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Contrast Ultrasound for Pediatric Trauma - Comparative Evaluation (CAPTURE Study)
This multicenter study aims to evaluate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in diagnosing abdominal solid organ injuries in pediatric patients. Up to 130 subjects will complete the study across approximately 5-10 sites in the US, with up to 30 patients in the training phase (3 per site) and 100 patients in the treatment phase of the study. All subjects will have had a CT scan as part of standard of care, confirming at least one solid organ abdominal injury. The study procedure will occur within 48 hours from time of injury. All subjects will have an abdominal ultrasound without contrast, followed by a contrast-enhanced ultrasound using the contrast agent Lumason. Ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound results will be compared to the CT scan results. The CT and ultrasound scans will be read locally and will undergo central review.
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• Hemodynamically stable, as determined by the trauma team
• Age 8 through 18 years (inclusive)
• Interpretable CT of the abdomen and pelvis that demonstrates at least one solid organ injury among the liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys
• Plan for observation or admission to the hospital
• Candidate for abdominal ultrasound based on body habitus, as determined by the investigator
• Glasgow Coma Score of 15
• Able to complete the study procedures within 48 hours of injury
• Known cardiac abnormality
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Known sensitivity to any Lumason components - including sulfur hexafluoride, polyethylene glycol 4000, distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol sodium (DPPG-Na), or palmitic acid
• Unable to be rolled onto side to allow lateral ultrasound windows if necessary
• Unable to assent or consent
• Pregnant
• Lactating
• CT images not available for transmission to central image repository
Monitoring Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer Using 3D Subharmonic Aided Pressure Estimation
This phase II/III trial studies if contrast-enhanced ultrasounds using a contrast dye, perflutren lipid microspheres (Definity), can predict the response to chemotherapy by estimating the pressure in the cancer in patients with breast cancer that has spread to nearby tissues and lymph nodes (locally advanced). The efficacy of cancer therapy is affected by the pressure in the cancer. Definity is a contrast dye used to create better images during ultrasounds. The purpose of this trial is to determine if a special kind of ultrasound, called contrast-enhanced ultrasound, an experimental imaging test, can detect pressures in cancer to determine the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.
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• Provide signed and dated informed consent form
• Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
• At least 21 years old
• Be diagnosed with breast cancer (T1 or greater LABC, any N and M0)
• Be scheduled for neoadjuvant chemotherapy
• Be medically stable
• Be conscious and able to comply with study procedures
• If a female of child-bearing potential, must have a negative urine pregnancy test
• Females who are pregnant or nursing
• Patients with other primary cancers requiring systemic treatment
• Patients with any distal metastatic disease
• Patients undergoing neoadjuvant endocrine therapy
• Patients who are medically unstable, patients who are seriously or terminally ill, and patients whose clinical course is unpredictable. For example:
• Patients on life support or in a critical care unit;
• Patients with unstable occlusive disease (e.g., crescendo angina);
• Patients with clinically unstable cardiac arrhythmias, such as recurrent ventricular tachycardia;
• Patients with uncontrolled congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class IV);
• Patients with recent cerebral hemorrhage;
• Patients who have undergone surgery within 24 hours prior to the study sonographic examination
• Patients with known hypersensitivity or allergy to any component of Definity
• Patients with unstable cardiopulmonary conditions or respiratory distress syndrome
• Patients with uncontrollable emphysema, pulmonary vasculitis, pulmonary hypertension or a history of pulmonary emboli
Celliant Socks to Increase Tissue Oxygenation and Complete Wound Closure in Diabetic Foot Wounds
This study is a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, 1:1 randomized clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the use of Celliant Socks increases tissue oxygenation (via oxygen saturation, StO2) and incidence of wound closure in subjects with diabetic foot ulcers. This study will use hyperspectral imaging and wound assessment to measure these outcomes. The study will enroll 254 evaluable subjects total, 127 per arm to meet the Primary Endpoint. Enrollment may continue up to twenty-five hundred (2500) evaluable subjects total to meet the Key Secondary Endpoint of complete wound closure.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, LARRY.LAVERY@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
• Subject is willing and able to wear a sports-style tube sock at least 22 hours a day.
• Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) ≥0.5 (bedside ABI is acceptable for screening purposes as the formal imaging ABI may not be resulted prior to surgery) or toe pressure of ≥30mmHg
• One or more diabetic foot ulcers (only one will be treated) that are located in the ankle area or below that has persisted a minimum of 30 days prior to the Screening visit
• Diabetic Foot Ulcers ≥1cm2 and ≤16cm2
• Ulcer grade I or II, Stage A, I or II Stage B, according to University of Texas Wound Classification System
• 22 years of age or older
• Has clinically significant renal disease to require hemo or peritoneal dialysis
• Subject has untreated osteomyelitis
• Ulcers within 5cm of target ulcer or connected by fistulas
• Ulcer has decreased by 30% or more at the end of the run-in period
• Subject has untreated cellulitis
• Subject has untreated charcot
• Major immunodeficiency including HIV
• Is pregnant or plans to become pregnant
• Is nursing or actively lactating
• Developmental disability/significant psychological disorder that in the opinion of the investigator could impair the subject's ability to provide informed consent, participate in the study protocol or record study measures, including untreated schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychiatric hospitalization within the last 2 years.
• Active alcohol or substance abuse in the opinion of the investigator that could impair the subject's ability to provide informed consent, participate in the study protocol or record study materials
Study of Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Treprostinil in Subjects With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (TETON)
Study RIN-PF-301 is designed to evaluate the superiority of inhaled treprostinil against placebo for the change in absolute forced vital capacity (FVC) from baseline to Week 52.
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• Subject gives voluntary informed consent to participate in the study.
• Subject is ≥40 years of age, inclusive, at the time of signing informed consent.
• The subject has a diagnosis of IPF based on the 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline (Raghu 2018) and confirmed by central review of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) (performed within the previous 12 months), and if available, surgical lung biopsy.
• FVC ≥45% predicted at Screening.
• Subjects on pirfenidone or nintedanib must be on a stable and optimized dose for ≥30 days prior to Baseline. Concomitant use of both pirfenidone and nintedanib is not permitted.
• Women of childbearing potential must be non-pregnant (as confirmed by a urine pregnancy test at Screening and Baseline) and non-lactating, and will abstain from intercourse (when it is in line with their preferred and usual lifestyle) or use 2 medically acceptable, highly effective forms of contraception for the duration of the study, and at least 30 days after discontinuing study drug.
• Males with a partner of childbearing potential must use a condom for the duration of treatment and for at least 48 hours after discontinuing study drug.
• In the opinion of the Investigator, the subject is able to communicate effectively with study personnel, and is considered reliable, willing, and likely to be cooperative with protocol requirements, including attending all study visits.
• Subject is pregnant or lactating.
• Subject has primary obstructive airway physiology: FEV1/FVC <0.70 at Screening.
• The subject has shown intolerance or significant lack of efficacy to a prostacyclin or prostacyclin analogue that resulted in discontinuation or inability to effectively titrate that therapy.
• The subject has received any PAH-approved therapy, including prostacyclin therapy (epoprostenol, treprostinil, iloprost, or beraprost; except for acute vasoreactivity testing), IP receptor agonists (selexipag), endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is), or soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators within 60 days prior to Baseline. As needed use of a PDE5-I for erectile dysfunction is permitted, provided no doses are taken within 48 hours of any study-related efficacy assessments.
• Use of any of the following medications: azathioprine (AZA), cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, oral corticosteroids (OCS) >20 mg/day or the combination of OCS+AZA+N-acetylcysteine within 30 days prior to Baseline; cyclophosphamide within 60 days prior to Baseline; or rituximab within 6 months prior to Baseline.
• The subject is receiving >10 L/min of oxygen supplementation by any mode of delivery at rest at Baseline.
• Exacerbation of IPF or active pulmonary or upper respiratory infection within 30 days prior to Baseline. Subjects must have completed any antibiotic or steroid regimens for treatment of the infection or acute exacerbation more than 30 days prior to Baseline to be eligible. If hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of IPF or a pulmonary or upper respiratory infection, subjects must have been discharged more than 90 days prior to Baseline to be eligible.
• Uncontrolled cardiac disease, defined as myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Baseline or unstable angina within 30 days prior to Baseline.
• In the opinion of the Investigator, the subject has any condition that would interfere with the interpretation of study assessments or would impair study participation or cooperation.
• Use of any other investigational drug/device or participation in any investigational study in which the subject received a medical intervention (ie, procedure, device, medication/supplement) within 30 days prior to Screening. Subjects participating in non-interventional, observational, or registry studies are eligible.
• Life expectancy <6 months due to IPF or a concomitant illness.
• Acute pulmonary embolism within 90 days prior to Baseline.
Testing the Combination of Two Anti-cancer Drugs, DS-8201a and AZD6738, for The Treatment of Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Expressing the HER2 Protein or Gene, The DASH Trial
The dose escalation phase of this trial identifies the best dose and safety of ceralasertib (AZD6738) when given in combination with trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a) in treating patients with solid tumors that have a change (mutation) in the HER2 gene or protein and have spread to other places in the body (advanced). The dose expansion phase (phase Ib) of this trial compares how colorectal and gastroesophageal cancers with HER2 mutation respond to treatment with a combination of ceralasertib and trastuzumab deruxtecan versus trastuzumab deruxtecan alone. Trastuzumab deruxtecan is a monoclonal antibody, called trastuzumab, linked to a chemotherapy drug, called deruxtecan. Trastuzumab attaches to HER2 positive cancer cells in a targeted way and delivers deruxtecan to kill them. Ceralasertib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
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• DOSE-ESCALATION PHASE: Must have histologically confirmed advanced solid tumor including but not restricted to breast cancer, gastric or gastroesophageal cancer, colon cancer, endometrial cancer, salivary gland tumors, and hepatobiliary tumors
• DOSE-EXPANSION PHASE: Must have histologically confirmed advanced/metastatic gastroesophageal cancer (cohort A) or colorectal cancer (cohort B)
• DOSE-EXPANSION PHASE: Patients must have a biopsiable lesion and provide consent for on treatment biopsy
• Age >= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of AZD6738 in combination with DS-8201a in patients < 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study
• Patients must have HER2-positive or HER2-expressing tumors determined by a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)-certified laboratory. As a rule, for HER2 immunohistochemistry (IHC) scoring system trastuzumab for gastric cancer (TOGA) criteria used for gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers will be employed (Note: in escalation phase, for breast cancer patients that are included, breast cancer criteria can be used). Specific requirement of HER2 status is outlined below:
• HER2 expression (1-3+) by IHC locally and confirmed centrally OR
• HER2 expression (1-3+) by IHC tested centrally OR
• HER2 amplification based on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or next generation sequencing
• Must have received at least one line of systemic chemotherapy for either locally advanced or metastatic disease and should have either progressed on this therapy or been intolerant to this therapy
• For tumors where anti-HER2 therapy is standard of care, patients must have progressed on at least 1 line of anti-HER2 therapy if eligible. For patients where DS8201a is approved as standard of care, prior treatment with DS8201a is not allowed
• Must have unresectable, advanced/metastatic disease
• Must have at least 1 measurable lesion on computed tomography (CT) scan per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1. Patient without measurable but evaluable disease are allowed for dose-escalation phase
• Must be willing and able to provide an adequate archival tumor sample available to confirm HER2 status by Central Laboratory (if local testing is used for enrollment), else must be willing and able to provide an adequate archival tumor sample for HER2 testing centrally
• Must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-1
• Must have life expectancy of at least 3 months
• Must have left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >= 50% within 28 days before enrollment (study drug treatment) by either an echocardiogram (ECHO) or multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan
• Must have a negative pregnancy test (if female)
• Platelets >= 100,000/mcL (within 14 days before enrollment)
• No transfusions with red blood cells or platelets are allowed within 1 week prior to screening assessment
• Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL (within 14 days before enrollment)
• Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL (within 14 days before enrollment)
• No administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is allowed within 1 week prior to screening assessment
• Creatinine clearance > 45/mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault equation) (within 14 days before enrollment)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 14 days before enrollment)
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN if no liver metastases or < 3 x ULN with Gilbert's Syndrome or liver metastases at baseline (within 14 days before enrollment)
• Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL (within 14 days before enrollment)
• Albumin > 2.5 g/dL (GEJ patients only) (within 14 days before enrollment)
• International normalized ratio (INR) and either partial thromboplastin time (PTT) or activated (a)PTT =< 1.5 x ULN (within 14 days before enrollment)
• Must have adequate treatment washout period before study treatment, defined as: Major surgery (>= 4 weeks), radiation therapy (>= 3 weeks; in case of palliative radiation >= 2 weeks), systemic therapy (>= 3 weeks; in case of investigational drug use >= 2 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer)
• Patients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive may participate IF they meet the following eligibility requirements:
• They must be stable on their anti-retroviral regimen, and they must be healthy from an HIV perspective
• They must have a CD4 count of greater than 250 cells/mcL over the past 6 months on this same anti-retroviral regimen and must not have had a CD4 count < 200 cells/mcl over the past 2 years, unless it was deemed related to THE CANCER AND/OR CHEMOTHERAPY-induced bone marrow suppression
• For patients who have received chemotherapy in the past 6 months, a CD4 count < 250 cells/mcl during chemotherapy is permitted as long as viral loads were undetectable during this same chemotherapy
• They must have an undetectable viral load and a CD4 count >= 250 cells/mcL within 7 days of enrollment
• They must not be currently receiving prophylactic therapy for an opportunistic infection and must not have had an opportunistic infection within the past 6 months. HIV-infected patients should be monitored every 12 weeks for viral load and CD4 counts
• For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
• Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
• Subjects with clinically inactive brain metastases may be included. Subjects with treated brain metastases that are no longer symptomatic and who require no treatment with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants may be included in the study if they have recovered from the acute toxic effect of radiotherapy. A minimum of 2 weeks must have elapsed between the end of whole-brain radiation therapy and study treatment
• Patients with new or progressive brain metastases (active brain metastases) or leptomeningeal disease are eligible if the treating physician determines that immediate central nervous system (CNS) specific treatment is not required and is unlikely to be required for at least 4 weeks (or scheduled assessment after the first cycle of treatment), and a risk-benefit analysis (discussion) by the patient and the investigator favors participation in the clinical trial
• Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
• HER2 antibody conjugated to a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor agents as well as AZD6738 are known to be teratogenic; thus, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for at least 7 months (women of childbearing potential [WOCBP] only) after the last dose of study drug. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of study drug administration
• Women of non-child-bearing potential defined as pre-menopausal females with a documented tubal ligation or hysterectomy; or postmenopausal defined as 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea (in questionable cases, a blood sample with simultaneous follicle-stimulating hormone [FSH] > 40 mIU/mL and estradiol < 40 pg/mL [< 147 pmol/L] is confirmatory) are eligible. Females on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and whose menopausal status is in doubt will be required to use one of the contraception methods outlined for women of child-bearing potential if they wish to continue their HRT during the study. Otherwise, they must discontinue HRT to allow confirmation of post-menopausal status prior to study enrollment. For most forms of HRT, at least 2-4 weeks will elapse between the cessation of therapy and the blood draw; this interval depends on the type and dosage of HRT. Following confirmation of their post-menopausal status, they can resume use of HRT during the study without use of a contraceptive method
• Male subjects must not freeze or donate sperm starting at screening and throughout the study period, and at least 6 months after the final study drug administration. Preservation of sperm should be considered prior to enrolment in this study
• Female subjects must not donate, or retrieve for their own use, ova from the time of screening and throughout the study treatment period, and for at least 7 months after the final study drug administration
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Participants with impaired decision-making capacity (IDMC) who have a legally-authorized representative (LAR) and/or family member available will also be eligible
• Patients with a history of (non-infectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis that required steroids, have current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening. Patient using e-cigarettes/vaping are also excluded
• Patients with a medical history of myocardial infarction within 6 months before enrollment (study treatment), symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Class II to IV, corrected QT interval (QTcF) prolongation to > 470 ms (females) or > 450 ms (males) as corrected by Framingham's formula
• Patients with spinal cord compression or clinically active central nervous system metastases, defined as untreated and symptomatic, or requiring therapy with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants to control associated symptoms
• Patients with multiple primary malignancies within 2 years, except adequately resected non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in situ disease, or other curatively treated solid tumors
• Patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reactions to either the drug substances or inactive ingredients in the drug product
• Patients with an uncontrolled infection requiring IV antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals
• Patients with substance abuse or any other medical conditions that would increase the safety risk to the subject or interfere with participation of the subject or evaluation of the clinical study in the opinion of the investigator
• Patients with a concomitant medical condition that would increase the risk of toxicity in the opinion of the investigator
• Patients who have not recovered from adverse events due to prior anti-cancer therapy (i.e., have residual toxicities grade >1) with the exception of alopecia. Subjects with chronic grade 2 toxicities may be eligible per discretion of the investigator after discussion with study principal investigator (PI) (e.g., grade 2 chemo-induced neuropathy).
• Any previous treatment with an ATR inhibitor
• Patients with any clinically apparent pulmonary compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonary illnesses including, but not limited to, any underlying pulmonary disorder (i.e., pulmonary emboli within three months of the study enrollment, severe asthma, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], restrictive lung disease, pleural effusion, etc.), and any autoimmune, connective tissue or inflammatory disorders with potential pulmonary involvement (i.e., Rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's, sarcoidosis, etc.), or prior pneumonectomy
• Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia or with features suggestive of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)/acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
• Patients unable to swallow orally administered medication and patients with gastrointestinal disorders likely to interfere with absorption of the study medication
• Concomitant use of known strong CYP3A inhibitors (e.g., itraconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, protease inhibitors boosted with ritonavir or cobicistat, indinavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, boceprevir, telaprevir). The required washout period prior to starting study treatment is 2 weeks. Concomitant use of known strong (e.g., phenobarbital, enzalutamide, phenytoin, rifampicin, rifabutin, rifapentine, carbamazepine, nevirapine and St John's Wort ). The required washout period prior to starting study treatment is 5 weeks for enzalutamide or phenobarbital and 3 weeks for other agents
• Patients with a pleural effusion, ascites, or pericardial effusion that requires drainage, peritoneal shunt, or cell-free and concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy (CART). (Drainage and CART are not allowed within 2 weeks prior to screening assessment)
• Patients with previous allogeneic bone marrow transplant or double umbilical cord blood transplantation (dUCBT)
• Whole blood transfusions in the last 120 days prior to entry to the study (packed red blood cells and platelet transfusions are acceptable within the last 28 days as long as they are not within 1 week prior to screening assessment)
• Patients at risk of brain perfusion problems, e.g., medical history of carotid stenosis or pre-syncopal or syncopal episodes, history of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)
• Uncontrolled hypertension (grade 2 or above) requiring clinical intervention
• Patients with relative hypotension (< 90/60 mm Hg) or clinically relevant orthostatic hypotension, including a fall in blood pressure of > 20 mm Hg
• Patients who have received corticosteroids (at a dose > 10 mg prednisone/day or equivalent) for any reason within 2 weeks prior to first dose
• Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness
• Patients with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
• Pregnant women are excluded from this study because DS-8201a is a HER2 antibody conjugated to a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor agent with the 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 DS-8201a, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with DS-8201a. These potential risks may also apply to AZD6738
• Patients cannot be receiving chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine. Patients receiving these drugs must have a washout period of > 14 days before enrollment/randomization
Modulation of SERCA2a of Intra-myocytic Calcium Trafficking in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (MUSIC-HFrEF1)
It is believed that targeted SERCA2a enzyme replacement in HFrEF patients will correct defective intracellular Ca2+ hemostasis, resulting in improved cardiac contractile function and energetics which will, in turn, translate to improved clinical outcomes. Additionally, it is hypothesized that correcting SERCA2a dysfunction will also improve coronary blood flow through correction of the impaired endothelium-dependent nitric oxide-mediated vasodilatation observed in heart failure.
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• Chronic ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
• NYHA class III/IV
• LVEF ≤35%
• Guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure; ICD Main
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, acute myocarditis, pericardial disease, amyloidosis, infiltrative cardiomyopathy, uncorrected thyroid disease or discrete left ventricular (LV) aneurysm
• Prior heart transplantation, left ventricular reduction surgery (LVRS), cardiomyoplasty, passive restraint device (e.g., CorCap™ Cardiac Support Device), mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD) or cardiac shunt
• Likely to receive cardiac resynchronization therapy, cardiomyoplasty, LVRS, conventional revascularization procedure or valvular repair in the 6 months following treatment
• Likely need for an immediate heart transplant or MCSD implant due to hemodynamic instability
• Inadequate hepatic and renal function
• Diagnosis of, or treatment for, any cancer within the last 5 years except for basal cell carcinoma or carcinomas in situ where surgical excision was considered curative
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.
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• 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
• 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
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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• 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
• 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
Ultra-fractionated Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer
The rationale of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility of selective non-operative management for locally advanced rectal cancer using dose-escalated ultra-fractionated short course radiation therapy interdigitated with chemotherapy. We believe delivering short course radiotherapy over a prolonged interval, at escalated doses and with concurrent chemotherapy may be feasible and allow for improved clinical response.
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• At least 18 years of age. Both men and women and members of all races and ethnic groups will be included.
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent
• Pathologic diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma
• T3-4 and/or N+ disease per AJCC 8th edition
• No prior treatment for rectal adenocarcinoma
• Eastern Cooperative Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2.
• Laboratory values supporting acceptable organ and marrow function within 30 days of eligibility confirmation. Defined as follows:
• WBC ≥ 3,000/mL;
• ANC WBC ≥ 1,000/mL;
• PLT ≥ 75,000/mL;
• T Bili ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN);
• AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN;
• Creatinine not above ULN, or creatinine clearance >50 mL/min/1.73 m2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal.
• All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) starting with the first dose of study therapy through 90 days after the last dose of study drugs. 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).
• Distant nodal disease (retroperitoneal nodes) including inguinal nodes, or any metastatic disease by CT.
• Prior RT to the pelvis.
• Uncontrolled comorbid illness or condition including congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with the study requirements.
• Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit consenting and compliance with study requirements.
• Participants who are pregnant or nursing due to the potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm nursing infants
A Study of CC-95266 in Participants With Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of CC-95266 in participants with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM).
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• Age ≥ 18 years
• Participant has a diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) with relapsed and/or refractory disease. Participants must have confirmed progressive disease (as per IMWG criteria) on or within 12 months of completing treatment with the last anti-myeloma treatment regimen before study entry or have confirmed progressive disease within 6 months prior to screening and who are subsequently determined to be refractory or non-responsive to their most recent anti-myeloma treatment regimen, except for participants with cellular therapy (e.g., Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy) as their last treatment, who may enroll beyond 12 months.
• Participants in Part A, and Part B Cohort A, and Part B Cohort B must have received at least 3 prior anti-myeloma treatment regimens (note: induction with or without hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and with or without maintenance therapy is considered one regimen).Subjects in Part B Cohort C only must have received at least 1 but not greater than 3 prior anti-myeloma treatment regimens, including a proteasome inhibitor and immunomodulatory agent including:
• Autologous HSCT, unless the subject was ineligible
• A regimen that included an immunomodulatory agent (e.g., thalidomide, lenalidomide, pomalidomide) and a proteasome inhibitor (e.g., bortezomib, carfilzomib, ixazomib), either alone or combination
• Anti-CD38 (e.g., daratumumab), either alone or combination. Subjects in Cohort C do not require prior anti-CD38 antibody therapy.
• Measurable disease
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
• Adequate organ function
• Known active or history of central nervous system (CNS) involvement of MM
• Active or history of plasma cell leukemia, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, skin changes) syndrome, or clinically significant amyloidosis
• Active autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive therapy
• History or presence of clinically significant CNS pathology such as seizure disorder, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injuries, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebellar disease, or psychosis Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.
Safety and Efficacy Trial of Epcoritamab Combinations in Subjects With B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL) (EPCORE™ NHL-2)
A phase 1b/2, open-label, multinational, interventional trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics/biomarkers, immunogenicity, and preliminary efficacy of epcoritamab (EPKINLY™) in combination with other standard of care (SOC) agents in participants with B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL).
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• Measurable disease defined as ≥1 measurable nodal lesion (long axis >1.5 cm and short axis >1.0 cm) or ≥1 measurable extra-nodal lesion (long axis >1.0 cm) on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS score of 0, 1 or 2
• Acceptable organ function at screening
• CD20-positive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) at most recent representative tumor biopsy
• If of childbearing potential subject must practicing a highly effective method of birth control
• A man who is sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential must agree to use a barrier method of birth control Arm 1:
• Newly Diagnosed Documented diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
• DLBCL, NOS
• "double-hit" or "triple-hit" DLBCL
• FL Grade 3B Arm 2: R/R FL Arm 3: Newly diagnosed, previously untreated FL grade 1-3A Arm 4:
• Documented DLBCL and eligible for HDT-ASCT
• DLBCL, NOS
• "double-hit" or "triple-hit" DLBCL
• FL Grade 3B Arm 5:
• Relapsed or refractory documented DLBCL and ineligible for HDT-ASCT
• DLBCL, NOS
• "double-hit" or "triple-hit" DLBCL
• FL Grade 3B Arm 6: Newly diagnosed, previously untreated FL grade 1-3A Arm 7:
• FL Grade 1-3A
• If PR or CR per Lugano criteria following first-line or second-line treatment with SOC regimen, and last dose of SOC within 6 months prior to enrollment. Arm 8:
• DLBCL, NOS
• T-cell/histiocyte rich DLBCL
• "double-hit" or "triple-hit" DLBCL
• FL Grade 3B Arm 9:
• R/R FL
• Progressed within 24 months of initiating first-line treatment Arm 10:
• Documented DLBCL and eligible for HDT-ASCT
• DLBCL, NOS
• "double-hit" or "triple-hit" DLBCL
• FL Grade 3B Key Exclusion Criteria
• Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of epcoritamab
• Any prior treatment with a bispecific antibody targeting CD3 and CD20.
• Treatment with CAR-T therapy within 30 days prior to first dose of epcoritamab
• Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
• Evidence of significant, uncontrolled concomitant diseases that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results
• CNS lymphoma or known CNS involvement by lymphoma at screening as confirmed by MRI/CT scan of the brain and, if clinically indicated, by lumbar puncture
• Active positive tests for hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus indicating acute or chronic infection
• Known history of seropositivity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Active tuberculosis or history of completed treatment for active tuberculosis within the past 12 months
• Neuropathy > grade 1
• Receiving immunostimulatory agent
• Prior allogeneic HSCT
• Current seizure disorder requiring anti-epileptic therapy NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
Comparing Alkalinizing Agents Efficacy on Stone Risk in Patients on a Metabolically Controlled Diet
The purpose of this study is to compare over the counter and alternative prescription urinary alkalinizing agents to slow release potassium citrate in their ability to modify urinary parameters associated with stone formation.
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• Adults aged 18 and older.
• with or without a history of stone disease.
• They are unable to take any of the medications due to health reasons.
• Participants are pregnant or nursing.
• Participants are unable to adhere to the metabolic diet.
• Participants had a prior adverse event from one or more of the medications.
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.
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• 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).
• 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
A Study of TAR-200 in Combination With Cetrelimab, TAR-200 Alone, or Cetrelimab Alone in Participants With Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) Unresponsive to Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Who Are Ineligible for or Elected Not to Undergo Radical Cystectomy (SunRISe-1)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the overall complete response (CR) rate in participants treated with TAR-200 in combination with cetrelimab (Cohort 1), or TAR-200 alone (Cohort 2), or cetrelimab alone (Cohort 3) with Carcinoma in Situ (CIS), with or without concomitant high-grade Ta or T1 papillary disease; and disease-free survival (DFS) in participants treated with TAR-200 alone with papillary disease only (Cohort 4).
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• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of persistent or recurrent high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC), (carcinoma in situ [CIS] or tumor in situ [Tis]), with or without papillary disease (T1, high-grade Ta) or papillary disease only (high-grade Ta or any T1 and absence of CIS), within 12 months of completion of the last dose of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy, in participants who have received adequate BCG. Mixed histology tumors are allowed if urothelial differentiation (transitional cell histology) is predominant. However, the presence of neuroendocrine, micropapillary, signet ring cell, plasmacytoid, or sarcomatoid features will make a participant ineligible. For participants with lamina propria invasion (T1) on the screening biopsy/ transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), muscularis propria must be present in order to rule out Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)
• All visible papillary disease must be fully resected (absent) prior to randomization (residual CIS is acceptable for participants eligible for Cohorts 1, 2, and 3 only) and documented in the electronic case report form (eCRF) at screening cystoscopy. For participants with papillary disease only (Cohort 4), local urine cytology at screening must be negative or atypical (for High-Grade Urothelial Carcinoma [HGUC])
• Participants must be ineligible for or have elected not to undergo radical cystectomy
• BCG-unresponsive high-risk NMIBC after treatment with adequate BCG therapy defined as a minimum of 5 of 6 full doses of an induction course (adequate induction) plus 2 of 3 doses of a maintenance course, or at least 2 of 6 doses of a second induction course
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status Grade 0, 1, or 2
• Presence or history of histologically confirmed, muscle-invasive, locally advanced, nonresectable, or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (that is, T2, T3, T4, and/or Stage IV)
• Must not have had urothelial carcinoma or histological variant at any site outside of the urinary bladder. Ta/T1/CIS of the upper urinary tract (including renal pelvis and ureter) is allowable if treated with complete nephroureterectomy more than 24 months prior to randomization
• Received a live virus vaccine within 30 days prior to the initiation of study treatment. Inactivated (non-live or non-replicating) vaccines approved or authorized for emergency use (for example, COVID-19) by local health authorities are allowed
• Active hepatitis B or C infection (for example, participants with history of hepatitis C infection but undetectable hepatitis C virus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and participants with history of hepatitis B infection with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) antibody and undetectable PCR are allowed)
• Prior therapy with an anti-programmed-cell death 1 (PD-1), anti-PD-ligand 2 (L2) agent, or with an agent directed to another co-inhibitory T-cell receptor
Polypill Strategy for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) represents a significant public health burden in the United States, with a growing prevalence particularly among African Americans and Hispanic Americans and individuals of low socioeconomic status (SES). Although effective therapies exist, gaps in their uptake contribute substantially to the excess burden of heart failure. The "polypill" is an inexpensive once daily pill containing three agents proven to improve morbidity and mortality in heart failure and represents potential strategy for increasing the utilization of proven HF therapies. The proposed study is a pragmatic, single-center, randomized trial to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a polypill-based strategy for the treatment of HFrEF in a low-income, racially diverse population.
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• Adults age > = 18 years
• HF with left ventricular ejection fraction <= 40% within 3 months of screening who are not on optimal guideline directed medical therapy
• New York Heart Association class II, III, or IV symptoms
• Age < 18
• Systolic blood pressure < 110 mm Hg at enrollment if not on HTN therapy.
• Systolic blood pressure <100 mm Hg at enrollment if on HTN therapy
• Serum creatinine >2.5 for men and 2.0 for women
• Serum potassium > 5.0 mEq/L
• Current need for inotropes
• Cardiac index < 2.2 L/min/m2
• History of revascularization within 30 days or plan for revascularization
• History of type 1 diabetes mellitus
• History of allergic reaction or contraindication to a beta-blocker (BB), mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), or sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i)
• Contraindication to receive any of the components of the polypill
• Pregnancy
• < 12 month expected survival
• Inability to provide written informed consent
• Persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation who may not have optimal MRI imaging
• Extreme obesity (BMI > 45 kg/m2)
• ICD/Pacemaker devices that are incompatible with MRI
Testing the Addition of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) to Chemotherapy Before Surgery for Patients With High-Grade Upper Urinary Tract Cancer
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of adding durvalumab to chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone before surgery in treating patients with upper urinary tract cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, cisplatin, and gemcitabine 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. Durvalumab in combination with chemotherapy before surgery may enhance the shrinking of the tumor compared to chemotherapy alone.
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• STEP 1 REGISTRATION AND RANDOMIZATION
• Patients must be >= 18 years of age
• Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (IDMC) who have a legally authorized representative (LAR) or caregiver and/or family member available will also be considered eligible
• Patient must have a diagnosis of high grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma proven by biopsy within 12 weeks (84 days) prior to registration/randomization with one of the following:
• Upper urinary tract mass on cross-sectional imaging or
• Tumor directly visualized during upper urinary tract endoscopy before referral to medical oncology
• NOTE: Biopsy is standard of care (SOC) and required for enrollment to study. This is vital for best practice
• Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
• Platelets >= 100,000/mcL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
• Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (or =< 2.5 x ULN for patients with Gilbert's disease) (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x institutional ULN (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
• Hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 9 g/dL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
• NOTE: Packed red blood transfusion is allowed to achieve this parameter as per treating investigator
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months prior to registration/randomization are eligible for this trial
• NOTE: These patients must be stable on their anti-retroviral regimen with evidence of at least two undetectable viral loads within the past 6 months on the same regimen; the most recent undetectable viral load must be within the past 12 weeks. They must have a CD4 count of greater than 250 cells/mcL over the past 6 months on this same anti-retroviral regimen and must not have had a CD4 count < 200 cells/mcL over the past 2 years, unless it was deemed related to the cancer and/or chemotherapy induced bone marrow suppression. They must not be currently receiving prophylactic therapy for an opportunistic infection and must not have had an opportunistic infection within the past 6 months
• NOTE: For patients who have received chemotherapy in the past 6 months, a CD4 count < 250 cells/mcL during chemotherapy is permitted as long as viral loads were undetectable during this same chemotherapy. They must have an undetectable viral load and a CD4 count >= 250 cells/mcL within 7 days of registration/randomization
• For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
• NOTE: Testing for HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C is not required unless clinically indicated
• Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and have undetectable viral load. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
• Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better
• Patient must have a body weight of > 30 kg
• Patient must have life expectancy of >= 12 weeks
• Patient must have creatinine clearance > 15 ml/min as by Crockroft-Gault formula or 24-hour creatinine clearance within 28 days prior to registration/randomization
• NOTE: Patients will be assigned to cisplatin-ineligible and cisplatin-eligible cohorts based on their creatinine clearance, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, and grade (if any) of peripheral neuropathy and/or hearing loss in keeping with SOC cisplatin contraindications. Patients that are cisplatin-eligible will be randomized to either Arm A or Arm B
• Patients that meet any of the following criteria will be registered and assigned to the cisplatin-ineligible Arm C if they meet other eligibility criteria:
• Creatinine clearance > 15 ml/min and =< 50 ml/min or hearing loss grade >= 3, or neuropathy >= 2, or ECOG PS 2
• Patient must have an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/mcL obtained =< 14 days prior to registration
• Patient must have ECOG performance status 0-2
• Patients that meet the following criteria will be randomized to the cisplatin-eligible Arm A or Arm B:
• Patient must have creatinine clearance of > 50ml/min, PS ECOG 0-1, absence of hearing loss grade >= 3, and/or neuropathy >= 2
• Patient must have an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mcL obtained =< 14 days prior to randomization
• Patient must have left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >= 50% by (either multigated acquisition scan [MUGA] or 2-D echocardiogram) obtained within obtained within 28 days prior to randomization
• Patients must not have any component of small cell/neuroendocrine carcinoma. Other variant histologic types are permitted provided the predominant (>= 50%) subtype is urothelial carcinoma
• Patients must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment regimens being used. All patients of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 14 days prior to registration to rule out pregnancy. A patient of childbearing potential is defined as any patient, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)
• Patients of childbearing potential and sexually active patients must not expect to conceive or father children, either by using accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or by abstaining from sexual intercourse from the time of registration, while on study treatment and for at least 6 months after the last dose of protocol treatment
• Patients must have no evidence of metastatic disease or clinically enlarged regional lymph nodes (>= 1.5 cm short axis) on imaging required within 28 days prior to registration (Non-regional findings >=1.5 cm short axis that in the opinion of the investigator are not concerning for involvement based on radiographic characteristics, chronicity, avidity on positron emission tomography (PET) or other imaging or other criteria can be eligible based on investigator discretion).
• NOTE: Patients with elevated alkaline phosphatase, calcium or suspicious bone pain/tenderness can also undergo baseline bone scans to evaluate for bone metastasis at the discretion of local provider.
• Patient must meet below criteria for prior/current malignancy history:
• Non-urothelial cancer malignancy history:
• Patient must not have another active (or within two years) second malignancy other than resected non-melanoma skin cancers, resected in situ breast, cervical or other in situ carcinoma, and either clinically insignificant per the investigator (e.g. =< Gleason 3+4) on active surveillance (or watchful waiting) or previously treated prostate cancer with no rising prostate specific antigen (PSA) and no plan to treat
• NOTE: Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial. Patients in whom concomitant or prior bladder/urethra predominant (>= 50%) urothelial carcinoma have been surgically resected and demonstrated to be only non-invasive cancer (< cT1N0) are eligible regardless of time elapsed
• Urothelial cancer malignancy history:
• Patient may have a history of resectable urothelial cancer as long as patients meet one of the following:
• T0, Ta or Tis at any time
• T1-4a N0 and no evidence of disease (NED) for more than 2 years from the latest therapy [e.g., radical surgery, transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), radiation, chemotherapy (neoadjuvant or adjuvant, or with radiation)]. Prior immune checkpoint inhibitor is not allowed.
• Patient with history of >= pT4b, N+, and/or M1 is not eligible.
• NOTE: Patients in whom concomitant or prior bladder/urethra predominant (>= 50%) urothelial carcinoma have been surgically resected and demonstrated to be only Ta or carcinoma in situ (CIS) (< cT1 N0) are eligible regardless of time elapsed
• Patient must not have any uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection including tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, and tuberculosis [TB] testing in line with local practice), symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF), myocardial infarction (MI) in last three months, or unstable angina pectoris, significant uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, clinically relevant liver cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
• Patient must not have received prior radiation therapy to >= 25% of the bone marrow for other diseases
• Patient must not have received prior systemic anthracycline therapy
• NOTE: Patients who have received prior intravesical chemotherapy at any time for non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder are eligible
• Patient must not have either history of or active autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive therapy within 2 years prior to registration/randomization or any history of inflammatory bowel disease (inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], colitis, or Crohn's disease), neuromuscular autoimmune condition, immune-related pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease. Patients with well-controlled hyper/hypothyroidism, celiac controlled by diet alone, diabetes mellitus type I, vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis, eczema, lichen planus, or similar skin/mucosa condition are eligible
• Patient must not be on or have used immunosuppressive medication within 14 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
• Intranasal, inhaled, intra-auricular, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g. intra-articular injection
• Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent at the time of enrollment
• Steroids as premedications for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. computed tomography [CT] scan premedication)
• Patient must not have received live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab, while on protocol treatment and within 30 days after the last dose of durvalumab
• Patient must not have had a major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to registration/randomization
• NOTE: Cystoscopy/ureteroscopy, stent placement or nephrostomy tube is not considered major surgery
• Patient must not have history of allogenic organ transplantation
Safety and Efficacy Study of Epcoritamab in Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Richter's Syndrome (EPCORE™ CLL-1)
The study is a global, multi-center safety and efficacy trial of epcoritamab, an antibody also known as EPKINLY™ and GEN3013 (DuoBody®-CD3xCD20). Epcoritamab will either be studied as: - Monotherapy, or - Combination therapy: - epcoritamab + venetoclax - epcoritamab + lenalidomide - epcoritamab + R-CHOP (i.e., rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine and prednisone). The study includes patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (R/R CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and patients with Richter's Syndrome (RS). Study participants with R/R CLL/SLL are treated either with epcoritamab as monotherapy or epcoritamab + venetoclax. Study participants with RS are treated either with epcoritamab as monotherapy or epcoritamab + lenalidomide or epcoritamab + R-CHOP. The trial consists of two parts, a dose-escalation phase (phase Ib) and an expansion phase (phase II). Patients with RS are only included in the expansion phase.
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• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0, 1 or 2.
• Evidence of CD20 positivity in a sample representative of the disease at Screening.
• Acceptable hematology parameters and organ function based on baseline bloodwork.
• For R/R CLL arms - Must have active CLL/SLL disease requiring treatment per iwCLL 2018 criteria.
• For R/R CLL arms - Received at least 2 prior lines of systemic anti-neoplastic therapy including a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor.
• For all RS arms - Have tumor biopsy-proven CD20+ Diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) and a clinical history of CLL/SLL.
• For all RS arms - Must have measurable disease by fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.
• For all RS arms - Must provide mandatory formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor biopsy sample.
• Life expectancy >3 months on standard of care (SOC).
• For RS - monotherapy arm: Deemed as ineligible for chemoimmunotherapy at investigator's discretion or participant who refuses to receive intensive chemotherapy
• For RS - lenalidomide combination therapy arm
• Deemed as ineligible for chemoimmunotherapy at the investigator's discretion, or participant who refuses to receive intensive chemotherapy.
• Eligible for treatment with lenalidomide.
• Must be willing to use contraception and adhere to the Lenalidomide Pregnancy Risk Minimization Plan
• For RS - R-CHOP combination Therapy Arm -
• Eligible for treatment with R-CHOP.
• For R/R CLL - venetoclax combination Therapy arm - after receiving at least 1 prior line of systemic antineoplastic therapy. Key Exclusion Criteria
• Received prior treatment with a CD3×CD20 bispecific antibody.
• Received any prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or solid organ transplantation.
• Received (CAR) T-cell therapy within 100 days or an investigational drug within 4 weeks, prior to first dose of epcoritamab.
• Autoimmune disease or other diseases that require permanent or high-dose immunosuppressive therapy.
• Received vaccination with live vaccines within 28 days.
• Clinically significant cardiac disease.
• Known current malignancy other than inclusion diagnosis.
• Has had major surgery within 4 weeks.
• Active hepatitis B virus or active hepatitis C.
• Known history of HIV.
• For R/R CLL arms - Any history of RS or evidence indicating a potential Richter's transformation.
• Received venetoclax within 24 months prior to beginning venetoclax ramp-up for this trial and progressed on treatment.
• For all RS arms - Diagnosis of Richter's syndrome not of the DLBCL subtype such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, prolymphocytic leukemia.
• RS - Lenalidomide Combination Therapy and RS Monotherapy Arms - received more than 2 prior lines of therapy for RS. NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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
• 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
• 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
Single Cell Immune and Non-immune Correlates of Response to Neoadjuvant Abemaciclib
The purpose of this study is to better understand how the immune system plays a role in fighting breast cancer and specifically research if the immune system response against breast cancer can be improved with endocrine therapy and cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor therapy in patients with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. This will be studied by collecting tumor tissue and blood samples before and after 2 weeks of study treatment with commonly used endocrine therapy and cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor therapy.
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• Clinical stage operable stage I, II, or III invasive mammary carcinoma, which is estrogen receptor or progesterone receptor positive by immunohistochemistry and HER2 negative by Herceptest (0 or 1+) or not amplified by in situ hybridization as per routine clinical testing.
• Have post-menopausal status, as defined by any of the following: Subjects at least 55 years of age OR Subjects under 55 years of age and amenorrheic for at least 12 months OR follicule stimulating hormone (FSH) values ≥ 40 IU/L and estradiol levels ≤ 40 pg/mL (140 pmol/L) or in postmenopausal ranges per local or institutional reference ranges.
• Breast tumor ≥1cm in diameter by either physical exam or ultrasound and suitable for pre and post-treatment tissue sampling.
• Meet either of 2 following criteria, for which neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for 2 weeks is deemed suitable: 1) disease that is planned for surgery as initial therapy, in which 2 weeks of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy is deemed suitable, 2) Disease for which neoadjuvant systemic therapy (either chemotherapy or endocrine therapy) may be planned, in which 2 weeks of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy prior to start of systemic therapy is deemed suitable.
• At least 18 years of age
• Performance status ECOG ≤ 2
• Have adequate organ function (ANC ≥1,500/mcL, Platelets ≥100,000/mcL, Hemoglobin ≥8 g/dL, Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal, ALT and AST ≤3 × upper limit of normal, Creatinine clearance >30 mL/minute
• The patient is able to swallow oral medications
• Patients with a prior history of contralateral breast cancer are eligible if they have no evidence of recurrence of their initial primary breast cancer.
• Women may have been taking tamoxifen or raloxifene as a preventive agent prior to study entry but must have discontinued the drug for at least 28 days prior to study enrollment.
• Subjects have ended hormone replacement therapy at least 7 days prior to receiving the first dose of randomized therapy.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
• A female of childbearing potential, must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days of the first dose of abemaciclib and agree to use a highly effective contraception method during the treatment period and for 3 weeks following the last dose of abemaciclib. These criteria should not apply to most or all patients on the trial given the inclusion criteria is for post-menopausal patients only who should not be of childbearing potential. Note: Contraceptive methods may include an intrauterine device [IUD] or barrier method. If condoms are used as a barrier method, a spermicidal agent should be added as a double barrier protection. Cases of pregnancy that occur during maternal exposures to abemaciclib should be reported. If a patient or spouse/partner is determined to be pregnant following abemaciclib initiation, she must discontinue treatment immediately. Data on fetal outcome and breast-feeding are to be collected for regulatory reporting and drug safety evaluation. EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
• Active metastatic breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, or locally recurrent breast cancer.
• The patient has serious and/or uncontrolled preexisting medical condition(s) that, in the judgment of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study (for example, interstitial lung disease, severe dyspnea at rest or requiring oxygen therapy, severe renal impairment [e.g. estimated creatinine clearance <30ml/min], history of major surgical resection involving the stomach or small bowel, or a preexisting chronic condition resulting in baseline grade 2 or higher diarrhea).
• Females who are pregnant, lactating, or premenopausal.
• Severe uncontrolled malabsorption condition or disease (i.e. grade 2 or higher diarrhea, severe malnutrition, short gut syndrome).
• Dementia, altered mental status, or any psychiatric condition that would prohibit the understanding or rendering of informed consent.
• Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or any other cancer therapy for current diagnosis of breast cancer.
• Subjects may not have received or be receiving any other investigational agents for the treatment of the cancer under study.
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to abemaciclib or other agents used in study.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the opinion of the investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements.
Testing the Addition of Lenalidomide and Nivolumab to the Usual Treatment for Primary CNS Lymphoma
This phase I trial is to find out the best dose, possible benefits and/or side effects of lenalidomide when added to nivolumab and the usual drugs (rituximab and methotrexate) in patients with primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma. Lenalidomide may stop or slow primary CNS lymphoma by blocking the growth of new blood vessels necessary for tumor growth. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Methotrexate is frequently combined with other chemotherapy agents to improve response. This study may help increase the understanding of lenalidomide and nivolumab use in primary CNS lymphoma treatment. In addition, it may help researchers see whether the control of CNS lymphoma can be extended by using these study drugs as maintenance (prolonged therapy) after control is achieved with the initial chemotherapy regimen (induction).
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
• Histologically proven primary CNS diffuse large b-cell lymphoma confirmed by one of the following:
• Brain biopsy or resection
• Cerebrospinal fluid
• Vitreous fluid
• No prior organ transplantation to exclude post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders
• No prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy for lymphoma
• No prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation
• Use of systemic corticosteroids (dexamethasone up to 24 mg/day or equivalent) for disease control or improvement of performance status to be tapered as fast as clinically safe after initiation of therapy is permissible
• 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 and an agent that has known genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects. Therefore, female of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG]) =< 7 days prior to registration
• Age >= 18 years
• Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) >= 40 (>= 50 for patients older than 60 unless related to lymphoma on investigator's opinion)
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mm^3
• Platelet count >= 100,000/mm^3
• Calculated creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault formula
• Total Bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) / alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
• No evidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) outside CNS
• No prior history of NHL
• No history of autoimmune disorder. 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, should be excluded. 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. Patients with vitiligo, endocrine deficiencies including thyroiditis managed with replacement hormones including physiologic corticosteroids are eligible. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other arthropathies, Sjogren's syndrome and psoriasis controlled with topical medication and patients with positive serology, such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-thyroid antibodies should be evaluated for the presence of target organ involvement and potential need for systemic treatment but should otherwise be eligible
• Patients are permitted to enroll if they have vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger (precipitating event)
• Patients should be excluded if they have a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (except short course of systemic corticosteroids for disease control or improvement of performance status or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days prior to registration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses < 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease. Patients are permitted to use topical, ocular, intra-articular, intranasal, and inhalational corticosteroids (with minimal systemic absorption). Physiologic replacement doses of systemic corticosteroids are permitted, even if < 10 mg/day prednisone equivalents. A brief course of corticosteroids for prophylaxis (e.g., contrast dye allergy) or for treatment of non-autoimmune conditions (e.g., delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction caused by contact allergen) is permitted
• Patients who have had evidence of active or acute diverticulitis, intra-abdominal abscess, gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction and abdominal carcinomatosis which are known risk factors for bowel perforation should be evaluated for the potential need for additional treatment before coming on study
• No prior or concurrent malignancies with exception of surgically cured carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the uterus, carcinoma of the skin without evidence of disease for >= 5 years
• No concurrent malignancy requiring active therapy
• No untreated hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with detectable HCV viral load
• No untreated chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with detectable HBV viral load
• No untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or with detectable viral load or with CD4+T-cell count of less than 500/mm^3
• No history of HIV infection and evidence of Epstein Barr virus (EBV)-related primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL)
• Inability to tolerate anticoagulation with acetylsalicylic acid, warfarin, or direct oral anticoagulants
• No other investigational agent
• No history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody
• No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to or other agents used in study
• Sulfonamide drugs, trimethoprim, salicylates, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, penicillin, vitamin C, ciprofloxacin, and proton pump inhibitors should be held at least 48 hours prior to methotrexate administration
'Re-Priming' RT After Incomplete Response to CAR-T in R/R NHL
This is a single-arm open-label phase I/II trial studying the safety and efficacy of focal 're-priming' radiation therapy (RT) to FDG-avid residual sites of disease in relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (R/R NHL) patients with incomplete response (IR) to CAR T-cell therapy (CAR-T) by day 30 post-CAR-T PET/CT. We hypothesize that focal 're-priming' RT will be safe (phase I) and improve conversion to metabolic complete response (CR) by day 90 post-CAR-T PET/CT from 29% (historical control) to 58% (phase II).
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• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 at screening
• Biopsy-proven histological high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma, such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), or transformed follicular lymphoma.
• Prior treatment with any CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy, such as tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel, Kymriah), axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel, Yescarta), or lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel).
• Incomplete response noted on day 30 PET post-CAR-T, defined as not achieving CR per Lugano 2014 classification
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent
• All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 90 days following completion of therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
• 1 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).
• Prior "definitive" radiation therapy (40-50 Gy EQD2 with an α/β of 10) to one or more sites of incomplete response as noted on day 30 post-CAR-T PET/CT scan within the past one year. Prior "palliative" radiation therapy (<40 Gy EQD2) permissible at discretion of treating physician.
• Intracranial site of incomplete response as noted on day 30 post-CAR-T PET/CT scan or any active central nervous system involvement by malignancy.
• Active grade 3 or higher CRS or neurotoxicity related to CAR-T.
• Patients with prior history of auto-immune disease or other contraindication to RT.
• Patients with life expectancy < 3 months.
• Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Subjects must not be pregnant or nursing due to the potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm nursing infants.
• 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.
Ketamine Versus Midazolam for Recurrence of Suicidality in Adolescents
This project aims to examine the efficacy of ketamine, a rapidly acting medication shown to decrease suicidality in adults in as short as hours or days, as opposed to weeks. The study design is a double-blind, randomized, active-control trial of adolescents (ages 13-18 years) with recent suicidal behaviors (suicide attempt or increased suicidal ideation). All participants must be receiving standard of care treatment which may range broadly from both outpatient and inpatient programs which include clinically indicated psychosocial and/or psychopharmacological treatments. Ketamine/midazolam treatment will occur twice weekly during the first two weeks of the study, followed by weekly assessments through week 12.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Zachary.Brown@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Be adolescents (aged 13-18 years);
• Have had a recent suicidal event (suicide attempt or significant suicidal ideation with a plan or intent warranting emergency evaluation or inpatient hospitalization within the past 90 days);
• Receiving standard of care treatment that includes clinically indicated psychosocial and/or psychopharmacological treatment;
• Have a current primary diagnosis of a depressive disorder based on the MINI-KID (other psychiatric disorders are acceptable, but must not be primary);
• Both participants and their designated caregiver must be able to complete assessments in English, as the rating scales vital to study efficacy and safety evaluations have not been validated in Spanish. (NOTE: Most potential participants ages 13 to 18 years old, as well as most of their parents, have a good working knowledge of English);
• Use effective method of contraception during and for 90 days following the end of treatment for female and male participants. Recommended methods of birth control are namely, consistent use of an approved hormonal birth control (pill/patches, rings), an intrauterine device (IUD), contraceptive injection, double barrier methods, sexual abstinence, or sterilization; Exclusion Criteria Study participants must not:
• Have a psychotic disorder, such as lifetime schizophrenia, or a pervasive or intellectual developmental disorder requiring substantial or very substantial support;
• Have current mania, hypomania, mixed episode, or obsessive-compulsive disorder;
• Have a primary diagnosis other than a depressive disorder;
• Have moderate to severe alcohol or substance use disorder within the past six months (based on MINI-KID); If there is a positive urine drug screen at screening, the urine drug screen will be repeated at each infusion visit. Positive urine drug screen will be reviewed by study physician and infusion will proceed as long as no safety risk was identified;
• If female, be pregnant, lactating, or nursing; Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test prior to all infusions;
• Have unstable medical conditions (stable for less than 3 months) or with clinically significant laboratory values or an electrocardiogram (ECG) that would pose significant risk;
• Be at serious suicidal risk that cannot be managed in the outpatient setting;
• Have prior treatment for depression with or contraindications to ketamine, esketamine, or, midazolam;
• Treatment with medications that may alter pharmacokinetics of ketamine, including moderate-to-strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 and CYP2B6, is exclusionary. Regarding pharmacodynamic interactions, medications that may increase heart rate or blood pressure such as the ADHD stimulant medications will be permitted with last dose at least 24 hours prior to infusion. All concomitant medications will be evaluated by the study physician to determine if the type and dose of concomitant medication requires discontinuation and will be excluded if the concomitant medication could substantially increase the risk of study infusion. A complete list of medications that are Not Allowed is available in Appendix D of the protocol. The study team will not ask the participant to discontinue any treatment (except for not taking ADHD medications for 24 hours before study treatment) just for the sake of taking part in this study;
• Weigh >120 kilograms at baseline. If participants are enrolled but exceed 120 kilograms at any time during the treatment period, they will be removed from the treatment portion of the study.
Study Assessing the Efficacy, Safety and PK of Alpelisib (BYL719) in Pediatric and Adult Patients With PIK3CA-related Overgrowth Spectrum (EPIK-P2)
This is a prospective Phase II multi-center study with an upfront 16-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled period, and extension periods, to assess the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of alpelisib in pediatric and adult participants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS).
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Caitlyn.Ambrose@childrens.com
• Signed informed consent and assent (when applicable) from the patient, parent, legal authorized representative or guardian prior to any study related screening procedures are performed
• Patients with diagnosis of PROS with symptomatic and /or progressive overgrowth and at least one measurable PROS-related lesion confirmed by blinded independent review committee (BIRC) assessment
• Documented evidence of a somatic mutation(s) in the PIK3CA gene performed in local laboratories
• A tissue sample (fresh or archival) is be sent to a Novartis-designated central laboratory. If archival tissue is not available, collection of a fresh tissue biopsy is required for participants in Groups 1, 2 and 5, if it is not clinically contraindicated. For participants in Groups 3 and 4, a fresh tissue biopsy is not mandatory. For China only: Tissue sample collection and biomarker assessments are not applicable. For Germany only: If archival tissue is available, it must be sent to a Novartis designated central laboratory. If no archival tissue is available, obtaining a fresh tissue biopsy is recommended, if it is not clinically contraindicated, but is not mandatory.
• Karnofsky (in patients > 16 years old at study entry)/Lansky (≤16 yrs of age at study entry) performance status index ≥50
• Adequate bone marrow and organ function including Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≤ 140 mg/dL (7.7 mmol/L) and Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≤ 6.5% (both criteria have to be met) (as assessed by central laboratory for eligibility)
• Presence of at least one PROS-related measurable lesion defined as a lesion with longest diameter ≥2 cm, when the volume can be accurately and reproducibly measured by MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging), and associated with complaints, clinical symptoms or functional limitations affecting the patient's everyday life. Measurability must be confirmed by BIRC before randomization.
• Participant with only isolated macrodactyly, skin nevus/nevi and macroencephaly (the only clinical feature or a combination of any of three of them), in absence of other PROS-related lesions at the time of informed consent
• Previous treatment with alpelisib and/or any other PI3K inhibitor(s) (except treatment attempt, defined as the attempt to treat PROS with any of PI3K inhibitors, with treatment duration less than 2 weeks and stopped at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study medication with alpelisib)
• Radiation exposure for PROS treatment purpose within the previous 12 months on those PROS areas which are expected to qualify for target lesions (except lesion(s) progressing after completion of radiotherapy) at time of informed consent.
• Debulking or other major surgery performed within 3 months at time of informed consent
• Clinically meaningful PROS-related thrombotic event (Grade 2 and more as per CTCAE v.4.03) within 30 days before informed consent, and/or sclerotherapy/embolization for vascular complications performed within 6 weeks before informed consent. Note: Participants receiving anticoagulants for PROS-related coagulopathy, primary or secondary prophylaxis of thrombosis may be included in the study
• Participants in Groups 1, 2 ad 5 with documented pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease at time of informed consent and with impaired lung function (e.g., FEV1 or DLCO ≤ 70% of predicted) that is not related to PROS. Participants in Groups 3 and 4 with documented or suspicious pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease based on MRI images at time of informed consent
• History of acute pancreatitis within 1 year before informed consent or past medical history of chronic pancreatitis at time of informed consent
• Participants with an established diagnosis of type I diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled type II diabetes mellitus at time of informed consent
• Known history of seizure, or epilepsy, regardless of relatedness to PROS spectrum at time of informed consent, when epilepsy is not controlled and/or the patient may not be switched to non-enzyme inducing antiepileptic drug(s) at time of informed consent.
• Participants with clinically significant worsening of PROS-related laboratory anomalies, physical signs and symptoms (such as, but not limited to increase of D-dimers, worsening of underlying pain, newly occurring swelling or redness) indicating an uncontrolled condition during the screening phase, particularly if systemic treatment with any other inhibitor of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway was stopped prior to the start of study treatment. This includes but is not limited to hypercoagulability state in participants not receiving prophylactic treatment. Other inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
FUVID Study: Functional Characterization of Children With Chronic Venous Thromboembolic Disease
This is a multi-center prospective cohort study of patients with first-episode deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, kendra.malone@childrens.com
• Ages 8 to ≤ 21 years
• Participant must be able to speak and understand English
• Be willing to participate and able to comply with the study protocol
• For participants with PE: Children with acute, radiologically confirmed pulmonary embolism (PE) with our without DVT
• For control group: Cohort 1: Children who are prescribed physical activity restrictions for 2 up to 12 weeks following any minor outpatient surgery or, minor injury (surgery or injury is referred to as "diagnosis" hereafter) Cohort 2: Children who are not prescribed physical activity restrictions and are otherwise considered to be healthy.
• Congenital heart disease with abnormal pulmonary circulation or with in-situ pulmonary artery thrombosis
• Chronic kidney disease
• Chronic inflammatory or an autoimmune disorder (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile rheumatoid disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, and sickle cell disease)
• A metabolic or endocrinological disorder such as diabetes mellitus or thyroid disorder
• History of or active cancer
• Pregnant
• Musculoskeletal limitations to exercise expected to be present uptil 4 months post-diagnosis
• Weight ≥ 300 lbs
• Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
• Frequent severe exacerbations of asthma defined by two or more bursts of systemic glucocorticoids (more than three days each) in the previous year or at least one hospitalization, intensive care unit stay or mechanical ventilation in the previous year. Patients should also be excluded if there are daily symptoms of asthma requiring daily use of short-acting bronchodilators such as albuterol or levalbuterol administration. The use of controller medications such as daily inhaled corticosteroids for mild persistent asthma is not exclusionary.
• Has any other medical condition, which in the opinion of the investigator may potentially compromise the safety or compliance of the patient or may preclude the patient's successful completion of the clinical study Additional exclusion criteria for participants with PE:
• Prior history of DVT or PE (upper extremity, cerebral sinus venous thrombosis and abdominal thromboses encountered as a neonate are not exclusion criteria)
• Lack of anticoagulant treatment for the acute VTE due to contraindications
Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (YDSRN)
The objective of this study is to build the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network to support the development of a Network Participant Registry and characterization of systems and interventions to examine statewide population health outcomes. All 12-13 sites represented in the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (https://www.utsystem.edu/pophealth/tcmhcc/) have been invited to participate in the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network as "Nodes." 12 Nodes have been selected for this project. Each Node has obtained support of senior institutional leadership including the department chair. Leadership from each Node provided input and edits in the study design process by committee, with a focus on the inclusion of the "end user" in design decisions. Nodes will work closely with the Network Hub leadership to recruit, monitor, and retain participants. This will require active engagement and sustained relationships with clinics within the academic medical center as well as clinics in the community (i.e., psychiatry, psychology, counselling).
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studyfinder@utsouthwestern.edu, Holli.Slater@UTSouthwestern.edu
• Be 8 to 20 years of age;
• Have a positive screen for depression (e.g., based on PHQ-2 (score ≥3) and/or PHQ-A of 10 or greater, OR positive for suicidal ideation or behavior (e.g., based on CHRT-SR or PHQ-A item 9); OR be in treatment for depression;
• Be willing to provide consent/assent (parents/LAR/guardian or young adult participant, aged 18-20, must be willing to provide consent; youth, aged 8-17, must be willing to provide assent);
• Be able to speak English or Spanish sufficiently to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent to participate in the study;
• Be willing to dedicate appropriate time to complete scheduled study assessments and measures (both parent/LAR/guardian and youth).
• Be able to provide a reliable means of contact.
• Have an acute medical or psychological condition(s) that that would, in the judgment of the study medical clinician, make participation difficult or unsafe;
• Have an acute medical or psychological condition(s) that would result in an inability to accurately complete study requirements (e.g., neurological conditions or significant neurodevelopmental concerns);
• Have active psychotic symptoms resulting in altered mental status and inability to provide assent or requiring immediate attention and/or higher level of intervention;
• Have a parent/LAR/guardian who is deemed cognitively unable to provide consent (if youth participant, aged 8-17).
Comparison of Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery Versus After Surgery Alone for the Treatment of Gallbladder Cancer
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of adding chemotherapy before and after surgery versus after surgery alone (usual treatment) in treating patients with stage II-III gallbladder cancer. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller; therefore, may reduce the extent of surgery. Additionally, it may make it easier for the surgeon to distinguish between normal and cancerous tissue. Giving chemotherapy after surgery may kill any remaining tumor cells. This study will determine whether giving chemotherapy before surgery increases the length of time before the cancer may return and whether it will increase a patient's life span compared to the usual approach.
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canceranswerline@utsouthwestern.edu
• Patient must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1
• Patient must have histologically-confirmed T2 or T3 gallbladder cancer discovered incidentally at the time of or following routine cholecystectomy for presumed benign disease
• NOTE: Patients with histologically-confirmed Tis, T1a, T1b, or T4 tumors are not eligible
• Patient must have undergone initial cholecystectomy within 12 weeks prior to randomization
• Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
• Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL (obtained =< 28 days prior to randomization)
• Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL (obtained =< 28 days prior to randomization)
• Platelets >= 100,000/mcL (obtained =< 28 days prior to randomization)
• Total bilirubin =< institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) except in patients with Gilbert's syndrome. Patients with Gilbert's syndrome are eligible if direct bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN of the direct bilirubin (obtained =< 28 days prior to randomization)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x institutional ULN (obtained =< 28 days prior to randomization)
• Serum creatinine =< institutional ULN OR creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min/1.73 m^2 (Based on Cockcroft Gault estimation) (obtained =< 28 days prior to randomization)
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of randomization are eligible for this trial
• For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
• Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
• Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
• Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association functional classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better
• Patient must not have any evidence of metastatic disease or inoperable loco-regional disease based on high-quality, preoperative, cross-sectional imaging (computed tomography [CT] or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis (C/A/P) obtained within 6 weeks prior to randomization, defined as
• No radiographic evidence of distant disease (M1 disease)
• No radiographic evidence of tumor invasion into multiple extrahepatic organs (T4 disease)
• No radiographic evidence of distant lymph node involvement (celiac, para-aortic, para-caval lymph nodes)
• No evidence of new-onset ascites
• Soft tissue thickening within or in direct communication with the gallbladder fossa, peri-portal lymph node involvement, involvement of one extrahepatic organ, and other disease within the confines of what constitutes 'localized resectable' disease are allowable
• Women must not be pregnant or breast feeding due to the potential harm to unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment regimens being used. All females of child bearing potential must have a serum or urine pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy within 14 days prior to randomization. A female of childbearing potential is defined as any woman, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)
• Women of childbearing potential and sexually active males must not expect to conceive or father children by being strongly advised to use accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or to abstain from sexual intercourse for the duration of their participation in the study
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.
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• 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
• 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)
• 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
Use Of A Response-Adapted Ruxolitinib-Containing Regimen For The Treatment Of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
This study is a multi-site Phase Ib/II, 2-arm non-randomized clinical trial to determine the efficacy and tolerability of a response-adapted regimen combining ruxolitinib, dexamethasone, and etoposide as Frontline therapy for patients with newly diagnosed hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) or as Salvage therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory HLH. Primary Objective - To determine the efficacy and tolerability of a response-adapted ruxolitinib-containing regimen for patients with newly diagnosed HLH. Secondary Objectives - To describe the efficacy and tolerability of a response-adapted ruxolitinib-containing regimen for patients with relapsed/refractory HLH. - To describe the overall response and outcome for patients with newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory HLH who are treated with this response-adapted ruxolitinib-containing regimen. Exploratory Objectives - To estimate the pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of ruxolitinib, assess covariates of ruxolitinib pharmacokinetics, and test whether the drug's effectiveness is correlated with systemic drug exposure. - To query specific immunologic biomarkers and determine whether the levels of these biomarkers correlate with disease response and outcome.
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• Patient is ≥6 weeks and ≤22 years of age.
• Patient weighs ≥3 kg.
• Patient is able to take medication PO and/or patient or parent is willing to have NG tube placed if patient is unable to take medications PO.
• Patient has active HLH if:
• Patient has ≥5 of 8 Diagnostic HLH criteria listed below, OR
• Patient has known fHLH (e.g., patient has pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variant(s) in genes such as PRF1, UNC13D, STX11, STXBP2, LYST, RAB27A, XIAP, SH2D1A, NLCR4) and meets ≥4 of the diagnostic HLH criteria listed below, OR
• Patient has high likelihood of fHLH based on absent perforin, SAP, XIAP expression and meets ≥4 of the Diagnostic HLH Criteria listed below:
• Fever
• Splenomegaly (If present at any point prior to starting study drug)
• Cytopenias affecting ≥2 of 3 cell lineages in the peripheral blood (hemoglobin <9 g/dL, platelets <100 × 10^9/L, ANC <1000/mm^3)
• Hypertriglyceridemia (fasting triglycerides ≥265 mg/dL) or hypofibrinogenemia (fibrinogen ≤150 mg/dL)
• Presence of hemophagocytosis in BM or other tissues
• Low or absent NK-cell activity (if present at any point prior to starting study drug) OR decreased CD107a mobilization (if present at any point prior to starting study drug)
• Ferritin ≥500 ng/mL
• Soluble IL-2 receptor (CD25) ≥2400 U/mL
• Patient has not received prior HLH therapy, except steroids (any dose or length of therapy is allowed) OR anakinra (any dose or length of therapy is allowed).
• Patient, parent, or legal authorized representative (LAR) must provide informed consent.
• Patient is ≥6 weeks and ≤22 years of age.
• Patient weighs ≥3 kg.
• Patient or parent is willing to have the NG tube placed if patient is unable to take medications PO.
• Patient has past history of HLH, defined as meeting ≥5 of 8 HLH- 2004 diagnostic criteria for those with no known HLH-associated mutations, OR ≥4 of 8 HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria for those with known familial disease.
• Patient must have active HLH at the time of eligibility assessment, defined as 3 or more of the following Relapsed/Refractory HLH Criteria:
• Fever
• Splenomegaly (recurrent or worsening)
• ANC <1000/mm^3 × 2 assessments over at least 3 days OR platelets <100 × 10^9/L × 2 assessments over at least 3 days, OR need for platelet transfusions
• Hypofibrinogenemia (fibrinogen ≤150 mg/dL)
• Soluble IL-2 receptor level ≥ 2400 U/mL
• Worsening CNS symptoms OR new abnormal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings deemed consistent with CNS HLH by the primary treating physician OR CSF cell count ≥5 mm^3 (with or without hemophagocytosis) OR CSF protein higher than the institutional upper limit of normal OR CSF neopterin higher than the institutional upper limit of normal
• Presence of hemophagocytosis in the BM or other tissues
• Increasing ferritin × 2 assessments over at least 3 days (both levels must be ≥2000 ng/mL)
• Patient must be deemed by the primary treating physician to have not responded to prior therapy by either not having or maintaining a response
• Patient must have received prior HLH-directed therapy:
• At least 2 weeks of steroids (equivalent to at least 5 mg/m^2/day dexamethasone or 1 mg/kg/day methylprednisolone) AND at least 2 doses of etoposide; OR
• At least 1 dose of ATG
• Patient or parent/LAR must provide informed consent. Laboratory findings must be given on at least 2 assessments, each completed at least 1 day apart, EXCEPT CNS radiologic/laboratory findings in which a single abnormal value is sufficient.
• Patient is <6 weeks or >22 years of age.
• Patient weighs <3 kg.
• Patient has isolated CNS disease.
• Life expectancy is <2 weeks.
• Patient is likely to require <4 weeks of therapy (i.e., HSCT is imminent).
• Patients with creatinine clearance (CrCl) <15 mL/min who are NOT receiving dialysis.
• Patient has evidence of severe organ dysfunction, defined as: Severe liver dysfunction (ALT >1000 U/L), OR Cardiorespiratory failure requiring any ionotropic support OR extracorporeal life support, OR high frequency oscillatory ventilation, other forms of respiratory support or ventilation are allowed if the patient is not on vasopressors)
• Patient with pre-existing rheumatologic disorder.
• Patient with known active malignancy.
• Patient with previous HSCT, except when HSCT was for treatment of HLH.
• Patient is pregnant or lactating.
• Patients who expect to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study and/or who are unwilling to use highly effective methods of contraception throughout the duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through the end of the treatment visit.
• Patient has suspected or known fungal disease.
• Patient is unable to tolerate administration of drugs PO or NG.
• Patient is taking rifampin or St. John's Wort.
• Patient is taking another investigational agent or is enrolled on another treatment protocol.
• Patient, parent, or LAR are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent. Additional Exclusion Criteria for the Frontline Arm:
• Patient has or is receiving treatment with a JAK inhibitor (including ruxolitinib), ATG, alemtuzumab, etoposide, tocilizumab, emapalumab or any other HLH-directed therapy other than steroids or anakinra (as defined in the Frontline Arm Inclusion Criteria, #5). Additional Exclusion Criteria for the Salvage Arm:
• Patient has or is receiving treatment with a JAK inhibitor (including ruxolitinib) or alemtuzumab within the last 3 months.
• Patient has received therapy on the Frontline Arm of this trial.
The Budesonide in Babies (BiB) Trial (BiB)
This is a Phase 3, randomized, masked, active-controlled, multicenter trial designed to determine whether early intratracheal administration of a combination of budesonide with surfactant, as compared to surfactant alone, will reduce the incidence of physiologic bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or death by 36 weeks' post-menstrual age in extremely preterm infants.
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• Liveborn infants 22 0/7 - 28 6/7 weeks gestation or 401 - 1000 grams (inclusive) birth weight
• Clinical decision to give surfactant
• Less than or equal to 48 hours postnatal age
• Terminal illness (heart rate < 100 beats per minute, unresponsiveness to resuscitation) or unlikely to survive as judged by the clinician
• Decision to redirect or limit support
• Use of surfactant before enrollment (first dose of surfactant must be study drug)
• Infant received systemic steroids prior to enrollment
• Use of indomethacin, either received by the mother within 24 hours prior to delivery,received by the infant prior to enrollment, or intent to administer to the infant for IVH prophylaxis or PDA management from enrollment up to 7 days of final dose of study drug
• Serious chromosomal abnormalities or major malformations
• Known congenital infections including, but not limited to, confirmed sepsis, congenital CMV, etc.
• Infants with a permanent neuromuscular condition that affects respiration
• Enrollment in a conflicting clinical trial
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Real-time, Remote Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adolescents With Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes
Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (age 13-18 years, T1D duration >6 months managed on insulin) and poor glycemic control will wear a blinded CGM to obtain baseline data. After assuring adherence to CGM wear, participants will receive a non-blinded CGM and will share their blood glucose levels with the study team. Clinical personnel will remotely monitor patients in real-time for 3 months and communicate regularly over secure text messaging with participants and their parents. Following active remote monitoring, the participants will wear a non-blinded CGM for 3 months. Primary outcome assessment will be the change in HbA1c after 3 months of real-time remote continuous glucose monitoring.
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• Age between 13-18
• Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least six months.
• Both sexes and all ethnicities included.
• Subject and at least one parent able to communicate in English.
• Poorly controlled T1D as evidenced by a >40% annual risk of developing DKA in the following year
• Treated with subcutaneous insulin, either with a basal/bolus insulin regimen or a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) device.
• Willing to wear CGM and utilize the share function to clinician and guardian, with measuring blood glucose checks as required by the CGM.
• Owning a smartphone compatible with Dexcom G6 software to allow the use of share/follow features with internet access capabilities
• Willing to participate in secure text messaging with study personnel.
• Female participants must have a negative pregnancy test.
• Type 2 diabetes, secondary diabetes or CF related diabetes.
• Other severe chronic disease (e.g., cancer) which in the judgment of the investigator is likely to significantly affect glycemic control.
• Patients cannot be taking systemic corticosteroids at enrollment because of adverse effects on glycemic control, but we will not disqualify subjects who require such therapy during the study. Inhaled or topical corticosteroids are permissible.
• Patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism must be clinically euthyroid and have free T4 and TSH within age-appropriate reference ranges at last medically indicated testing. Patients with out of range values may be retested after medication dose adjustment.
• Developmental delay or behavioral disorder in the patient of sufficient severity, in the judgment of the investigator, to interfere with study activities. Severe uncontrolled depression defined as PHQ-9A >9 at time of enrollment is an exclusion criterion.
• Medical or psychiatric disorder in a parent of sufficient severity, in the judgment of the investigator, to interfere with study activities.
• Regular CGM for the month preceding study period.
• Pregnancy, planned pregnancy or breast feeding
• CGM adhesive allergy
• Skin condition that makes CGM placement contraindicated.
• Sickle cell disease or hemoglobinopathy
• Red blood cell transfusion within 3 months prior to study enrollment