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  • A Phase 1/Randomized Phase 2 Study of M3814 (peposertib) in Combination with Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. - NCT04172532

    Primary Objectives: Phase 1: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of M3814 (peposertib) in combination with hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients receiving treatment for locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (LAPC). Phase 2: To determine the difference in progression free survival (PFS) between patients with LAPC treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy in combination with M3814 (peposertib) as compared to patients treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy alone. Secondary Objectives: Phase 1 - To observe and record anti-tumor activity. Although the clinical benefit of this drug has not yet been established, the intent of offering this treatment is to provide a possible therapeutic benefit, and thus the patient will be monitored for response and survival outcomes in addition to safety and tolerability. - To evaluate plasma pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles of M3814 (peposertib) in patients receiving hypofractionated radiotherapy. Phase 2 - To compare the 2-year overall survival (OS) rate of patients treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy plus M3814 (peposertib) to that of those treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy alone. - To compare the objective response rate (ORR) by imaging of patients treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy plus M3814 (peposertib) to that of those treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy alone. - To compare the disease control rate in patients treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy plus M3814 (peposertib) as compared to those patients treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy alone. - To explore gene signature patterns in baseline patient tumor tissues that may suggest response to the combination of M3814 (peposertib) and radiotherapy, as identified on whole exome sequencing and RNA seq.

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    • Protocol Number:
      072403

    • Principal Investigator:
      Matthew Deek

    • Phase:
      Phase I/II

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Pancreas

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy single agent systemic Radiotherapy

    • Drugs Involved:
      M3814 (peposertib)

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    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Patients must have pathologically confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Patients with alternative or mixed histologies (i.e., squamous, neuroendocrine, acinar, colloid) are not eligible
    • Received 4-6 months of induction chemotherapy with fluorouracil, irinotecan, leucovorin and oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX), fluorouracil, liposomal irinotecan, leucovorin, oxaliplatin (NALIRIFOX), or gemcitabine/Abraxane, as per standard of care
    • Patients must have locally advanced pancreatic cancer according to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines (version 1.2020) on pancreas protocol CT scan performed within 21 days of registration. Locally advanced disease is defined as any of the following:
    • For head or uncinate process tumors:
    • Solid tumor contact with superior mesenteric artery > 180 degrees
    • Solid tumor contact with the celiac axis > 180 degrees
    • Solid tumor contact with the common or proper hepatic arteries > 180 degrees or
    • For pancreatic body or tail tumors:
    • Solid tumor contact of > 180 degrees with the superior mesenteric artery or celiac axis
    • Solid tumor contact with the celiac axis and aortic involvement or
    • Unreconstructible superior mesenteric vein or portal vein due to tumor involvement or occlusion (can be due to tumor or bland thrombus)
    • The determination of locally advanced pancreatic cancer and plan for non-operative treatment on this clinical trial must be confirmed through local multi-disciplinary review
    • Measurable disease per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) version (v)1.1
    • Age >= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of M3814 (peposertib) in combination with hypofractionated radiation in patients < 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials
    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2 (Karnofsky >= 60%)
    • Leukocytes >= 4,000/mcL
    • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1.5 x 10^9/L.
    • Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL
    • Platelets >= 100 x 10^9/L
    • Total bilirubin =< 2.0 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 x institutional ULN
    • Creatinine =< 1.5 x institutional ULN
    • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 51 mL/min/1.73 m^2
    • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
    • For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
    • Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
    • Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. Female patients of childbearing potential and male patients must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception for the course of the study through 12 weeks after the last dose of study medication.
    • Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the patient.
    • Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be American Heart Association Stage B (people without current or previous symptoms of heart failure but with either structural heart disease, increased filling pressures in the heart or other risk factors) or better and New York Heart Association Functional Classification II (slight limitation of physical activity, comfortable at rest, ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath or chest pain), or better
    • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Participants with impaired decision-making capacity (IDMC) who have a legally authorized representative (LAR) and/or family member available will also be eligible

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Patients who have completed induction chemotherapy less than 2 weeks or more than 8 weeks prior to study enrollment
    • Patients who have not recovered from adverse events due to prior anti-cancer therapy (i.e., have residual toxicities > grade 1) with the exception of alopecia and neuropathy grade =< 2
    • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents
    • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to M3814 (peposertib)
    • Evidence of distant metastatic disease
    • More than 1 line of chemotherapy for the treatment of localized pancreatic cancer, unless the change in treatment was made only for toxicity
    • Prior abdominal radiation
    • Active inflammatory bowel disease or connective tissue disease
    • Inability to swallow oral medications or gastrointestinal disease limiting absorption of oral agents
    • History of anaphylactic reaction to iodinated intravenous (IV) contrast required for radiation simulation. Patients with mild reactions may be enrolled, but must receive premedications for contrast allergy prior to imaging
    • Patients who cannot discontinue concomitant medications or herbal supplements that are strong inhibitors or strong inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes CYP3A4/5, CYP2C9, and CYP2C19. Concomitant use of substrates with a narrow therapeutic index that are metabolized by CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, and CYP3A4/5 are also excluded.
    • Use caution with other substrates of CYP3A4/5, CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8 and substrates of P-gp, BCRP, OCT1, OAT3, OATP1B1, OATP1B3, MATE1, and MATE-2K with a narrow therapeutic index. Close monitoring is advised.Because the lists of these agents are constantly changing, it is important to regularlyconsult a frequently-updated medical reference. As part of the enrollment/informedconsent procedures, the patient will be counseled on the risk of interactions with otheragents, and what to do if new medications need to be prescribed or if the patient isconsidering a new over-the-counter medicine or herbal product. (Patient Drug InteractionsHandout and Wallet Card) should be provided to patients
    • Patients who cannot discontinue concomitant proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). Patients may confer with the study doctor to determine if such medications can be discontinued. These must be discontinued >= 5 days prior to study treatment. Patients do not need to discontinue calcium carbonate. H2 blockers and antacids are allowed.
    • Patients who have received a live attenuated vaccine within 30 days of dosing with M3814 (peposertib)
    • Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness
    • Patients with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
    • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because M3814 (peposertib) is a DNA-protein kinase (PK) inhibitor with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with M3814 (peposertib), breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with M3814 (peposertib)
    • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of this investigational regimen

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
  • A Phase 1b/2, Open-Label Umbrella Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Elacestrant in Various Combinations in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer (ELEVATE). - NCT05563220

    Phase I - Primary Objective: Determine the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of elacestrant in combination with each of the other study drugs. Phase I - Secondary: - Characterize the safety of elacestrant in combination with each of the other study drugs. Describe the plasma (blood for everolimus) pharmacokinetics (PK) of elacestrant and each of the combination drugs and their major metabolites and explore any potential drug-drug interactions. - Evaluate the efficacy of elacestrant in combination with each of the other study drugs for overall response rate (ORR) as per RECIST v. 1.1, duration of response (DoR), clinical benefit rate (CBR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Phase II-Primary Objective: - Evaluate the efficacy of elacestrant in combination with each of the other drugs for PFS. Phase II - Secondary Objectives: - Evaluate the efficacy of elacestrant in combination with each of the other drugs for additional efficacy endpoints. - Further, characterize the safety of elacestrant in combination with each of the other study drugs.

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    • Protocol Number:
      042305

    • Principal Investigator:
      Mridula A George

    • Phase:
      Phase I/II

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Breast

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      Alpelisib Elacestrant Palbociclib RAD001 (Everolimus)

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    Inclusion Criteria:

      1. Participant has signed the informed consent before all study specific activities are conducted. 2. Women or men aged ≥18 years (or the minimum age of consent in accordance with the local law), at the time of informed consent signature. Female participants may be of any menopausal status.
    • Postmenopausal status is defined as follows or in accordance with local regulations: 1. Age ≥60 years or 2. Age <60 years and amenorrhea for 12 or more months (without an alternative cause) and follicle-stimulating hormone value and an estradiol level within the postmenopausal range per local laboratory reference or 3. Documentation of bilateral oophorectomy, at least 1 month before first dose of trial therapy.
    • Premenopausal and perimenopausal women (who do not fit postmenopausal criteria) and men must be receiving a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist and must be initiated at least 3 weeks (4 depending on local label) before the start of trial therapy and are planning to continue LHRH agonist treatment during the study treatment. 3. Histopathological or cytological confirmed ER+, HER2-, breast cancer, per local laboratory, as per the American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists guidelines. Note: In the context of this trial, ER status will be considered positive if ≥10% of tumor cells demonstrate positive nuclear staining by immunohistochemistry, with or without progesterone positivity. 4. Documented radiological disease progression during or after the most recent therapy. 5. At least 1 measurable lesion as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1). Tumor lesions previously irradiated or subjected to any locoregional treatment will only be considered measurable if there is clear, documented progression at the treated site. For participants with bone only disease, lesions: must be lytic or mixed (lytic + blastic / sclerotic), confirmed and accurately assessed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, and must have an identifiable soft tissue component meeting the definition of measurability per RECIST v1.1. Note: participants with blastic / sclerotic bone lesions only are not eligible. 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1. 7. Participant has adequate bone marrow and organ function, as defined by the following laboratory values: 1. Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 × 10^9/liter (L) 2. Platelets ≥100 × 10^9/L 3. Hemoglobin ≥9.0 grams/deciliter (g/dL) 4. Creatinine is ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or if creatinine is > 1.5 x ULN, then creatinine clearance must be ≥50 milliliters/minute based on the Cockcroft-Gault formula. Note: C-G formula:
    • Creatinine clearance (male) = ([140-age in years] × weight in kilograms [kg])/ ([serum creatinine in milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL)] × 72)
    • Creatinine clearance (female) = (0.85 × [140-age in years] × weight in kg)/ ([serum creatinine in mg/dL] × 72) f. Serum albumin ≥3.0 g/dL (≥30 g/L) g. In absence of liver metastases, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3.0 × ULN. If the participant has liver metastases, ALT and AST ≤ 5 × ULN h. Total serum bilirubin <1.5 × ULN except for participants with Gilbert's syndrome who may be included if the total serum bilirubin is ≤3.0 × ULN or direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN.Additional Criteria for the Alpelisib Combination (Phase 1b and Arm A): In general, theprescription information of the respective combination drug should be consulted forinstructions/restrictions with respect to interactions with concomitant medications. 1. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) mutation by local laboratory assessment. 2. One or up to two prior hormonal therapies in the advanced or metastatic setting, one of which was in combination with a cyclin-dependent kinase targeting enzymes CDK4 and CDK6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor.Additional Criteria for the Everolimus Combination (Phase 1b and Arm B), the AbemaciclibCombination (Arm C), the Ribociclib Combination (Phase 1b and Arm C), and the PalbociclibCombination (Phase 1b): One or up to two prior hormonal therapies in the advanced ormetastatic setting, one of which was in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor.Additional Criteria for the Palbociclib Combination (Arm D), the Abemaciclib Combination(Arm D), and the Ribociclib Combination (Arm D): One or up to two prior hormonaltherapies in the advanced or metastatic setting.Additional Criteria for Capivasertib Combination (Phase 1b and Arm E): Recruitment inthis combination will occur only in countries where capivasertib is locally approved andavailable. 1. PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-alteration as detected by an FDA and/or locally approved test (local result). 2. One or up to two prior hormonal therapies in the advanced or metastatic setting or participants who have radiological evidence of breast cancer recurrence or progression within 12 months from the end of adjuvant treatment with endocrine therapy, as these participants are considered as first line relapsed participants. Prior CDK4/6i treatment is allowed but not required.

    Exclusion Criteria:

      1. Active or newly diagnosed central nervous system metastases, or meningeal carcinomatosis. Note: Participants with stable brain or subdural metastases are allowed if the participant has completed local therapy and was on a stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids at baseline for management of brain metastasis for at least 4 weeks before starting treatment in this study. The dose must be ≤2.0 mg/day of dexamethasone or equivalent. Any signs (for example, radiologic) or symptoms of brain metastases must be stable for at least 4 weeks before starting study treatment. 2. Participants with advanced, symptomatic visceral spread, who are at risk of life-threatening complications in the short term, including massive uncontrolled effusions (peritoneal, pleural, pericardial), pulmonary lymphangitis, or liver involvement >50%. 3. Prior chemotherapy or elacestrant in the advanced/metastatic setting. 4. Participants with known germline BRCA mutation without prior treatment with a PARP inhibitor before study entry. 5. Prior therapy with elacestrant or other investigational selective estrogen receptor degraders, or investigational alike agents such as selective estrogen receptor modulators, selective estrogen receptor covalent antagonists, complete estrogen receptor antagonists, and proteolysis-targeting chimeras, in the metastatic setting. Prior treatment with fulvestrant is not exclusionary, except for Arm E, as it is an approved medication. 6. Participant has a concurrent malignancy or history of invasive malignancy within 3 years of enrollment, except basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix that has completed curative therapy. Other malignancies with low risk of recurrence may be considered eligible with Sponsor approval. 7. Uncontrolled significant active infections.
    • Participants with hepatitis B virus and/or hepatitis C virus infection must have undetectable viral load during screening.
    • Participants known to be human immunodeficiency virus+ are allowed if they have undetectable viral load at baseline. 8. Documented pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease prior to Cycle 1 Day 1. 9. Major surgery within 28 days before starting trial therapy. 10. Inability to take oral medications, refractory or chronic nausea, gastrointestinal conditions (including significant gastric or bowel resection), history of malabsorption syndrome, or any other uncontrolled gastrointestinal condition that impact the absorption of the study drug. 11. Known intolerance to elacestrant or any of its excipients. 12. Pregnant and breast-feeding women are excluded from the study. In addition, women of childbearing potential are excluded who:
    • Within 28 days before starting trial therapy, did not use a highly effective method of contraception.
    • Do not agree to use a highly effective method of contraception (Appendix F) or abstain from heterosexual intercourse throughout the entire study period and for 120 days after trial therapy discontinuation. 13. Men or women who do not agree to abstain from donating sperm or ova, or to use a highly effective method of contraception, 28 days prior, during the course of the treatment period and for 120 days after the last dose of study treatment. 14. Participant is currently receiving or received any of the following medications prior to first dose of trial therapy: • Anti-cancer therapy within 14 days (28 days for anticancer antibody based treatment) or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter. Please note: Toxicity from prior therapy must be resolved to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 Grade ≤1, except alopecia and peripheral sensory neuropathy (Grade ≤2).
    • Known strong or moderate inducers or inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, (refer to https://drug-interactions.medicine.iu.edu/maintable.aspx or https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/drug-development-and-drug- interactions-table-substrates-inhibitors-and-inducers).
    • Herbal preparations/medications within 7 days. These include, but are not limited to, St. John's wort, kava, ephedra (ma huang), gingko biloba, dehydroepiandrosterone, yohimbe, saw palmetto, and ginseng.
    • Vaccination, including but not limited to vaccination against COVID-19, during the 7 days prior to starting trial therapy. 15. Evidence of ongoing alcohol or drug abuse as assessed by the investigator. 16. Any severe medical or psychiatric condition that, in the Investigator's opinion, would preclude the participant's participation in a clinical study.Additional Criteria for the Alpelisib Combination (Phase 1b and Arm A): 1. Prior therapy with alpelisib or any other phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. 2. Type 1 diabetes or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (fasting plasma glucose level of >140 mg/dL [7.7 millimole (mmol)/L], or glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c] level of >6.4%). 3. Known intolerance to alpelisib or any of its excipients. 4. Participant is currently receiving or received drugs known to be a breast cancer resistant protein inhibitor (for example, curcumin, cyclosporine A, eltrombopag, febuxostat, fostamatinib, rolapitant, teriflunomide) within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to first dose of trial therapy (refer to Table 5.2 of https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/drug-development-and-drug-inter actions-table-substrates-inhibitors-and-inducers). 5. Participant has ongoing osteonecrosis of the jaw from previous or concurrent treatment with bisphosphonates or denosumabAdditional Criteria for the Everolimus Combination (Phase 1b and Arm B): 1. Prior therapy with everolimus. 2. Known intolerance to everolimus or any of its excipients.Additional Criteria for the Abemaciclib Combination (Arm C): 1. Prior therapy with abemaciclib in the advanced or metastatic setting. Adjuvant therapy with abemaciclib is also exclusionary. 2. Known intolerance to abemaciclib or any of its excipients. 3. History of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (unless on anticoagulation), cerebrovascular accident, or myocardial infarction, in the past 6 months. Participants on anticoagulation should have been on a stable dose for at least 3 months prior to enrollment.Additional Criteria for the Ribociclib Combination (Phase 1b and Arm C): 1. Prior therapy with ribociclib in the advanced or metastatic setting. Prior adjuvant therapy with ribociclib is also exclusionary. 2. Known intolerance to ribociclib or any of its excipients. 3. QTcF interval corrected by Fridericia formula (QTcF) values ≥450 milliseconds (msec). 4. Participants who already have or who are at significant risk of developing QTc prolongation, including participants with:
    • Long QT syndrome
    • Uncontrolled or significant cardiac disease including recent (6 months) myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, unstable angina, and brady-arrhythmias
    • Electrolyte abnormalities (K+, Ca++, Phos, Mg++) ≥Grade 1 5. Participant is currently receiving or received drugs known to prolong QT interval within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, before the first dose of trial therapy.Additional Criteria for the Palbociclib Combination (Phase 1b): 1. Prior therapy with palbociclib in the advanced or metastatic setting. 2. Known intolerance to palbociclib or any of its excipientsAdditional Criteria for the Palbociclib Combination (Arm D): 1. Prior therapy with a CDK4/6i in the metastatic setting. 2. Known intolerance to palbociclib or any of its excipients.Additional Criteria for the Abemaciclib Combination (Arm D): 1. Prior therapy with any CDK4/6i. 2. Known intolerance to abemaciclib or any of its excipients.Additional Criteria for Ribociclib Combination (Arm D): 1. Prior therapy with a CDK4/6i in the advanced or metastatic setting. 2. Known intolerance to ribociclib or any of its excipients. 3. QTcF values ≥450 msec. 4. Participants who already have or who are at significant risk of developing QTc prolongation, including participants with:
    • Long QT syndrome
    • Uncontrolled or significant cardiac disease including recent (6 months) myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, unstable angina, and brady-arrhythmias
    • Electrolyte abnormalities (K+, Ca++, Phos, Mg++) ≥Grade 1 5. Participant is currently receiving or received drugs known to prolong QT interval within 14 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, before the first dose of trial therapy.Additional Criteria for Capivasertib Combination (Phase 1b and Arm E): Recruitment inthis combination will occur only in countries where capivasertib is locally approved andavailable. 1. Prior treatment with any of the following: AKT, PI3K and mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors and, for Arm E, fulvestrant. 2. Known intolerance to capivasertib or any of its excipients. 3. QTcF values ≥470 msec or factors that increase the risk of corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events such as heart failure, hypokalemia, potential for torsades de pointes, congenital long QT syndrome, family history of long QT syndrome or unexplained sudden death under 40 years of age, or any concomitant medication known to prolong the QT interval. 4. Clinically significant abnormalities of glucose metabolism as defined by any of the following: Participants with diabetes mellitus type 1; participants with diabetes mellitus type 2 requiring insulin treatment or participants with HbA1c level of >8.0% (63.9 mmol/mol).

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Community Medical Center
    • Jersey City Medical Center
    • RWJ University Hospital Somerset
    • Rutgers Cancer Institute
  • A Phase 2 Randomized Study of the BER Inhibitor TRC102 in Combination with Standard Pemetrexed-Platinum-Radiation in Stage III Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. - NCT05198830

    Primary Objective: To improve progression-free survival (PFS) from 56% with current standard of care (chemoradiation followed by consolidative durvalumab) to 75% at one year with the proposed combination followed by consolidative durvalumab. Secondary Objectives: - To determine overall survival with the proposed combination therapy. - To assess the incidence of grade 3 or higher pneumonitis and other toxicities.

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    • Protocol Number:
      032309

    • Principal Investigator:
      Salma Jabbour

    • Phase:
      Phase II

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Lung

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      CISPLATIN PEMETREXED

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    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma or large cell carcinoma of the lung with confirmation by immunohistochemistry (histologic tissue diagnosis is preferred, but cytology is acceptable).
    • Patients must have newly staged IIIA, IIIB or IIIC disease according to the 8th tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) staging classification and to be considered appropriate candidates for aggressive chemoradiotherapy.
    • Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded for non-nodal lesions and short axis for nodal lesions) as >= 20 mm (>= 2 cm) by chest x-ray or as >= 10 mm (>= 1 cm) with CT scan, MRI, or calipers by clinical exam.
    • Patients must have diagnosed NSCLC, with no prior overlapping radiation therapy delivered for locally advanced NSCLC. Prior stereotactic radiation therapy for stage I lung cancer without overlapping is allowed. Prior systemic antineoplastic therapy is allowed, as deemed appropriate by the treating physician. Prior surgery is allowed. History of previous stage I NSCLC with new mediastinal nodal recurrence (new stage III are eligible).
    • Age >= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of TRC102 in combination with pemetrexed, cisplatin, and durvalumab in patients < 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study.
    • Body weight > 30 kg with acceptable nutritional status based on evaluation by treating physician.
    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 1 (Karnofsky >= 70%).
    • Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL.
    • Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL.
    • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL.
    • Platelets >= 150,000/mcL.
    • Serum bilirubin within normal institutional limits (0 - 1.2 mg/ dl). (This will not apply to patients with confirmed Gilbert's syndrome [persistent or recurrent hyperbilirubinemia that is predominantly unconjugated in the absence of hemolysis or hepatic pathology], who will be allowed only in consultation with their physician.).
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) =< 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (=< 39 U/L).
    • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)(serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (=< 52 U/L).
    • Creatinine =< 1.3 mg/dL.
    • Measured creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min OR glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 50 mL/min/1.73 m^2.
    • Acceptable pulmonary function as assessed by treating physician.
    • Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative urinary or serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients. Women will be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
    • Women < 60 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments and if they have luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy).
    • Women >= 60 years of age will be considered post-menopausal.
    • Life expectancy >= 12 months.
    • Patients who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive may participate IF they meet the following eligibility requirements:
    • They must be stable on their anti-retroviral regimen with evidence of at least two undetectable viral loads within the past 6 months on the same regimen; the most recent undetectable viral load must be within the past 12 weeks.
    • They must have a CD4 count of greater than 250 cells/mcL over the past 6 months on this same anti-retroviral regimen and must not have had a CD4 count < 200 cells/mcL over the past 2 years, unless it was deemed related to the cancer and/or chemotherapy induced bone marrow suppression.
    • For patients who have received chemotherapy in the past 6 months, a CD4 count < 250 cells/mcL during chemotherapy is permitted as long as viral loads were undetectable during this same chemotherapy.
    • They must have an undetectable viral load and a CD4 count >= 250 cells/mcL within 7 days of enrollment.
    • They must not be currently receiving prophylactic therapy for an opportunistic infection and must not have had an opportunistic infection within the past 6 months.
    • HIV-infected patients should be monitored every 12 weeks for viral load and CD4 counts.
    • For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated.
    • Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load.
    • Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association functional classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better.
    • The effects of TRC102 on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because biochemical inhibitors of the BER pathway agents as well as other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 6 months after completion of durvalumab monotherapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of durvalumab administration, if having sex with women of childbearing potential.
    • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Participants with impaired decision-making capacity who have a legally-authorized representative (LAR) and/or family member available will also be eligible.
    • Patients with prior stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer treated with surgery are eligible. Patients with prior stage I NSCLC treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) without overlapping radiation fields would also be eligible. Patients with prior chemotherapy are eligible, at physician's discretion.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Patients who have not recovered from adverse events due to prior anti-cancer therapy (i.e., have residual toxicities > grade 1) with the exception of alopecia.
    • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
    • Patients with treated brain metastases are not eligible as the study is for stage III disease only.
    • Patients with new or progressive brain metastases (active brain metastases) or leptomeningeal disease are not eligible as the study includes only stage III disease.
    • Patients with EGFR or ALK mutations are ineligible.
    • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to TRC102 or other agents used in study.
    • Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring adverse events (AEs) or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent.
    • Patients with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
    • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because TRC102 is a biochemical inhibitor of the BER pathway and durvalumab is an anti-PDL1 antibody, agents with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with TRC102 or durvalumab, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with TRC102 or durvalumab. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
    • Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 6 months after durvalumab monotherapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 6 months after completion of durvalumab.
    • Patients with active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.]). The following are exceptions to this criterion:
    • Patients with vitiligo or alopecia.
    • Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g. following Hashimoto thyroiditis) stable on hormone replacement.
    • Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy.
    • Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician.
    • Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone.
    • Active infection including tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, and tuberculosis [TB] testing in line with local practice), hepatitis B (known positive HBV surface antigen [HBsAg] result), or hepatitis C. Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Patients positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA).
    • History of allogenic organ transplantation.
    • History of another primary malignancy except for:
    • Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no active disease before the first dose of investigational product (IP) and of low potential risk for recurrence.
    • Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease.
    • Adequately treated any carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease.
    • Prostate cancer with stable disease with active or prior treatment that will not interfere with current lung cancer treatment will be eligible.

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Community Medical Center
    • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    • Jersey City Medical Center
    • RWJ University Hospital Somerset
  • A Phase 2, Multicenter, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Safusidenib Erbumine in Patients with Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1)-Mutant Glioma. - NCT05303519

    Part 1 - Primary: To evaluate the safety and determine the RP2D of safusidenib in the treatment of recurrent/progressive IDH1-mutant WHO Grade 2/3 glioma. Part 1 - Secondary: - To evaluate the PK profile of safusidenib following oral administration. - To evaluate the efficacy of safusidenib in the treatment of recurrent/progressive IDH1-mutant WHO Grade 2/3 glioma. Part 2 - Primary: - To evaluate the efficacy of maintenance safusidenib versus placebo in IDH1-mutant Grade 3 astrocytoma with high-risk features and Grade 4 astrocytoma following standard-of-care radiation or chemoradiation and adjuvant temozolomide. Part 2 Seconday: - To compare OS between safusidenib and placebo. - To evaluate the efficacy of safusidenib compared with placebo based on PFS by Investigator assessment. - To evaluate the efficacy of safusidenib and placebo based on DCR. - To evaluate the efficacy of safusidenib compared with placebo by ORR. - To evaluate the DOR of safusidenib compared with placebo. - To evaluate the efficacy of safusidenib and placebo based on TTR. - To evaluate the efficacy of safusidenib compared with placebo based on TTNI. - To evaluate health-related quality of life with safusidenib compared with placebo as assessed by Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaires. - To evaluate the safety and tolerability of safusidenib compared with placebo. - To evaluate seizure activity in participants receiving safusidenib compared with placebo. - To evaluate the PK profile of safusidenib.

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    • Protocol Number:
      142502

    • Principal Investigator:
      Morana Vojnic

    • Phase:
      Phase II

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Brain and Nervous System

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy single agent systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      Safusidenib

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    Key Inclusion Criteria for Part 1:

      1. Patient must be ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF). 2. Patient must have histologically confirmed recurrent or progressive WHO Grade 2 glioma or Grade 3 glioma with IDH1 R132H or R132C mutation confirmed by immunohistochemistry or molecular genetic testing. 3. The IDH mutation, and other applicable gene/molecular alterations (see Table 10-2) are determined by a validated assay as performed in Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified/College of American Pathologists (CAP)-accredited or locally equivalent clinical laboratories. Prior clinical pathology report fulfilling the diagnosis criteria prior to screening with tumor samples collected is acceptable for patient enrollment in both Part 1 and Part 2. 4. Patient has received no more than 2 prior therapies for disease recurrence/progression. 5. Patient has disease recurrence or progression or cannot tolerate the most recent therapy. 6. Patient must have a measurable lesion(s) as per the RANO-HGG criteria for primarily enhancing lesions or RANO-LGG criteria for primarily non-enhancing lesions. The lesion (s) must be visible on 2 or more axial slices and have perpendicular diameters of at least 10 × 10 mm. The definition of primarily enhancing lesions or primarily non-enhancing lesions is referred to Section 8.3.1.

      Key Inclusion Criteria for Part 2 and 3:

        1. Must be ≥18 years old at the time of signing the ICF. 2. Must agree to submit sufficient tumor tissue for retrospective biomarker and histological analyses. This requirement may be waived in rare circumstances with approval by the Sponsor. 3. Has adequate hematologic and organ function

        Key Inclusion Criteria for Part 2:

          1. Diagnosis of histologically confirmed IDH1-mutant Grade 2, Grade 3 with high risk features or Grade 4 astrocytoma, per WHO 2021 classification and Investigator Assessment. 2. Have an IDH1 mutation (R132H/C/G/S/L) based on IHC (R132H only), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or next-generation sequencing (NGS). CDKN2A/B status and at least 1 of the following must be confirmed: absence of 1p19q co-deletion by fluorescence in situ hybridization, array comparative genomic hybridization, or NGS; presence of an ATRX loss of function mutation by NGS; or loss of normal ATRX expression by IHC. A validated assay performed in a CLIA-certified/CAP-accredited (or local equivalent) clinical laboratory must be used for all of the aforementioned results. Documentation of biomarker status, including redacted molecular pathology and NGS reports, must be provided during Screening. 3. Must not have experienced tumor recurrence or progression between first day of radiotherapy and randomization by local assessment per RANO 2.0. 4. Participants must have completed radiation therapy with a minimum of 80% of planned treatment completed (with or without concurrent temozolomide) and between 6 and 12 cycles of adjuvant . Randomization must occur at least 28 days and not more than 75 days after the final dose of temozolomide.

          Key Inclusion Criteria for Part 3:

            1. Have had at least 1 prior surgery for glioma (biopsy, sub-total resection, or gross total resection), with the most recent surgery having occurred at least 90 days and no longer than 5 years before the date of enrollment, have not had any other prior anticancer therapy, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and are not in need of immediate chemotherapy or radiotherapy in the opinion of the Investigator. 2. Have histologically confirmed Grade 3 IDH-mutant oligodendroglioma according to WHO 2021 criteria per local assessment. 3. Have residual or recurrent measurable disease per RANO 2.0 and confirmed by BICR, at the time of enrollment. 4. Have an IDH1 mutation (R132H/C/G/S/L). The presence of 1p19q co-deletion must also be confirmed. All results must be generated using a validated assay performed in a CLIA-certified/CAP-accredited (or local equivalent) clinical laboratory.

          Key Exclusion Criteria for Part 1:

            1. Prior anti-cancer therapy, within the applicable periods shown below, before the start of the protocol treatment: 2. Systemic drug therapies: within 3 weeks (lomustine within 6 weeks) 3. Surgery: within 3 weeks 4. Radiation therapy: within 12 weeks 5. Investigational agents: within 5 half-lives for other investigational agents 6. Patient did receive the prior therapy targeted to IDH1 mutation.. 7. Known hypersensitivity to safusidenib or to any drug with similar chemical structure or to any other excipient present in the pharmaceutical form of safusidenib.

          Key Exclusion Criteria for Part 2 and 3:

            1. Participants with prior or anticipated treatment with anti-angiogenic agents such as Avastin (bevacizumab), agents known to target IDH1 or IDH2, or investigational agents for glioma are excluded. 2. Have brainstem or spinal cord involvement either as primary location, site of multifocal involvement, or by significant tumor extension. 3. Significant functional or neurocognitive deficits, including uncontrolled seizures, that would preclude participation in protocol-defined study activities, as assessed by Investigator. 4. Evidence of diffuse leptomeningeal disease. 5. History of significant cardiac disease within 12 months prior to randomization (if applicable) or first dose of study drug (if randomization does not apply). 6. If taking corticosteroids, must be on a stable or decreasing dose for the 14 days prior to randomization (if applicable) or first dose of study drug (if randomization does not apply). 7. Participants with other malignancies must have received curative treatment and been disease-free for at least 3 years. Curatively resected skin cancer or curatively treated carcinoma in situ is allowed. 8. Have a condition that would interfere with, or increase the risk of, study participation.

          Key Exclusion Criteria for Part 2 1. Participants may not have received any anticancer

            treatments other than surgery, radiation, concurrent/adjuvant temozolomide, andtumor-treating fields. Tumor-treating fields must be discontinued prior to randomization.

          Key Exclusion Criteria for Part 3:

            1. Participants may not have received any prior anticancer therapy other than surgery(biopsy, sub-total, or gross total resection) for treatment of glioma, includingradiotherapy.

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Community Medical Center
  • A Phase 2b, Open-Label, Two-Cohort Study of Subcutaneous Amivantamab in Combination with Lazertinib as First-Line Treatment, or Subcutaneous Amivantamab in Combination with Platinum-Based Chemotherapy as Second-Line Treatment for Common EGFR-Mutated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. - NCT06667076

    The primary objective of this study is to assess the antitumor activity of amivantamab SC and lazertinib (Cohort 1), and amivantamab SC and chemotherapy (Cohort 2) in participants with EGFRm NSCLC. Overall safety and tolerability will be assessed as a secondary objective. Secondary Objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of amivantamab SC (Cohorts 1 and 2) and lazertinib (Cohort 1 only) in EGFRm NSCLC patient populations.

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    • Protocol Number:
      032409

    • Principal Investigator:
      Missak Haigentz

    • Phase:
      Phase II

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Lung

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      Amivantamab CARBOPLATIN Lazertinib PEMETREXED

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    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Have histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is not amenable to curative intent therapy
    • Epidermal growth factor resistance-mutation (EGFRm) must be an Ex19del or Ex21 L858R substitution, as detected by food and drug administration (FDA)-approved or other validated test in a clinical laboratory improvement amendments (CLIA)-certified laboratory (sites in the US), or an accredited local laboratory (sites outside of the US) in accordance with site standard of care. In the European union (EU), the local test must be Conformité Européenne (CE)-marked or an in-house laboratory-developed test from health institutions in the EU in accordance with Article 5(5) of the in vitro diagnostic regulations (IVDR ) 2071/746, as amended
    • Have at least 1 measurable lesion, according to RECIST version (v)1.1, that has not been previously irradiated
    • Any toxicities from prior systemic anticancer therapy must have resolved to national cancer institute common terminology criteria for adverse events (NCI-CTCAE) version 5.0 grade 1 or baseline level (except for alopecia [any grade], grade <=2 peripheral neuropathy, or grade <=2 hypothyroidism stable on hormone replacement)
    • Have an eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Medical history of active interstitial lung disease (ILD), including drug-induced ILD or radiation pneumonitis. Participants with medical history of radiation pneumonitis, including radiation pneumonitis which required steroid treatment, should consult with the medical monitor and eligibility be assessed on a case-by-case basis
    • Had major surgery excluding placement of vascular access or tumor biopsy or had significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks before the first dose of anticancer treatments or will not have fully recovered from surgery, or has surgery planned during the time the participant is expected to participate in the study
    • Participant has uncontrolled tumor-related pain (symptomatic lesions amenable to palliative radiotherapy should be treated prior to first dosing)
    • Received an investigational treatment that has not been cleared (based on at least 5 half lives of any pharmaceutical treatment) before the planned first dose of study treatment or is currently enrolled in an investigational study
    • Has a prior or concurrent second malignancy (other than the disease under study) which natural history or treatment could likely interfere with any study endpoints of safety or the efficacy of the study treatment(s)

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    • RWJ University Hospital Somerset
    • Trinitas Regional Medical Center – Williamson Street Campus
  • A Phase 3 Open-label Randomized Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of RLY-2608 + Fulvestrant Versus Capivasertib + Fulvestrant as Treatment for PIK3CA-mutant Hormone Receptor Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Negative (HR+/HER2-) Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Following Recurrence or Progression On or After Treatment with a CDK4/6 Inhibitor. - NCT06982521

    Primary: To compare the efficacy of RLY-2608 + fulvestrant relative to capivasertib + fulvestrant by assessment of PFS within the overall and kinase populations by BICR. Secondary: To compare the efficacy of RLY-2608 + fulvestrantm relative to capivasertib + fulvestrant by assessment of OS within the overall and kinase populations.

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    • Protocol Number:
      042502

    • Principal Investigator:
      Mridula A George

    • Phase:
      Phase III

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Breast

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      Capivasertib FULVESTRANT RLY-2608

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    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Patient has ECOG performance status of 0-1
    • One or more known primary oncogenic PIK3CA mutation(s)
    • Adult females, pre- and/or post-menopausal, and adult males. Pre-menopausal (and peri-menopausal) women can be enrolled if amenable to treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. Patients are to have commenced treatment with a GnRH agonist at least 4 weeks prior to randomization and must be willing to continue on it for the duration of the study.
    • Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (ABC) with radiological or objective evidence of recurrence or progression; locally advanced disease must not be amenable to resection with curative intent
    • Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 or evaluable bone-only disease.
    • Must have radiological evidence of progression on or after previous treatment for HR+/HER2- ABC with: 1. At least 1 and no more than 2 lines of endocrine therapy (ET) in the (neo)adjuvant setting with recurrence on or within 12 months of completion or in the ABC setting 2. 1 prior line of CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy in one of the following settings: 1. CDK4/6 inhibitor + ET in the ABC setting 2. CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy in the adjuvant setting if progression occurred during or within 12 months of completion of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor with ET 3. Patients who progressed during or within 12 months of completion of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor and after receiving CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy in the advanced setting are considered to have had >1 prior line of CDK4/6 inhibitor and are not eligible

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Prior treatment with any of the following: 1. CDK2 or selective CDK4 inhibitors or any investigational therapies targeting cyclin dependent kinases 2. PIK3, AKT, or mTOR inhibitors or any agent whose mechanism of action is the inhibit the PIK3/AKT/mTOR pathway 3. Immunotherapy 4. Antibody drug conjugates
    • Type 1 diabetes, or Type 2 diabetes requiring antihyperglycemic medication, or fasting plasma glucose ≥ 140 mg/dL, or glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥7.0% (≥ 53 mmol/mol).
    • Clinically significant, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease
    • Any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events
    • Known active uncontrolled or symptomatic CNS metastases associated with progressive neurological symptoms or requiring ongoing corticosteroids or anticonvulsants for symptomatic control
    • Past medical history of interstitial lung disease, drug-induced interstitial lung disease, radiation pneumonitis which required steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease
    • History of hypersensitivity to fulvestrant or drugs in a similar class as fulvestrant, RLY-2608, or capivasertib, including their excipients
    • Known activating AKT mutations, loss-of-function PTEN mutations, or loss of PTEN expression resulting in oncogenic pathway activation downstream of PI3K

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    • Jersey City Medical Center
    • RWJ University Hospital Somerset
    • Trinitas Regional Medical Center – Williamson Street Campus
  • A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Zanidatamab to Trastuzumab, Each in Combination with Physician's Choice Chemotherapy, for the Treatment of Participants with Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. JZP598-303 - NCT06435429

    Primary: Compare the efficacy of zanidatamab plus chemotherapy versus trastuzumab plus chemotherapy Secondary: Further compare the efficacy of zanidatamab plus chemotherapy versus trastuzumab plus chemotherapy

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    • Protocol Number:
      042406

    • Principal Investigator:
      Coral Omene

    • Phase:
      Phase III

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Breast

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      TRASTUZUMAB Zanidatamab

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    Participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the followingcriteria apply: 1. Is 18 years of age or of the legal adult age per local standard at the time of signing the informed consent. 2. Has histologically confirmed HER2-positive breast cancer according to ASCO-CAP Guidelines as evaluated by a central laboratory 3. Participants with unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer who have progressed on, or are intolerant to, previous T-DXd treatment. 4. Has measurable disease per RECIST version 1.1. 5. Is eligible to receive one of the chemotherapy options listed in the physician's choice of chemotherapy (eribulin, gemcitabine, vinorelbine, or capecitabine). 6. Participants with history of treated or clinically inactive CNS metastases are eligible as specified in the protocol. 7. Has a life expectancy of at least 6 months, in the opinion of the investigator. 8. Has adequate hematologic parameters as defined in the protocol. 9. Has adequate hepatic function as specified in the protocol. 10. Has creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/minute as calculated per local institutional guidelines. 11. Has LVEF ≥ 50% as determined by either echocardiogram or MUGA obtained within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention. 12. Has ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. 13. Participant agrees to the following based on sex assigned at birth. 1. Male participants: Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to the following during the study intervention period and for at least 5 months after the last dose of study intervention or the contraception period for the combination chemotherapy of choice per local guidance/standard practice, whichever is longer:
    • Refrain from donating fresh unwashed semen.
    • Use contraception as follows as specified in the protocol 2. Female participants:
    • A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and one of the following conditions applies:
    • Is a women of nonchildbearing potential OR
    • Is a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of < 1% per year), with low user dependency during the study intervention period and for at least 5 months after the last dose of study intervention or the contraception period for the combination chemotherapy of choice per local guidance/standard practice, whichever is longer.
    • A WOCBP must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (urine or serum as required by local regulations) within 3 days before the first dose of study intervention.
    • Additional requirements for pregnancy testing during and after study intervention are provided in the protocol.
    • The investigator is responsible for review of medical history, menstrual history, and recent sexual activity to decrease the risk for inclusion of a woman with an early undetected pregnancy. 14. Is capable of giving signed informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form and in the protocol.Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:Medical Conditions 1. Has known or suspected leptomeningeal disease. 2. Has uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease. 3. Has toxicity related to prior cancer therapy that has not resolved to ≤ Grade 1, with exceptions as stated in the protocol. 4. Has uncontrolled infection requiring IV antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals. 5. Has known HIV infection. 6. Has active hepatitis B or C infection. 7. Has an active SARS-CoV-2 infection. Participants with prior infection that has resolved per local institutions' requirements and screening guidance are eligible. 8. Has a history of life-threatening hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or to recombinant proteins or excipients in the drug formulation of zanidatamab. 9. Is unable to receive trastuzumab treatment due to medical contraindications. 10. Has any serious underlying medical or psychiatric condition that would impair the ability of the participant to receive or tolerate the planned treatment at the investigational site. 11. Has any condition that would prevent treatment with the physician's choice of chemotherapy. 12. Has any issue or condition that in the opinion of the investigator would contraindicate the participant's participation in the study or confound the results of the study. Prior/Concomitant Therapy 13. Has a history of prior allogeneic bone marrow, stem cell, or solid organ transplantation. 14. Was treated with any local or systemic antineoplastic therapy (including hormonal therapies for breast cancer) or any investigational therapy within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to randomization. 15. Has a history of trauma or major surgery within 4 weeks prior to randomization. Other Exclusions 16. Has a known hypersensitivity to any components of the study drugs, including chemotherapy. 17. Female participants who are breastfeeding or pregnant, and female and male participants planning a pregnancy.

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
    • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    • Jersey City Medical Center
    • RWJ University Hospital Somerset
    • Trinitas Regional Medical Center – Williamson Street Campus
  • A Phase II Study of Ribociclib And Endocrine Treatment of Physician's Choice for Locoregional Recurrent, Resected Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Breast Cancer. - NCT05467891

    Primary Objective: To estimate subsequent recurrence-free survival (RFS) at 3 years for ribociclib when administered with ET (AIs or fulvestrant), in patients with Hormone Receptor (HR) positive, HER2 negative breast cancer with adequately resected local recurrence of early breast cancer (EBC). Secondary Objectives: - To estimate distant metastasis-free survival - To estimate overall survival (OS). - To evaluate safety and tolerability - To identify predictors of loco-regional recurrence. Exploratory Objectives: - To explore prognostic and predictive biomarkers of treatment with ribociclib and ET. - To explore potential molecular mechanisms of resistance to study treatment. - To explore the correlation of molecular landscape of recurrence with clinical endpoints (e.g., PIK3CA mutations, ESR1 mutations).

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    • Protocol Number:
      042208

    • Principal Investigator:
      Coral Omene

    • Phase:
      Phase II

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Breast

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy single agent systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      Ribociclib (KISQALI)

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    Eligibility Criteria to Collect Optional Correlative Blood and Tissue at Local Recurrence
    • Written informed consent (stage I) and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information obtained prior to performing any study-specific procedures. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
    • Male or female age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
    • Patient has a histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of estrogen-receptor positive and/or progesterone receptor positive breast cancer based on the most recently analyzed tissue sample and all tested by local laboratory.
    • Patient has HER2-negative breast cancer defined as a negative in situ hybridization test or an IHC status of 0, 1+ or 2+. If IHC is 2+, a negative in situ hybridization (FISH, CISH, or SISH) test is required by local laboratory testing and based on the most recently analyzed tissue sample. If there is insufficient tissue from the most recently collected sample, earlier tissue may be used on a case-by-case basis if permission is granted by the sponsor investigator.
    • Patient has locoregional recurrence of breast cancer: locoregional recurrence is defined as invasive recurrence in the ipsilateral breast, axilla, regional nodes, or chest wall.

      Inclusion Criteria for Treatment Phase:

        Subject must meet all of the following applicable inclusion criteria to participate inthis study:
      • Written informed consent (stage II/ main consent) and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information obtained prior to performing any study-specific screening procedures. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
      • Male or female age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. NOTE: Both pre- and post-menopausal women are eligible. Post-menopausal status is defined as:
      • Prior bilateral oophorectomy
      • Age ≥60
      • Age <60 and amenorrhea for the last 12 or more months(in the absence of chemotherapy, tamoxifen, toremifen, or ovarian suppression) and FSH and estradiol in the postmenopausal range per local normal range.
      • ECOG Performance Status of 0-1 within 28 days prior to registration.
      • If patient is receiving tamoxifen or toremifene, a washout period of 5 half-lives (i.e. 35 days) prior to registration is required (during that period the participant can take AI).
      • Patient has a histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of estrogen-receptor positive and/or progesterone receptor positive breast cancer based on the most recently analyzed tissue sample and all tested by local laboratory.
      • Patient has HER2-negative breast cancer defined as a negative in situ hybridization test or an IHC status of 0, 1+ or 2+. If IHC is 2+, a negative in situ hybridization (FISH, CISH, or SISH) test is required by local laboratory testing and based on the most recently analyzed tissue sample. If there is insufficient tissue from the most recently collected sample, earlier tissue may be used on a case-by-case basis if permission is granted by the sponsor investigator.
      • Patients have had adequate local treatment for locoregional recurrence (LRR) of breast cancer.
      • Locoregional recurrence is defined as recurrence in the ipsilateral breast, axilla, regional lymph nodes, or chest wall.
      • Local treatment is defined as either surgery, radiation therapy, or a combination of both if indicated.
      • Adequate local therapy is surgery with negative microscopic margins. Radiation therapy is mandated for patients with microscopically involved margins and recommended for all patients who had not received radiotherapy as part of their primary treatment.
      • Patients who have distant metastatic disease will not be eligible.
      • Prior treatment with neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy and ET is allowed.
      • Patients must enroll within 6 months of the last local treatment, either local surgery or radiation; or systemic chemotherapy (if patient is receiving chemotherapy), whichever occurred last. Chemotherapy after local therapy is allowed. ET for recurrent disease is allowed for up to 12 months prior to enrollment.
      • Patient has no contraindication to the adjuvant ET in the trial and is planned to be treated or continue treatment with ET.
      • Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined below; all screening labs to be obtained within 28 days prior to registration.
      • Hematological
      • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC): ≥ 1.5 x 109/L
      • Platelets: ≥ 100 x 109/L
      • Hemoglobin (Hgb): ≥ 9.0 g/dL
      • Renal
      • --Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR): ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73m2 according to the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula
      • Hepatic
      • Bilirubin: ≤ upper limit of normal (ULN) except for patients with Gilbert's syndrome who may only be included if the total bilirubin is ≤ 3.0 × ULN or direct bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN
      • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST): ≤ 2.5 × ULN except for patients with liver metastasis, who are only included if the AST is < 5 × ULN
      • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT): ≤ 2.5 × ULN except for patients with liver metastasis, who are only included if the ALT is < 5 × ULN
      • Coagulation
      • --International Normalized Ratio (INR) : ≤ 1.5 × ULN (unless is receiving anticoagulants and the INR is within the therapeutic range of intended use for that anticoagulant within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug)
      • Electrolytes ---Potassium, Magnesium, and Total Calcium (corrected for serum albumin): Within normal limits or corrected to within normal limits with supplements.
      • Standard 12-lead ECG values defined as
      • QTcF interval at screening < 450 msec (QT interval using Fridericia's correction)
      • Resting heart rate 50-90 bpm (determined from the ECG)
      • Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a male able to father a child must have a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 14 days prior to registration and must be willing to use a highly effective method of contraception that does not contain estrogen and/or progesterone. See the protocol for definition of childbearing potential.
      • As determined by the enrolling physician or protocol designee, ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study.
      • Ability to swallow and retain oral medication.

      Exclusion Criteria for Treatment Phase:

        Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study:
      • Patient with a known hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of ribociclib.
      • Patient who has received prior CDK4/6 inhibitor for recurrent disease. Patients who received a CDK4/6 inhibitor in the adjuvant setting may participate if they have been off therapy for at least 1 year prior to diagnosis of recurrent disease.
      • Patient has had major surgery within 14 days prior to starting study drug or has not recovered from major side effects.
      • Pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the trial (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the mother is being treated on study).
      • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are not eligible for this trial.
      • Patients with distant metastases of breast cancer beyond regional lymph nodes as defined by AJCC (8th edition).
      • Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days prior to registration or participation in any other type of medical research judged not to be scientifically or medically compatible with this study. Enrollment or planned enrollment in another study that does not involve an investigational drug will be allowed at the discretion of the treating investigator.
      • Patient has impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of the study drugs (e.g., uncontrolled ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or small bowel resection).
      • Patient has any other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, cause unacceptable safety risks, contraindicate patient participation in the clinical study or compromise compliance with the protocol: (e.g., chronic pancreatitis, chronic active hepatitis, HIV, active untreated or uncontrolled fungal, bacterial or viral infections, etc.). Testing to be done at investigator's discretion.
      • Clinically significant, uncontrolled heart disease and/or cardiac repolarization abnormality, including any of the following:
      • History of documented myocardial infarction (MI), angina pectoris, symptomatic pericarditis, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within 6 months prior to study entry
      • Documented cardiomyopathy
      • History of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) < 50%
      • Long QT syndrome or family history of idiopathic sudden death or congenital long QT syndrome, or any of the following:
      • Risk factors for Torsades de Pointe (TdP) including uncorrected hypocalcemia, hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, history of cardiac failure, or history of clinically significant/symptomatic bradycardia
      • Concomitant medication(s) with a known risk to prolong the QT interval and/or known to cause Torsades de Pointe that cannot be discontinued or replaced by safe alternative medication (e.g., within 5 half-lives or 7 days prior to starting study drug)
      • Inability to determine the QTcF interval
      • Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., ventricular tachycardia), complete left bundle branch block, high-grade AV block (e.g., bifascicular block, Mobitz type II and third-degree AV block)
      • Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) >160 or <90 mmHg
      • Patient is currently receiving any of the following substances and cannot be discontinued 7 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1:
      • Concomitant medications, herbal supplements, and/or fruits (e.g., grapefruit, pummelos, star fruit, Seville oranges) and their juices that are strong inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A4/5,
      • Medications that have a narrow therapeutic window and are predominantly metabolized through CYP3A4/5.
      • Patient is currently receiving or has received systemic corticosteroids ≤ 2 weeks prior to starting study drug, or who have not fully recovered from side effects of such treatment. Note: The following uses of corticosteroids are permitted: a short duration (<5 days) of systemic corticosteroids; any duration of topical applications (e.g. for rash), inhaled sprays (e.g., for obstructive airways diseases), eye drops or local injections (e.g., intra-articular).
      • Patient with an uncontrolled psychiatric condition that, in the investigator's judgment, may cause unacceptable safety risks, impede research integrity and compliance, or interfere with the objectives of the study.

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
  • A Phase II, Open-Label, Multi-Cohort, Multicenter Study in Patients with Unresectable Heptocellular Carcinoma and CHILDPUGH B7 and B8 Cirrhosis. - NCT06096779

    Primary objective: - To evaluate the safety of the study treatments in Cohorts A and B. Secondary Objectives: - To evaluate the efficacy of the study treatments in Cohorts A and B. - To evaluate patient-reported tolerability of the study treatments in Cohorts A and B from the participants perspective. Exploratory Objectives: To identify biomarkers as follows: - Those associated with response to atezolizumab + bevacizumab or atezolizumab monotherapy. - Those that are early surrogates of efficacy, are associated with progression to a more severe disease state (i.e., prognostic biomarkers). OR - Those that can increase the knowledge of disease biology and drug safety in Cohorts A and B.

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    • Protocol Number:
      072309

    • Principal Investigator:
      Howard Hochster

    • Phase:
      Phase II

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Liver

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic Chemotherapy single agent systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A) BEVACIZUMAB

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    General Inclusion Criteria:

    • Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable HCC with diagnosis confirmed by histology/cytology or clinically by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria in cirrhotic participants
    • Disease that is not amenable to curative surgical and/or locoregional therapies
    • No prior systemic treatment (including systemic investigational agents) for locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable HCC
    • Measurable disease (at least one untreated target lesion) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1)
    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 within 7 days prior to initiation of study treatment
    • Child-pugh B7 or B8 cirrhosis at screening and within 7 days prior to study treatment
    • Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
    • Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
    • Female participants of childbearing potential must be willing to avoid pregnancy and egg donation
    • Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.0 x 10^9 per liter (/L) (≥1000 per microliter [/μL]) without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support
    • Platelet count ≥ 50 × 109/L (50,000/μL) without transfusion
    • Hemoglobin ≥ 80 grams per liter (g/L) (8 grams per deciliter [g/dL]) aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 5 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Serum bilirubin ≤ 3 × ULN
    • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 milliliters per minute (mL/min) (calculated using the Cockcroft-gault formula)
    • Serum albumin ≥ 20 g/L (2.0 g/dL) without transfusion in the prior 3 months
    • International normalized ratio (INR) ≤2.3

    General Exclusion Criteria:

    • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
    • Prior treatment with cluster of differentiation 137 (CD137) agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies
    • Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment
    • Treatment with locoregional therapy to liver within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment, or non-recovery from side effects of any such procedure
    • Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents
    • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication
    • Treatment with a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment
    • Inadequately controlled hypertension
    • Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency
    • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan
    • Participants who have a known concurrent malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment, who have not completely recovered from treatment, or who have a significant malignancy history that, in the opinion of the investigator, should preclude participation
    • Participants on preventative hormonal therapies (i.e., tamoxifen and other hormonal inhibitors) are not excluded
    • Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, other rare HCC variant, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC
    • Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases
    • Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
    • Actively listed for liver transplantation
    • Co-infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)
    • Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or that are at high risk for bleeding
    • A prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
    • Grade ≥3 hemorrhage or bleeding event within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment
    • Hepatic encephalopathy is allowed if no active symptoms or stable within 3 months of study treatment
    • History, planned, or recommended placement of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is excluded from Cohort A only. TIPS is acceptable in Cohort B
    • Diagnostic paracentesis is allowed. Therapeutic paracentesis: one large volume paracentesis prior to enrollment with diuretic controlled ascites is allowed.
    • Participants with ascites controlled on diuretics are allowed
    • History of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis within last 12 months

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Rutgers Cancer Institute
  • A Phase II/III Study of Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Alone or Combined with either Trastuzumab and Hyaluronidase-Oysk (HERCEPTIN HYLECTA) or Pertuzumab Trastuzumab and Hyaluronidase-ZZFX (PHESGO) in HER2 Positive, Stage I-IV Endometrial Serous Carcinoma or Carcinosarcoma. - NCT05256225

    Primary: Phase II: Progression Free Survival To evaluate the efficacy of trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk (HERCEPTIN HYLECTA) and pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf (PHESGO) in combination with paclitaxel/carboplatin in patients with HER2 positive endometrial serous carcinoma or carcinosarcoma. Efficacy will be determined via investigator assessed progression free survival (PFS) as assessed by RECIST 1.1. The two experimental arms (Arms 2 and 3) will be compared to the reference arm (Arm 1). If the experimental arms demonstrate superiority to the reference, the experimental arms will be compared to each other. Phase III: Overall Survival To evaluate the efficacy of trastuzumab and hyaluronidase-oysk (HERCEPTIN HYLECTA) and pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf (PHESGO) in combination with paclitaxel/carboplatin in patients with HER2 positive endometrial serous carcinoma or carcinosarcoma. Efficacy will be determined via investigator assessed overall survival (OS). The two experimental arms (Arms 2 and 3) will be compared to the reference arm (Arm 1). If the experimental arms demonstrate superiority to the reference, the experimental arms will be compared to each other. Secondary: - To evaluate the overall response rate (ORR) in patients with measurable disease. The ORR will be defined as the binomial proportion of evaluable patients with a best overall response of CR or PR (by RECIST 1.1) within 12 months of initiating maintenance therapy. - To evaluate the duration of objective response in patients with measurable disease as assessed by RECIST 1.1. - To determine the nature, frequency and degree of toxicity as assessed by CTCAE v.5.0 for each treatment arm. - To compare QOL, as measured by FACT-En-TOI, in the experimental versus control arms. - To compare patient-reported treatment-associated symptoms (diarrhea and rash) as measured with the PRO -CTCAE, patient-reported fatigue as measured with the PROMIS-Fatigue short form, and worry concerning side effects of treatment as measured by the item bothered by side effect , in the FACT-En TOI, respectively, in the experimental and control arms. - To assess the correlation of HER2 IHC expression and ISH amplification with clinical outcome and response to HER2 targeted therapies. Exploratory Objectives: To explore time to sustained deterioration in quality of life, as measured by a drop in the FACT-En-TOI by 6 or more points lasting for more than one PRO time point, in the experimental and control arms.

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    • Protocol Number:
      102301

    • Principal Investigator:
      Eugenia Girda

    • Phase:
      Phase II/III

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Other Female Genital

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      CARBOPLATIN Hyaluronidase-oysk PACLITAXEL Pertuzumab TRASTUZUMAB

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    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2009 stage IA-IVB, non-recurrent, chemotherapy (chemo)-naive, HER2-positive endometrial cancer. The following endometrial cancer types are eligible:
    • Serous
    • Other endometrial cancers (including clear cell, endometrioid, mixed epithelial, dedifferentiated/undifferentiated)
    • Carcinosarcoma
    • NOTE: Endometrial cancers that are mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) by IHC are not eligible
    • Histologic confirmation of the original primary tumor is required. Submission of surgical pathology report (or endometrial biopsy pathology report in patients who never undergo hysterectomy) is required
    • Patients must be within 8 weeks of primary surgery (or endometrial biopsy in patients who never undergo hysterectomy) at the time of study registration
    • Patients may have measurable disease, non-measurable disease, or no measurable disease. In patients with measurable disease, lesions will be defined and monitored by RECIST v 1.1. Measurable disease is defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded). Each lesion must be >= 10 mm when measured by CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Lymph nodes must be >= 15 mm in short axis when measured by CT or MRI
    • For patients with uterine-confined (stage I) disease, the tumor must be invasive into the myometrium. Any amount of myoinvasion is acceptable for eligibility. Patients with non-invasive disease, endometrial intraepithelial carcinoma alone, or disease confined to a polyp will be excluded
    • All patients must have tumors that are HER2 positive as defined by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) 2018 Breast Cancer guidelines. IHC and ISH testing will be done locally, at each participating institution and interpreted by local pathologists. In general HER2 positivity is defined as any of the following:
    • 3+ immunohistochemistry (IHC),
    • 2+ IHC with positive in situ hybridization (ISH) Alternatively, patients could be eligible if next generation sequencing (NGS) demonstrates HER2 (ERBB2) amplification. NGS testing can be performed through any designated labs as per the National Cancer Institute (NCI) MATCH/NCI Combo-MATCH trial.Pathology report showing results of institutional HER2 testing (or NGS testing results)must be submitted.Sites must submit all results available (IHC, ISH, and NGS)
    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2
    • Age >= 18
    • Platelets >= 100,000/mcl (within 14 days prior to registration)
    • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mcl (within 14 days prior to registration)
    • Creatinine =< 1.5 x institutional/laboratory upper limit of normal (ULN) or estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) >= 50 mL/min using either the Cockcroft-Gault equation, the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study, or as reported in the comprehensive metabolic panel/basic metabolic panel (eGFR) (within 14 days prior to registration)
    • Total serum bilirubin level =< 1.5 x ULN (patients with known Gilbert's disease who have bilirubin level =< 3 x ULN may be enrolled) (within 14 days prior to registration)
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3 x ULN (within 14 days prior to registration)
    • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months of registration are eligible for this trial
    • Although the uterus will have been removed in the vast majority of patients, for patients of child-bearing potential: negative urine or serum pregnancy test. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test is required. Patients will be considered of non-reproductive potential if they are either:
    • Postmenopausal (defined as at least 12 months with no menses without an alternative medical cause; in women < 45 years of age, a high follicle stimulating hormone [FSH] level in the postmenopausal range may be used to confirm a postmenopausal state in women not using hormonal contraception or hormonal replacement therapy. In the absence of 12 months of amenorrhea, a single FSH measurement is insufficient); OR
    • Have had a hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy or bilateral tubal ligation/occlusion at least 6 weeks prior to registration
    • Have a congenital or acquired condition that prevents childbearing
    • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
    • Patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have an undetectable HBV viral load on suppressive therapy, if indicated
    • Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
    • Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible if follow-up brain imaging after central nervous system (CNS)-directed therapy shows no evidence of progression
    • The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry and, for patients treated in the United States (U.S.), authorization permitting release of personal health information

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Prior Therapy:
    • Patients must NOT have received prior chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or targeted therapy for treatment of endometrial carcinoma
    • Patients must NOT have received prior radiation therapy for treatment of endometrial carcinoma. Prior radiation includes external beam pelvic radiation therapy, external beam extended field pelvic/para-aortic radiation therapy, and/or intravaginal brachytherapy
    • NOTE: Vaginal brachytherapy for treatment of endometrial cancer is permitted during study treatment. Planned use of vaginal brachytherapy must be declared at time of registration
    • Patients may have received prior hormonal therapy for treatment of endometrial carcinoma. All hormonal therapy must be discontinued at least one week prior to registration
    • Patients may not have a planned interval cytoreduction or hysterectomy, prior to documentation of progression, after study registration
    • Patients may not have planned external beam radiotherapy, prior to documentation of progression, after study registration
    • Significant cardiovascular disease including:
    • Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as systolic > 150 mm Hg or diastolic > 90 mm Hg despite antihypertensive medications
    • Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 6 months prior to registration
    • New York Heart Association functional classification II, III or IV
    • Serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication. This does not include asymptomatic, atrial fibrillation with controlled ventricular rate
    • Significant lung disease: dyspnea at rest grade 2 or greater (resulting from extensive tumor involvement or other causes), pneumonitis grade 2 or greater, interstitial lung disease grade 2 or greater, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, Aspergillosis, active tuberculosis, or history of opportunistic infections (pneumocystis pneumonia or cytomegalovirus pneumonia)
    • Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to: ongoing or active infection (except for uncomplicated urinary tract infection), uncontrolled interstitial lung disease, symptomatic congestive heart failure, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
    • Treatment with strong CYP2C8 or CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers within 14 days or 5 drug-elimination half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to registration
    • Women who are unwilling to discontinue nursing

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
    • Community Medical Center
    • RWJ University Hospital Somerset
  • A Phase II/III Trial of MEDI4736 (Durvalumab) and Chemotherapy for Patients with High Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer Prior to Nephroureterectomy. - NCT04628767

    Cisplatin Eligible Patients (Arms A and B) Event Free Survival (EFS): The primary objective of the cisplatin eligible cohort (N=220) is to compare event-free survival (EFS) between patients with UTUC randomized to neoadjuvant aMVAC alone or in combination with MEDI4736 (durvalumab). Cisplatin Ineligible Patients (Arm C) Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) at surgery: The primary objective of the cisplatin ineligible cohort (N=29) is evaluation of pathologic complete response at radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) (pCR, pT0N0/ Nx). Secondary Objectives: Cisplatin Eligible Cohort: To assess pathologic complete response (pCR) at surgery. Cisplatin Ineligible Cohort: Event-free survival (EFS) will be evaluated for the cisplatin ineligible cohort as a secondary endpoint. In all patients: - Overall survival in all, and by post chemotherapy response. - To evaluate disease-free survival (DFS) in each arm separately. - To evaluate cancer-specific survival of patients in each arm separately. - To evaluate renal function outcomes following systemic treatment and following surgery (RNU) in each arm separately. - To evaluate safety and tolerability of neoadjuvant aMVAC alone or in combination with MEDI4736 (durvalumab) prior to RNU.

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    • Protocol Number:
      082210

    • Principal Investigator:
      Saum Ghodoussipour

    • Phase:
      Phase II/III

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Urinary Bladder

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic Surgery

    • Drugs Involved:
      aMVAC MEDI4736 (Durvalumab)

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    Inclusion Criteria:

    • STEP 1 REGISTRATION AND RANDOMIZATION
    • Patients must be >= 18 years of age
    • Patient must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity (IDMC) who have a legally authorized representative (LAR) or caregiver and/or family member available will also be considered eligible
    • Patient must have a diagnosis of high grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma expected within 14 weeks (98 days) prior to registration/randomization with one of the following:
    • Biopsy (gold standard, preferred) and either upper urinary tract mass on cross-sectional imaging or
    • Tumor directly visualized during upper urinary tract endoscopy
    • High grade cytology and clinically estimated invasive upper urinary tract mass on cross-sectional imaging (e.g., including presence of tumor-related hydronephrosis) or tumor directly visualized during upper urinary tract endoscopy
    • NOTE: Universal histologic testing of UTUC with additional studies, such as immunohistochemistry or microsatellite instability, is strongly recommended to identify patients with high probability of Lynch-related or other germline mutation related cancers whom clinicians should refer for genetic counseling and germline testing (this is not required for eligibility)
    • Due to the anatomy of upper urinary tract and lack of muscularis propria, pathologic evidence of cT2 on biopsy is usually not possible
    • Leukocytes >= 3,000/mcL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
    • Platelets >= 100,000/mcL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
    • Total bilirubin =< 1.2 mg/dL (or ≤ 2 mg/dLfor patients with Gilbert's disease)
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2 x institutional ULN (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
    • Hemoglobin (Hgb) >= 9 g/dL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration/randomization)
    • NOTE: Packed red blood transfusion is allowed to achieve this parameter as per treating investigator
    • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months prior to registration/randomization are eligible for this trial
    • NOTE: These patients must be stable on their anti-retroviral regimen with evidence of at least two undetectable viral loads within the past 6 months on the same regimen; the most recent undetectable viral load must be within the past 12 weeks. They must have a CD4 count of greater than 250 cells/mcL over the past 6 months on this same anti-retroviral regimen and must not have had a CD4 count < 200 cells/mcL over the past 2 years, unless it was deemed related to the cancer and/or chemotherapy induced bone marrow suppression. They must not be currently receiving prophylactic therapy for an opportunistic infection and must not have had an opportunistic infection within the past 6 months
    • NOTE: For patients who have received chemotherapy in the past 6 months, a CD4 count < 250 cells/mcL during chemotherapy is permitted as long as viral loads were undetectable during this same chemotherapy. They must have an undetectable viral load and a CD4 count >= 250 cells/mcL within 7 days of registration/randomization
    • For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
    • NOTE: Testing for HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C is not required unless clinically indicated
    • Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and have undetectable viral load. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
    • Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better
    • Patient must have a body weight of > 30 kg
    • Patient must have life expectancy of >= 12 weeks
    • Patient must have creatinine clearance > 15 ml/min as estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) > 15 ml/min/1.73m^2 within 28 days prior to registration/randomization
    • NOTE: Patients will be assigned to cisplatin-ineligible and cisplatin-eligible cohorts based on their creatinine clearance, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, and grade (if any) of peripheral neuropathy and/or hearing loss in keeping with recommended cisplatin contraindications. Patients who are cisplatin-eligible will be randomized to either Arm A or Arm B and patients who are cisplatin-ineligible will be registered to Arm C
    • Patients that meet any of the following four criteria will be registered to the cisplatin-ineligible Arm C if they meet other eligibility criteria:
    • Creatinine clearance > 15 ml/min and =< 50 ml/min (estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula) or GFR > 15ml/min/1.73m^2 and ≤ 50 ml/min/1.73 m^2
    • Hearing loss >= 3
    • Neuropathy >= 2
    • ECOG performance status 2
    • In addition, the patient must have an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,000/mcL obtained =< 14 days prior to registration
    • Patients that meet all of the following four criteria will be randomized to the cisplatin-eligible Arm A or Arm B:
    • Creatinine clearance of > 50ml/min (estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula) or GFR > 50ml/min/1.73m^2
    • ECOG performance status 0-1
    • Hearing loss grade 0-2
    • Neuropathy 0-2
    • In addition, the patient must have an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mcL obtained =< 14 days prior to randomization
    • Also, the patient must have left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >= 50% by (either multigated acquisition scan [MUGA] or 2-D echocardiogram) obtained within obtained within 28 days prior to randomization

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Patients must not have any component of small celleuroendocrine carcinoma. Other histologic subtypes (variants) are permitted provided the half or predominant (>= 50%) subtype is conventional urothelial carcinoma
    • Patients must not be pregnant or breast-feeding due to the potential harm to an unborn fetus and possible risk for adverse events in nursing infants with the treatment regimens being used. All patients of childbearing potential must have a blood test or urine study within 14 days prior to registration to rule out pregnancy. A patient of childbearing potential is defined as any patient, regardless of sexual orientation or whether they have undergone tubal ligation, who meets the following criteria: 1) has achieved menarche at some point, 2) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 3) has not been naturally postmenopausal (amenorrhea following cancer therapy does not rule out childbearing potential) for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months)
    • Patients of childbearing potential and sexually active patients must not expect to conceive or father children, either by using accepted and effective method(s) of contraception or by abstaining from sexual intercourse from the time of registration, while on study treatment and for at least 6 months after the last dose of protocol treatment
    • Patients must have no evidence of metastatic disease or clinically enlarged regional lymph nodes (>= 1.5 cm short axis) on imaging required within 28 days prior to registration (Non-regional findings >=1.5 cm short axis that in the opinion of the investigator are not concerning for involvement based on radiographic characteristics, chronicity, avidity on positron emission tomography (PET) or other imaging or other criteria can be eligible based on investigator discretion).
    • NOTE: Patients with elevated alkaline phosphatase, calcium or suspicious bone pain/tenderness can also undergo baseline bone scan to evaluate for bone metastasis at the discretion of local provider.
    • Patient must meet below criteria for prior/current malignancy history:
    • Non-urothelial cancer malignancy history:
    • Patient must not have another active (or within two years) second malignancy other than resected non-melanoma skin cancers, resected in situ breast, cervical or other in situ carcinoma, and either clinically insignificant per the investigator (e.g. =< Gleason 3+4) on active surveillance (or watchful waiting) or previously treated prostate cancer with no rising prostate specific antigen (PSA) and no plan to treat
    • NOTE: Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.
    • Urothelial cancer malignancy history:
    • Patient may have a history of resectable urothelial cancer as long as patients meet one of the following:
    • T0, Ta or Tis at any time
    • T1-4a N0 and no evidence of disease (NED) for more than 2 years from the latest therapy [e.g., radical surgery, transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), radiation, chemotherapy (neoadjuvant or adjuvant, or with radiation)]. Prior immune checkpoint inhibitor is not allowed.
    • Patient with history of >= pT4b, N+, and/or M1 UC is not eligible.
    • NOTE: Patients in whom concomitant or prior bladder/urethra predominant (>= 50%) urothelial carcinoma have been surgically resected and demonstrated to be only Ta or carcinoma in situ (CIS) (< cT1 N0) are eligible regardless of time elapsed
    • Patient must not have any uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection including tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, and tuberculosis [TB] testing in line with local practice), symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF), myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina pectoris, significant uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, clinically relevant liver cirrhosis, interstitial lung disease, or psychiatric illness/social situations in the three months prior to registration that would limit compliance with study requirements
    • Patient must not have received prior radiation therapy to >= 25% of the bone marrow for other diseases
    • Patient must not have received prior systemic anthracycline therapy
    • NOTE: Patients who have received prior intravesical chemotherapy at any time for non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder are eligible
    • Patient must not have either history of or active autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive therapy within 2 years prior to registration/randomization or any history of inflammatory bowel disease (inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], e.g. ulcerative colitis, or Crohn's disease), neuromuscular autoimmune condition, immune-related pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease. Patients with well-controlled hyper/hypothyroidism, celiac controlled by diet alone, diabetes mellitus type I, vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis, eczema, lichen planus, or similar skin/mucosa condition are eligible
    • Patient must not be on or have used immunosuppressive medication within 14 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
    • Intranasal, inhaled, intra-auricular, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g. intra-articular injection
    • Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent at the time of enrollment
    • Steroids as pre-medications for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. computed tomography [CT] pre-medication)
    • Patient must not have received live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab, while on protocol treatment and within 30 days after the last dose of durvalumab
    • Patient must not have had a major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to registration/randomization
    • NOTE: Cystoscopy/ureteroscopy, stent placement or nephrostomy tube is not considered major surgery
    • Patient must not have history of allogenic organ transplantation

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Community Medical Center
  • A Phase III Adjuvant Trial Evaluating the Addition of Adjuvant Chemotherapy to Ovarian Function Suppression plus Endocrine Therapy in Premenopausal Patients with pN0-1, ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer and an Oncotype Recurrence Score less than or equal to 25 (OFSET). - NCT05879926

    Primary: To determine whether adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) added to ovarian function suppression (OFS) plus endocrine therapy (ET) is superior to OFS plus ET in improving invasive breast cancer-free survival (IBCFS) among premenopausal, early- stage breast cancer (EBC) patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative tumors and 21-gene recurrence score (RS) between 16-25 (for pN0 patients) and 0-25 (for pN1 patients). Secondary: 1. To determine whether ACT added to OFS plus ET is superior to OFS plus ET in improving invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) among premenopausal, EBC patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative tumors and 21-gene RS between 16-25 (for pN0 patients) and 0-25 (for pN1 patients). 2. To determine whether ACT added to OFS plus ET is superior to OFS plus ET in improving overall survival (OS) among premenopausal, EBC patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative tumors and 21-gene RS between 16-25 (for pN0 patients) and 0-25 (for pN1 patients). 3. To determine whether ACT added to OFS plus ET is superior to OFS plus ET in improving distant recurrence-free interval (DRFI) among premenopausal, EBC patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative tumors and 21-gene RS between 16-25 (for pN0 patients) and 0-25 (for pN1 patients). 4. To determine whether ACT added to OFS plus ET is superior to OFS plus ET in improving breast cancer-free interval (BCFI) among premenopausal, EBC patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative tumors and 21-gene RS between 16-25 (for pN0 patients) and 0-25 (for pN1 patients). 5. To determine whether patients who receive ACT added to OFS plus ET will have more severe menopausal symptoms, measured by the FACT ESS-19 score, compared to those who do not receive ACT. 6. To determine whether patients who receive ACT added to OFS plus ET will have increased pain during aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy compared to patients who do not receive ACT.

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    • Protocol Number:
      042313

    • Principal Investigator:
      Mridula A George

    • Phase:
      Phase III

    • Scope:
      National

    • Applicable Disease Sites:
      Breast

    • Therapies Involved:
      Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic

    • Drugs Involved:
      Aromatase inhibitor ESTRADIOL

    Read Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • A patient cannot be considered eligible for this study unless ALL of the following conditions are met.
    • The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to pre-entry and, for patients treated in the U.S., authorization permitting release of personal health information.
    • Female patients must be greater than or equal to 18 years of age.
    • Patients must be premenopausal (evidence of functioning ovaries) at the time of pre-entry. For study purposes, premenopausal is defined as:
    • Age 50 years or under with spontaneous menses within 12 months; or
    • Age greater than 50-60 years with spontaneous menses within 12 months plus follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol levels in the premenopausal range; or
    • Patients with amenorrhea due to IUD or prior uterine ablation must have FSH and estradiol levels in the premenopausal range; or
    • Patients with prior hysterectomy must have FSH and estradiol levels in the premenopausal range.
    • The patient must have an ECOG performance status of less than or equal to 2 (or Karnofsky greater than or equal to 60%).
    • Patients may have ipsilateral or contralateral synchronous breast cancer if the highest stage tumor meets entry criteria, and the other sites of disease would not require chemotherapy or HER2-directed therapy.
    • Patients may have multicentric or multifocal breast cancer if the highest stage tumor meets entry criteria, and the other sites of disease would not require chemotherapy or HER2-directed therapy.
    • Patient may have undergone a total mastectomy, skin-sparing mastectomy, nipple-sparing mastectomy, or a lumpectomy.
    • For patients who undergo a lumpectomy, the margins of the resected specimen or re-excision must be histologically free of invasive tumor and DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) with no ink on tumor as determined by the local pathologist. If pathologic examination demonstrates tumor at the line of resection, additional excisions may be performed to obtain clear margins. Positive posterior margin is allowed if surgeon deems no further resection possible. (Patients with margins positive for LCIS (lobular carcinoma in situ) are eligible without additional resection.)
    • For patients who undergo mastectomy, the margins must be free of residual gross tumor. (Patients with microscopic positive margins are eligible if post-mastectomy RT (radiation therapy) of the chest wall will be administered.)
    • Patient must have undergone axillary staging with sentinel node biopsy (SNB), targeted axillary dissection (TAD), or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND).
    • The following staging criteria must be met postoperatively according to AJCC 8th edition criteria:
    • By pathologic evaluation, primary tumor must be pT1-3. (If N0, must be T1c or higher.)
    • By pathologic evaluation, ipsilateral nodes must be pN0 or pN1 (pN1mi, pN1a, pN1b, pN1c).
    • Patients with positive isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in axillary nodes will be considered N0 for eligibility purposes.
    • Patients with micrometastatic nodal involvement (0.2-2 mm) will be considered N1.
    • Oncotype DX RS (recurrence score) requirements*:
    • If node-negative:
    • Oncotype DX RS must be RS 21-25, or
    • Oncotype DX RS must be 16-20 and disease must be high clinical risk, defined as: low histologic grade with primary tumor size greater than 3 cm, intermediate histologic grade with primary tumor size greater than 2 cm, or high histologic grade with primary tumor size greater than 1 cm.
    • If 1-3 nodes involved:
    • Oncotype DX RS must be less than 26. * Patients with a "Low Risk" or "MP1" MammaPrint (a genomic test that analyzes the activity of certain genes in early-stage breast cancer) result must have eligibility assessed with an Oncotype DX RS at pre-entry (see Section 3.1). Blocks or unstained slides must be sent to the Genomic Health centralized laboratory for testing at no cost to these patients. If MammaPrint High Risk or MP2, these patients are not eligible.
    • The tumor must be ER and/or PgR-positive (progesterone receptor) by current ASCO/CAP guidelines based on local testing results. Patients with greater than or equal to 1% ER and/or PgR staining by IHC will be classified as positive.
    • The tumor must be HER2-negative by current ASCO/CAP (American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists) guidelines based on local testing results.
    • The interval between the last surgery for breast cancer (including re-excision of margins) and pre-entry must be no more than 16 weeks.
    • Short course of endocrine therapy of less than 6 weeks duration before pre-entry is acceptable either as neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy. An Oncotype DX RS must be performed on core biopsy specimen obtained prior to initiation of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy if received.
    • Patients with a prior or concurrent non-breast malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial. This would include prior cancers treated with curative intent.
    • HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial.
    • Radiation therapy should be used according to standard guidelines; the intended radiation therapy should be declared prior to pre-entry.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • • Definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease.
    • pT4 (pathological state) tumors, including inflammatory breast cancer.
    • History of ipsilateral or contralateral invasive breast cancer. (Patients with synchronous and/or previous DCIS or LCIS are eligible.)
    • If prior ipsilateral DCIS was treated with lumpectomy and XRT (ionizing radiation therapy), a mastectomy must have been performed for the current cancer.
    • Life expectancy of less than 10 years due to co-morbid conditions in the opinion of the investigator.Known results from most recent lab studies obtained as part of routine care prior tostudy entry showing ANY of the following values:
    • ANC (absolute neutrophil count) less than 1200/mm3;
    • Platelet count less than 100,000/mm3;
    • Hemoglobin less than 10 g/dL;
    • Total bilirubin greater than ULN (upper limit of normal) for the lab or greater than 1.5 x ULN for patients who have a bilirubin elevation due to Gilbert's disease or similar syndrome involving slow conjugation of bilirubin;
    • AST(aspartate aminotransferase)(SGOT)/ALT (alanine transminase)(SGPT): greater than 3 × institutional ULN;
    • Renal function of GFR (glomular filtration rate) less than 30 mL/min/1.73m2.
    • Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better.
    • Non-epithelial breast malignancies such as sarcoma or lymphoma.
    • Any treatment with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or biotherapy administered for the currently diagnosed breast cancer prior to pre-entry. (Patients with prior ET of more than 6 weeks duration for treatment of this cancer are not eligible.) Prior tamoxifen given for breast cancer prevention is allowed. Prior AI or GnRH for fertility preservation is allowed.
    • Hormonally based contraceptive measures must be discontinued prior to pre-entry (including progestin/progesterone IUDs).
    • Patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are ineligible unless the HBV viral load is undetectable on suppressive therapy. Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are ineligible unless they have been treated and cured or have an undetectable HCV viral load if still on active therapy.
    • Pregnancy or lactation at the time of pre-entry. (Note: Pregnancy testing according to institutional standards for women of childbearing potential must be performed within 2 weeks prior to pre-entry.)
    • Other conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the patient from meeting the study requirements or interfere with interpretation of study results.

    Please note that we have obtained the inclusion and exclusion criteria information from the National Institutes of Health’s clinical trials web site www.clinicaltrials.gov. The listed criteria may not necessarily reflect recent amendments to the protocol and the current criteria.

    For further information about clinical trials, please contact us at 732-235-7356 or 844-CANCERNJ.

    • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
    • Community Medical Center
    • Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    • Jersey City Medical Center
    • RWJ University Hospital Hamilton
    • RWJ University Hospital Somerset
    • Rutgers Cancer Institute
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