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Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Senior Vice President for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Senior Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, always knew she wanted to be a physician. "Health equity was built into everything I did, even if I didn’t know it or recognize it at the time," Wilkins said. "I have always learned and believed that people are the same — everyone deserves to be healthy, and everyone should have the best opportunities to take care of themselves and their families." Click below to learn more about health equity initiatives.

https://momentum.vicc.org/2021/09/everyone-deserves-to-be-healthy/
Vanderbilt was the lead site for an NIH-funded, phase 2, multicenter influenza vaccine study in pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) recipients that may lead to a change in the current flu vaccine recommendations in this vulnerable population. Natasha Halasa, MD, MPH and colleagues recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, that two doses of high-dose trivalent flu vaccine resulted in higher amounts of influenza-specific antibodies than two doses of standard dose quadrivalent vaccine.

https://news.vumc.org/2023/03/02/high-dose-flu-vaccine-beneficial-for-pediatric-stem-cell-transplant-patients/

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‘Multi-omics’ reveals treatment option for breast cancer subtype

Submitted by vicc_migrate on Tue, 02/07/2023 - 10:00
In a multidisciplinary collaboration, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have identified a subtype of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) that appears to be able to escape detection by the immune system and evade immunotherapy.
https://news.vumc.org/2021/11/18/multi-omics-reveals-treatment-option-for-breast-cancer-subtype/
Lehmann

Study identifies biomarker for breast cancer response to immunotherapy

Submitted by vicc_migrate on Tue, 02/07/2023 - 09:54
A biomarker that has proven to be a predictor for response to immunotherapies in melanoma patients also has clinical relevance for breast cancer patients, according to a new study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
https://news.vumc.org/2021/08/12/study-identifies-biomarker-for-breast-cancer-response-to-immunotherapy/
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Niraparib and Dostarlimab as Neoadjuvant Treatment for Patients with BRCA-Mutated or PALB2-Mutated Stage I-III Breast Cancer

Breast

This phase II trial studies the effects of niraparib in combination with dostarlimab prior to surgery in treating BRCA-mutated or PALB2-mutated stage I-III breast cancer. Niraparib is a PARP inhibitor, which means that it blocks an enzyme (proteins that help chemical reactions in the body occur) in cells called PARP. PARP helps repair deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) when it becomes damaged. Blocking PARP may help keep cancer cells from repairing their damaged DNA, causing them to die. PARP inhibitors are a type of targeted therapy. Dostarlimab stimulates the immune system by blocking the PD-1 pathway. The PD-1 pathway controls the bodys natural immune response, but for some types of cancer, the immune system does not work as it should and is prevented from attacking tumors. Dostarlimab works by blocking the PD-1 pathway, which may help your immune system identify and catch tumor cells. Giving niraparib in combination with dostarlimab may work better against the tumor and maximize tumor shrinkage before surgery.
Breast
II
Abramson, Vandana
NCT04584255
VICCBRE2190

A Study of HC-7366 to Establish the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D)

Multiple Cancer Types

This is a first in human, multicenter, open label, Phase 1a/b dose escalation and dose
expansion study to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), recommended Phase 2 dose
(RP2D), and evaluate the safety and tolerability of QD oral dosing of HC 7366 in a dose
escalating fashion in subjects with advanced solid tumors. Up to 36 subjects will be enrolled
into the Phase 1a dose escalation part of the study. Every effort will be made to ensure
approximately 50% of all subjects enrolled in this study will be subjects with the tumors of
special interest such as squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), colorectal
cancer (CRC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and transitional cell carcinoma of the
bladder (TCC). Subjects with other solid tumor types are also eligible provided study
selection criteria are met and they do not exceed 50% of all enrolled subjects. The study
will be conducted in the United States at approximately 3 to 5 sites. This Phase 1a/b study
will follow a traditional 3+3 design. The starting dose level will be 10 mg QD, escalating to
20, 40, 75, 125, and 150 mg QD as safety allows. All doses are to be administered in the
fasting state with water at least 1 hour before food or at least 2 hours after food. The
Phase 1b dose expansion part will involve cohort expansion at up to 2 dose levels selected
from the dose escalation data by the safety monitoring committee (SMC), to obtain additional
safety and preliminary efficacy information. Each cohort in Phase 1b will enroll 15 subjects.
The study will be expanded into a Phase 2 study via protocol amendment which will then assess
the dose and tumor type(s) selected in Phase 1a/b as the most appropriate for further
clinical development. Subjects will be dosed until unacceptable toxicity, disease progression
per immune-related Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST), discontinuation of
treatment for other protocol allowed reason (eg, subject refusal), any other administrative
reasons, or after 2 years of treatment, whichever occurs first. For scheduling purposes,
dosing will occur in 3 week cycles and computed tomography (CT) scans will be conducted once
every 6 weeks with the first postbaseline scan after 6 weeks of dosing (precycle 3).
Miscellaneous, Phase I
I
Berlin, Jordan
NCT05121948
VICCPHI2229

Selinexor and Venetoclax in Combination with Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage

Multiple Cancer Types

This phase I trial evaluates the side effects and best dose of selinexor and venetoclax in combination with chemotherapy in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia or acute leukemia of ambiguous linage that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment. Venetoclax may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival. Selinexor may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking CRM1, which help the body's immune system to find and kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs, such as fludarabine and cytarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Colony-stimulating factors, such as granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, may increase the production of blood cells and may help the immune system recover from the side effects of chemotherapy. Giving venetoclax and selinexor with chemotherapy may help control the disease in patients with acute myeloid leukemia or acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage.
Leukemia, Pediatric Leukemia, Pediatrics, Phase I
I
Zarnegar-Lumley, Sara
NCT04898894
VICCPEDP2235

P-BCMA-ALLO1 Allogeneic CAR-T Cells in the Treatment of Subjects With Multiple Myeloma

Multiple Cancer Types

Phase 1 study comprised of open-label, dose escalation, multiple cohorts of P-BCMA-ALLO1
allogeneic T stem cell memory (Tscm) CAR-T cells in subjects with relapsed / refractory
Multiple Myeloma (RRMM).
Multiple Myeloma, Phase I
I
Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai
NCT04960579
VICCCTTP2232

A Study to Evaluate MEDI5752 and Axitinib in Subjects With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Multiple Cancer Types

The purpose of this study is to evaluate MEDI5752 in combination with Lenvatinib (or
Axitinib), in subjects with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Kidney (Renal Cell), Phase I
I
Rini, Brian
NCT04522323
VICCUROP2043

Venetoclax in Children With Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Multiple Cancer Types

A study to evaluate if the randomized addition of venetoclax to a chemotherapy backbone
(fludarabine/cytarabine/gemtuzumab ozogamicin [GO]) improves survival of
children/adolescents/young adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 1st relapse who are
unable to receive additional anthracyclines, or in 2nd relapse.
Pediatric Leukemia, Pediatrics
III
Zarnegar-Lumley, Sara
NCT05183035
VICCPED2237

INCB000928 Administered as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Ruxolitinib in Participants With Anemia Due to Myeloproliferative Disorders

Miscellaneous

This Phase 1/2, open-label, dose-finding study is intended to evaluate the safety and
tolerability, PK, PD, and efficacy of INCB000928 administered as monotherapy or in
combination with ruxolitinib in participants with MF who are transfusion-dependent or
presenting with symptomatic anemia. This study will consist of 2 parts: dose escalation and
expansion.
Miscellaneous
I/II
Mohan, Sanjay
NCT04455841
VICCHEMP2051

A Phase 1/2 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Anti-CD7 Allogeneic CAR-T Cells (WU-CART-007) in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory T-ALL/LBL

Multiple Cancer Types

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, recommended dose, and preliminary
anti-tumor activity of WU-CART-007 in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) T-cell acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) or lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL).
Leukemia, Lymphoma
I/II
Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai
NCT04984356
VICCCTTP2245