A Phase III Randomized Trial of Steroids + Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) Induction with Chemotherapy or Blinatumomab for Newly Diagnosed BCR-ABL-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in Adult

Date Added
May 18th, 2023
PRO Number
Pro00128835
Researcher
Praneeth Baratam

List of Studies

Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Leukemia
Summary

This study is for patients who have newly diagnosed diagnosed BCR-ABL acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This study is being done to determine the effects (good or bad) of using the combination of a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI), steroids and blinatumomab versus treatment with steroids, Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) and chemotherapy. This investigational therapy will be added to what has traditionally been used to treat your specific sub-type of ALL. Studies are being done in ALL and other blood cancers with blinatumomab.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
HCC Clinical Trials Office
(843)792-9371
hcc-clinical-trials@musc.edu

A Randomized Phase 3 Interim Response Adapted Trial Comparing Standard Therapy with Immunooncology Therapy for Children and Adults with Newly Diagnosed Stage I and II Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Date Added
February 12th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00133635
Researcher
Jacqueline Kraveka

List of Studies


Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Lymphoma, Pediatrics
Summary

This study is for patients that have been diagnosed with early-stage (Stage I or II) Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)(cHL). The main purpose of this study is to compare the effects, good and/or bad, of brentuximab vedotin and nivolumab (Bv-NIVO) against standard therapy for people with HL to find out which is better. Participants can expect to be in the study for up to 54 months.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
HCC Clinical Trials Office
843-792-9321
hcc-clinical-trials@musc.edu

Phase III Randomized Trial of Immunotherapy with or without Consolidative Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Date Added
February 12th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00132402
Researcher
Bhishamjit Chera

List of Studies

Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Head & Neck
Summary

In this study, the participants will take pembrolizumab for 24 months or get pembrolizumab plus a course of radiation therapy for 24 months until the cancer progresses. After the study treatment is finished, the study doctor will continue to follow the participants condition for a total of 3 years. Some risks in this study is that pembrolizumab with radiation may not be as good as the usual approach for cancer shirking or stabilizing. Some risks associated with pembrolizumab and radiation which are reduction in blood counts, mouth or throat pain and difficulty swallowing. The potential benefit of this study is that radiation and chemotherapy/pembrolizumab can be effective at shrinking or stabilizing the cancer. The purpose of this study is to compare using pembrolizumab with radiation to pembrolizumab without radiation.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
HCC Clinical Trials Office
843-792-9321
hcc-clinical-trials@musc.edu

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 4 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Avacopan in Subjects With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-associated Vasculitis

Date Added
April 10th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00136129
Researcher
Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon

List of Studies

Keywords
Autoimmune disease, Drug Studies, Inflammation, Rare Diseases, Stage IV, Vasculitis
Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about long-term safety (good or bad effects) of avacopan and its efficacy (how well it is working) in treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis.

Avacopan is currently approved as an adjunctive (another treatment used along with primary treatment) treatment in adult people with severe active ANCA-associated vasculitis in the US and is also approved in the EU, Canada, Japan, and other countries.

In this study, avacopan will be compared with a placebo (a drug that looks likes the study medication but does not contain any medication). This is a randomized study, meaning that you will be assigned by chance (like flipping a coin) into a treatment group. You will have an equal chance of being placed in either of the 3 following groups: treatment with avacopan for 5 years in group A, or treatment with avacopan for 1 year followed by placebo for 4 years in group B, or treatment with placebo for 5 years in group C. The study is also a double-blinded study, meaning you and your study doctor will not know what you are receiving, the avacopan or placebo.

The study is sponsored by Amgen, Inc. Participation in the study will require 27 visits to the MUSC main campus over approximately 63 months, and visits will include the following procedures: blood draw, urine collection, physician-led assessments of your disease (for example physical exam and medical history review), and health questionnaires. You will also be provided with a paper diary to record any missed doses/overdoses of the study drug.

Compensation is available for participation.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon
843-792-0066
maksimow@musc.edu

A Randomized Phase 3 Trial of Vinorelbine, Dactinomycin, and Cyclophosphamide (VINO-AC) Plus Maintenance Chemotherapy With Vinorelbine and Oral Cyclophosphamide (VINO-CPO) vs Vincristine, Dactinomycin and Cyclophosphamide (VAC) Plus VINO-CPO Maintenance in Patients With High Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma (HR-RMS)

Date Added
May 29th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00136652
Researcher
Jacqueline Kraveka

List of Studies


Keywords
Cancer, Cancer/Sarcoma, Children's Health, Drug Studies, Men's Health, Pediatrics, Women's Health
Summary

This study is for patient that have been diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). The investigational drug in this study is vinorelbine, vincristine, dactinomycin, and cyclophosphamide (together called VINO-AC with vincristine). The purpose of this study is to compare the effects, good and/or bad, vinorelbine has on people with high risk RMS. Also, to find out if adding maintenance therapy will help get rid of the cancer and/or lower the chance that the cancer comes back. Participants can expect to be in this study for 12 months and will include chemotherapy, radiation and possibly surgery.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
HCC Clinical Trials Office
843-792-9321
hcc-clinical-trials@musc.edu

Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Versus Elective Neck Dissection for Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer

Date Added
July 1st, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00136775
Researcher
Evan Graboyes

List of Studies


Keywords
Cancer/Head & Neck, Men's Health, Surgery, Women's Health
Summary

This phase II/III study purpose is to see if neck and shoulder function and pain are better after sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy surgery compared to the usual approach and to see if SLN biopsy surgery is as good as the usual approach in extending your time without cancer. If decided to participate in this study participants will go through a pre-treatment period to determine if they are eligible for the study including a PET/CT scan to determine if their cancer has spread. They will also receive a quality of life questionnaire to determine their physical well-being. Participants will complete these questionnaires 5 times: before surgery; at 3 weeks after surgery; and at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. If their cancer has not spread participants will be randomized to receive SLN or the SOC Elective Neck Dissection (END) to remove their cancer/lymph nodes during the treatment period. Following treatment, participants will enter the follow-up period and the study doctor will continue to follow participates condition and watch for side effects of the surgery. Participants will visit in the clinic at 3 weeks after surgery, then every 3 months for the first year, then every 4 months for the second year, then every 6 months for the third year, then yearly for their lifetime. The study duration for the phase II portion is about 37 months (~3.1 years) and around 132 months (11 years) for the phase III portion. The main risk associated with this study are leakage of lymph fluid called "chyle" into the neck, nerve injury and shoulder movement problems, swallowing difficulty, lung infection, and bleeding. There is evidence that the SLN biopsy technique causes less shoulder and neck movement problems and pain, and is effective in removing your cancer. It is not possible to know now if the SLN biopsy approach will be as good at extending your time without disease compared to the usual END approach. This study will help the study doctors learn things that will help people in the future.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
HCC Clinical Trials Office
(843) 792-9321
hcc-clinical-trials@musc.edu



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