
Ho-jin Koh, Ph.D., M.S.
- Associate Professor
Ho-jin Koh, Ph.D., M.S.
- Associate Professor
615-963-5784
hkoh@tnstate.edu
Research Program

Leonel Maldonado Gonzalez, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Leonel Maldonado Gonzalez, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
leo.maldonado@vumc.org
Research Program
Research Description

Ying Sheng, Ph.D., R.N., M.S.
- Assistant Professor
Ying Sheng, Ph.D., R.N., M.S.
- Assistant Professor
615-343-7729
ying.sheng@Vanderbilt.Edu
416 Godchaux Hall
Research Program
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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Research Description

Jibril Hirbo, Ph.D.
- Research Instructor
Jibril Hirbo, Ph.D.
- Research Instructor
jibril.hirbo@vanderbilt.edu
2525 West End Ave.
Ste 700
Nashville, TN 37203
Ste 700
Nashville, TN 37203
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Research Description

Nicholas Markham, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
Nicholas Markham, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
nick.markham@vumc.org
2213 Garland Ave (Langford)
10415-F MRBIV
Nashville, TN 37332
10415-F MRBIV
Nashville, TN 37332
Research Program
Research Description

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
Research Program
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Benjamin Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Phone
Vanderbilt University
465 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37212
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
465 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37212
Research Program
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.