Active clinical trials for "Neoplasms"

This clinical trial assesses whether a newly designed algorithm which looks at the genomic signature of each patient's tumor to predict their sensitivity to standard of care treatment verses being placed on a personally designed treatment trial can improve the responses in patients with newly diagnosed triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Testing the primary tumor biopsy for certain proteins and monitoring the lymphocyte infiltration into the tumors may help doctors determine the sub-type of TNBC, and direct treatments that may work well. It is not yet known whether assigning treatment based on the patient's tumor classification will improve how well the tumor responds.

This study is for patients that have a cancer called Multiple Myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or smoldering myeloma (SM). MGUS and SM have tumor cells that possess nearly identical properties to the cancer cells seen in patients with multiple myeloma. The investigators would like to target proteins that are expressed by these cells using the patient's own immune cells known as T lymphocytes.This research study uses special immune system cells called tumor associated antigen (TAA)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), a new experimental therapy. The proteins that investigators are targeting in this study are called tumor associated antigens (TAAs). These are cell proteins that are specific to the cancer cell.They either do not show or show up in low quantities on normal human cells. In this study the investigators are targeting five common TAAs called NY-ESO-1, MAGEA4, PRAME, Survivin and SSX. On a different protocol, patients have been treated and so far this treatment has shown to be safe. Investigators now want to try this treatment in patients with multiple myeloma or if the investigators can arrest the progression of the patient's condition condition (described above) to multiple myeloma. These TAA-specific CTLs are an investigational product not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The purpose of this study is to find the largest safe dose of TAA-specific CTLs, to learn what the side effects are, and to see whether this therapy might help patients with multiple myeloma monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or smoldering myeloma (SM) .

Background: Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare disease with no standard treatment. Researchers want to see if a drug called lenalidomide along with common chemotherapy drugs may be effective in treating PEL. Objective: To test a new treatment for PEL. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older with PEL. Design: Participants will be screened with blood tests, imaging studies, a physical exam, and other tests. Participants will have tests to evaluate their disease. These may include: Blood tests Scans Lumbar puncture. Fluid around the spinal cord will be removed with a needle. Bone marrow removed with a needle and studied Samples of skin or lymph nodes removed Fluid removed from around organs Lung and eye tests Tubes with cameras taking pictures of airways or digestive tract Participants will take lenalidomide pills for 10 days. They will keep a pill diary. Participants will have a catheter (small tube) placed in the large vein in the arm or chest. Participants will get DA-EPOCH-R as intravenous infusions by catheter over several days. This will be repeated in 21-day cycles. Most participants will have 6 cycles. Participants will get the drug filgrastim by injection under the skin. They will get the drug methotrexate injected into the spinal fluid. During the study, participants will have the following tests done at least once: Medical history Physical exam Blood, urine, and stool tests Lesions photographed and measured Lumbar puncture Participants will have follow-up visits for 5 years. They will repeat the screening tests plus have urine and stool tested. Participants may be contacted later by phone to see how they are doing.

Preoperative radiation and chemotherapy is the standard treatment for local advanced rectal cancer. The addition of oxaliplatin to capecitabine combined with radiotherapy does not improve local control and long-term survival. Most importantly,chemoradiotherapy significantly increased surgical complication and poor long-term quality of life .In the absence of effective measures of predicting chemo-sensitivity, there is considerable risk of using any two-drug regimen for neoadjuvant therapy. Simultaneous use of the three chemotherapeutic drugs may be able to reduce the likelihood of resistance to both dual drug regimen and single drug regimen. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of three chemotherapeutic regimen known as FOLFOXIRI (the drug 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, Irinotecan) with standard radiotherapy combined with capecitabine in neoadjuvant therapy for local advanced rectal cancer. The drugs in the FOLFOXIRI regimen are all FDA(Food and Drug Administration) approved and have been used routinely to treat patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

Inclusion Subjects who are males or females ≥ 19 years of age Subjects who have the following history of first-line gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel among patients with cytologically or histologically proven metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Subjects who can give written informed consent for participation in this trial after receiving explanations of this trial Subjects who have the following laboratory test values: bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal) aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 5 x ULN serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULNor estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault) partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 x ULN absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500 cells/µL platelet count ≥ 100,000/µL hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL Subjects who have at least a 12-week life expectancy at the Investigator's discretion Subjects who have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)Performance Status 0-1 Exclusion Subjects who were treated with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or investigational therapy within 2 weeks (note: placement of biliary stent is allowed) Subjects who have uncontrolled CNS metastases (patients who require steroids should be on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 2 weeks) Subjects who have any contraindications for 5-FU, leucovorin, or oxaliplatin Subjects who have moderate or severe cardiovascular disease Subjects who have myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III/IV congestive heart failure, or uncontrolled hypertension within 6 months before screening Subjects who have major abnormalities at the Investigator's discretion based on electrocardiogram (ECG)and Doppler ECHO results at screening or within 14 days before screening Subjects who have increase in brain natriuretic peptide(BNP) or increase in troponin (over 99th percentile upper reference limit) at Screening (based on the normal range of relevant study center) Subjects who have risk factors for ascending aortic aneurysm such as genetic disorder and trauma and risk factors for aortic stenosis Subjects who have a history of heart or aorta surgery Subjects who have clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 4 weeks before screening Subjects who have a known history or suspected hypersensitivity to any excipients of the investigational product or combination drug(s) Subjects who have received prior treatment targeting the signaling pathway of TGF-β Subjects who have a disease or condition that affects the mechanism of the investigational product, or are currently using or planning to use: Drugs that are exclusively or primarily eliminated by cytochrome P-450 isozyme (CYP) including CYP1A2, CYP2B6, or CYP3A4 Drugs that are exclusively or primarily eliminated by UDP glucuronyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 (UGT1A1) Drugs that are substrates for the drug transporter multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1) have a narrow therapeutic window or are strong inhibitors of drug transporter MDR1 Drugs that are strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP2D6 or CYP3A4 Subjects who are unable to swallow tablets Subjects who have a history of or are suspected of drug abuse Female subjects of child-bearing potential who have a positive result on a pregnancy test at screening or are unable to agree to use an effective barrier method of birth control to avoid pregnancy during the study period (e.g., sterilization, intrauterine contraceptive device, combination of oral contraception and barrier contraception, combination of other hormone delivery systems and barrier contraception, contraceptive cream, combination of cream, jelly, or form and diaphragm or condom) Subjects, in the opinion of the Investigator, who are unsuitable to participate in the study Subjects who were treated with other investigational products within 28 days before screening or within a period shorter than 5-timesthe half-life of the investigational product

This research study is studying a combination of drugs as a possible treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer characterized by BRAF V600E mutation. The names of the study drugs involved in this study are: Dabrafenib Trametinib PDR001

The body has different ways of fighting infection and disease. No single way seems perfect for fighting cancer. This research study combines two different ways of fighting disease: antibodies and T cells. Antibodies are proteins that protect the body from disease caused by bacteria or toxic substances. Antibodies work by binding those bacteria or substances, which stops them from growing and causing bad effects. T cells, also called T lymphocytes, are special infection-fighting blood cells that can kill other cells, including tumor cells or cells that are infected. Both antibodies and T cells have been used to treat subjects with cancers. They both have shown promise, but neither alone has been sufficient to cure most subjects. This study is designed to combine both T cells and antibodies to create a more effective treatment. The treatment that is being researched is called autologous T lymphocyte chimeric antigen receptor cells targeted against the CD138 antigen (CAR138 T cells). In previous studies, it has been shown that a new gene can be put into T cells that will increase their ability to recognize and kill cancer cells. A gene is a unit of DNA. Genes make up the chemical structure carrying the subject's genetic information that may determine human characteristics (i.e., eye color, height and sex). The new gene that is put in the T cells in this study makes a piece of an antibody called anti-CD138. This antibody floats around in the blood and can detect and stick to cancer cells called multiple myeloma cells because they have a substance on the outside of the cells called CD138. Anti-CD138 antibodies have been used to treat people with multiple myeloma, but have not been strong enough to cure most subjects. For this study, the anti-CD138 antibody has been changed so that instead of floating free in the blood part of it is now joined to the T cells. Only the part of the antibody that sticks to the multiple myeloma cells is attached to the T cells instead of the entire antibody. When an antibody is joined to a T cell in this way it is called a chimeric receptor. These CD138 chimeric (combination) receptor-activated T cells seem to kill some of the tumor, but they do not last very long in the body and so their chances of fighting the cancer are unknown.

This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well liposome-encapsulated daunorubicin-cytarabine and gemtuzumab ozogamicin work in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia that has come back (relapsed) or that does not respond to treatment (refractory) or high risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as liposome-encapsulated daunorubicin-cytarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Gemtuzumab ozogamicin is a monoclonal antibody, called gemtuzumab, linked to a toxic agent called calicheamicin. Gemtuzumab ozogamicin attached to CD33 positive cancer cells in a targeted way and delivers calicheamicin to kill them. Giving liposome-encapsulated daunorubicin-cytarabine and gemtuzumab ozogamicin together may be an effective treatment for relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia or high risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Background: Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (sCNSL) is cancer that has spread to the central nervous system. Most drugs used to treat it do not cross the blood-brain barrier. This makes it hard to treat. Researchers hope that a new combination of drugs may be able to help. Objective: To find a better way to treat sCNSL. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older with sCNSL Design: Participants will be screened with: Medical history Physical exam Blood, urine, and heart tests Eye exam Tissue or tumor biopsy Collection of cerebrospinal fluid CT, PET, and MRI scans: Participants will like in a machine that takes pictures of the body. Bone marrow aspirations or biopsies: A needle will be inserted into the participant s hipbone. The needle will remove a small amount of marrow. Participants will take the study drugs in 21-day cycles. They will take some drugs by mouth. They will take others through a catheter: A small tube will be inserted into a vein in the arm, neck, or chest. They may have drugs given through a catheter placed through the brain or injected into the spinal canal. Participants will have regular visits during the study. These will include repeats of the screening test. They may also provide a saliva sample or have a cheek swab. Participants will have up to 4 treatment cycles. Participants will have a follow-up visit 30 days after their last treatment dose. Then they will have visits every 3-6 months for 3 years and then yearly....

This phase I study utilizes a 3+3 design with escalating cohorts of Carfilzomib at 20mg/m2, 27mg/m2, 36mg/m2, 45mg/m2, 56mg/m2, and 70mg/m2 to be administered concomitantly with Cyclophosphamide 2 gm/m2, Dexamethasone and Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)