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This study is being done because doctors are trying to develop better methods for treating kidney cancer that has spread to other organs in the body. This study will evaluate the initial safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug, avelumab, given in combination with a chemotherapy drug (gemcitabine) that is …
Veno-arterial (VA) extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is indicated as a haemodynamic rescue strategy in decompensated acute or chronic heart failure presenting as cardiogenic shock. VA ECMO has a number of effects on the circulation including (i) perfusing end-organs, (ii) ventricular unloading, and (iii) improved coronary perfusion. It is a bridge …
Phototherapy delivered at home or the office are both common treatments for psoriasis but it is not known how well they compare to one another. The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness, safety (tolerability), and duration of treatment response at 12 weeks of home versus office-based NB-UVB phototherapy …
This is a single-arm phase II study of twenty-one subjects with mucinous adenocarcinoma of the colon, rectum, or appendix with prior systemic therapy with a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan. Treatment will consist of nivolumab every 4 weeks and ipilimumab every 8 weeks until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or 2 years …
The main purpose of this study is to determine the rate of positive sentinel lymph nodes (i.e. the closest draining lymph node(s) to the primary melanoma site) and to test whether treatment with pembrolizumab before surgery to remove melanoma reduces the rate of positive sentinel lymph nodes in patients with …
Subjects with breast cancer starting treatment with anthracyclines/trastuzumab will be enrolled and their risk of cardiotoxicity calculated. If elevated risk, they will be randomized to intervention with carvedilol for 1 year vs usual care. Low risk subjects will be usual care. All subjects will be followed with serial echo, survey, …
The study is a single-arm phase I trial to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of the addition of pembrolizumab and image-guided resection to surgical therapy and chemotherapy for MPM