This study is for subjects that have been diagnosed with AML (acute myeloid leukemia) and MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome). This study is testing an "investigational" (not yet FDA approved) study drug called Sea-CD70. This study will find out if the drug is safe and tolerable, and find out the maximum tolerated dose (highest dose of a drug or treatment that does not cause unacceptable side effects) or recommended dose for the next phase of clinical study. The subject will be given the study drug in 28 day cycles. At any given visit, the subject may undergo procedures, such as a physical exam, blood samples, ECG (electrocardiogram), or a bone marrow exam. The subject may remain in the study for up to approximately 3 years.
This study is for patients who have been diagnosed with relapsed (the disease has gotten worse after a period of improvement) or refractory (the disease does not respond to treatment) Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive (EBV+) lymphomas.
The investigational drug in this study is Nanatinostat. Investigational means it is not approved by the United States' Food and Drug Administration (US FDA). Nanatinostat is a tablet that will be taken by mouth once a day.
The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of the combination therapy, nanatinostat and valganciclovir, on treating lymphoma cancers. Valganciclovir is an approved anti-viral drug (a drug that fights against virus in your body), which has been used in the prevention and treatment of infection caused by a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV), which is similar to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The safety and effectiveness of nanatinostat on its own will also be reviewed in a small subset of patients.
Participants can expect to receive treatment until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity/ side effects, or participants withdraw. Participants can expect to be in follow up for up to 5 years.
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the safety and effectiveness of the drug omadacyline for people with Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease, caused by a type of mycobacteria called Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABc). Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either omadacycline or placebo, with a 60% chance of being treated with omadacycline and a 40% chance of being treated with placebo. About 75 men and women with NTM lung infection caused by MABc, ages 18 and up, will be in this study, with an estimated 4 participants being enrolled from the MUSC site. Participants will be in this study for approximately 5 months in total, beginning with the Screening visit and continuing until their last study visit.
This study is for participants that have been diagnosed with Medulloblastoma. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of using an investigational agent called DFMO for Medulloblastoma. An investigational drug is one that has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This study will look at the ability of this study drug to either keep participants tumor in remission or if they have active tumor, for their tumor to respond to the treatment and will also look at the safety and tolerability of DFMO. After this first day participants will be seen in clinic once every 30 days for the first 6 months of the study, after that they will be seen once every 90 days for the remainder of the study. These visits will last about 2 hours.
This study is for participants with tumors from pediatric cancers and genomic/molecular testing was done as part of standard of care treatment. This is an observational study; therefore, only information about the disease and medical treatment will be collected and participants will not receive any treatments or additional medications. The sponsor, Beat Childhood Cancer, will collect and store personal health information and molecular/genomic test results, tissue samples, and bodily fluids (examples: additional tube(s) of blood, urine, bone marrow or cerebral spinal fluid) that are left over after testing or treatment is completed in a data registry and a specimen bank, and make these available for future research. Database personnel will continue to collect and store participant information from future visits, as long as they do not withdraw from participation in this study.
This is a research study to find out if a study drug called EDIT-301 is safe and effective in treatment of patients with severe Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The EDIT-301 study medicine is a new investigational therapy, which in this case means this is first-in-human use of this study drug. This study medication uses patients' own stem cells, modifies the cells with genetic modification, and transplants them back to the patient (by infusion) to treat SCD.
Participation in this study is expected to last approximately 30 months, including time for screening, collection of cells, transplant, and a 24 month follow-up period after transplant. At the end of that 24 month follow-up, the participant will be asked to participate in an additional long-term follow-up study, totaling 15 years of post-transplant follow-up.
The purpose of this study is to test whether a drug called PRA023/MK7240 (the study drug) is a good treatment for patients with Systemic Sclerosis associated with Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD). The study drug PRA023/7240 is an investigational drug that is given by infusion every 4 weeks. An investigational drug is not approved by The US Food and Drug Administration. It can only be used in a research study like this one. In this study, PRA023/MK7240 will be compared with a placebo (dummy drug). The placebo will be a saline solution that does not have any study drug in it. The comparison with the placebo helps to determine whether the effects seen in your body is because of the PRA023/MK7240 or not. This is a randomized study meaning that you will be assigned by chance (like flipping a coin) to receive either the study drug or placebo. This will be done with the help of a computer-based program and you will have 50% chance of receiving either the study drug or placebo. The study is double-blinded study and 50 weeks long, meaning you and your study doctor will not know what you are receiving, the study drug or placebo.
The study is sponsored by Prometheus Biosciences, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. The study is being done at approximately 25 sites across the United States. The main portion of the study will require 15 visits to the MUSC main campus and will have the following procedures completed over the course of your participation: blood draw, physician-led assessments of your disease (for example physical exam and skin thickness testing), tests to assess your pulmonary function and health (Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT)), electrocardiogram, as well as asked to complete surveys. If you complete the initial blinded treatment period of 50 weeks, the study doctor will discuss whether you are eligible to enter the open label period of the study, meaning no placebo. If you are eligible and agree, you will receive 500 mg of study drug once every 4 weeks for an additional 52 weeks. Compensation is available for participation.
This research study is enrolling participants that have been diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer (a disease in which cancer cells form in the lining of the stomach) or gastroesophageal junction cancer (a type of cancer forming in the area where the tube that connects the mouth and the stomach join together) and have not received prior treatment for advanced cancer and the tumor has already tested positive for fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b (FGFR2b) expression. FGFR2b is a protein that possibly causes cells to grow more quickly and multiply abnormally. The purpose of this study is to see if bemarituzumab is safe, tolerable, and effective when administered along with mFOLFOX6 (a combination of 5 fluorouracil [5 FU], oxaliplatin and leucovorin) and nivolumab and whether it causes any side effects. Bemarituzumab is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Participants will be pre-screening to see if they qualify to participate in Part 2. During the pre-screening portion, participants will provide either archived tissue or a fresh tumor sample in order to test for FGFR2b proteins. If the test results show an excessive amount of FGFR2b proteins in the tumor, participants may be asked to consider participating in the Part 2 study involving bemarituzumab, an investigational drug for people with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer. Participants in this study will receive either bemarituzumab with mFOLFOX6 and nivolumab or placebo with mFOLFOX6 and nivolumab. The placebo will look like bemarituzumab but it will not contain active ingredients and has no effect on participants' condition. This study involves pharmacokinetic testing which is a blood test to determine how much study drug is in the blood. Bemarituzumab is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Participants could be in this study for up to 40 months and up to 57 visits.
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a mobile application (app) called "MyTrials" to facilitate the capture of biospecimens (e.g., temperature, blood pressure) within remote trials. Participants are randomly assigned to receive treatment as usual or 1-3 remote patient monitoring devices (blood pressure cuff, thermometer, pulse oximeter) which connect to the participant's smartphone's bluetooth. Participation also includes a baseline video session with a study team member where participants will be asked to download a mobile application on their smartphone called "MyTrials". After the baseline visit, participants are asked to complete weekly online questionnaires for a total of 4 weeks. Questionnaires take 5-10 minutes to complete each week. Compensation is available to those who are eligible and participate.
Maxillary expanders are orthodontic appliances that are commonly used to expand the upper jaw. The purpose of this study will be to compare the effects produced by two different maxillary expanders in children 8-13 years old. The first type of expander is made by hand in an orthodontic laboratory, and the second type of expander is designed on a computer and printed using 3D printers. Both expanders are already used in the MUSC Orthodontics Clinic. The purpose of this study is to see if the 3D printed expander is as effective as the traditional expander made by hand in the laboratory, with more comfort to the patient. Patients participating in the study will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: group A will be treated with a laboratory-made maxillary expander, and group B with a 3D-Printed maxillary expander. Information will be collected on the participants' standard clinical follow-up visits including photos, x-rays, and dental photo scans over the course of 6 months to see how the expander is working. In addition, as part of the research study, the participant will be asked to complete online questionnaires with assistance from parents or guardians about his/her quality of life and perception of possible pain and discomfort at different time points. The potential benefits of this study include the use of 3D technology to improve the quality of the orthodontic treatment, with more comfort to the patient.