1. To evaluate the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy SLOG in localized pancreatic cancer
2. To evaluate the safety profile in patients with pancreatic cancer who receive neoadjuvant SLOG
3. To collect tumor tissue and peripheral blood samples from the patients for a comprehensive biomarker evaluation
This Phase Ib dose escalation study will evaluate BTH1704, a monoclonal antibody that targets an aberrantly glycosylated antigen Mucin 1, and Imprime PGG, a glucan contained in yeast that is essential in triggering a leukocyte-mediated cytotoxic response towards tumor cells, in combination with gemcitabine in patients with advanced PDAC. The three intravenous drugs are taken in tandem 4 times in a 28-day cycle. The MAD of BTH1704 (BTH, 3 dose levels) in combination with gemcitabine (Gem) and Imprime PGG (I) will be determined using a standard ȣ+3" design. Treatment continues until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, physician discretion, or patient refusal.
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of stereotactic radiation therapy and nelfinavir mesylate when given together with gemcitabine hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium, and fluorouracil in treating patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Stereotactic radiation therapy may be able to send x-rays directly to the tumor and cause less damage to normal tissue. Drugs, such as nelfinavir mesylate, may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving stereotactic radiation therapy and nelfinavir mesylate together with combination chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the therapeutic effects of chemoradiotherapy for older adults (age 70-85) with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The main question it aims to answer is:
Does chemoradiotherapy represent an effective and safe treatment for older participants without radical surgery? Participants will sequentially receive combined chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy and subsequent maintenance therapy.
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and families who screen positive, and 3) evaluate the Early Check program. The Early Check screening will lead to earlier identification of newborns with rare health conditions in addition to providing important data on the implementation of this model program. Early diagnosis may result in health and development benefits for the newborns. Infants who have newborn screening in North Carolina will be eligible to participate, equating to over 120,000 eligible infants a year. Over 95% of participants are expected to screen negative. Newborns who screen positive and their parents are invited to additional research activities and services. Parents can enroll eligible newborns on the Early Check electronic Research Portal. Screening tests are conducted on residual blood from existing newborn screening dried blood spots. Confirmatory testing is provided free-of-charge for infants who screen positive, and carrier testing is provided to mothers of infants with fragile X. Affected newborns have a physical and developmental evaluation. Their parents have genetic counseling and are invited to participate in surveys and interviews. Ongoing evaluation of the program includes additional parent interviews.
This is an open-label, uncontrolled, multi-center, phase 1a MNPR-101-PCTA-177Lu dose-escalation study in patients with solid tumor cancers. Patients must have participated in the imaging study MNPR-101-D001 (actively recruiting, diagnostic study of MNPR-101-DFO*-89Zr).
* TITE-BOIN will be used to objectively determine dose increase, no dose change, or dose decrease for each group of two patients.
* The treatment period consists of two 12-week cycles. Patients will receive three equal fractions of MNPR-101-PCTA-177Lu with radioactivity ranging from 480-2240 MBq on each of Cycle 1 Day 1, Cycle 1 Day 15, and Cycle 2 Day 1 (12 weeks after Cycle 1 Day 1).
* Patients will be followed for 12 weeks after their last dose of MNPR-101-PCTA-177Lu.
* Patients will be imaged at specific timepoints during the study.
This is a multipart, open-label, multi-center dose escalation, dose expansion phase I clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, maximum tolerated dose (MTD), recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), and preliminary efficacy of MEM-288 in patients with advanced solid tumors. Eligible subjects must have a tumor lesion(s) which is accessible for injection.
The dose escalation phase (Part 1A – advanced solid tumors) has completed and is closed to enrollment. This phase evaluated multiple doses of MEM-288 dosed via intratumoral injection once every 3 weeks to assess safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and to determine the MTD.
The dose expansion phase has multiple parts for advanced NSCLC. Part 1B has completed after evaluation of MEM-288 dosed via intratumoral injection in combination with standard of care nivolumab dosed via intravenous injection.
In a separate dose expansion arm (Part 1C) that is open for enrollment, patients with advanced NSCLC will be randomized to receive either an initial priming dose of MEM-288 injected into an accessible lesion (s) alone (Day 1) followed by MEM-288 in combination with standard of care docetaxel every 3 weeks up to 6 doses or MEM-288 injected into an accessible lesion(s) in combination with standard of care docetaxel therapy Day 1 and every 3 weeks up to 6 doses.
The study rationale is that the oncolytic effect of MEM-288 combined with the presence of CD40L and type 1 IFN in injected tumors will provide a strong signal for DC-mediated T cell activation leading to generation of systemic anti-tumor T cell responses with broad specificity akin to what is observed in the abscopal effect.
Pilot study evaluating the feasibility of a 2-4 week health care provider guided exercise intervention prior to surgery for pancreatic cancer.
The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is extremely poor. Current guidelines recommend Nab-paclitaxel, Gemcitabine and modified Folfirinox as the first-line chemotherapeutic regimen. Studies have shown that sequential chemotherapeutic regimen can effectively delay the drug resistance and improve the effect of chemotherapy. Here investigators intend to assess the effect of sequential treatment with Nab-paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine and modified Folfirinox on metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
This clinical trial is studying the amount of EF5 and motexafin lutetium present in tumor cells and/or normal tissues of patients with abdominal (such as ovarian, colon, or stomach cancer) or non-small cell lung cancer. EF5 may be effective in measuring oxygen in tumor tissue. Photosensitizing drugs such as motexafin lutetium are absorbed by tumor cells and, when exposed to light, become active and kill the tumor cells. Knowing the level of oxygen in tumor tissue and the level of motexafin lutetium absorbed by tumors and normal tissue may help predict the effectiveness of anticancer therapy
