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Filter by:Following pre-treatment with cyclophosphamide and/or fludarabine, MAGE-A4-specific TCR gene transduced T lymphocytes are transferred to the patients with MAGE-A4-expressing solid tumors.
The study team will compare hospital length of stay (LOS) and attributable length of stay (ALOS, the LOS attributable to CRI), in a randomized, un-blinded prospective trial utilizing short-dwell ethanol-lock therapy (ELT) (4 hours to 24 hour dwell times per day, repeated for up to 72 hours) placed within 24 - 36 hours of admission(Group 1, Preemptive ELT) versus ELT placed at the time of first positive blood culture report (Group 2, Rescue ELT (Standard of Care ). ELT will be given in both groups, in combination with systemic antibiotics, for the treatment of CRI (suspected or proven) of the blood in children with central catheters. Participants will be enrolled from patients with hematologic/oncologic disorders and bone marrow or hematopoetic stem cell transplants (BMT) admitted for care to Children's Hospital of Michigan (CHM), a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Detroit, Michigan. ALOS will be defined as the number of hospital days between first symptoms of Catheter-related infection (CRI) (or date of admission for those admitted with symptoms) and first negative blood culture. Study Hypothesis: The main hypothesis is that the short-dwell ethanol-lock therapy, defined above, placed within 24 - 36 hours of symptoms/admission (Arm 1) versus ELT placement at the time of first positive blood culture report (Arm 2), with concomitant systemic antibiotics, for the treatment of CRI (suspected or proven) of the blood in children with central catheters in the H/O/BMT population will have shorter hospital length of stay (LOS) and attributable LOS (ALOS) and therefore lower hospital costs.
This multicenter, non-randomized, open-label study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of six treatment regimens in participants with advanced solid tumors for whom therapies that will convey clinical benefit are not available and/or are not suitable options per the treating physician's judgment.
This is an open-label, dose-escalation (Phase 1a) and expansion (Phase 1b) study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of KPT-330 and determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) in patients with solid tumor malignancies. The study drug KPT-330 or Selinexor works by blocking high levels of exporter proteins in cancer cells so that the tumor suppressor proteins (TSP, proteins that help to protect cells from becoming cancerous) and growth regulatory proteins (GRP, proteins that help control the growth of cells) will remain in the nucleus in its "activated" form. The idea for using this drug is that the blockage of this export of proteins from the nucleus should result in stopping the growth of tumor cells. Based on its mechanism of action, KPT-330 is a new class of drug called Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE). The purposes of this research study are to find out more information about the drug such as: the highest dose of KPT-330 that can be given safely, the side effects it may cause, to examine how the body affects the study drug concentrations in the blood (called pharmacokinetics or PK), to examine the effects of this study drug on the body (called pharmacodynamics or PD) and to gain some information on its usefulness in treating cancer. Benefits of the study include the chance of disease control for patients with treatment refractory cancer for which no other standard treatments are available. Common side effects (35-73%) in humans have mostly been mild and reversible. These include nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting and weight loss.
Many tumor cells, in contrast to normal cells, have been shown to require the amino acid glutamine to produce energy for growth and survival. To exploit the dependence of tumors on glutamine, CB-839, a potent and selective inhibitor of the first enzyme in glutamine utilization, glutaminase, will be tested in this Phase 1 study in patients with solid tumors. This study is an open-label Phase 1 evaluation of CB-839 in patients with advanced solid tumors. The study will be conducted in 2 parts. Part 1 is a dose escalation study enrolling patients with locally-advanced, metastatic and/or refractory solid tumors to receive CB-839 capsules orally twice or three times daily. In Part 2, patients with each of the following diseases will be enrolled: A) Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, B) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (adenocarcinoma), C) Renal Cell Cancer, D) Mesothelioma, E) Fumarate hydratase (FH)-deficient tumors, F) Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), G) SDH-deficient non-GIST tumors, H) tumors harboring mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) or IDH2, and I) cMyc mutation tumors. As an extension of Parts 1 & 2, patients will be treated with CB-839 in combination with standard chemotherapy. Combination groups include: Pac-CB, CBE, CB-Erl, CBD, and CB-Cabo. Pac-CB: patients with locally-advanced or metastatic TNBC will be treated with paclitaxel and CB-839. CBE: patients with advanced clear cell RCC or papillary RCC will be treated with everolimus in combination with CB-839. CB-Erl: patients with advanced NSCLC lacking the T790M EGFR mutation will be treated with erlotinib and CB-839. CBD: patients with NSCLC harboring KRAS mutation will be treated with docetaxel and CB-839. CB-Cabo: patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally-advanced, inoperable or metastatic RCC treated with cabozantinib in combination with CB-839. All patients will be assessed for safety, pharmacokinetics (plasma concentration of drug), pharmacodynamics (inhibition of glutaminase), biomarkers (biochemical markers that may predict responsiveness in later studies), and tumor response.
The purpose of this research study is to test the safety of chloroquine in combination with carboplatin and gemcitabine and see what effects (good and bad) it has on advanced solid tumors. Also, the research study will be increasing the dose of chloroquine to find the highest dose of chloroquine that can be given in combination with carboplatin and gemcitabine without causing severe side effects.
Nutritional derangements are very common in cancer patients and negatively affect survival, morbidity and quality of life. Intervention trials have demonstrated that nutritional counseling can improve energy balance, nutritional status and quality of life in patients undergoing chemo-radiotherapy. Oxidative stress plays a role in the tumor-cytotoxic effect of cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy but may also play a role therapy-related adverse events such as an impairment of nutritional status and quality of life. The nutritional properties of whey protein have recently raised attention. In view of the high content in cysteine these proteins can positively stimulate the synthesis of glutathione which, in turn, could contribute to the modulation of whole-body and cellular redox state. However, evidence on the role of this dietary intervention in cancer patients is limited.
A study to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of Selumetinib (AZD6244, ARRY-142886) in patients with hepatic impairment and healthy subjects.
The primary objective of this study is: - To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of sunitinib when administered once weekly or once every two weeks. - To assess the safety and tolerability of sunitinib in a once weekly or once every two weeks dose schedule.
Activated macrophages, present in excess during natural inflammatory responses, bear the potential to kill and eradicate cancer cells. Macrophage activation has been demonstrated to require the serum-borne vitamin D binding protein (known as Gc protein), as well as B and T lymphocytes. However, in various cancer patients the Gc protein is deglycosylated by serum α-N-acetyl galactosaminidase (Nagalase) secreted from cancer cells. This deglycosylated Gc protein, lacking the N-acetylgalactosamine monosaccharide, cannot be converted to its form of Macrophage Activating Factor, leading to immunosuppression rather than Macrophage activation against cancer cells. Efranat has developed cancer immunotherapy based on Macrophage Activating Factor produced from natural Gc protein extracted from FDA approved healthy human plasma. In this phase I study, the treatment is given as Intramuscular, once-weekly injection of EF-022, for two courses, while each course is comprised of 4 injections. The investigational treatment is expected to enhance immune response, thereby, improve patient's well being, quality of life and disease control. Primary objectives: 1. To determine the safety and tolerability of EF-022 and to define the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) for potential administration. 2. To identify the Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) of EF-022. Secondary objectives: 1. To determine the 'Recommended Phase 2 Dose' (RP2D) based on MTD data, immunological and pharmacodynamics markers 2. To explore preliminary efficacy of EF-022 in advanced solid tumors according to the 'Response Evaluation Criteria in the modified Solid Tumors' (RECIST 1.1) and blood levels of tumor-related markers known to reflect tumor burden. Exploratory objectives: 1. To assess levels of immune-related factors in peripheral blood (determined by FACS analysis), reflecting induced immunological activities, including but not limited to, natural killer (NK), monocytes (M1 and M2) and T cell subpopulations (effector vs regulatory, CD4+ and CD8+ cells), B cells (CD20), myeloid and dendritic cells etc. 2. To assess the change in serum levels of protein biomarkers in the blood. 3. To immunohistochemically assess and compare tumor derived tissue samples Pre and post treatment. To analyze the infiltration of different population of cells into the tumor bed.