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Ho-jin Koh, Ph.D., M.S.

  • Associate Professor

Ho-jin Koh, Ph.D., M.S.

  • Associate Professor

615-963-5784

hkoh@tnstate.edu

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Leonel Maldonado Gonzalez, M.D.

  • Assistant Professor

Leonel Maldonado Gonzalez, M.D.

  • Assistant Professor

leo.maldonado@vumc.org

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Ying Sheng, Ph.D., R.N., M.S.

  • Assistant Professor

Phone

615-343-7729

Email

ying.sheng@Vanderbilt.Edu
416 Godchaux Hall

Ying Sheng, Ph.D., R.N., M.S.

  • Assistant Professor

615-343-7729

ying.sheng@Vanderbilt.Edu

416 Godchaux Hall

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This phase I/II trial studies how well tiragolumab and atezolizumab works when given to children and adults with SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficient tumors that that has either come back (relapsed) or does not respond to therapy (refractory). SMARCB1 or SMARCA4 deficiency means that tumor cells are missing the SMARCB1 and SMARCA4 genes, seen with some aggressive cancers that are typically hard to treat. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as tiragolumab and atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.

Matthew Tyska, Ph.D.

  • Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology

Matthew Tyska, Ph.D.

  • Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology

615-936-5461

matthew.tyska@Vanderbilt.Edu

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Jibril Hirbo, Ph.D.

  • Research Instructor

Email

jibril.hirbo@vanderbilt.edu
2525 West End Ave.
Ste 700
Nashville, TN 37203

Jibril Hirbo, Ph.D.

  • Research Instructor

jibril.hirbo@vanderbilt.edu

2525 West End Ave.
Ste 700
Nashville, TN 37203

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Nicholas Markham, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor

Email

nick.markham@vumc.org
2213 Garland Ave (Langford)
10415-F MRBIV
Nashville, TN 37332

Nicholas Markham, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor

nick.markham@vumc.org

2213 Garland Ave (Langford)
10415-F MRBIV
Nashville, TN 37332

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Samira Shojaee, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Samira Shojaee, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

samira.shojaee@vumc.org

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Benjamin Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Phone

615-322-2861

Email

benjamin.p.brown@vanderbilt.edu
Vanderbilt University
465 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37212

Benjamin Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

615-322-2861

benjamin.p.brown@vanderbilt.edu

Vanderbilt University
465 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37212

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Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the soft tissues in the body. This phase III trial aims to maintain excellent outcomes in patients with very low risk rhabdomyosarcoma (VLR-RMS) while decreasing the burden of therapy using treatment with 24 weeks of vincristine and dactinomycin (VA) and examines the use of centralized molecular risk stratification in the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma. Another aim of the study it to find out how well patients with low risk rhabdomyosarcoma (LR-RMS) respond to standard chemotherapy when patients with VLR-RMS and patients who have rhabdomyosarcoma with DNA mutations get separate treatment. Finally, this study examines the effect of therapy intensification in patients who have RMS cancer with DNA mutations to see if their outcomes can be improved.
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