Half of caregivers in the US are adults caring for a parent, and many of these are young adults, between the ages of 18-35. This presents communication and quality of life challenges for both the young adult child caregiver and parent with cancer; however, this dyad (e.g., two people together) has not been well studied. We will conduct interviews with young adult child caregivers and parents with cancer to learn more about communication challenges and support needs in this dyad. Dyad members will also complete self-report measures asking about mood, coping, communication and quality of life. Findings will inform the development of an intervention to improve dyadic communication and quality of life.
This study is for patients that have been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study is testing an investigational drug called Amivantamab. "Investigational" means that is not been approved by United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). There will be no randomization in this study. Participants will be assigned to treatment upon enrollment based on disease treatment status. The primary purpose of this study is to understand how well the study treatment works and the safety of the combination of Amivantamab and Lazertinib in participants who have NSCLC with a specific eGFR mutation. Amivantamab can be given under the skin (subcutaneous) or by infusion (IV). Participants can be in the study for up to 36 months depending on how the participants disease responds to treatment.
This is a Phase II clinical trial testing a drug called Telisotuzumab Vedotin in people who have already been treated for a specific type of lung cancer that has spread or is hard to remove with surgery. The cancer must show high levels of a protein called c-Met and have a normal version of another protein called eGFR. The main goal is to see how well the drug works and how safe it is when given in three different ways. Telisotuzumab Vedotin is a special kind of medicine that combines an antibody (which targets cancer cells) with chemotherapy. It's given through an IV (a tube in your vein), and each treatment takes about 30 minutes. Patients will get this treatment every two weeks on day one of the cycle. There will be four cycles in the study. There is also a 28 day screening window, a 30 day follow up period, post treatment follow up, and then survival follow up. The study itself will only last a few months, but the follow up will last for years. The follow up period will have limited contact compared to the main study. There will be around about 10 total study visits.
This study will recruit adults diagnosed with an oral potentially malignant disorder (OPMD). The purpose of this research study is to collect blood, saliva, and tissue samples to determine whether certain measurable characteristics (biomarkers) can be identified which may provide insight into the risk of developing cancer. Participation in this study is expected to last approximately 3 years.
Co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) disproportionately affects Veterans and has significant negative impacts on the safety, wellbeing, and quality of life of Veterans, their romantic partners, and their families. However, treatments that address co-occurring PTSD-AUD and restore Veterans' psychosocial functioning are lacking. The overall goal of this project is to improve treatment approaches aimed at reducing symptoms of co-occurring PTSD-AUD and improving functioning among Veterans and their partners. We plan to do this by learning from Veterans, family members, and treatment providers in order to inform an adaptation of a brief dyadic AUD intervention to be delivered alongside integrated PTSD-AUD treatment for Veteran couples and then conducting a pilot trial of an adapted Brief Family Involved Treatment (B-FIT) intervention with Veterans with PTSD-AUD and their romantic partners.
This study aims to explore the prevalence of mental health symptoms, including trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms in a postpartum population. The study also aims to collect information related to medical and mental health treatment seeking before, during, and after pregnancy as well as feedback on adaptations of future mental health interventions delivered during the postpartum period. Participation in this study includes a 35 minute online survey with questionnaires related to the study aims. Depending on survey responses, participants may be invited to complete an interview with study personnel to provide more specific insight on mental health treatments for perinatal individuals.
This study is evaluating the use of a new technique in ablation of ventricular tachycardia. During a heart procedure called an ablation, doctors must map the heart to find the small areas causing the abnormal rhythm. The study compares two different mapping methods: the standard high-density voltage mapping and a newer method called ILAM, which may help doctors find the problem areas more quickly and precisely. If you join the study, you will be randomly placed—like flipping a coin—into one of the two mapping groups during your procedure. Both methods are already FDA-approved and used for treating VT. You will also have several follow-up visits over 12 months so the study team can check your heart rhythm, device activity (if you have one), and overall health. The goal is to learn whether the newer ILAM method works better or just as well as the standard approach for treating VT.
This study is for patients diagnosed with unresectable locally recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study is to test if adding an investigational drug called amivantamab to the usual chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) is more effective in treating head and neck cancer when compared to being treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel alone. Carboplatin and paclitaxel are FDA approved to treat head and neck cancers; however, adding the study drug, amivantamab, is still being investigated and is not approved by the FDA.
Patients may participate in this study for up to 2 years. Procedures include CT, MRI, blood tests, chemotherapy, and regular visits with your doctor including follow-up study visits or phone calls every 3 months. There will be about 50 people taking part in this study, approximately 3 participants will be enrolled at MUSC.
Risks include constipation, nausea, rash, vomiting, swelling of arms and/or legs. Participants may or may not receive a direct benefit from participating in this trial, however, information learned from the trial may help other people in the future.
This study is for patients who have non-small cell lung cancer that is stage IV or has returned after remission. The goal is to compare the usual treatment by itself to the usual treatment plus a drug called cemiplimab. "Investigational" means this drug combination has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A computer will randomly assign patients to one of two groups. This process is called "randomization." Patients will be placed into a group by chance, like flipping a coin, and will have an equal chance of being in Group 1 or Group 2. The drug is given by infusion. Patients will keep getting treatment until the cancer gets worse. Each treatment cycle lasts 21 days. After the last cycle, patients will be followed for up to 3 years.
This is a clinical use of an FDA-approved Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) under a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) called Miltenyi Biotec CliniMACS CD34. The intent is to treat patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in a clinical setting, not to conduct research or gather data on safety or effectiveness. No data will be collected beyond what is required for standard clinical care. Device-related processing will occur at an NMDP Advanced Cell Therapy Lab Solutions facility, and the resulting cell product will be transported to MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for infusion. Eligible patients are in first complete remission and undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) from an HLA-identical matched related donor. Patients will be provided MUSC's standard treatment consent per institutional policies. The HUD will be stored, dispensed, and used at NMDP in accordance with standard operating procedures.