Daniel Benedetti, MD, MA
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology)
The study reported in the journal Nature provides a mechanistic explanation for the obesity paradox that obesity can contribute to cancer progression but also improve response to immunotherapy.
John Scheel, M.D., Ph.D.. M.P.H
- Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the combination
of elranatamab and carfilzomib and dexamethasone or elranatamab and maplirpacept.
There are 2 parts to this study. Part 1 will evaluate the safety and tolerability of
elranatamab when given in combination with carfilzomib plus dexamethasone. Part 2 has 2 arms.
The first will evaluate the safety and tolerability of elranatamab when given in combination
with maplirpacept. The second will identify the optimal dose(s) of elranatamab plus
maplirpacept.
All study medicines are given over 4-week cycles. Everyone taking part in this study will
receive elranatamab as a shot under the skin. Participants in Part 1 will also receive weekly
carfilzomib as an IV infusion (given directly into a vein) and dexamethasone either by mouth
(as a pill) or by IV infusion. Participants in Part 2 will receive elranatamab in combination
with maplirpacept as an IV infusion (given directly into a vein)
The investigators will examine the experiences of people receiving the study medicines. This
will help determine if the study medicines are safe and can be used for multiple myeloma
treatment. Participants will take part in this study for about 2 years after the first dose.
This phase III trial compares the effect of continuation of treatment with pembrolizumab (usual approach) to observation only at preventing cancer from coming back in patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who achieved a pathologic complete response after preoperative chemotherapy in combination with pembrolizumab. The usual approach for patients with early-stage TNBC who receive preoperative chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab is to continue to receive pembrolizumab for up to 27 weeks after surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. This trial may help researchers determine if observation is as good as receiving pembrolizumab for 27 weeks after surgery in triple-negative breast cancer patients who achieved a pathologic complete response after preoperative treatment with chemotherapy and pembrolizumab.
CB010A is a study evaluating safety, emerging efficacy, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity
of CB-010 in adults with relapsed/refractory B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma after
lymphodepletion consisting of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine.
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding chemotherapy (doxorubicin or epirubicin hydrochloride [epirubicin] with ifosfamide or dacarbazine) before standard surgery versus surgery alone in improving long-term survival in patients with retroperitoneal sarcomas that are able to be removed by surgery (resectable). Chemotherapy drugs, such as doxorubicin, epirubicin, ifosfamide, and dacarbazine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and easier to remove and may increase patient survival, compared to surgery alone.
