Clinical Research Directory

Safety and Feasibility of Nivolumab-IRDye800CW in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

This is a phase 1, open-label, single-center study that plans to enroll 40 participants who will undergo surgical resection as SOC for HNSCC. This trial is designed to evaluate the safety of the safety of fluorescently labeled nivolumab (nivo800) as a molecular imaging agent. The study employs a dose-escalation design across four cohorts of 10 participants each. Participants in Cohorts 1-3 will receive an infusion of nivo followed by an infusion of nivo800 prior to standard-of-care surgical resection. The administration of unlabeled nivo will be administered approximately 2-3 weeks before surgery, followed by an administration of nivo800 administered 1-2 days prior to surgery.

Testing the Addition of the Anti-cancer Viral Therapy Telomelysin™ to Chemoradiation for Patients With Advanced Esophageal Cancer and Are Not Candidates for Surgery

This phase I trial studies the side effects of OBP-301 when given together with carboplatin, paclitaxel, and radiation therapy in treating patients with esophageal or gastroesophageal cancer that invades local or regional structures. OBP-301 is a virus that has been designed to infect and destroy tumor cells (although there is a small risk that it can also infect normal cells). Chemotherapy drugs, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving OBP-301 with chemotherapy and radiation therapy may work better than standard chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating patients with esophageal or gastroesophageal cancer.

R-5780-01 In Combination With PD-1 Checkpoint Inhibitors (Checkpoint Protein on Immune Cells Called T Cells) in Patients With Solid Tumors

The goal of this study is determine the safety and tolerability of orally taken probiotic (R-5780) in patients currently on a PD-1 Pathway Checkpoint Inhibitor (checkpoint protein on immune cells called T cells) with Solid Tumors.

Adoptive Transfer of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Advanced Solid Cancers

This is a Phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy of a non-myeloablative lymphodepleting preparative regimen followed by infusion of autologous TIL and high-dose aldesleukin in patients with locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic cancer associated with one of the following cancer types: 1.) gastric/esophagogastric, 2.) colorectal, 3.) pancreatic, 4.) sarcoma, 5.) mesothelioma, 6.) neuroendocrine, 7.) squamous cell cancer, 8.) Merkle cell, 9.) mismatch repair deficient and/or microsatellite unstable cancers, and 10.) patients who have exhausted conventional systemic therapy options by using the objective response rate (ORR).

Study to Examine Lesions of the Skin Using Confocal Laser Microscopy

Using ex-vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy, a reliable statement can be made about the extent, histological structure and possible significance of a skin change without having to send tissue samples for demanding and lengthy histological examinations.