Clinical Research Directory

Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, Abemaciclib, to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Gemcitabine) for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

This phase I/II trial tests the side effects and best dose of abemaciclib when added to gemcitabine and compares the effectiveness of that treatment to the usual treatment of gemcitabine with docetaxel for the treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcoma that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) (phase 1) or patients with leiomyosarcoma or dedifferentiated liposarcoma (phase 2). Abemaciclib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that signals tumor cells to multiply. This helps slow or stop the spread of tumor cells. Gemcitabine is a chemotherapy drug that blocks the cells from making deoxyribonucleic acid and may kill tumor cells. Docetaxel is in a class of medications called taxanes. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Giving abemaciclib with gemcitabine may be safe and effective when compared to treatment with gemcitabine and docetaxel for patients with advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma or leiomyosarcoma or dedifferentiated liposarcoma.

A Trial for Advanced Leiomyosarcoma With Human Organoid-guided Personalized Efficacy

This study is a prospective single arm multicenter intervention study aimed at evaluating the feasibility of using organoid drug sensitivity results to guide first-line treatment of advanced leiomyosarcoma. The primary endpoint of the study is objective response rate (ORR). The secondary endpoint are Progression Free Survival (PFS) and 6-month PFS rate.

Lurbinectedin + Doxorubicin In Leiomyosarcoma

This research study involves the study drug lurbinectedin in combination with doxorubicin. This research has two parts. The first part is being done to determine the tolerability of lurbinectedin with doxorubicin in people with soft tissue sarcoma. The second part is a randomized study to determine which is more effective at treating leiomyosarcoma, lurbinectedin with doxorubicin or lurbinectedin alone.

Zanzalintinib Combined With Eribulin in Advanced Liposarcoma and Leiomyosarcoma

The investigators hypothesize that the combination of eribulin and zanzalintinib will be tolerable and lead to improved progression-free survival (PFS) as compared to eribulin alone based on historical data.