dose of study treatment
* The subject has a corrected QT interval calculated by the Fridericia formula (QTcF) \> 500 ms within 28 days before randomization. Note: if initial QTcF is found to be \> 500 ms, two additional electrocardiograms (EKGs) separated by at least 3 minutes should be performed. If the average of these three consecutive results for QTcF is =\< 500 ms, the subject meets eligibility in this regard
* Any history of congenital long QT syndrome
* Any of the following within 6 months before registration of study treatment:
* Unstable angina pectoris
* Clinically-significant cardiac arrhythmias (patients with atrial fibrillation are eligible)
* Stroke (including transient ischemic attack \[TIA\], or other ischemic event)
* Myocardial infarction
* Cardiomyopathy
* No significant gastrointestinal disorders particularly those associated with a high risk of perforation or fistula formation including:
* Any of the following that have not resolved within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment:
* Active peptic ulcer disease
* Acute diverticulitis, cholecystitis, symptomatic cholangitis or appendicitis, or malabsorption syndrome
* None of the following within 2 years before the first dose of study treatment:
* Abdominal fistula or genitourinary fistula
* Gastrointestinal perforation
* Bowel obstruction or gastric outlet obstruction
* Intra-abdominal abscess. Note: Complete resolution of an intra-abdominal abscess must be confirmed prior to initiating treatment with cabozantinib even if the abscess occurred more than 2 years before the first dose of study treatment
* Disorders associated with a high risk of fistula formation including percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement are not eligible
* No other clinically significant disorders such as:
* Severe active infection requiring IV systemic treatment within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment
* Serious non-healing wound/ulcer/bone fracture within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment
* History of organ or allogeneic stem cell transplant
* Concurrent uncompensated hypothyroidism or thyroid dysfunction within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment (for asymptomatic patients with an elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone \[TSH\], thyroid replacement may be initiated if clinically indicated without delaying the start of study treatment)
* No history of major surgery as follows:
* Major surgery within 3 months of the first dose of cabozantinib; however, if there were no wound healing complications, patients with rapidly growing aggressive cancers, may start as soon as 6 weeks if wound has completely healed post-surgery
* Minor surgery within 1 month of the first dose of cabozantinib if there were no wound healing complications or within 3 months of the first dose of cabozantinib if there were wound complications excluding core biopsies and mediport placement
* Complete wound healing from prior surgery must be confirmed before the first dose of cabozantinib irrespective of the time from surgery
* No history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody
* No evidence of active malignancy, requiring systemic treatment within 2 years of registration
* No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to cabozantinib, nivolumab, ipilimumab or other agents used in study
* No positive test for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV antibody) indicating acute or chronic infection. If HBV sAG is positive, subsequent ribonucleic acid (RNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) must be negative
* No patients with active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease that might recur, which may affect vital organ function or require immune suppressive treatment including systemic corticosteroids. These include, but are not limited to patients with a history of immune related neurologic disease, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune (demyelinating) neuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis; systemic autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), connective tissue diseases, scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, hepatitis; and patients with a history of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or phospholipid syndrome should be excluded because of the risk of recurrence or exacerbation of disease
Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, or Histiocytic Disorders (The Pediatric MATCH Screening Trial)
This Pediatric MATCH screening and multi-sub-study phase II trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in pediatric patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphomas, or histiocytic disorders that have progressed following at least one line of standard systemic therapy and/or for which no standard treatment exists that has been shown to prolong survival. Genetic tests look at the unique genetic material (genes) of patients' tumor cells. Patients with genetic changes or abnormalities (mutations) may benefit more from treatment which targets their tumor's particular genetic mutation, and may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with solid tumors or non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Patients must be \>= 12 months and =\< 21 years of age at the time of study enrollment
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Patients with recurrent or refractory solid tumors, including non-Hodgkin lymphomas, histiocytoses (e.g. langerhans cell histiocytosis \[LCH\], juvenile xanthogranuloma \[JXG\], histiocytic sarcoma), and central nervous system (CNS) tumors are eligible; patients must have had histologic verification of malignancy at original diagnosis or relapse except in patients with intrinsic brain stem tumors, optic pathway gliomas, or patients with pineal tumors and elevations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum tumor markers including alpha-fetoprotein or beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG); in cases where patient enrolls prior to histologic confirmation of recurrent disease, patient is ineligible and should be withdrawn from study if histology fails to confirm recurrence; please note: Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma and plexiform neurofibroma are not eligible
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Tumor Testing Requirement: Tumor sample availability requirement for stage 1 of Pediatric MATCH (patients enrolled from start of study in July 2017 through 12/31/21); Patients must have an formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor sample available for MATCH study testing from a biopsy or surgery that was performed at any point after initial tumor recurrence/progression, or be planned to have a procedure to obtain such a sample that is considered to be of potential benefit by the treating clinicians; a tumor sample from a clinically performed diagnostic (pre-treatment) biopsy will be acceptable for enrollment onto Pediatric MATCH only for children with high-grade gliomas of the brainstem (diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas) or thalamus
* Please note: Samples that have been decalcified using standardly utilized acid-based decalcification methods are not generally suitable for MATCH study testing; the nucleic acids will have been degraded in the decalcification process
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Tumor molecular profiling report availability requirement for Stage 2 of Pediatric MATCH (patients enrolled starting 2022): In stage 2 of the study, no tumor samples will be submitted for centralized clinical tumor profiling; instead, a tumor molecular profiling report from a College of American Pathologists (CAP)/ Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA)-approved testing laboratory must be submitted for review by the Molecular Review Committee (MRC)
* This molecular profiling must have been performed on a tumor sample that was obtained at any point after initial tumor recurrence/progression and must be accompanied by a pathology report for the same tumor specimen; a molecular profiling report for a diagnostic (pre-treatment) tumor sample will be acceptable for enrollment onto Pediatric MATCH only for children with high-grade gliomas of the brainstem (diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas) or thalamus. In the event that molecular profiling reports are available from multiple timepoints, the most recent report should be prioritized for study submission
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Karnofsky \>= 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \>= 50 for patients =\< 16 years of age); note: neurologic deficits in patients with central nervous system (CNS) tumors must have been stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment; 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
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Patients must have radiographically measurable disease; measurable disease based on imaging obtained less than or equal to 56 days prior to enrollment; patients with neuroblastoma who do not have measurable disease but have metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) positive (+) evaluable disease are eligible; measurable disease in patients with CNS involvement is defined as any lesion that is at minimum 10 mm in one dimension on standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT)
* Note: The following do not qualify as measurable disease:
* Malignant fluid collections (e.g., ascites, pleural effusions)
* Bone marrow infiltration except that detected by MIBG scan for neuroblastoma
* Lesions only detected by nuclear medicine studies (e.g., bone, gallium or positron emission tomography \[PET\] scans) except as noted for neuroblastoma
* Elevated tumor markers in plasma or CSF
* Previously radiated lesions that have not demonstrated clear progression post radiation
* Leptomeningeal lesions that do not meet the measurement requirements for Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: NOTE: patient does not need to meet all subprotocol criteria at time of enrollment onto the APEC1621SC screening protocol, but will need to meet all criteria prior to enrollment on any assigned treatment subprotocol. Patients must be enrolled onto a subprotocol within 2 weeks (14 days) of treatment assignment
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Karnofsky \>= 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \>= 50 for patients =\< 16 years of age); Note: neurologic deficits in patients with CNS tumors must have been stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment; 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
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: At the time of treatment with subprotocol specified therapy, the patients must have radiographically measurable disease; patients with neuroblastoma who do not have measurable disease but have MIBG+ evaluable are eligible; measurable disease in patients with CNS involvement is defined as any lesion that is at minimum 10 mm in one dimension on standard MRI or CT
* Note: The following do not qualify as measurable disease:
* Malignant fluid collections (e.g., ascites, pleural effusions)
* Bone marrow infiltration except that detected by MIBG scan for neuroblastoma
* Lesions only detected by nuclear medicine studies (e.g., bone, gallium or positron emission tomography \[PET\] scans) except as noted for neuroblastoma
* Elevated tumor markers in plasma or CSF
* Previously radiated lesions that have not demonstrated clear progression post radiation
* Leptomeningeal lesions that do not meet the measurement requirements for RECIST 1.1
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: At the time of enrollment onto a subprotocol, the following general criteria for initiation of therapy will be required:
* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anticancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anticancer directed therapy prior to enrollment to the subprotocol; 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 anticancer agents known to be myelosuppressive: for agents not listed, the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator prior to enrollment \>= 21 days after the last dose of cytotoxic or myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea)
* Anticancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g. not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil counts \[ANC\]): \>= 7 days after the last dose of agent; for agents not listed, the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator prior to enrollment
* 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
* Hematopoietic growth factors: \>= 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g. Neulasta) 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; the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator
* 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: \>= 42 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.)
* X-ray 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; note: radiation may not be delivered to "measurable disease" tumor site(s) being used to follow response to subprotocol treatment
* Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., radiolabeled antibody, 131I-MIBG): \>= 42 days after systemically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement:
* Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/mm\^3
* Platelet count \>= 100,000/mm\^3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment)
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: 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
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: 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: 1 to \< 2 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 0.6; female 0.6
* Age: 2 to \< 6 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 0.8; female 0.8
* Age: 6 to \< 10 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 1; female 1
* Age: 10 to \< 13 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 1.2; female 1.2
* Age: 13 to \< 16 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 1.5; female 1.4
* Age: \>= 16 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 1.7; female 1.4
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine transferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L (for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L)
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Patients must be able to swallow intact capsules/tablets, unless otherwise specified in the subprotocol to which they are assigned
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Agent specific limitations on prior therapy will be included with specific treatment subprotocols
Exclusion Criteria:
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: 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 currently no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities; pregnancy tests must be obtained in females who are post-menarchal; males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Concomitant medications
* Corticosteroids: at the time of consent and enrollment to regimen specific subprotocols, patients receiving corticosteroids who have not been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days prior to enrollment to the subprotocol will not be eligible; if used to modify immune adverse events related to prior therapy, \>= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid
* Investigational drugs: patients must meet criteria for prior therapy at the time of consent and enrollment to a subprotocol; other investigational agents may not be administered to patients while they are receiving study drug as part of a subprotocol
* Anticancer agents: patients must meet criteria for prior therapy at the time of consent and enrollment to a subprotocol; other investigational agents may not be administered to patients while they are receiving study drug as part of a subprotocol
* Anti-GVHD agents post-transplant: patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other agents to prevent graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant are not eligible
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Patients who have had a prior solid organ transplant are not eligible
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Additional agent specific criteria will be included with specific treatment subprotocols
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) Dose-Escalation Study for Brain Metastasis (SRS)
SRS dose escalation for brain metastases in radiation-naïve patients will establish true
tolerable doses, which may exceed the current standard doses. This may lead to an improvement
in local control, patient survival, and/or quality-of life.
Inclusion Criteria
• Biopsy-proven non-hematopoietic malignancy, except for small cell lung cancer, germ
cell cancer, or unknown primary tumor.
• Radiographic evidence by MRI (or by CT scan with CT contrast if ineligible or
intolerant of MRI) of brain metastasis. (If patient is unable to tolerate MRI
contrast, an MRI without contrast is acceptable if lesions are visible)
• All brain metastases must be outside the brain stem (midbrain, pons and medulla).
• Patient must have 10 or less brain metastases.
• The maximum diameter of any lesion must be less than or equal to 3.0 cm.
• Previous treatment with surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or any
targeted agents are allowed provided that:
• Radiation was not to the brain.
• Surgery to the brain was > 7 days prior to SRS and there remains at least one
additional brain metastasis that can be targeted with SRS
• Age ≥ 18 years.
• ECOG Performance Score of 2 or better/Karnofsky Performance Status score of 50-60 or
better.
• All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate
contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study
entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or
suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her
treating physician immediately.
A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation,
marital status, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice)
who meets the following criteria:
• Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
• Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e.,
has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
• Patients had craniotomy and surgery to the brain within 7 days from the date of SRS.
• Patients with leptomeningeal metastasis.
NOTE: For the purposes of exclusion, LMD is a clinical diagnosis, defined as positive
CSF cytology and/or equivocal radiologic or clinical evidence of leptomeningeal
involvement. Patients with leptomeningeal symptoms in the setting of leptomeningeal
enhancement by imaging (MRI) would be considered to have LMD even in the absence of
positive CSF cytology, unless a parenchymal lesion can adequately explain the
neurologic symptoms and/or signs. In contrast, an asymptomatic or minimally
symptomatic patient with mild or nonspecific leptomeningeal enhancement (MRI) would
not be considered to have LMD. In that patient, CSF sampling is not required to
formally exclude LMD, but can be performed at the investigator's discretion based on
level of clinical suspicion.
• Patients with a contraindication to both MRI (with or without contrast) and CT scan
(with contrast)
• Patients with life expectancy < 3 months.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active
infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac
arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the opinion of the
investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Subjects must not be pregnant or nursing at the time of SRS treatment due to the
potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm
nursing infants.
Radiation: Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Brain Neoplasms, Adult, Malignant, Brain and Nervous System, Anklylosing Spondylitis, Anus, Bones and Joints, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Cardiovascular, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Ear, Esophagus, Eye and Orbit, Gall Bladder, Head and Neck, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Kidney, Larynx, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Lymphoid Leukemia, Lymphoma, Melanoma, skin, Multiple Myeloma, Nose, Other, 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, Sarcoma, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Stomach, Throat, Thyroid, Urinary Bladder, Uterine (Endometrial), Vulva
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
Minimal change disease (MCD), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and Membranous
nephropathy (MN), generate an enormous individual and societal financial burden, accounting
for approximately 12% of prevalent end stage renal disease (ESRD) cases (2005) at an annual
cost in the US of more than $3 billion. However, the clinical classification of these
diseases is widely believed to be inadequate by the scientific community. Given the poor
understanding of MCD/FSGS and MN biology, it is not surprising that the available therapies
are imperfect. The therapies lack a clear biological basis, and as many families have
experienced, they are often not beneficial, and in fact may be significantly toxic. Given
these observations, it is essential that research be conducted that address these serious
obstacles to effectively caring for patients.
In response to a request for applications by the National Institutes of Health, Office of
Rare Diseases (NIH, ORD) for the creation of Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortia, a
number of affiliated universities joined together with The NephCure Foundation the NIDDK,
the ORDR, and the University of Michigan in collaboration towards the establishment of a
Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortium.
Through this consortium the investigators hope to understand the fundamental biology of
these rare diseases and aim to bank long-term observational data and corresponding
biological specimens for researchers to access and further enrich.
Patients presenting with an incipient clinical diagnosis for FSGS/MCD or MN or pediatric
participants not previously biopsied, with a clinical diagnosis for FSGS/MCD or MN meeting
the following inclusion criteria:
• Documented urinary protein excretion ≥1500 mg/24 hours or spot protein: creatinine
ratio equivalent at the time of diagnosis or within 3 months of the
screening/eligibility visit.
• Scheduled renal biopsy
Cohort B (non-biopsy, cNEPTUNE)
Inclusion Criteria:
• Age <19 years of age
• Initial presentation with <30 days immunosuppression therapy
• Proteinuria/nephrotic
• UA>2+ and edema OR
• UA>2+ and serum albumin <3 OR
• UPC > 2g/g and serum albumin <3
Exclusion Criteria (Cohort A&B):
• Prior solid organ transplant
• A clinical diagnosis of glomerulopathy without diagnostic renal biopsy
• Clinical, serological or histological evidence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
as defined by the ARA criteria. Patients with membranous in combination with SLE will
be excluded because this entity is well defined within the International Society of
Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society categories of lupus nephritis, and frequently
overlaps with other classification categories of SLE nephritis (68)
• Clinical or histological evidence of other renal diseases (Alport, Nail Patella,
Diabetic Nephropathy, IgA-nephritis, monoclonal gammopathy (multiple myelomas),
genito-urinary malformations with vesico-urethral reflux or renal dysplasia)
• Known systemic disease diagnosis at time of enrollment with a life expectancy less
than 6 months
• Unwillingness or inability to give a comprehensive informed consent
• Unwillingness to comply with study procedures and visit schedule
• Institutionalized individuals (e.g., prisoners)
Phase 1 Dose-escalating Study of MM-398 (Irinotecan Sucrosofate Liposome Injection) Plus Intravenous Cyclophosphamide in Recurrent or Refractory Pediatric Solid Tumors
This is a Phase 1 study of the combination of two drugs: MM-398 and Cyclophosphamide. The
goal is to find the highest dose of MM-398 that can be given safely when it is used together
with the chemotherapy drug Cyclophosphamide.
• Histologically or cytologically-confirmed Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma,
neuroblastoma, or osteosarcoma
• Disease progression after prior therapy in locally advanced or metastatic setting
• Measurable or evaluable disease based on the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid
Tumors (RECIST v1.1) criteria
• Age 12 months to <21 years
• Adequate bone marrow reserves, hepatic function, and renal function
• Recovered from effects of any prior surgery or cancer therapy
• Patients 18 years or older will provide written consent. A parent or legal guardian of
a patient <18 years of age will provide informed consent and patients 11 to 18 years
of age will provide written assent or as per participating institutional policy.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Clinically significant gastrointestinal disorders
• NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias or uncontrolled
blood pressure
• Active infection or unexplained fever
• Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of MM-398 or other liposomal products
• Recent Investigational therapy
• Pregnant or breast feeding; females of child-bearing potential must test negative for
pregnancy at the time of enrollment
Drug: MM-398 (Irinotecan Sucrosofate Liposome Injection) plus cyclophosphamide
Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors, Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, Anus, Bones and Joints, Brain and Nervous System, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Ear, Esophagus, Eye and Orbit, Gall Bladder, Head and Neck, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Kaposis sarcoma, Kidney, Larynx, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Melanoma, skin, Mycosis Fungoides, Nose, Other Digestive Organ, Other Endocrine System, Other Female Genital, Other Hematopoietic, Other Male Genital, Other Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs, Other Skin, Other Urinary, Ovary, Pancreas, Prostate, Rectum, Sarcoma, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Stomach, Throat, Thyroid, Urinary Bladder, Uterine (Endometrial), Vulva
Does Caudal Block Increase the Incidence of Urethrocutaneous Fistula Formation Following Hypospadias Repair in Infants?
This is a prospective randomized multi-center non-inferiority trial conducted through the
Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network study sites to determine if caudal block increases the
incidence of urethrocutaneous fistula following distal or mid shaft hypospadias repair
compared with penile nerve block.
• infants/ children with midshaft or distal hypospadias undergoing primary single stage
repair in one of the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network participating centers.
Exclusion Criteria:
• prior hypospadias surgery,
• proximal or penoscrotal hypospadias,
• abnormal caudal anatomy or spinal dysraphism,
• cyanotic congenital heart disease,
• infection or rash at the block injection site.
Drug: Caudal block with ropivacaine, Drug: penile nerve block with bupivacaine
Tacrolimus/Everolimus vs. Tacrolimus/MMF in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Using the MATE Score (TEAMMATE)
The TEAMMATE Trial will enroll 210 pediatric heart transplant patients from 25 centers at 6
months post-transplant and follow each patient for 2.5 years. Half of the participants will
receive everolimus and low-dose tacrolimus and the other half will receive tacrolimus and
mycophenolate mofetil. The trial will determine which treatment is better at reducing the
cumulative risk of coronary artery vasculopathy, chronic kidney disease and biopsy
proven-acute cellular rejection without an increase in graft loss due to all causes (e.g.
infection, PTLD, antibody mediated rejection).
• Orthotopic heart transplantation
• Age < 21 years at time of transplant
• Stable immunosuppression at the time of randomization with no contraindication to
everolimus, tacrolimus, or mycophenolate mofetil
• Planned follow-up at a study site for the 30 month duration of the study.
• Subject or legal adult representative capable of providing informed consent (in
general, assent will be sought for children aged 12 years or older).
Exclusion Criteria:
• Multi-organ transplant (e.g. heart-lung or heart-liver).
• Known hypersensitivity to everolimus, sirolimus, tacrolimus or mycophenolate mofetil
(MMF), or to components of the drug products.
• Patients on maintenance corticosteroid therapy exceeding a dose equivalent of
prednisone 0.1 mg/kg/day at randomization.
• High-risk for rejection defined as active rejection, recurrent (≥ 2 episodes of grade
2R rejection) cellular rejection, recurrent rejection (≥ 2 episodes of any grade) with
hemodynamic compromise, steroid-resistant rejection or unresolved antibody-mediated
rejection during the first 6 months post-heart transplant
• Graft dysfunction (LVEF <40% or wedge pressure >22 mmHg or cardiac index <2.2
L/min/m2)
• Stage 4 or 5 CKD (eGFR <30 ml/min/1.73 m2) or moderate proteinuria (urine protein to
urine creatinine ratio >0.5 mg/mg).
• Active infection requiring hospitalization or treatment dose medical therapy.
• Patients with ongoing wound healing problems, clinically significant wound infection
requiring continued therapy or other severe surgical complication in the opinion of
the Site Principal Investigator.
• Fasting Serum Cholesterol ≥300 mg/dL OR greater than or equal to 7.75 mmol/L, AND
fasting triglycerides ≥2.5x the upper limit of normal (ULN). Note: In case one or both
of these thresholds are exceeded, the patient can only be included after initiation of
appropriate lipid lowering medication, and reduction of serum cholesterol and
triglyceride levels to below exclusion ranges is confirmed.
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
• Diagnosis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) during the first 6
months post-heart transplant.
• History of non-adherence to medical regimens.
• Patients who are treated with drugs that are strong inducers or inhibitors of
cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) and cannot discontinue the treatment
• Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding or intend to get pregnant during the study
period.
Trial of Encapsulated Rapamycin (eRapa) for Bladder Cancer Prevention
eRapa (encapsulated rapamycin) will be investigated for secondary prevention in patients with
diagnosed non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) through a phase II double-blind
randomized controlled trial of long-term (one year) prevention with eRapa versus placebo. The
primary hypothesis is that eRapa decreases the risk of cancer relapse for patients with
NMIBC. Secondary hypotheses are that eRapa can improve certain immune parameters and improve
cognition and physical function without adversely affecting patient-reported outcomes and
quality of life.
• Pathologically (histologically) proven diagnosis of non-muscle invasive (Ta, Tis, or
T1) bladder cancer within 90 days prior to enrollment
• Able to give informed consent
• 18 years or older
• Patients must not be taking oral glucocorticoids at the time of registration
• Not have active, uncontrolled infections
• No other prior non-bladder malignancy is allowed except for the following: adequately
treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, adequately
treated Stage I or II cancer from which the patient is currently in complete
remission, or any other cancer from which the patient has been disease free for five
years.
• Patients with localized prostate cancer who are being followed by an active
survelillance program are also eligible.
• Patients must not be pregnant or nursing, as the use of Intravesical BCG is not
recommended during pregnancy. Women/ men of reproductive potential must have agreed to
use an effective contraceptive method. A woman is considered to be of "reproductive
potential" if she has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months.
Examples of effective contraception include hormonal contraception, double barrier
method (condom with spermicidal cream, diaphragms with spermicidal cream, or condoms
with diaphragms), Intrauterine device, and/or partner vasectomy. In addition to
routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes heterosexual
celibacy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy
prevention) defined as a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral tubal
ligation. However, if at any point a previously celibate patient chooses to become
heterosexually active during the time period for use of contraceptive measures
outlined in the protocol, he/she is responsible for beginning contraceptive measures.
Both male and female patients will be required to disclose contraception method during
screening and agree to continue to use that contraception method through the end of
their participation in the study.
• Patients must have had all grossly visible papillary tumors removed within 90 days
prior to registration or cystoscopy confirming no grossly visible papillary tumors
within 90 days prior to registration.
• Patients with T1 disease must have cross-sectional imaging of abdomen/pelvis
demonstrating no evidence of nodal involvement or metastatic disease (MRI or CT scan)
within 90 days prior to registration. Patients with T1 disease must have re-resection
confirming ≤ T1 disease within 90 days prior to registration.
• Patients must no have received prior intravesical BCG
Exclusion Criteria:
• Have muscle-invasive or higher (≥T2) bladder cancer
• Unable to give informed consent
• Age 17 or younger
• Taking oral glucocorticoids at the time of registration
• Another cancer requiring active treatment (except basal cell carcinoma or squamous
cell carcinoma of the skin)
• Patients at risk of pregnancy that are unwilling or unable to take effective
contraception during the study period, or patients that are nursing during the study
period. Women/ Men of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective
contraceptive method or will be considered ineligible for study participation.
• Evidence of nodal involvement or metastatic disease (MRI or CT scan) within 90 days
prior to registration
• History of prior intravesical BCG
• History of prior Rapamycin treatment
A Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Obinutuzumab In Patients With ISN/RPS 2003 Class III Or IV Lupus Nephritis (REGENCY)
This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of obinutuzumab compared
with placebo in patients with International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society
(ISN/RPS) class III or IV lupus nephritis (LN) when added on to standard-of-care therapy
consisting of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and corticosteroids.
• Diagnosis of ISN/RPS 2003 Class III or IV LN as evidenced by renal biopsy performed
within 6 months. Participants may co-exhibit Class V disease in addition to either
Class III or Class IV disease
• Urine protein to creatinine ratio greater than or equal to (>/=) 1 on a 24-hour
collection
• Other inclusion criteria may apply
Key
Exclusion Criteria:
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Severe renal impairment or the need for dialysis or renal transplantation
• Receipt of an excluded therapy, including any anti-CD20 therapy less than 9 months
prior to screening or during screening; or cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, ciclosporin,
or voclosporin during the 2 months prior to screening or during screening
• Significant or uncontrolled medical disease which, in the investigator's opinion,
would preclude patient participation
• Known active infection of any kind or recent major episode of infection
• Intolerance or contraindication to study therapies
• Other exclusion criteria may apply
This is a prospective, multi-center, observational study. Subjects will have OmniGraf™
(TruGraf® and TRAC™) testing at study enrollment and thereafter every 3 months. In addition
subjects will have OmniGraf™ (TruGraf® and TRAC™) testing at any time there is a clinical
suspicion of acute rejection. Data collection for the primary objective extends over a 2-year
period.
• Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization;
• At least 18 years of age;
• Recipient of a primary or subsequent deceased-donor or living-donor kidney transplant;
• At least 3-months post-transplant;
• Stable serum creatinine (per Principal Investigator);
• Treated with any immunosuppressive regimen, and;
• Selected by provider to undergo OmniGraf™ (TruGraf® and TRAC™) testing as part of
post-transplant care; and
Exclusion Criteria:
• Recipient of a combined organ transplant with an extra-renal organ and/or islet cell
transplant;
• Recipient of a previous non-renal solid organ and/or islet cell transplant;
• Known to be pregnant;
• Known to be infected with HIV;
• Known to have Active BK nephropathy;
• Known to have nephrotic proteinuria (Per Principal Investigator);
• Participation in other biomarker studies testing clinical utility.
Diagnostic Test: Patients monitored with TruGraf and TRAC testing
Study of Ravulizumab in Pediatric Participants With HSCT-TMA
This study will evaluate the safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of
ravulizumab administered by intravenous infusion to pediatric participants, from 1 month to <
18 years of age, with HSCT-TMA. The treatment period is 26 weeks, followed by a 26-week
off-treatment follow-up period.
• 1 month of age up to < 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent.
• Received HSCT within the past 6 months.
• Diagnosis of TMA that persists despite initial management of any triggering condition.
• Body weight ≥ 5 kilograms.
• Female participants of childbearing potential and male participants with female
partners of childbearing potential must use highly effective contraception starting at
Screening and continuing until at least 8 months after the last dose of ravulizumab.
• Participants must be vaccinated against meningococcal infections if clinically
feasible, according to institutional guidelines for immune reconstitution after HSCT.
Participants must be re-vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type b and
Streptococcus pneumoniae if clinically feasible, according to institutional guidelines
for immune reconstitution after HSCT. All participants should be administered coverage
with prophylactic antibiotics according to institutional post-transplant infection
prophylaxis guidances, including coverage against Neisseria meningitidis for at least
2 weeks after meningococcal vaccination. Participants who cannot receive meningococcal
vaccine should receive antibiotic prophylaxis coverage against Neisseria meningitidis
the entire Treatment Period and for 8 months following the final dose of ravulizumab.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Known familial or acquired 'a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin
type 1 motif, member 13' deficiency (activity < 5%).
• Known Shiga toxin-related hemolytic uremic syndrome.
• Positive direct Coombs test.
• Diagnosis or suspicion of disseminated intravascular coagulation.
• Known bone marrow/graft failure.
• Diagnosis of veno-occlusive disease.
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (evidenced by HIV-1 or HIV-2 antibody
titer).
• Unresolved meningococcal disease.
• Presence or suspicion of sepsis (treated or untreated) within 7 days prior to
Screening.
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• Hypersensitivity to murine proteins or to 1 of the excipients of ravulizumab.
• Previously or currently treated with a complement inhibitor.
Drug: Ravulizumab, Other: Best Supportive Care
Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Brain and Nervous System, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Kidney, Leukemia, Not Otherwise Specified, Leukemia, Other, Lymphoid Leukemia, Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Other Hematopoietic
Treatment Combination of Durvalumab, Tremelimumab and Enfortumab Vedotin or Durvalumab and Enfortumab Vedotin in Patients With Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Ineligible to Cisplatin (VOLGA)
A Global Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Durvalumab in combination with
Tremelimumab and Enfortumab Vedotin or Durvalumab in Combination With Enfortumab Vedotin for
Perioperative Treatment in Patients Ineligible for Cisplatin Undergoing Radical Cystectomy
for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
• Histologically or cytologically documented muscle-invasive TCC of the bladder with
clinical stage T2-T4aN0/1M0 with transitional and mixed transitional cell histology;
• Medically fit for cystectomy and able to receive neoadjuvant therapy;
• Patients who have not received prior systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy for
treatment of MIBC;
• ECOG performance status of 0,1,2 at enrollment.
• Availability of tumor sample prior to study entry;
• Must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks at randomization.
Exclusion criteria:
• Evidence of lymph node (N2+) or metastatic TCC/UC disease at the time of screening.
• Active infection
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
• Prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy (with exclusion of Bacillus-Calmette Guerin
[BCG]), including but not limited to other anti-CTLA-4, anti--PD-1, anti PD-L1, or
anti-PD-L2 antibodies.
• Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first
dose of IPs.
Abatacept in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis (ATRIUM)
The primary aim is to test whether abatacept, as compared to placebo, is associated with a
reduction in major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among participants hospitalized with
myocarditis secondary to an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI). The primary outcome, MACE, is
a composite of first occurrence of cardiovascular death, non-fatal sudden cardiac arrest,
cardiogenic shock, significant ventricular arrythmias, significant bradyarrythmias, or
incident heart failure.
• Must have provided informed consent in a manner approved by the Investigator's
Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to any study-related procedure being performed.
If a participant is unable to provide informed consent due to his/her medical
condition, the participant's legally authorized representative may consent on behalf
of the study participant, as permitted by local law and institutional Standard
Operating Procedures;
• Aged greater than or equal to 18 years at the time of informed consent;
• Recent use of an FDA-approved immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI, defined as
administered an immune checkpoint inhibitor ≤ 6 months of myocarditis diagnosis),
alone or in combination with other cancer therapies (i.e. chemotherapy, radiation
therapy or targeted therapy). The FDA-approved ICI could be given as part of a
clinical trial but not in combination with a new investigational agent which may cause
myocarditis;
• A diagnosis of myocarditis.
• Hospitalized at the time of randomization;
• On 1000 mg of solumedrol per day for myocarditis or with an intent to initiate 1000 mg
of solumedrol per day for myocarditis within 24 hours of first administration of study
drug;
• Serum evidence of ongoing myocardial injury: Serum evidence of ongoing myocardial
injury will be defined as an institutional troponin (either conventional or
high-sensitivity troponin I or T, using the standard institutional assay) with a value
that is ≥5 times the upper limit of the reference standard normal for that
institution. The troponin assay may be adjusted based on sex depending on
institutional standards. This value of troponin of ≥5 times above the institutional
upper limits of normal value must be noted within 10 days prior to potential
randomization. The 10-day period can be in the outpatient or inpatient setting. For
example, a participant with a troponin value that on one occasion was ≥5 times the
upper limits of institutional normal in the 10-day window prior to potential
randomization (whether in the inpatient or outpatient setting), but later decreases
below that threshold, typically due to starting corticosteroids, would still be
considered eligible;
• The following laboratory parameters, not older than 48 hours at the time of
randomization, and measured as part of usual care:
• Total white blood cell (WBC) count >2,500/μl
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >1,500/μL
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) <20 times the
upper limit of the institutional normal ranges;
• Women of childbearing potential (i.e., not postmenopausal, or surgically sterilized)
must have a negative highly sensitive urine or serum pregnancy test prior to
randomization. Participating women of childbearing potential must be willing to
consistently use effective methods of contraception from screening until at least 90
days after administration of the last dose of study drug. Participating men must also
be willing to consistently use effective methods of contraception from screening until
at least 90 days after administration of the last dose of study drug; and
• Must be willing and able to abide by all study requirements and restrictions.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Must not have experienced any of the following (as defined in the section on the
primary endpoint) in the 30-day period prior to randomization:
• A sudden cardiac arrest
• Cardiogenic shock as defined. A significant bradyarrhythmia (Mobitz type II
second degree atrioventricular block or third degree (complete) atrio-ventricular
(AV) block, for which an intervention with a temporary or permanent pacemaker is
completed or recommended).
• A significant tachyarrhythmia (ventricular fibrillation of any duration or
sustained ventricular tachycardia (>30 seconds, >120 beats per minute); or a
ventricular tachyarrhythmia requiring intervention.
• Recent (≤2 month) exposure to abatacept or belatacept.
• Concurrent or recent (≤2 month) use of the following non-corticosteroid
immunosuppressive therapies prior to randomization: mycophenolate, JAK STAT inhibitors
(including but not limited to upadacitinib, tofacitinib, baricitinib, and filgotinib),
tacrolimus, anti-thymocyte globulin, alemtuzumab, infliximab, and plasma exchange. The
use of intravenous immunoglobulin is permitted prior to randomization and during study
treatment.
• Currently enrolled in another interventional study utilizing systemic agents for the
management of ICI-related toxicities.
• Female who is pregnant, breastfeeding, or is considering becoming pregnant during the
study or for approximately 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
• Male who is considering fathering a child or donating sperm during the study or for
approximately 30 days after the last dose of study drug.
• Any active, chronic, or recurrent viral infection that, based on the investigator's
clinical assessment, makes the participant an unsuitable candidate for the study.
These may include hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV), recurrent or
disseminated (even a single episode) herpes zoster, and disseminated (even a single
episode) herpes simplex. Active HBV and HCV are defined as: HBV: hepatitis B surface
antigen (HBs Ag) positive (+) or detected sensitivity on the HBV deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) qualitative test for Hepatitis B core antibody
(HBc Ab) positive (+) participants; HCV: HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) detectable in any
participant with anti-HCV antibody (HCV Ab). Patients with active Covid-19 infection
will be excluded. This is defined as the period of ongoing symptoms in the setting of
a positive Covid-19 test, or until 10 days after symptom onset and after resolution of
fever for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medications.
• Known active tuberculosis (TB), history of incompletely treated TB, suspected or known
extrapulmonary TB, suspected or known systemic bacterial or fungal infections;
• Receipt of any live vaccine within four weeks prior to the first dose of study drug,
or expected need of live vaccination during study participation including at least 90
days after the last dose of IV study drug.
• Any medical condition that could interfere with, or for which the treatment might
interfere with, the conduct of the study or interpretation of the study results, or
that would, in the opinion of the Investigator, increase the risk of the participant
by participating in the study.
• Any factors that, in the Investigator's opinion, are likely to interfere with study
procedures, such as history of noncompliance with scheduled appointments.
Drug: Abatacept plus, Drug: Placebo
Myocarditis Acute, Cancer, Anus, Bones and Joints, Brain and Nervous System, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Esophagus, Eye and Orbit, Kidney, Larynx, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Melanoma, skin, 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, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Stomach, Thyroid, Unknown Sites, Urinary Bladder