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Use of a Bone Marrow Transplant for Patients with Severe Aplastic Anemia
The purpose of this study is to help people with severe aplastic anemia, a condition where the body does not make enough blood cells. We want to see if a bone marrow transplant can be a safe and useful first treatment for patients with this condition, even if they have not tried other treatments before. This could improve their chances of recovery and lead to better health outcomes.
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Studying Axatilimab for Children and Teens with Chronic Graft‑Versus‑Host Disease
Chronic graft‑versus‑host disease (GVHD) is a condition where donated stem cells attack the patient's body after a transplant, causing ongoing health problems. The purpose of this study is to learn more about the medicine axatilimab for children and teens with this condition. The goal is to see if this treatment works better and is safe compared to other medicines already used.
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Cancer Cancer: Blood Cancer: Children, Teens Children, Infants, Teen Health
Testing Treatment Before Surgery for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
This study is testing whether giving chemotherapy or chemo-immunotherapy before surgery works better than surgery alone for advanced head and neck cancer. Researchers want to learn if this approach can help more people stay cancer-free after treatment.
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Studying a New Medicine for Advanced Bladder Cancer
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the medicine called Disitamab Vedotin. We want to see if this medicine helps people with advanced bladder cancer that has a certain protein called HER2. We will check if the medicine can shrink or slow down the cancer and if it is safe for patients. Doctors will also look at how the treatment affects how people feel and their quality of life.
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Studying Two New Treatments for Advanced Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to learn more about two new medicines used together in people with advanced prostate cancer. Researchers want to find the safest dose, better understand possible side effects, and learn how well the treatment may help fight cancer. This study is for adults who have been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.
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Comparing Two Surgeries to Help Prevent Ovarian Cancer
The purpose of this study is to compare two surgeries for people with a BRCA1 gene change who have a higher risk of ovarian cancer. Researchers want to learn if removing only the fallopian tubes is as effective as removing both the fallopian tubes and ovaries in lowering the risk of ovarian cancer, while also looking at quality of life and menopause-related symptoms.
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Studying Genes and Weight Loss in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
The purpose of this study is to understand how genes are related to weight loss in people with pancreatic cancer. Weight loss is a common issue for those with pancreatic cancer and can make life more difficult and treatments less useful. We hope to learn how to better treat and help future patients. We are seeking volunteers who have pancreatic cancer that has spread and cannot be removed by surgery.
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Understanding Cancer Fatigue in Survivors
Cancer-related tiredness is a common issue for people who have cancer or have been treated for it. This study aims to understand how cancer survivors and their doctors discuss this tiredness. We want to make a useful poster for exam rooms to improve talking about, diagnosing, and treating this tiredness. We are seeking cancer survivor volunteers who have had at least 1 visit with the Supportive Oncology team at Levine Cancer Institute or the Charlotte or Winston-Salem campus of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center. This study will last around 6 months.
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Testing New Melanoma Treatments
The purpose of this study is to test two new drugs, fianlimab and cemiplimab, for patients with melanoma that can't be removed or has spread. We want to compare these drugs to another treatment called Opdualag. The goal is to see how safe and effective the new drugs are.
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Checking for AL Amyloidosis among Patients with Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
Smoldering Multiple Myeloma is a blood disorder that can become a more serious cancer called multiple myeloma. This study aims to find out if checking for certain genes is connected to the development of AL amyloidosis in people aged 40 or older with this disorder.
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Testing Cancer Drug Doses for Older Adults with Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test two cancer drugs, palbociclib and ribociclib. We want to find the best dose for older adults with breast cancer. We want to help patients stay on treatment longer with fewer side effects. The study is for volunteers with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has spread to another part of the body.
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Testing the Study Drug XmAb819 for Patients with Kidney Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test a new drug called XmAb819. We want to see if this study drug is safe and works well for volunteers with clear cell renal cell carcinoma that has come back or not responded to other treatments.
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Studying the Drug SGR3515 for Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
The study aims to learn about the drug SGR-3515. We want to see if it is safe and works well for treating advanced solid tumors. We also want to find the best dose and schedule for treating your cancer. We are looking for volunteers with advanced solid tumors who have either stopped benefiting from or cannot tolerate previous treatments, or whose cancer has returned.
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Finding Out How Well Selinexor Works for Treating Brain Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find the safest dose of the study drug, Selinexor. We also want to find out if adding the study drug is better than the usual treatment for brain cancer.
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Studying Two Ways to Treat Stomach Cancer
The purpose of this study is to learn more about different ways to treat stomach cancer. Our researchers want to see if giving a cancer medicine called paclitaxel directly into the belly, along with regular chemotherapy, can help lower the chance of stomach cancer growing or spreading. We will compare this new treatment to the usual care most people get for stomach cancer.
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Learning About Tiredness in Lung Cancer Patients
We want to understand why people with a type of lung cancer feel tired. We also want to know if exercise can help and how caregivers can support patients in staying active. We are looking for volunteers who have a type of lung cancer called non-small cell lung cancer or are caregivers for someone with it. This study will last around 3 months.
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Studying CAR T-Cell Therapy for Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma
The purpose of this research is to find new ways to treat lymphomas that have come back or stopped responding to treatment. Researchers will study a new cell therapy made from a person's own immune cells for aggressive B‑cell lymphoma. The study looks at how safe this treatment is and how well it helps shrink or control the cancer.
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Studying Opioid Use After Cancer Surgery
The purpose of this study is to see how many pain pills are taken by cancer patients after surgery. We also want to see how patients get rid of leftover pills and how happy they are with their care. We are looking for volunteers who are already scheduled to have surgery to remove their bladder, kidney, or prostate because of cancer at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Cancer Cancer: Kidney, Liver, Pancreas Cancer: Prostate Cancer: Urinary and Bladder
Using a Small Device to Track Muscle Changes in ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that slowly makes muscles weaker and harder to control, making it tough to walk, talk, or breathe. The purpose of this study is to see how a small device called the mScan can measure muscle changes in people with ALS. The device uses a tiny, painless electrical signal to check muscles. Our researchers hope this will help track ALS over time and see how well treatments work.
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Movement Disorder Neurology Disorders Rare Disease Bones, Joints, Muscles
Studying a New Biomarker to Predict Breast Cancer Return
The goal of this study is to learn more about a new test called Oncodetect™. This test looks for signs of breast cancer in the blood. We want to see how well this test can find cancer coming back during and after treatments like surgery or radiation.
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