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Study of the Clinical and Radiological Impact of Ravulizumab in People With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (AMAZE)
This is an observational study to:
* evaluate the on-treatment clinical performance of ravulizumab in relation to the pre-treatment time period (time period prior to exposure),
* enhance knowledge regarding conventional MRI outcomes in people with NMOSD treated with ravulizumab,
* identify factors suggestive of subclinical disease progression through conventional MRI sequences,
* determine if treatment with ravulizumab, impacts longitudinal 3D conformational MRI measures at the dorsal medulla and other regions of the CNS, and
* identify biomarkers (e.g., serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL), conventional and novel MRI markers, etc.) related to disease activity.
• Signed informed consent available prior to conduct of any study associated activities
• Men and women \> 18 years of age
• Aquaporin-4 IgG positive people with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder treated with commercially available ravulizumab in a manner consistent with the approved indication
• Expanded Disability Status Scale score of \<7.0
Exclusion Criteria:
• Individuals who are intolerant to MRI
• Individuals previously exposed to eculizumab with treatment discontinuation due to lack of effective disease control (i.e., clinical relapse or demonstration of MRI advancement after 12 weeks of sustained treatment exposure)
• Unresolved meningococcal disease
• History of an active infection
• Existing participation in neuromyelitis optical spectrum disorder interventional clinical studies
• Pregnant or lactating women
Study to Assess Change in Disease Activity and Adverse Events of Ab Externo Approach for Glaucoma Gel Stent (XEN45) Implantation In Participants Aged 45 Years or Older With Open-Angle Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the world, second only to cataracts. This study will assess how safe and effective a glaucoma gel stent is when implanted using the ab externo approach. Adverse events and intraocular pressure will be assessed.
XEN45 is an approved device for the treatment of glaucoma implanted using the ab interno approach (inside the eye). XEN45 implanted using the ab externo approach (outside the eye) is being studied in this study. Approximately 65 participants aged 45 years or older with open-angle glaucoma will be enrolled in this study at approximately 22 sites in the United States.
All participants will receive XEN45 implanted using the ab externo approach on Day 1 and will be followed for 12 months.
Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The safety and effect of the gel stent on your glaucoma will be checked by medical assessments and eye examinations.
* Glaucoma in the study eye.
• Study eye diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma uncontrolled by medical therapy
• Study eye that meet at least one of the following criteria:
* Failed one or more incisional intraocular glaucoma surgeries (e.g., glaucoma filtering surgery or tube shunt) (a minimum of approximately 15 subjects will be enrolled)
* Failed one or more cilioablative procedures (e.g., cryotherapy, cyclodiode therapy)
* Have neovascular glaucoma
* Have any other condition (e.g., conjunctival scarring, uveitis) in which a conventional incisional glaucoma surgery like trabeculectomy would be more likely to fail than for a person with uncomplicated primary open-angle glaucoma (OAG).
Note: To allow for a subgroup of participants who only have OAG uncontrolled by medical therapy (non-refractory glaucoma), a maximum of 10 participants who meet only criterion a (and not b) will be enrolled.
Exclusion Criteria:
* A lack of healthy conjunctiva showing free mobility (free of scarring or evidence of prior surgery) in the target area.
* Excessive intraoperative bleeding, such that visualization in the study eye is impaired.
* Any anatomy or finding in the study eye that limits the investigator's ability to visualize the anterior chamber, angle, or target area of the conjunctiva.
* Other surgical complication that in the opinion of the investigator could impede proper placement of the Gel Stent.
DEVICE: XEN45 (Glaucoma Gel Stent)
Open-Angle Glaucoma
Open-Angle Glaucoma, Glaucoma, OAG, XEN45, Glaucoma Gel Stent, XEN45 Glaucoma Treatment System
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
Olanzapine Versus Megestrol Acetate for the Treatment of Loss of Appetite Among Advanced Cancer Patients
This phase III trial compares the effects of olanzapine versus megestrol acetate in treating loss of appetite in patients with cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). Olanzapine may stimulate and increase appetite. This study aims to find out if olanzapine is better than the usual approach (megestrol acetate) for stimulating appetite and preventing weight loss.
* Women and men of reproductive potential should agree to use an appropriate method of birth control throughout their participation in this study due to the teratogenic potential of the therapy utilized in this trial. Appropriate methods of birth control include abstinence, oral contraceptives, implantable hormonal contraceptives or double barrier method (diaphragm plus condom)
* Diagnosis of advanced cancer
* Patient-reported 2-month weight loss of at least 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms) and/or physician-estimated caloric intake of less than 20 calories/kilogram of body weight per day
* The patient must perceive loss of appetite and/or weight as a problem; and have an appetite score of 4 or worse on the "Please rate your appetite...." question that requires a patient response on a 0-10 numeric rating scale
* Not receiving ongoing tube feedings or parenteral nutrition at the time of registration
* Not currently using systemic adrenal steroids (with the exception of short-term dexamethasone within 3 days of chemotherapy for control of chemotherapy side effects)
* No use of androgens, progesterone analogs, or other appetite stimulants within the past month
* Patient should not have poorly controlled hypertension or congestive heart failure at registration
* Patient should not have an obstruction of the alimentary canal, malabsorption, or intractable vomiting (defined as vomiting more than 3 times per day over the preceding week)
* Not currently using olanzapine for another medical condition or had previously used olanzapine for chronic nausea or for any pre-existing psychotic disorder
* Patient should not have had a previous blood clot at any time in the past
* No history of poorly controlled diabetes
* No symptomatic leptomeningeal disease or known brain metastases as these patients may have difficulty taking oral medications
* No history of hypersensitivity to olanzapine or megestrol acetate
* No COVID-19 infection in the past that, in the opinion of the treating physician, had left patients with compromised taste, which has not resolved at the time of registration
* Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves an investigational agent whose genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects on the developing fetus and newborn are unknown. Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test done =\< 14 days prior to registration is required
* Age \>= 18 years
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0, 1 or 2
* Estimated life expectancy of 3 months or longer
* Serum creatinine =\< 2.0 mg/dL
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Fasting glucose \< 140 mg/dL
* Granulocytes \> 1000/hpf
* No treatment with another antipsychotic agent, such as risperidone, quetiapine, clozapine, butyrophenone within 30 days of enrollment
* In order to complete the mandatory patient-completed measures, participants must be able to speak and/or read English or Spanish. Sites seeking to enroll Spanish-speaking patients should have access to Spanish speaking staff on site or through the use of a translation service to be able to conduct the informed consent discussion in Spanish, and to conduct the weekly phone calls
Exclusion Criteria:
* Psychiatric illness which would prevent the patient from giving informed consent
* Medical condition such as uncontrolled infection (including human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\]), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or cardiac disease which, in the opinion of the treating physician, would make this protocol unreasonably hazardous for the patient
* Patients who cannot swallow oral formulations of the agents
* Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (such as with a diagnosis of dementia or memory loss) are not eligible for this study
* No presence of a hormone-sensitive tumor, such as breast, endometrial, or prostate cancer (this exclusion criterion is intended to circumvent any confounding antineoplastic effects of megestrol acetate)
A Study of the Drugs Selumetinib Versus Carboplatin/Vincristine in Patients With Neurofibromatosis and Low-Grade Glioma
This phase III trial studies if selumetinib works just as well as the standard treatment with carboplatin/vincristine (CV) for subjects with NF1-associated low grade glioma (LGG), and to see if selumetinib is better than CV in improving vision in subjects with LGG of the optic pathway (vision nerves). Selumetinib is a drug that works by blocking some enzymes that low-grade glioma tumor cells need for their growth. This results in killing tumor cells. Drugs used as chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and vincristine, 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. It is not yet known whether selumetinib works better in treating patients with NF1-associated low-grade glioma compared to standard therapy with carboplatin and vincristine.
* Patients must be \>= 2 years and =\< 21 years at the time of enrollment
* Patients must have a body surface area (BSA) of \>= 0.5 m\^2 at enrollment
* Patients must have neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) based on clinical criteria and/or germline genetic testing
* Patients must be newly diagnosed or have previously diagnosed NF-1 associated LGG that has not been treated with any modality other than surgery
* For patients with optic pathway gliomas (OPGs):
* Newly-diagnosed patients with OPG are eligible if there are neurologic symptoms (including visual dysfunction, as defined below) or other exam findings associated with the tumor
* Previously-diagnosed patients with OPG are eligible if they have new or worsening neurologic symptoms (including visual dysfunction, as defined below) or have tumor growth
* For both newly-diagnosed and previously-diagnosed OPG, the patient may be eligible, irrespective of whether there has been tumor growth or other neurological symptoms or worsening, if they meet at least one of the following visual criteria:
* Visual worsening, defined as worsening of visual acuity (VA) or visual fields (VF) documented within the past year (by examination or history); OR
* Significant visual dysfunction (defined as VA worse than normal for age by 0.6 logMAR \[20/80, 6/24, or 2.5/10\] or more in one or both eyes)
* For patients with LGG in other locations (i.e., not OPGs):
* Newly-diagnosed patients with LGG are eligible if there are neurologic symptoms or other exam findings associated with the tumor
* NOTE: Newly-diagnosed patients with LGG without associated neurologic symptoms or exam findings are not eligible
* Previously-diagnosed patients with LGG are eligible if they have new or worsening neurologic symptoms or have tumor growth
* Although not required, if a biopsy/tumor resection is performed, eligible histologies will include all tumors considered LGG or low-grade astrocytoma (World Health Organization \[WHO\] grade I and II) by 5th edition WHO classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors with the exception of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
* Patients must have two-dimensional measurable tumor \>= 1 cm\^2
* Patients with metastatic disease or multiple independent primary LGGs are allowed on study
* Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration Rate (GFR) \>= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 OR a serum creatinine based on age/gender (within 7 days prior to enrollment) as follows:
* Age; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)
* 2 to \< 6 years; 0.8 (male) and 0.8 (female)
* 6 to \< 10 years; 1 (male) and 1 (female)
* 10 to \< 13 years; 1.2 (male) and 1.2 (female)
* 13 to \< 16 years; 1.5 (male) and 1.4 (female)
* \>= 16 years; 1.7 (male) and 1.4 (female)
* Total bilirubin =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age (within 7 days prior to enrollment) (children with a diagnosis of Gilbert's syndrome will be allowed on study regardless of their total and indirect \[unconjugated\] bilirubin levels as long as their direct \[conjugated\] bilirubin is \< 3.1 mg/dL)
* Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]) =\< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) = 135 U/L (within 7 days prior to enrollment). For the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L
* Albumin \>= 2 g/dL (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>= 53% (or institutional normal; if the LVEF result is given as a range of values, then the upper value of the range will be used) by echocardiogram (within 4 weeks prior to enrollment)
* Corrected QT (QTc) interval =\< 450 msec by electrocardiography (EKG) (within 4 weeks prior to enrollment)
* Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1,000/uL (unsupported) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Platelets \>= 100,000/uL (unsupported) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Hemoglobin \>= 8 g/dL (may be supported) (within 7 days prior to enrollment)
* Patients with a known seizure disorder should be stable and should have not experienced a significant increase in seizure frequency within 2 weeks prior to enrollment
* Patients 2-17 years of age must have a blood pressure that is =\< 95th percentile for age, height, and gender at the time of enrollment. Patients \>= 18 years of age must have a blood pressure =\< 130/80 mmHg at the time of enrollment (with or without the use of antihypertensive medications).
* Note: Adequate blood pressure can be achieved using medication for the treatment of hypertension
* All patients must have ophthalmology toxicity assessments performed within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
* For all patients, an MRI of the brain (with orbital cuts for optic pathway tumors) and/or spine (depending on the site(s) of primary disease) with and without contrast must be performed within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
* For patients who undergo a surgery on the target tumor (not required), a pre- and post-operative\* MRI of the brain (with orbital cuts for optic pathway tumors) or spine (depending on the site(s) of primary disease) with and without contrast must also be performed within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
* The post-operative MRIs should be performed ideally within 48 hours after surgery if possible
* Patients must have a performance status corresponding to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 0, 1, or 2. Use Karnofsky for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =\< 16 years of age
* Patients must have the ability to swallow whole capsules
* Patients must have receptive and expressive language skills in English or Spanish to complete the quality of life (QOL) and neurocognitive assessments
* All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent.
* All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients must not have received any prior tumor-directed therapy including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or bone marrow transplant. Prior surgical intervention is permitted
* Patients with a concurrent malignancy or history of treatment (other than surgery) for another tumor within the last year are ineligible
* Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
* Patients with any serious medical or psychiatric illness/ condition, including substance use disorders likely in the judgement of the investigator to interfere or limit compliance with study requirements/treatment are not eligible
* Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, are not able to comply with the study procedures are not eligible
* Female patients who are pregnant are not eligible since fetal toxicities and teratogenic effects have been noted for several of the study drugs. A pregnancy test is required for female patients of childbearing potential
* Lactating females who plan to breastfeed their infants are not eligible
* Sexually active patients of reproductive potential who have not agreed to use an effective contraceptive method for the duration of their study participation and for 12 weeks after stopping study therapy are not eligible
* Note: Women of child-bearing potential and males with sexual partners who are pregnant or who could become pregnant (i.e., women of child-bearing potential) should use effective methods of contraception for the duration of the study and for 12 weeks after stopping study therapy to avoid pregnancy and/or potential adverse effects on the developing embryo
* Cardiac conditions:
* Known genetic disorder that increases risk for coronary artery disease. Note: The presence of dyslipidemia in a family with a history of myocardial infarction is not in itself an exclusion unless there is a known genetic disorder documented
* Symptomatic heart failure
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-IV prior or current cardiomyopathy
* Severe valvular heart disease
* History of atrial fibrillation
* Ophthalmologic conditions:
* Current or past history of central serous retinopathy
* Current or past history of retinal vein occlusion or retinal detachment
* Patients with uncontrolled glaucoma
* If checking pressure is clinically indicated, patients with intraocular pressure (IOP) \> 22 mmHg or ULN adjusted by age are not eligible
* Ophthalmological findings secondary to long-standing optic pathway glioma (such as visual loss, optic nerve pallor, or strabismus) or longstanding orbito-temporal plexiform neurofibroma (PN), such as visual loss, strabismus) will NOT be considered a significant abnormality for the purposes of the study
* Treatments and/or medications patient is receiving that would make her/him ineligible, such as:
* Supplementation with vitamin E greater than 100% of the daily recommended dose. Any multivitamin containing vitamin E must be stopped prior to study enrollment even if less than 100% of the daily recommended dosing for vitamin E
* Surgery within 2 weeks prior to enrollment, with the exception of surgical placement for vascular access or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diverting procedures such as endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt.
* Note: Patients must have healed from any prior surgery prior to enrollment
* Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, or Histiocytic Disorders (The Pediatric MATCH Screening Trial)
This Pediatric MATCH screening and multi-sub-study phase II trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in pediatric patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphomas, or histiocytic disorders that have progressed following at least one line of standard systemic therapy and/or for which no standard treatment exists that has been shown to prolong survival. Genetic tests look at the unique genetic material (genes) of patients' tumor cells. Patients with genetic changes or abnormalities (mutations) may benefit more from treatment which targets their tumor's particular genetic mutation, and may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with solid tumors or non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Patients must be \>= 12 months and =\< 21 years of age at the time of study enrollment
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Patients with recurrent or refractory solid tumors, including non-Hodgkin lymphomas, histiocytoses (e.g. langerhans cell histiocytosis \[LCH\], juvenile xanthogranuloma \[JXG\], histiocytic sarcoma), and central nervous system (CNS) tumors are eligible; patients must have had histologic verification of malignancy at original diagnosis or relapse except in patients with intrinsic brain stem tumors, optic pathway gliomas, or patients with pineal tumors and elevations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum tumor markers including alpha-fetoprotein or beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG); in cases where patient enrolls prior to histologic confirmation of recurrent disease, patient is ineligible and should be withdrawn from study if histology fails to confirm recurrence; please note: Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma and plexiform neurofibroma are not eligible
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Tumor Testing Requirement: Tumor sample availability requirement for stage 1 of Pediatric MATCH (patients enrolled from start of study in July 2017 through 12/31/21); Patients must have an formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor sample available for MATCH study testing from a biopsy or surgery that was performed at any point after initial tumor recurrence/progression, or be planned to have a procedure to obtain such a sample that is considered to be of potential benefit by the treating clinicians; a tumor sample from a clinically performed diagnostic (pre-treatment) biopsy will be acceptable for enrollment onto Pediatric MATCH only for children with high-grade gliomas of the brainstem (diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas) or thalamus
* Please note: Samples that have been decalcified using standardly utilized acid-based decalcification methods are not generally suitable for MATCH study testing; the nucleic acids will have been degraded in the decalcification process
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Tumor molecular profiling report availability requirement for Stage 2 of Pediatric MATCH (patients enrolled starting 2022): In stage 2 of the study, no tumor samples will be submitted for centralized clinical tumor profiling; instead, a tumor molecular profiling report from a College of American Pathologists (CAP)/ Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA)-approved testing laboratory must be submitted for review by the Molecular Review Committee (MRC)
* This molecular profiling must have been performed on a tumor sample that was obtained at any point after initial tumor recurrence/progression and must be accompanied by a pathology report for the same tumor specimen; a molecular profiling report for a diagnostic (pre-treatment) tumor sample will be acceptable for enrollment onto Pediatric MATCH only for children with high-grade gliomas of the brainstem (diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas) or thalamus. In the event that molecular profiling reports are available from multiple timepoints, the most recent report should be prioritized for study submission
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Karnofsky \>= 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \>= 50 for patients =\< 16 years of age); note: neurologic deficits in patients with central nervous system (CNS) tumors must have been stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment; patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ENROLLMENT ONTO APEC1621SC: Patients must have radiographically measurable disease; measurable disease based on imaging obtained less than or equal to 56 days prior to enrollment; patients with neuroblastoma who do not have measurable disease but have metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) positive (+) evaluable disease are eligible; measurable disease in patients with CNS involvement is defined as any lesion that is at minimum 10 mm in one dimension on standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT)
* Note: The following do not qualify as measurable disease:
* Malignant fluid collections (e.g., ascites, pleural effusions)
* Bone marrow infiltration except that detected by MIBG scan for neuroblastoma
* Lesions only detected by nuclear medicine studies (e.g., bone, gallium or positron emission tomography \[PET\] scans) except as noted for neuroblastoma
* Elevated tumor markers in plasma or CSF
* Previously radiated lesions that have not demonstrated clear progression post radiation
* Leptomeningeal lesions that do not meet the measurement requirements for Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: NOTE: patient does not need to meet all subprotocol criteria at time of enrollment onto the APEC1621SC screening protocol, but will need to meet all criteria prior to enrollment on any assigned treatment subprotocol. Patients must be enrolled onto a subprotocol within 2 weeks (14 days) of treatment assignment
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Karnofsky \>= 50% for patients \> 16 years of age and Lansky \>= 50 for patients =\< 16 years of age); Note: neurologic deficits in patients with CNS tumors must have been stable for at least 7 days prior to study enrollment; patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: At the time of treatment with subprotocol specified therapy, the patients must have radiographically measurable disease; patients with neuroblastoma who do not have measurable disease but have MIBG+ evaluable are eligible; measurable disease in patients with CNS involvement is defined as any lesion that is at minimum 10 mm in one dimension on standard MRI or CT
* Note: The following do not qualify as measurable disease:
* Malignant fluid collections (e.g., ascites, pleural effusions)
* Bone marrow infiltration except that detected by MIBG scan for neuroblastoma
* Lesions only detected by nuclear medicine studies (e.g., bone, gallium or positron emission tomography \[PET\] scans) except as noted for neuroblastoma
* Elevated tumor markers in plasma or CSF
* Previously radiated lesions that have not demonstrated clear progression post radiation
* Leptomeningeal lesions that do not meet the measurement requirements for RECIST 1.1
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: At the time of enrollment onto a subprotocol, the following general criteria for initiation of therapy will be required:
* Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior anticancer therapy and must meet the following minimum duration from prior anticancer directed therapy prior to enrollment to the subprotocol; if after the required timeframe, the numerical eligibility criteria are met, e.g. blood count criteria, the patient is considered to have recovered adequately
* Cytotoxic chemotherapy or other anticancer agents known to be myelosuppressive: for agents not listed, the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator prior to enrollment \>= 21 days after the last dose of cytotoxic or myelosuppressive chemotherapy (42 days if prior nitrosourea)
* Anticancer agents not known to be myelosuppressive (e.g. not associated with reduced platelet or absolute neutrophil counts \[ANC\]): \>= 7 days after the last dose of agent; for agents not listed, the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator prior to enrollment
* Antibodies: \>= 21 days must have elapsed from infusion of last dose of antibody, and toxicity related to prior antibody therapy must be recovered to grade =\< 1
* Corticosteroids: If used to modify immune adverse events related to prior therapy, \>= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid
* Hematopoietic growth factors: \>= 14 days after the last dose of a long-acting growth factor (e.g. Neulasta) or 7 days for short-acting growth factor; for agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 7 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur; the duration of this interval must be discussed with the study chair and the study-assigned research coordinator
* Interleukins, interferons and cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors): \>= 21 days after the completion of interleukins, interferon or cytokines (other than hematopoietic growth factors)
* Stem cell infusions (with or without total-body irradiation \[TBI\]):
* Allogeneic (non-autologous) bone marrow or stem cell transplant, or any stem cell infusion including donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) or boost infusion: \>= 84 days after infusion and no evidence of graft versus host disease (GVHD)
* Autologous stem cell infusion including boost infusion: \>= 42 days
* Cellular therapy: \>= 42 days after the completion of any type of cellular therapy (e.g. modified T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells, etc.)
* X-ray therapy (XRT)/External Beam Irradiation including Protons: \>= 14 days after local XRT; \>= 150 days after TBI, craniospinal XRT or if radiation to \>= 50% of the pelvis; \>= 42 days if other substantial bone marrow (BM) radiation; note: radiation may not be delivered to "measurable disease" tumor site(s) being used to follow response to subprotocol treatment
* Radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., radiolabeled antibody, 131I-MIBG): \>= 42 days after systemically administered radiopharmaceutical therapy
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: For patients with solid tumors without known bone marrow involvement:
* Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1000/mm\^3
* Platelet count \>= 100,000/mm\^3 (transfusion independent, defined as not receiving platelet transfusions for at least 7 days prior to enrollment)
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Patients with known bone marrow metastatic disease will be eligible for study provided they meet the blood counts (may receive transfusions provided they are not known to be refractory to red cell or platelet transfusions); these patients will not be evaluable for hematologic toxicity
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \>= 70 ml/min/1.73 m\^2 or a serum creatinine based on age/gender as follows:
* Age: 1 to \< 2 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 0.6; female 0.6
* Age: 2 to \< 6 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 0.8; female 0.8
* Age: 6 to \< 10 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 1; female 1
* Age: 10 to \< 13 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 1.2; female 1.2
* Age: 13 to \< 16 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 1.5; female 1.4
* Age: \>= 16 years; maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL): male 1.7; female 1.4
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Bilirubin (sum of conjugated + unconjugated) =\< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for age
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) (alanine transferase \[ALT\]) =\< 135 U/L (for the purpose of this study, the ULN for SGPT is 45 U/L)
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Patients must be able to swallow intact capsules/tablets, unless otherwise specified in the subprotocol to which they are assigned
* GENERAL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Agent specific limitations on prior therapy will be included with specific treatment subprotocols
Exclusion Criteria:
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Pregnant or breast-feeding women will not be entered on this study due to risks of fetal and teratogenic adverse events as seen in animal/human studies, or because there is currently no available information regarding human fetal or teratogenic toxicities; pregnancy tests must be obtained in females who are post-menarchal; males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Concomitant medications
* Corticosteroids: at the time of consent and enrollment to regimen specific subprotocols, patients receiving corticosteroids who have not been on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroid for at least 7 days prior to enrollment to the subprotocol will not be eligible; if used to modify immune adverse events related to prior therapy, \>= 14 days must have elapsed since last dose of corticosteroid
* Investigational drugs: patients must meet criteria for prior therapy at the time of consent and enrollment to a subprotocol; other investigational agents may not be administered to patients while they are receiving study drug as part of a subprotocol
* Anticancer agents: patients must meet criteria for prior therapy at the time of consent and enrollment to a subprotocol; other investigational agents may not be administered to patients while they are receiving study drug as part of a subprotocol
* Anti-GVHD agents post-transplant: patients who are receiving cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other agents to prevent graft-versus-host disease post bone marrow transplant are not eligible
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Patients who have an uncontrolled infection are not eligible
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Patients who have had a prior solid organ transplant are not eligible
* GENERAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR SUBPROTOCOLS: Additional agent specific criteria will be included with specific treatment subprotocols
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) Dose-Escalation Study for Brain Metastasis (SRS)
SRS dose escalation for brain metastases in radiation-naïve patients will establish true
tolerable doses, which may exceed the current standard doses. This may lead to an improvement
in local control, patient survival, and/or quality-of life.
Inclusion Criteria
• Biopsy-proven non-hematopoietic malignancy, except for small cell lung cancer, germ
cell cancer, or unknown primary tumor.
• Radiographic evidence by MRI (or by CT scan with CT contrast if ineligible or
intolerant of MRI) of brain metastasis. (If patient is unable to tolerate MRI
contrast, an MRI without contrast is acceptable if lesions are visible)
• All brain metastases must be outside the brain stem (midbrain, pons and medulla).
• Patient must have 10 or less brain metastases.
• The maximum diameter of any lesion must be less than or equal to 3.0 cm.
• Previous treatment with surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or any
targeted agents are allowed provided that:
• Radiation was not to the brain.
• Surgery to the brain was > 7 days prior to SRS and there remains at least one
additional brain metastasis that can be targeted with SRS
• Age ≥ 18 years.
• ECOG Performance Score of 2 or better/Karnofsky Performance Status score of 50-60 or
better.
• All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate
contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study
entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or
suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her
treating physician immediately.
A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation,
marital status, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice)
who meets the following criteria:
• Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
• Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e.,
has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months).
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
• Patients had craniotomy and surgery to the brain within 7 days from the date of SRS.
• Patients with leptomeningeal metastasis.
NOTE: For the purposes of exclusion, LMD is a clinical diagnosis, defined as positive
CSF cytology and/or equivocal radiologic or clinical evidence of leptomeningeal
involvement. Patients with leptomeningeal symptoms in the setting of leptomeningeal
enhancement by imaging (MRI) would be considered to have LMD even in the absence of
positive CSF cytology, unless a parenchymal lesion can adequately explain the
neurologic symptoms and/or signs. In contrast, an asymptomatic or minimally
symptomatic patient with mild or nonspecific leptomeningeal enhancement (MRI) would
not be considered to have LMD. In that patient, CSF sampling is not required to
formally exclude LMD, but can be performed at the investigator's discretion based on
level of clinical suspicion.
• Patients with a contraindication to both MRI (with or without contrast) and CT scan
(with contrast)
• Patients with life expectancy < 3 months.
• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active
infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac
arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the opinion of the
investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements.
• Subjects must not be pregnant or nursing at the time of SRS treatment due to the
potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm
nursing infants.
Radiation: Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Brain Neoplasms, Adult, Malignant, Brain and Nervous System, Anklylosing Spondylitis, Anus, Bones and Joints, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Cardiovascular, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Ear, Esophagus, Eye and Orbit, Gall Bladder, Head and Neck, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Kidney, Larynx, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Lymphoid Leukemia, Lymphoma, Melanoma, skin, Multiple Myeloma, Nose, Other, Other Digestive Organ, Other Endocrine System, Other Female Genital, Other Male Genital, Other Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs, Other Skin, Other Urinary, Ovary, Pancreas, Prostate, Rectum, Sarcoma, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Stomach, Throat, Thyroid, Urinary Bladder, Uterine (Endometrial), Vulva
UT Southwestern; Parkland Health & Hospital System
The US food and Drug Administration (FDA) originally approved INTACS prescription inserts in
April 1999 for the correction of low levels of nearsightedness (-1.00 to -3.00 diopters).
Additional clinical data have shown that INTACS are safe for the treatment of keratoconus,
in July 2004, FDA approved INTACS inserts for the treatment of keratoconus as a Humanitarian
Use Device (FDA approval letter attached). The statute and the implementing regulation of
FDA (21 CFR 814.124 (aj) require IRB review and approval before a HUD is used.INTACS
prescription inserts are composed of two clear segments, each having an arc length of 150°,
they are manufactured form a biomedical material called polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and
are available in three thicknesses. Two INTACS inserts ranging from 0.250mm to 0.350mm may
be implanted depending on the orientation of the cone and the amount of myopia and
astigmatism to be reduced.
Who have experienced a progressive deterioration in their vision, such thot they can no
longer achieve adequate functional vision on a daily basis with their contact lenses or
spectacles; Who are 21 years of age or older; Who have clear central corneas; Who have a
corneal thickness of 450 microns or greater at the proposed incision site; Who have
corneal transplantation as the only remaining option to improve their functional vision.
Exclusion Criteria:
Who have abnormally thin corneas or who have a corneal thickness of 449 microns or less at
the proposed incision site;
Patients with collagen vascular, autoimmune or immunodeficiency disease;
Pregnant or nursing patients;
Presence of ocular conditions, such as recurrent corneal erosion syndrome or corneal
dystrophy, that my predispose the patient to future complications;
Patients who are taking on or more of following medications: isotretinoin (Accutane);
amiodarone HCL (Cordarone).
Phase 1 Dose-escalating Study of MM-398 (Irinotecan Sucrosofate Liposome Injection) Plus Intravenous Cyclophosphamide in Recurrent or Refractory Pediatric Solid Tumors
This is a Phase 1 study of the combination of two drugs: MM-398 and Cyclophosphamide. The
goal is to find the highest dose of MM-398 that can be given safely when it is used together
with the chemotherapy drug Cyclophosphamide.
• Histologically or cytologically-confirmed Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma,
neuroblastoma, or osteosarcoma
• Disease progression after prior therapy in locally advanced or metastatic setting
• Measurable or evaluable disease based on the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid
Tumors (RECIST v1.1) criteria
• Age 12 months to <21 years
• Adequate bone marrow reserves, hepatic function, and renal function
• Recovered from effects of any prior surgery or cancer therapy
• Patients 18 years or older will provide written consent. A parent or legal guardian of
a patient <18 years of age will provide informed consent and patients 11 to 18 years
of age will provide written assent or as per participating institutional policy.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Clinically significant gastrointestinal disorders
• NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias or uncontrolled
blood pressure
• Active infection or unexplained fever
• Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of MM-398 or other liposomal products
• Recent Investigational therapy
• Pregnant or breast feeding; females of child-bearing potential must test negative for
pregnancy at the time of enrollment
Drug: MM-398 (Irinotecan Sucrosofate Liposome Injection) plus cyclophosphamide
Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors, Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, Anus, Bones and Joints, Brain and Nervous System, Breast - Female, Breast - Male, Cervix, Colon, Corpus Uteri, Ear, Esophagus, Eye and Orbit, Gall Bladder, Head and Neck, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Kaposis sarcoma, Kidney, Larynx, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Liver, Lung/Thoracic, Melanoma, skin, Mycosis Fungoides, Nose, Other Digestive Organ, Other Endocrine System, Other Female Genital, Other Hematopoietic, Other Male Genital, Other Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs, Other Skin, Other Urinary, Ovary, Pancreas, Prostate, Rectum, Sarcoma, Small Intestine, Soft Tissue, Stomach, Throat, Thyroid, Urinary Bladder, Uterine (Endometrial), Vulva
Effects of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Cognition and Language in Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This study is a prospective, single-arm study conducted under a common implant and follow-up
protocol. The objective will be to follow fifty-seven (57) adolescents and young adults
(10-21 years of age), with Down syndrome, moderate to severe sleep apnea, and
post-adenotonsillectomy, for 12 months after undergoing implant of the Inspire Upper Airway
Stimulation (UAS) System. The study is being conducted in order to evaluate objective change
in cognition and expressive language after implant and therapy with the Inspire UAS System.
• Diagnosis of Down syndrome
• Age 10-21 years
• Prior adenotonsillectomy
• Severe OSA (AHI > 10, AHI < 50, no more than 25% AHI attributable to central events)
based on prior in-lab PSG performed after adenotonsillectomy and within 18 months of
enrollment
• Approval from at least two of the three physician reviewers based upon the results of
a routine drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) having occurred within 12 months of
enrollment
• Subjects must have either tracheotomy or be ineffectively treated with CPAP due to
non-compliance, discomfort, un-desirable side effects, persistent symptoms despite
compliance use, or refusal to use the device
• Children and their parents/guardians must be willing to have stimulation hardware
permanently implanted, and be willing to participate in follow-up visits,
postoperative PSG, and questionnaire completion
• Children's parents/guardians must complete a questionnaire confirming that their child
is capable of communicating feelings of pain or discomfort. They must also confirm
they are able to assess their child for adverse effects related to device implantation
• Children and their parents/guardians must be proficient in English
Exclusion Criteria:
• Body mass index (BMI) above the 95th percentile for subject's age
• Circumferential airway collapse at the level of the velopharynx observed during DISE
• Other medical conditions resulting in medical instability (eg. congestive heart
failure, recent open heart surgery, immunosuppression, or chronic lung disease or
aspiration)
• Presence of another medical condition requiring future magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) of the chest
• Patients with another implantable device which could interact unintentionally with the
Inspire system
• Any contraindication for general anesthesia
• History of bleeding or clotting disorders and those on blood thinning or NSAID
medications for the week prior to implantation surgery. Subjects will be asked to
refrain from the use of NSAIDS for two weeks after implantation or any revision
surgeries
• Subject is currently taking muscle relaxant medication
• Life expectancy less than 12 months
• Subject's inability to communicate pain or discomfort to their caretaker/parent, based
on parental or investigator assessment
• Nonverbal candidates will be excluded due to an inability to complete testing
procedures including expressive language sampling
• Subjects with a co-occurring diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
• Subjects that have a positive β-HCG
• Subjects deemed unfit for participation by the investigator for any other reason
Device: Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) System
Down Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Ear, Nose, Throat