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ShortStop-HER2: 12 Months vs. 6 Months of HER2-targeted Medications for People With HER2+ Breast Ca1
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Early Stage HER2+ Breast Cancer
This phase III trial compares 6 months of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
(HER2)-targeted therapy to 12 months of HER2-targeted therapy for the treatment of
HER2-positive (+) breast cancer in patients that had a pathologic complete response (pCR)
after preoperative (neoadjuvant) chemothera1 expand
This phase III trial compares 6 months of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted therapy to 12 months of HER2-targeted therapy for the treatment of HER2-positive (+) breast cancer in patients that had a pathologic complete response (pCR) after preoperative (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy with trastuzumab. Trastuzumab and pertuzumab are monoclonal antibodies and forms of targeted therapy that attach to a receptor protein called HER2. HER2 is found on some cancer cells. When trastuzumab or pertuzumab attach to HER2, the signals that tell the cells to grow are blocked and the tumor cell may be marked for destruction by the body's immune system. Giving 6 months of HER2-targeted therapy may work better than giving 12 months for the treatment of HER2+ breast cancer in patients that had a pCR after neoadjuvant chemotherapy with trastuzumab. Type: Interventional Start Date: Sep 2025 |
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Neoadjuvant Zanzalintinib Plus Nivolumab in Patients With Locally Advanced and/or Inoperable Clear1
Qian Qin
Locally Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
All subjects will receive zanzalintinib 100mg orally (PO) once daily plus nivolumab
standard of care dosing (i.e., 240mg IV every 2 weeks or 480mg IV every 4 weeks) for a
total of 12 weeks, followed by restaging scan/evaluation for surgical operability and an
adaptive approach that includes (1) sur1 expand
All subjects will receive zanzalintinib 100mg orally (PO) once daily plus nivolumab standard of care dosing (i.e., 240mg IV every 2 weeks or 480mg IV every 4 weeks) for a total of 12 weeks, followed by restaging scan/evaluation for surgical operability and an adaptive approach that includes (1) surgical resection if the participant is eligible for surgery (Cohort A), (2) up to 48 weeks total (from Cycle 1 Day 1) of zanzalintinib plus nivolumab if the participant has partial response or stable disease but remains inoperable (Cohort B1), or (3) stopping protocol mandated treatment to receive standard of care systemic therapy and continue follow up per protocol if the participant has disease progression (Cohort B2). Type: Interventional Start Date: Oct 2025 |
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Adding an Immunotherapy Drug, MEDI4736 (Durvalumab), to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Paclitaxe1
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8
HER2-Negative Breast Carcinoma
Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Carcinoma
This phase III trial compares the addition of an immunotherapy drug (durvalumab) to usual
chemotherapy versus usual chemotherapy alone in treating patients with MammaPrint High 2
Risk (MP2) stage II-III hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer.
Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies1 expand
This phase III trial compares the addition of an immunotherapy drug (durvalumab) to usual chemotherapy versus usual chemotherapy alone in treating patients with MammaPrint High 2 Risk (MP2) stage II-III hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as paclitaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide 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. There is some evidence from previous clinical trials that people who have a MammaPrint High 2 Risk result may be more likely to respond to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Adding durvalumab to usual chemotherapy may be able to prevent the cancer from returning for patients with MP2 stage II-III hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative breast cancer. Type: Interventional Start Date: Nov 2023 |
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Evaluate REC-4881 in Participants With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
This is a multicenter, two-part trial in participants with FAP. expand
This is a multicenter, two-part trial in participants with FAP. Type: Interventional Start Date: Jul 2023 |
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Pediatric Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (P-ICECAP)
University of Michigan
Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital
Hypothermia, Induced
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
This is a multicenter trial to establish the efficacy of cooling and the optimal duration
of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in pediatric comatose survivors of cardiac
arrest.
The study team hypothesizes that longer durations of cooling may improve either the
proportion of children that at1 expand
This is a multicenter trial to establish the efficacy of cooling and the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in pediatric comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. The study team hypothesizes that longer durations of cooling may improve either the proportion of children that attain a good neurobehavioral recovery or may result in better recovery among the proportion already categorized as having a good outcome. Type: Interventional Start Date: Aug 2022 |
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Trifecta-Kidney cfDNA-MMDx Study
University of Alberta
Kidney Transplant Rejection
Demonstrate the relationship between DD-cfDNA levels and HLA antibodies in blood, and the
Molecular Microscope® (MMDx) Diagnostic System results in indication biopsies. expand
Demonstrate the relationship between DD-cfDNA levels and HLA antibodies in blood, and the Molecular Microscope® (MMDx) Diagnostic System results in indication biopsies. Type: Observational Start Date: Dec 2019 |
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A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Pumitamig Alone or in Combination Wit1
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of
Pumitamig alone or in combination with Ipilimumab or Cabozantinib in participants with
advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) expand
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Pumitamig alone or in combination with Ipilimumab or Cabozantinib in participants with advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Type: Interventional Start Date: Mar 2026 |
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A Clinical Study of Gocatamig (MK-6070) and Infinatamab Deruxtecan (MK-2400) in People With Small C1
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Small Cell Lung Cancer Extensive Stage
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
(ES-SCLC). ES-SCLC is a type of lung cancer that has spread throughout the lung, to the
other lung, or to other parts of the body.
A standard (usual) treatment for ES-SCLC uses both chemotherapy and immunotherapy.1 expand
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). ES-SCLC is a type of lung cancer that has spread throughout the lung, to the other lung, or to other parts of the body. A standard (usual) treatment for ES-SCLC uses both chemotherapy and immunotherapy. - Chemotherapy is a treatment that works to destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing. - Immunotherapy is a treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer. Gocatamig and I-DXd (short for ifinatamab deruxtecan) are study medicines. Researchers want to know if giving gocatamig and I-DXd together can treat ES-SCLC. Researchers will also look at giving the study medicines with standard treatment. Gocatamig is a T-cell engager therapy. I-DXd is an antibody drug conjugate. - T-cell engager therapy is a certain type of immunotherapy that uses T-cells to find and destroy cancer cells. - A T-cell is a type of white blood cell, which are cells that help the body fight infection. - An antibody drug conjugate (ADC) is a treatment that attaches to a protein on cancer cells and delivers treatment to destroy those cells. The goals of this study are to learn: - About the safety of combining gocatamig and I-DXd and if people tolerate them together - If people who receive gocatamig and I-DXd have ES-SCLC respond, which means the cancer gets smaller or goes away Type: Interventional Start Date: Jan 2026 |
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Advancing Biopsychosocial Care Training Initiative
Washington University School of Medicine
Weight Management
Obesity Prevention
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions
Obesity and Overweight
Obesity
This project will compare two training approaches for US Preventive Services Task Force
recommended obesity care in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) across four aims.
Aim 1 compares patient-level effectiveness [i.e., patient relative weight change and the
proportion of patients who achieve1 expand
This project will compare two training approaches for US Preventive Services Task Force recommended obesity care in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) across four aims. Aim 1 compares patient-level effectiveness [i.e., patient relative weight change and the proportion of patients who achieve clinically significant weight loss]. Aim 2 compares reach (patient treatment utilization). Aim 3 compares primary care provider (PCP) referrals to USPSTF-recommended care at 12 (adoption) and 24 months (maintenance) and short- and long-term changes in provider obesity care competencies . Aim 4 compares implementation and service costs. Type: Interventional Start Date: Jul 2025 |
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A Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ninerafaxstat in Patients With Symptomatic Non-obstr1
Imbria Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Non-obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
FORTITUDE-HCM is a global, multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled
Phase 2b study that will assess the efficacy and safety of ninerafaxstat compared to
placebo on top of Standard of Care in patients with symptomatic nHCM expand
FORTITUDE-HCM is a global, multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled Phase 2b study that will assess the efficacy and safety of ninerafaxstat compared to placebo on top of Standard of Care in patients with symptomatic nHCM Type: Interventional Start Date: Oct 2025 |
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EPIK-P4: A Phase II Single-arm Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Alpelis1
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
PIK3CA-related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS)
This study is designed to demonstrate the efficacy and assess safety and tolerability of
oral daily alpelisib in participants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS). expand
This study is designed to demonstrate the efficacy and assess safety and tolerability of oral daily alpelisib in participants with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS). Type: Interventional Start Date: Oct 2025 |
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A Clinical Study of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (Sac-TMT, MK-2870) in People With Breast Cancer (MK-2871
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Breast Neoplasms
Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
HR Low-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Neoplasms
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat types of breast cancer that are both:
- High-risk, which means the cancer may have a higher chance of getting worse or
coming back after treatment
- Early-stage, which means the cancer is in the breast or the lymph nodes around the
bre1 expand
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat types of breast cancer that are both: - High-risk, which means the cancer may have a higher chance of getting worse or coming back after treatment - Early-stage, which means the cancer is in the breast or the lymph nodes around the breast The 2 types of breast cancer in this study are triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and hormone receptor (HR)-low positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) negative breast cancer. These cancers have zero or a low amount of a protein called HER2 and other proteins that attach to the hormones estrogen or progesterone. Sacituzumab tirumotecan (also known as sac-TMT or MK-2870), the study medicine, is a type of targeted therapy. A targeted therapy is a treatment that works to control how specific types of cancer cells grow and spread. The main goals of this study are to learn if people who receive sac-TMT, pembrolizumab, and chemotherapy: - Have fewer cancer cells found in the tumors and lymph nodes removed during surgery compared to those who receive only pembrolizumab and chemotherapy - Live longer without the cancer growing, spreading, or coming back compared to people who receive only pembrolizumab with chemotherapy Type: Interventional Start Date: Jun 2025 |
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ONT01 and Gemcitabine/Nab-paclitaxel as Second Line Therapy for Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenoc1
Washington University School of Medicine
Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
The investigators hypothesize that CD11b agonism reprograms the tumor microenvironment
(TME) to overcome resistance to checkpoint immunotherapy in pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Therefore, the investigators propose an open label phase I/II
clinical trial of ONT01 with gemcitabine and nab-1 expand
The investigators hypothesize that CD11b agonism reprograms the tumor microenvironment (TME) to overcome resistance to checkpoint immunotherapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Therefore, the investigators propose an open label phase I/II clinical trial of ONT01 with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma prior to future studies incorporating anti-PD1 checkpoint immunotherapy. Type: Interventional Start Date: Mar 2026 |
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Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy With or Without Concurrent Azeliragon in Patients With Newly Diagnose1
Washington University School of Medicine
Glioblastoma
Preclinical data have demonstrated the combination of azeliragon, a RAGE inhibitor, with
radiation therapy (RT) can effectively reduce immune-suppressive myeloid cells and
restore T-cell activation to improve tumor control in murine glioma models. Ongoing
clinical studies of azeliragon with RT alon1 expand
Preclinical data have demonstrated the combination of azeliragon, a RAGE inhibitor, with radiation therapy (RT) can effectively reduce immune-suppressive myeloid cells and restore T-cell activation to improve tumor control in murine glioma models. Ongoing clinical studies of azeliragon with RT alone and RT plus temozolomide (TMZ) to treat patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) have demonstrated safety and tolerability. The purpose of this window-of-opportunity study is to validate that the combination of azeliragon with RT and TMZ would modulate immune-suppressive myeloid and T cells in the tumor microenvironment in patients with GBM. Type: Interventional Start Date: Nov 2025 |
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Open-label Study Comparing AAA817 Versus Standard of Care in the Treatment of Previously Treated PS1
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Prostate Cancer
This is a Phase II/III study. Patient population is adult participants with PSMA-positive
mCRPC who had treatments with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) and taxane-based
chemotherapy and progressed on or after [177Lu]Lu-PSMA targeted therapy.
Treatment of interest: the investigational tr1 expand
This is a Phase II/III study. Patient population is adult participants with PSMA-positive mCRPC who had treatments with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) and taxane-based chemotherapy and progressed on or after [177Lu]Lu-PSMA targeted therapy. Treatment of interest: the investigational treatment is AAA817 regardless of subsequent anti-neoplastic treatment. The control treatment is investigator's choice of Standard of Care, regardless of subsequent anti-neoplastic treatment Type: Interventional Start Date: Feb 2025 |
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Acoramidis Transthyretin Amyloidosis Prevention Trial in the Young (ACT-EARLY) Study in Asymptomati1
Eidos Therapeutics, a BridgeBio company
Amyloidosis
Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Cardiomyopathies
Heart Diseases
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a disease where the normally occurring transthyretin
(TTR) protein falls apart and forms amyloid, a sticky plaque-like substance that
accumulates in different organs in the body and can cause damage to the organ. There are
two ways that the TTR protein can fall a1 expand
Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a disease where the normally occurring transthyretin (TTR) protein falls apart and forms amyloid, a sticky plaque-like substance that accumulates in different organs in the body and can cause damage to the organ. There are two ways that the TTR protein can fall apart. One way occurs as a person ages, where the normal TTR protein can fall apart and form amyloid that may no longer be sufficiently cleared by the body. This type of ATTR is known as wild-type ATTR (ATTRwt). The other way occurs when a person inherits a defective TTR gene that causes the TTR protein to spontaneously fall apart. This form of the disease is known as variant ATTR (ATTRv) and can be detected in adults by a genetic test of their TTR gene before they age. Amyloid build-up in the heart causes the heart wall to become thick and stiff and can result in heart failure and even death. Accumulation of TTR amyloid in the heart is known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy or ATTR-CM. Amyloid can also deposit in the nerve tissues leading to nerve problems. Accumulation of TTR in the nerves is known as transthyretin amyloid polyneuropathy or ATTR-PN. Acoramidis is an experimental drug designed to bind tightly to TTR in the blood and stabilize its structure, so it does not form the harmful amyloid plaques that can cause damage to organs. This study is intended to determine if treatment with acoramidis in participants with ATTRv who have not yet developed any symptoms of disease can prevent or delay the development of ATTR-CM or ATTR-PN disease. If adults with an inherited defective TTR gene are treated early before any of the symptoms of disease have developed, it may be possible to delay the onset or prevent the disease entirely. Type: Interventional Start Date: May 2025 |
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A Phase 2, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effects of HLX-1502 in Patients With Neurofi1
Healx Limited
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
The trial will be an open label, single arm, phase 2 study to assess the tolerability and
efficacy of HLX-1502 in participants with NF1 that are 16 years or older in age with
progressive and/or symptomatic PN. This study will also investigate the safety and
efficacy of HLX-1502 in a small cohort of1 expand
The trial will be an open label, single arm, phase 2 study to assess the tolerability and efficacy of HLX-1502 in participants with NF1 that are 16 years or older in age with progressive and/or symptomatic PN. This study will also investigate the safety and efficacy of HLX-1502 in a small cohort of 12 to 15 year olds. Type: Interventional Start Date: Feb 2025 |
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A Phase 1 Study of AJ1-11095 in Patients With Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF), Post-Polycythemia Vera M1
Ajax Therapeutics, Inc.
Primary Myelofibrosis
Post-Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis
Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis
PMF
PPV-MF
AJX-101 is a first-in-human (FIH), phase 1, non-randomized, multi-center, open-label
clinical trial designed to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK),
clinical activity and changes in biomarkers of an orally administered type II JAK2
inhibitor, AJ1-11095, in subjects with prim1 expand
AJX-101 is a first-in-human (FIH), phase 1, non-randomized, multi-center, open-label clinical trial designed to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), clinical activity and changes in biomarkers of an orally administered type II JAK2 inhibitor, AJ1-11095, in subjects with primary or secondary myelofibrosis previously treated with at least one type I JAK2 inhibitor. Type: Interventional Start Date: Oct 2024 |
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Study of Arlocabtagene Autoleucel (BMS-986393) a GPRC5D-directed CAR T Cell Therapy in Adult Partic1
Juno Therapeutics, Inc., a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Multiple Myeloma
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Arlocabtagene
Autoleucel (BMS-986393) in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. expand
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Arlocabtagene Autoleucel (BMS-986393) in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Type: Interventional Start Date: Mar 2024 |
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COOL-IT-PRO: Cryoablation of Breast Cancer in Non-surgical Patients
Washington University School of Medicine
Breast Cancer
Cancer of the Breast
This is a subject registry study of patients who undergo cryoablation for their breast
cancer after being determined not to be surgical candidates. Data collected as part of
this registry will be used to assess the safety of percutaneous ultrasound-guided
cryoablation in this population as well as1 expand
This is a subject registry study of patients who undergo cryoablation for their breast cancer after being determined not to be surgical candidates. Data collected as part of this registry will be used to assess the safety of percutaneous ultrasound-guided cryoablation in this population as well as provide long-term follow-up of subjects who received cryoablation. Type: Observational [Patient Registry] Start Date: Jul 2023 |
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An Open-label Study Comparing Lutetium (177Lu) Vipivotide Tetraxetan Versus Observation in PSMA Pos1
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer (OMPC)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lutetium (177Lu)
vipivotide tetraxetan (AAA617) in participants with oligometastatic prostate cancer
(OMPC) progressing after definitive therapy to their primary tumor. The data generated
from this study will provide evidence for t1 expand
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lutetium (177Lu) vipivotide tetraxetan (AAA617) in participants with oligometastatic prostate cancer (OMPC) progressing after definitive therapy to their primary tumor. The data generated from this study will provide evidence for the treatment of AAA617 in early-stage prostate cancer patients to control recurrent tumor from progressing to fatal metastatic disease while preserving quality of life by delaying treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Type: Interventional Start Date: Mar 2024 |
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Alzheimer"s Imaging Biomarkers in Obesity
Cyrus A Raji
Alzheimer Disease
Obesity
Metabolic Disease
High body fat at midlife, as evidenced by overweight or obese body mass index (BMI), is
increasingly understood as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. However, the underlying
processes and mechanisms that may underlie this risk remains unknown. With this project,
the Investigator proposes to cre1 expand
High body fat at midlife, as evidenced by overweight or obese body mass index (BMI), is increasingly understood as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. However, the underlying processes and mechanisms that may underlie this risk remains unknown. With this project, the Investigator proposes to create a new cohort of cognitively normal 120 midlife individuals, age 40-60 years. The investigator and research staff will characterize the participant's overweight or obese status using metabolic tests including, an oral glucose tolerance test, fasting plasma insulin, fasting plasma glucose, and hemoglobin A1c measurements. This testing will generate categories of metabolically abnormal overweight and obese (MAOO), metabolically normal overweight and obese (MNOO), and metabolically normal lean participants (MNLP). Research staff will evaluate differences between these groups on neuroimaging with the newer classification framework of Alzheimer's biomarkers with amyloid (A), tau (T), and neurodegeneration (N), or ATN. Neurodegeneration will be assessed by atrophy on brain MRI as reflected by regional volumes on Freesurfer. Staff will also evaluate MR neuroimaging markers for neuroinflammation using a newer method called diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI), developed at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis in collaboration with The Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC). Type: Observational Start Date: Oct 2021 |
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Neoepitope-based Personalized DNA Vaccine Approach in Pediatric Patients With Recurrent Central Ner1
Washington University School of Medicine
Pediatric Recurrent Central Nervous System Tumors
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the safety and feasibility of giving
a personalized DNA vaccine to people with central nervous system tumors that have
returned or have been resistant to treatment. expand
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the safety and feasibility of giving a personalized DNA vaccine to people with central nervous system tumors that have returned or have been resistant to treatment. Type: Interventional Start Date: Oct 2024 |
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Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Familial HLA-Mismatched BMT for Non-Malignant Disorders
Washington University School of Medicine
Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Metabolic Disorders
Immunologic Disorders
Hemoglobinopathies
This study is designed to estimate the efficacy and toxicity of familial HLA mismatched
bone marrow transplants in patients with non-malignant disease who are less than 21 years
of age and could benefit from the procedure. expand
This study is designed to estimate the efficacy and toxicity of familial HLA mismatched bone marrow transplants in patients with non-malignant disease who are less than 21 years of age and could benefit from the procedure. Type: Interventional Start Date: Mar 2017 |
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HCRN Core Data Project: Characterizing Patient Populations in the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research N1
University of Utah
Pediatric Hydrocephalus
The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN) has been established by philanthropic
funding to conduct multi-institutional research (clinical trials and observational
studies) on pediatric hydrocephalus. In addition to philanthropic funding, the HCRN has
also received an NIH NINDS Challenge Gr1 expand
The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN) has been established by philanthropic funding to conduct multi-institutional research (clinical trials and observational studies) on pediatric hydrocephalus. In addition to philanthropic funding, the HCRN has also received an NIH NINDS Challenge Grant to support the network infrastructure which allows for the conduct of this and other network studies. The HCRN consists of multiple Clinical Centers and the Data Coordinating Center (DCC). The HCRN Core Data Project will obtain data about all neurosurgical hydrocephalus events from the network Clinical Centers, and create a database to be used by HCRN investigators. The ongoing maintenance of the Core Data Project serves two main purposes: 1) it will help investigators understand the variability, progression, and current treatment practices for hydrocephalus in children, with an ultimate goal of better guiding and assessing therapeutic intervention and providing recommendations on patient care and, 2) it will provide pilot and descriptive data necessary for hypothesis generation and study design (i.e. preliminary power analyses, recruitment projections) for studies under development by the HCRN. This multi-institutional database will be maintained throughout the lifetime of the HCRN, and may be useful for tracking trends in pediatric hydrocephalus over time. The Core Data Project will be an invaluable resource to the HCRN and will help stimulate new research protocols, identify potential need for future expansion of the network to incorporate additional patient populations, and provide a descriptive understanding of children with hydrocephalus cared for within the network. Type: Observational Start Date: Apr 2008 |