Clinical Research Directory

Phase I/II Study of CD5 CAR Engineered IL15-Transduced Cord Blood-Derived NK Cells in Conjunction With Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy for the Management of Relapsed/Refractory Hematological Malignances

To determine the safety, efficacy and optimal cell dose of CAR 5/IL15-transduced CB-NK cells in patients with relapsed/refractory T-cell malignances, mantle cell lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The efficacy and optimal dose will be identified for individual diseases.

SG301 Safety Study in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma and Other Hematological Malignancies

This is a Phase 1a/1b Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of SG301 in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma and Other Hematological Malignancies

Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Withaferin A as a Treatment to Prevent GvHD in Transplant Patients

What is acute Graft versus host disease (aGvHD)? GvHD is a complication that can occur after an allogeneic stem cell transplant resulting in damage to some organs. The death rate of GvHD patients is 15-40%. In GvHD, the donated peripheral blood stem cells or bone marrow view the recipient's body as foreign, and the donated cells/bone marrow harm the body. aGvHD usually develops in skin, liver or gastrointestinal tract, and symptoms might appear within few weeks after transplant. Symptoms of acute GvHD are observed as skin rash or reddened areas on the skin, yellow discoloration of the skin and/or eyes, and abnormal blood test results, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal cramping. What is the current prevention used for GvHD? To prevent development of GvHD many standard drugs like cyclosporine (CSA), tacrolimus (TAC), methotrexate (MTX), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), rapamycin and cyclophosphamide are given. What is standardized Withaferin-A (SWA)? Withaferin-A (WA) is the main active component of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha). It has been shown in many studies to have properties of healing and immune-modulation (improving the immune system). Studies have been done in our Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory that have shown a significant beneficial effect of this drug, when added to the standard drugs used for prophylaxis of GvHD, on reducing the risk of acute GvHD. The drug has also been tested and proven to be very safe in humans. What is the rationale of this trial? As has been described earlier, GvHD is a difficult complication of allogeneic stem cell transplant which can lead to increased hospital stay and deaths post-transplant. The standard drugs for prevention of GvHD are cyclosporine (CSA), tacrolimus (TAC), methotrexate (MTX), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), rapamycin and cyclophosphamide. These drugs also have some side effects during the course of transplant. This points out the need for new preventive drugs that are safe and effective. SWA is an oral formulation of WA which seems to be beneficial in the early studies done in the Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, ACTREC. SWA has also been found to be safe at very high doses. SWA will be given along with the standard drugs given to prevent GvHD. Despite of consuming these drugs, about 40 - 60% patients still develop GvHD. The investigators aim to add SWA to these standard drugs during transplant to reduce significant aGvHD. How will SWA be given? Participants who agree to participate in this trial and are found to be eligible will be given SWA as a capsule at a dose of 500 mg/day (2 capsules of 250 mg) to 3000 mg/day (6 capsules of 250 mg) as per the dose level allotted to the Patient. The drug will be given for a total duration 90 days starting from Day +1 of transplant. All other standard treatments which are part of a transplant procedure will be carried out without any change. Participants will be monitored clinically for any adverse events and followed up as per standard protocols post-transplant. What additional tests will be carried out? Additional blood sampling to study the levels of the drug WA blood samples will be collected at 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 hours on the day of start of SWA (Day +1) and Day +7. Checking immune cell profile and cytokines (which are markers of - immunity levels) will be done at Day+30, Day +90, Day+180, Day+365 from the start of SWA which is also the part of routine care. Blood sample of 5 ml will also be taken at Day 0, Day +14, Day +30, Day +60 and Day +90 after start of drug to see level of some special protein called JAK2 STAT3 protein. What are the risks involved in participation? According to available literature and information, SWA is a safe and well tolerated drug. In a phase 1 study, Standardized Withaferin-A was administered to Patients with advanced stage osteosarcoma. The drug was well tolerated by Patient up to a dose of 4800 mg. No severe side effects were observed. Increase in liver enzymes and skin rash were the most common side effects. Other side effects included fatigue, fever, swelling, and diarrhea. What is the possible impact of this trial? If indeed SWA works and prevents GvHD effectively then this could be a breakthrough in treatment. It would help many Pateints to prevent GvHD post allogeneic stem cell transplant and would be a safe, easily available, inexpensive and oral drug for the same. This possibly could benefit and help future Patients who undergo bone marrow transplant (BMT) to have better chances of survival and reduce their financial burden.

Study of Standardized Withaferin-A for the Treatment of Steroid Refractory Acute Graft Versus Host Disease.

Study Design Prospective, single center, single arm, Phase II study. Research aims and objectives Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of standardized Withaferin A in steroid refractory acute GvHD in patients post allogeneic stem cell transplantation Primary Objective: To evaluate the objective Response Rate (ORR) at Day 28 from the start of SWA defined as the proportion of patients achieving Complete Response (CR), Very Good Partial Response (VGPR) or Partial Response (PR). Methodology Treatment plan and Interventions Administration of study treatment Name of the intervention: Standardized WA (standardized root extract of Withania somnifera. This will be provided free of cost to the trial patients. Formulation: The standardized root extract of W. somnifera contains 5% of WA w/w. SWA is available as a 500 mg capsule (AshwaMAX) that contains 25 mg of WA. Route of administration: Per-oral (P/O) Dose schedule: The dose of SWA is 1500mg/day. It will be administered as 3 capsules of 500 mg once a day. Duration of treatment: * Every patient will receive treatment for at least 12 weeks followed by a taper as per physician's discretion. WA can be tapered after 12 weeks if the patient has achieved CR or VGPR and has discontinued corticosteroids for at least 4 weeks. * Dose adjustments/modifications: If the patient experiences any grade ≥3 toxicities related to SWA, further administration of SWA will be withheld immediately. Once the severity of the adverse event reduces to grade ≤1, the study agent will be rechallenged with 25% dose reduction. The same strategy will be adopted for successive grade ≥3 toxicities. If the drug is not tolerated at 25% of original dose (100 mg), no further rechallenge will be attempted. * Corticosteroid tapering will be done as per the treating physician's discretion and clinical condition of the patient.

Halt Aging in Survivors of Blood Cancers

Older survivors of blood cancer are at a high risk of accelerated biological aging, which increases their risk of developing multiple aging-related conditions. Whereas physical exercise can improve overall health, older cancer survivors do not meet the recommended physical activity, highlighting the need to develop behavioral interventions to increase adherence. Several other knowledge gaps exist to implement exercise interventions in older survivors of blood cancer; the dose and duration of exercise necessary to slow biological aging in older blood cancer survivors remain unknown. To bridge these gaps in knowledge, we have designed a Phase 2 randomized control trial to test the effects of behavioral and exercise interventions on various outcomes.

Phase I of Infusion of Selected Donor NK Cells After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

The goal of our study will be to determine the clinical and biological safety of infusing immuno-selected NK (Natural Killer) CD3-/CD56+ cells, early after allogeneic transplantation with colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) mobilized peripheral blood stem cells and Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC), as a potential substitute to usual "Donor Lymphocyte Infusion" (DLI), that contain the whole range of immune effectors. The trial will include several progressive steps: dose escalation up to a level compatible with the cost-effectiveness potential of the device and clinical situation and recombinant interleukin-2 (r-IL2) activation of selected NK cells in vitro prior to re-infusion.

Prospective Evaluation of Xerava Prophylaxis in Hematological Malignancy Patients With Prolonged Neutropenia

Antibacterial prophylaxis is recommended in patients at high risk of infection, specifically patients undergoing acute leukemia induction therapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) who are expected to have profound neutropenia (ANC\<100 neutrophils/milliliter) for more than seven days. Xerava™ (eravacycline) has a broad spectrum of activity including many multi-drug resistant strains of bacteria. It is not an agent used for treatment of febrile neutropenia, making eravacycline a very attractive alternative to consider in this prophylactic setting. Eravacycline has activity against MRSA, VRE, and Clostridioides difficile, all of which are common problems in this patient population. It also covers the majority of enteric gram-negative pathogens while also producing satisfactory tissue penetration and adequate plasma concentrations, which has classically been a concern with prior agents. Eravacycline has activity against coagulase-negative staphylococcus, which is a common catheter-related infection in leukemia and HSCT patients. The primary objective will be report the incidence of breakthrough infections during eravacycline prophylaxis for hematologic malignancy patients with prolonged neutropenia.

HLA-Haploidentical Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation With Post-transplant Cyclophosphamide and Bortezomib

Now haplo stem cell transplant using bone marrow or peripheral blood is becoming more feasible with better regimens to prevent graft versus host disease (GVHD) like post transplant cyclophosphamide , tacrolimus, mycophenolate . Recently Bortezomib has also been shown to inhibit dendritic cells maturation and function and possesses a number of other favorable immunomodulatory effect that can prevent GVHD and help enhance immune reconstitution. this study is to assess the engraftment rate in patients with hematologic malignancies who need allogeneic stem cell transplant but do not have a suitable matched related or unrelated stem cell donor and will get T-cell replete HLA-Haploidentical allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplantation using post transplant Cyclophosphamide and bortezomib

Membrane Target Detection for Leukemia Treatment

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) accounts for more than 40% of leukemia mortality in the United States. Each year around ten thousand people die from the disease, most within a few years of diagnosis. Despite advances in our understanding of the disease, few improvements in the therapy of AML have been made. Collecting specimens from the blood and bone marrow will increase understanding of the effect of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) Inhibitors on human AML-SCP to develop individualized therapies. We also found DPP4 is highly expressed in other hematological malignancies in our mouse model, thus we would like to use human samples to investigate the role of DPP4 in hematological malignancy development and the mechanism underlying, especially to deeply understand the role of DDP4 in leukemia.

A Pilot Prospective Clinical Trial Using Remote Monitoring for Cancer Patients Undergoing Outpatient Chemotherapy

A pilot study using remote monitoring technology developed by Locus Health in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment.

Micro Assays for HemATology Malignancies Antibody Treatment

Hematological malignancy is a disease of the blood. In some cases, this pathology requires therapeutic management, which is not necessarily the case for you. Nevertheless, to improve the management of patients who need it, we are conducting research to assess the state of your immune system. Indeed, the role of the immune system is not limited to controlling infections, but is also important in controlling the proliferation of cancer cells, in hematology as in other types of cancer. Your immune system can play a spontaneous anti-tumor control role, but some so-called "immunotherapy" treatments aim to destroy cancer cells by stimulating the immune system, restoring its capabilities, and directing the immune response against tumor cells. For this immunotherapy treatment to be effective, since it uses your own immune cells (in most cases), these cells must be in a state to respond and be able to destroy the tumor. It is this ability to activate immune cells that is tested in this research protocol, using a simple test that could in future be used in routine clinical practice. But to understand why these immune cells don't work, we will also have to carry out genetic tests to analyze the various molecules that could interfere with the immune response, and try to inhibit the molecules that prevent the immune response.

Bergonie Institut Profiling : Fighting Cancer by Matching Molecular Alterations and Drugs in Early Phase Trials

This is a biology driven, monocentric study designed to identify actionable molecular alterations in cancer patients with advanced disease. In this trial, high throughput analysis will be carried out using next generation sequencing, and immunological profiling. Patients included in the BIP study and for whom a targetable genomic alteration had been identified might be subsequently included in an early phase trials running at Institut Bergonie or another French hospital.

Investigation of the Effects of Prehabilitation Education Delivered Through a Mobile Compatible Website on Quality of Life and Symptoms in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Aim of the Study: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of prehabilitation education delivered via a mobile-compatible website on the quality of life and symptom evaluation of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Research Questions: What is the effect of prehabilitation education delivered via a mobile-compatible website on the quality of life of stem cell transplant patients? What is the effect of prehabilitation education delivered via a mobile-compatible website on the symptom management of stem cell transplant patients? Method: In this study, patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: One group will receive prehabilitation education through a mobile-compatible website. The other group will receive standard educational procedures.

CXCR4-targeted PET/CT Imaging in Hematological Malignancies

Hematological malignancies continue to pose significant clinical challenges due to their high incidence, heterogeneous biology, and substantial mortality. Although 18F-FDG PET/CT remains the most commonly used molecular imaging modality, its limited specificity can result in false-positive or false-negative findings, especially in indolent or low-metabolism subtypes, thereby hampering accurate diagnosis, staging, and therapeutic evaluation. C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) is frequently overexpressed in a broad spectrum of hematologic malignancies and correlates with aggressive disease and unfavorable outcomes. CXCR4-targeted molecular imaging using \^68Ga-pentixafor PET/CT has shown promise for improved disease characterization. This prospective study aims to systematically compare 68Ga-pentixafor PET/CT with 18F-FDG PET/CT in terms of diagnostic performance, staging accuracy, risk stratification, and prognostic relevance in patients with hematological malignancies. Furthermore, the study will incorporate artificial intelligence-based image analysis to enhance lesion detection, automate quantitative assessments, and support personalized clinical decision-making.

A Study for Participants Previously Treated With Century Therapeutics Cellular Therapy Product

This study is designed to collect long-term safety and survival data from participants previously treated in an eligible Century-sponsored index trial. This is an observational study, and the elements of the study design allow for important follow-up for safety, survival, and the continued evaluation of any late adverse events (AEs) that may appear after treatment with such cellular products. Additionally, collection of persistence data from participants will support the identification of any long-term risks or late AEs that may be causally related to treatment with such cellular products.

First-in-human Study of OT-A201 in Patients With Selected Hematological Malignancies and Solid Tumors

This phase 1 study is aimed at establishing the safety basis of OT-A201 in the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors. In the dose of escalation part it is to characterize the overall safety and tolerability profile and determine the recommended dose(s) of OT-A201 as monotherapy, and in various combination regimens. Preliminary information about anti-cancer activity will be further explored in the expansion part of the study.

Safety and Efficacy of Fourth-Generation CAR-T in the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies

This is a single center, open-label, dose-escalation/expansion clinical study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Fourth-Generation CAR-T, and determine the recommended dose of the CAR T-cells for patients with Multiple Myeloma，B-cell lymphoma and other hematologic malignancies.

Thymalfasin and Recombinant Human IL-2 Injections in Treating Lymphocytopenia for Patients With Malignant Hematological Tumors

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Thymalfasin for injection in combination with Recombinant Human Interleukin-2 Injections in the treatment of lymphocytopenia in patients with malignant hematological tumors

An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Preliminary Efficacy of YY201 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors and Hematological Malignancies

This is a multicenter, open-label, phase I clinical study of YY201 in the patients with relapsed/refractory lymphomas and relapsed/refractory large granular lymphocytic leukemia who failed or cannot tolerate standard treatment.