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Filter by:This is a phase 2, pilot, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of Gamunex-C IVIG as mono-therapy for HMGCoA reductase auto-antibody positive (HMGCR) necrotizing myopathy. The trial will test the feasibility and initial efficacy of Gamunex-C IVIG mono-therapy in HMGCR necrotizing myopathy.
Hypotheses: The Investigator hypothesizes that targeting ALL cells with 2 different modalities, ie liposomal vincristine sulfate as a microtubule inhibitor and blinatumomab as a BITE immuno-oncology therapy, will have at least additive benefits and allow an effective, safe therapeutic option for patients. Further, the Investigator hypothesizes that the combination will result in a high rate of response and thus allow enhanced immunologic recovery. Primary Objectives To evaluate whether the combination will result in a median progression-free survival (PFS) of at least 1 year. To evaluate if the complete remission/complete remission with incomplete hematological recovery (CR/CRi*) rate is ≧ 75% following 2 cycles in adult subjects with R/R Ph- ALL and duration of remission Secondary Objectives To evaluate the rate of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) and duration To evaluate the proportion of patients who are able to progress to allogeneic transplantation To evaluate the safety of blinatumomab and liposomal vincristine sulfate in combination To evaluate the effect of the combination and response on measures of immune reconstitution
The study aims at describing long term functional outcome of patients that underwent pollicisation surgery. The hypothesis of the study is that there are prognostic factors of good function results of pollicisation (based on T-GAP classification for function) that will be searched on univariate and multivariate analysis.
This phase II MATCH treatment trial identifies the effects of dasatinib in patients whose cancer has a genetic change called DDR2 mutation. Dasatinib may block proteins called tyrosine kinases, which may be needed for cancer cell growth. Researchers hope to learn if dasatinib will shrink this type of cancer or stop its growth.
Adult cardiac surgery ensures the surgical treatment of valvular and coronary pathologies and of heart failure with the placement of ventricular assistance. Extracorporeal circulation (ECC) is one of the major technical advances associated with cardiac surgery to replace cardiac and pulmonary functions during surgery. ECC can nevertheless lead to postoperative complications, the origin of which is linked to the patient's initial contact with the circuit and membranes of the ECC. This contact triggers a series of humoral and cellular reactions that occur in the first few hours after the ECC and the inflammatory syndrome post ECC fades on its own and usually disappears between the 4th and 6th postoperative day. If the inflammatory response post ECC is most often transient, certain conditions will maintain and intensify this response at the origin of postoperative complications, possibly leading to the patient's death. Among these situations, the investigators find the notion of emergency cardiac surgery, a patient's age over 75 years and a preoperative history of decompensated heart failure, renal failure or type 2 diabetes (T2D). The inflammasome family of receptors of the nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD) type, pyrin domain containing 3, NLRP3, is a multi-protein platform of recent discovery which plays a major role in the signaling pathways of the innate inflammatory response. The role of the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in cardiovascular pathologies is now well established and its metabolic priming by hyperglycemia could explain the greater seriousness of these pathologies in T2D patients due to an exacerbated inflammatory response. What is the effect of T2D status on the inflammatory response post ECC, mediated by the NLRP3 inflammasome, in patients after cardiac surgery?
This research study is studying an investigational drug, NC318, as a possible treatment for subjects with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in combination with chemotherapy
Background: Allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a procedure in which a person gets stem cells from a donor in order to treat their disease. Researchers want to collect samples from people who have had or will have HCT. They will perform tests on the samples to study the immune system and its response to infections and disease. Objective: To collect biological samples from people who have had or are planning to have HCT to treat primary immunodeficiencies, blood cancers, or disorders of T-cell proliferation and/or dysregulation. Eligibility: People age 8 years and older who have undergone or are planning to undergo HCT. Design: Participants will be screened with: Medical history Medical chart review Physical exam Blood tests. Participants may give blood and urine samples. Participants may have a skin biopsy. Participants may undergo apheresis. For this, a needle will be placed into an arm vein to take blood. A machine divides the whole blood into parts. The sample cells are taken out and the rest of the blood is returned through a second needle in the other arm. Participants may have a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. For this, the hipbone will be numbed. A needle will be put into the hipbone. Bone marrow will be taken out through the needle. Participants may have a tumor or other abnormal tissue biopsy. For this, a tissue sample is obtained using a needle and syringe. They will sign a separate consent form. They may have a body scan or ultrasound to help locate the tumor during the biopsy. Participation lasts for as long as participants choose to give samples.
In light of the corona virus pandemic (COVID-19), there is critical need to conserve scarce mechanical ventilation (MV) resources. This study evaluates an intervention in non-infected cardiac patients as a means to assist with minimizing MV and ICU length of stay (LOS). Pre-op inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been shown to decrease pulmonary complications, MV dependence, and ICU LOS following thoracic surgery. The investigators aim to determine the mechanism of remodeling in diaphragms of adults who undergo pre-op IMT.
The primary goal of Hemanext Inc. is to improve the safety and efficacy of transfusion therapy through novel storage methods potentially improving their quality across the storage cycle. Based on our review of the pertinent literature, there is substantial evidence suggesting that prolonged exposure to oxygen during storage results in oxidative damage to the red blood cells (RBC) over the course of storage leading to decreased therapeutic potential. Therefore, removal of oxygen from red blood cell products prior to storage has potential to preserve the cells in a more physiologically relevant state and improve the clinical outcomes of patients that receive blood transfusions in a variety of therapeutic realms1. Currently, Hemanext Inc. has focused on the design and development of a dual compartment bag system designated as the Hemanext Red Blood Cell Processing System (Hemanext). After standard processing of donated whole blood units into leukoreduced packed red blood cells (LR-RBCs) in AS-3 additive solution, the LR-RBCs would then be placed in the oxygen reduction bag (ORB) processing bag which allows for the rapid diffusion of oxygen out of the blood, through a sterile, oxygen-permeable membrane, and into iron-based oxygen sorbents. After processing, the blood is transferred again from the ORB into the Hemanext Storage Bag (HSB) which will preserve the hypoxic state of the LR-RBC product for the duration of cold storage. The COVID-19 crisis has placed unprecedented pressure on the US blood supply security. The pandemic has caused blood supplies to fall precipitously, placing all transfusion recipients at acute risk. Hemanext has developed a technology over 12 years with support from 6 NIH grants and contracts that can substantially mitigate the damage done to the blood supply by this COVID-19 crisis and strengthen the ability of the US blood supply to withstand the effects of future crises. Limited shelf life is a key component in exacerbating the current blood supply crisis. Successful completion of this project will allow earliest possible availability (within 9-12 months) of the high quality Hemanext RBC with significantly extended shelf life. Even without shelf life extension, the higher quality Hemanext RBC showed a reduction of >50% of blood volume required for resuscitation from hemorrhage in a pre-clinical rodent model. Further enhancement of the quality of Hemanext RBC is expected to improve still further the efficacy of Hemanext blood and further to reduce the transfusion volume needed to achieve treatment objectives. In addition, extending the shelf life of the Hemanext RBC will provide greater inventory flexibility to avoid the devastating impact of major blood shortages due to reduced donor activity during threats to blood security such a COVID-19 pandemics and other crises.
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects of a breast cancer vaccine (SV-BR-1-GM) and how well it works in combination with pembrolizumab for the treatment of breast cancer that is persistent, has come back (recurrent), or has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Breast cancer vaccine SV-BR-1-GM is a human breast cancer cell line that has been genetically engineered to produce a substance called "GM-CSF" (granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor) which occurs naturally in the body. GM-CSF is normally produced by white blood cells and helps the body develop immunity to disease-causing germs. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies such as pembrolizumab may help the body's immune system attack the cancer and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Anti-cancer drugs such as cyclophosphamide may help boost the immune response. Interferon alpha 2b may help stimulate the immune system to fight cancer. This trial may help doctors see whether SV-BR-1-GM injections help boost the immune system and/or help control or help shrink breast cancer along with the other drugs that also boost the immune system.