
Deonni Stolldorf, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Nursing
Deonni Stolldorf, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Nursing
615-343-0637
deonni.stolldorf@vanderbilt.edu
Research Program
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of a combination of gabapentin and ketamine and to see how well it works to prevent acute and chronic pain in patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiation) for head and neck cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Gabapentin is a medication that is commonly used to treat nerve related pain. Specifically, it has been used to treat pain involving the mouth, throat and nasal passages in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation. Ketamine is a type of general anesthetic that blocks pathways to the brain involved with sensing pain. This trial may help doctors determine how patients tolerate the combination of gabapentin and ketamine and to find the correct dosing for ketamine in those taking gabapentin. This will be the basis for a future, larger study to look at how effective this combination is at reducing and/or preventing pain in head and neck cancer patients.

Danxia Yu, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology)
Danxia Yu, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor of Medicine (Epidemiology)
615-936-7389
danxia.yu@vumc.org
Research Program
Research Description

Christine Smith, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Christine Smith, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
christine.m.smith.2@vumc.org
Research Program
Research Description
The purpose of this study is to find out whether the study drug, LY3537982, is safe and
effective in cancer patients who have a specific genetic mutation (KRAS G12C). Patients must
have already received or were not able to tolerate the standard of care, except for specific
groups who have not had cancer treatment. The study will last up to approximately 4 years.
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of co-formulated
pembrolizumab/quavonlimab versus other treatments in participants with MSI-H or dMMR
Metastatic Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.