Active clinical trials for "Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal"

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if 2 cycles of high-dose chemotherapy can help to control germ-cell tumors. The first cycle of chemotherapy will include the drugs gemcitabine, docetaxel, melphalan, and carboplatin. The second cycle of chemotherapy will include the drugs ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide. The safety of these drug combinations will also be studied. This is an investigational study. Gemcitabine, docetaxel, melphalan, ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide are all FDA-approved and commercially available for the treatment of germ-cell tumors. Up to 67 patients will be enrolled in this study.

This randomized phase III trial studies how well standard-dose combination chemotherapy works compared to high-dose combination chemotherapy and stem cell transplant in treating patients with germ cell tumors that have returned after a period of improvement or did not respond to treatment. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, ifosfamide, cisplatin, carboplatin, and etoposide, 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. Giving chemotherapy before a stem cell transplant stops the growth of cancer cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them. Giving colony-stimulating factors, such as filgrastim or pegfilgrastim, and certain chemotherapy drugs, helps stem cells move from the bone marrow to the blood so they can be collected and stored. Chemotherapy is then given to prepare the bone marrow for the stem cell transplant. The stem cells are then returned to the patient to replace the blood-forming cells that were destroyed by the chemotherapy. It is not yet known whether high-dose combination chemotherapy and stem cell transplant are more effective than standard-dose combination chemotherapy in treating patients with refractory or relapsed germ cell tumors.

The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety and effectiveness of two different drug combinations in patients who have intermediate- and poor-risk germ cell tumors (GCT). One combination of drugs, paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin (TIP), is experimental. The other combination of drugs, bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP), is the standard of care treatment for intermediate- and poor-risk germ cell tumors. However, BEP does not cure every patient and therefore newer treatments are needed.

This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well tazemetostat works in treating patients with brain tumors, solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders that have come back (relapsed) or do not respond to treatment (refractory) and have EZH2, SMARCB1, or SMARCA4 gene mutations. Tazemetostat may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking EZH2 and its relation to some of the pathways needed for cell proliferation.

This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well samotolisib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with TSC or PI3K/MTOR mutations that have spread to other places in the body (metastatic) and have come back (recurrent) or do not respond to treatment (refractory). Samotolisib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well erdafitinib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders that have spread to other places in the body and have come back or do not respond to treatment with FGFR mutations. Erdafitinib may stop the growth of cancer cells with FGFR mutations by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

This phase II trial studies nivolumab and ipilimumab in treating patients with rare tumors. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. This trial enrolls participants for the following cohorts based on condition: Epithelial tumors of nasal cavity, sinuses, nasopharynx: A) Squamous cell carcinoma with variants of nasal cavity, sinuses, and nasopharynx and trachea (excluding laryngeal, nasopharyngeal cancer [NPC], and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck [SCCHN]) B) Adenocarcinoma and variants of nasal cavity, sinuses, and nasopharynx (closed to accrual 07/27/2018) Epithelial tumors of major salivary glands (closed to accrual 03/20/2018) Salivary gland type tumors of head and neck, lip, esophagus, stomach, trachea and lung, breast and other location (closed to accrual) Undifferentiated carcinoma of gastrointestinal (GI) tract Adenocarcinoma with variants of small intestine (closed to accrual 05/10/2018) Squamous cell carcinoma with variants of GI tract (stomach small intestine, colon, rectum, pancreas) (closed to accrual 10/17/2018) Fibromixoma and low grade mucinous adenocarcinoma (pseudomixoma peritonei) of the appendix and ovary (closed to accrual 03/20/2018) Rare pancreatic tumors including acinar cell carcinoma, mucinous cystadenocarcinoma or serous cystadenocarcinoma. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is not eligible (closed to accrual) Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (closed to accrual 03/20/2018) Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and bile duct tumors (closed to accrual 03/20/2018) Sarcomatoid carcinoma of lung Bronchoalveolar carcinoma lung. This condition is now also referred to as adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, lepidic predominant adenocarcinoma, or invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma Non-epithelial tumors of the ovary: A) Germ cell tumor of ovary B) Mullerian mixed tumor and adenosarcoma (closed to accrual 03/30/2018) Trophoblastic tumor: A) Choriocarcinoma (closed to accrual) Transitional cell carcinoma other than that of the renal, pelvis, ureter, or bladder (closed to accrual) Cell tumor of the testes and extragonadal germ tumors: A) Seminoma and testicular sex cord cancer B) Non seminomatous tumor C) Teratoma with malignant transformation (closed to accrual) Epithelial tumors of penis - squamous adenocarcinoma cell carcinoma with variants of penis (closed to accrual) Squamous cell carcinoma variants of the genitourinary (GU) system Spindle cell carcinoma of kidney, pelvis, ureter Adenocarcinoma with variants of GU system (excluding prostate cancer) (closed to accrual 07/27/2018) Odontogenic malignant tumors Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) (formerly named: Endocrine carcinoma of pancreas and digestive tract.) (closed to accrual) Neuroendocrine carcinoma including carcinoid of the lung (closed to accrual 12/19/2017) Pheochromocytoma, malignant (closed to accrual) Paraganglioma (closed to accrual 11/29/2018) Carcinomas of pituitary gland, thyroid gland parathyroid gland and adrenal cortex (closed to accrual) Desmoid tumors Peripheral nerve sheath tumors and NF1-related tumors (closed to accrual 09/19/2018) Malignant giant cell tumors Chordoma (closed to accrual 11/29/2018) Adrenal cortical tumors (closed to accrual 06/27/2018) Tumor of unknown primary (Cancer of Unknown Primary; CuP) (closed to accrual 12/22/2017) Not Otherwise Categorized (NOC) Rare Tumors [To obtain permission to enroll in the NOC cohort, contact: S1609SC@swog.org] (closed to accrual 03/15/2019) Adenoid cystic carcinoma (closed to accrual 02/06/2018) Vulvar cancer (closed to accrual) MetaPLASTIC carcinoma (of the breast) (closed to accrual) Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) (closed to accrual 09/26/2018) Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) Apocrine tumors/extramammary Paget's disease (closed to accrual) Peritoneal mesothelioma Basal cell carcinoma (temporarily closed to accrual 04/29/2020) Clear cell cervical cancer Esthenioneuroblastoma (closed to accrual) Endometrial carcinosarcoma (malignant mixed Mullerian tumors) (closed to accrual) Clear cell endometrial cancer Clear cell ovarian cancer (closed to accrual) Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) Gallbladder cancer Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type PD-L1 amplified tumors Angiosarcoma High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma (pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor [PNET] should be enrolled in Cohort 22; prostatic neuroendocrine carcinomas should be enrolled into Cohort 53). Small cell lung cancer is not eligible (closed to accrual) Treatment-emergent small-cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer (t-SCNC)

This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well ulixertinib works in treating patients with solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body (advanced), non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders that have a genetic alteration (mutation) in a signaling pathway called MAPK. A signaling pathway consists of a group of molecules in a cell that control one or more cell functions. Genes in the MAPK pathway are frequently mutated in many types of cancers. Ulixertinib may stop the growth of cancer cells that have mutations in the MAPK pathway.

The purpose of this study is to determine if Magnetic Resonance guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablative therapy is safe and feasible for children, adolescents, and young adults with refractory or relapsed solid tumors.

This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well olaparib works in treating patients with solid tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders with defects in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage repair genes that have spread to other places in the body (advanced) and have come back (relapsed) or do not respond to treatment (refractory). Olaparib is an inhibitor of PARP, an enzyme that helps repair DNA when it becomes damaged. Blocking PARP may help keep cancer cells from repairing their damaged DNA, causing them to die. PARP inhibitors are a type of targeted therapy.