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  • Objective:

    Primary Objective:

    • To determine if ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) shows better progression-free survival (PFS) when compared to docetaxel plus trastuzumab (TH) in recurrent and/or metastatic (R/M) HER2-positive salivary gland cancer (SGC) patients who have not previously received HER2 therapy for unresectable or recurrent and/or metastatic disease, as determined by local assessment.

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To compare the overall response rate (ORR) by RECIST v1.1 criteria between arms;
    • To compare overall survival (OS) between arms;
    • To compare toxicity using CTCAE v5.0 criteria between arms;
    • To assess patient-reported toxicity, as measured by the PRO-CTCAE, between arms, and explore patient-reported symptomatic adverse events (AEs) for tolerability of each treatment arm as measured by the PRO-CTCAE.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Head and Neck
    Principal Investigator:
    • Sukari, Ammar
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-HN010
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase II
  • Objective:

    Primary Objective(s):

    • To compare progression-free survival in participants with metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma (mPRCC) randomized to cabozantinib with atezolizumab versus cabozantinib alone.
       

    Secondary Objective(s):

    • To compare overall survival in participants with mPRCC randomized to cabozantinib with atezolizumab versus cabozantinib alone.
    • To compare RECIST objective response rate (confirmed and unconfirmed, complete and partial response) in participants with mPRCC randomized to cabozantinib with atezolizumab versus cabozantinib alone.
    • To evaluate the quantitative & qualitive adverse events observed in each treatment arm.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Genitourinary (GU)
    Principal Investigator:
    • Heath, Elisabeth
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • S2200
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase II
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    • To compare the progression-free survival in participants with relapsed/refractory
      large B-cell lymphoma or follicular lymphoma grade 3B with stable disease (SD)
      or partial remission (PR) on first imaging response by central review (day +30
      PET/CT scan) after commercial CD19 CAR T-cell therapy who are randomized to
      receive each consolidation therapy versus those that receive no consolidation
      therapy (i.e. control). Specifically, to compare the PFS of 1) mosunetuzumab
      consolidation to no consolidation, 2) polatuzumab vedotin consolidation to no
      consolidation, 3) mosunetuzumab + polatuzumab vedotin to no consolidation

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To compare overall survival (OS) in participants randomized to each consolidation
      treatment arm versus control.
    • To compare the complete remission (CR) conversion rate up to one year in
      participants randomized to each consolidation arm versus control.
    • To evaluate the treatment-related adverse events in participants randomized to
      each consolidation arm.
    • To evaluate the association between total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV), SUV
      max, and sum product (SPD) of diameters by PET-CT at first imaging response
      with complete remission conversion up to one year in participants randomized to
      each consolidation arm as well as those randomized to control.
    • To evaluate the overall response rate (ORR), CR rate, PFS, and OS of participants
      randomized to Arm 4 (observation) who have lymphoma progression within 12
      months of CAR T-cell infusion and subsequently ‘cross-over' to receive treatment
      with mosunetuzumab + polatuzumab vedotin.
    • To estimate overall survival for all patients registered to this study.
    • To assess the difference in overall survival between participants who achieved CR
      at first imaging (day +30) versus. those who did not achieve CR at first imaging.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Hematologic (Blood Cancers)
    Principal Investigator:
    • Uberti, Joseph
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • S2114
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase II
  • Objective:
    Primary Objective:
    • To examine if letrozole monotherapy/maintenance is non-inferior to IV paclitaxel/carboplatin and maintenance letrozole with respect to PFS in women with stage II-IV primary low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum after primary surgical cytoreduction.
    Secondary Objectives:
    • To compare the nature, frequency and maximum degree of toxicity as assessed by CTCAE v5.0 for each treatment arm.
    • To compare the relative frequency of objective tumor response in those with measurable disease after cytoreductive surgery for each treatment arm.
    • To compare overall survival for each treatment arm.
    • To compare the CT\L and L\L arms with respect to patients adherence to letrozole therapy as measured by pill counts.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Gynecologic
    Principal Investigator:
    • Morris, Robert
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-GY019
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase III
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    • To evaluate the feasibility of molecular characterization based on TMB for
      participant stratification, as assessed by the proportion of participants with less
      than or equal to a 21-day turnaround time for biopsy results in Stage I of the study.
    • To evaluate the feasibility of molecular characterization based on TMB and GEP
      (for TIS) for stratification in the overall study (Stage I and Stage II).
    • To evaluate the efficacy by overall response rate (ORR – defined as confirmed
      and unconfirmed partial responses plus complete responses) of cabozantinib plus
      nivolumab in each disease cohort, both across and within tumor biomarker
      subgroups.

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To assess the difference in ORR in each disease cohort between tumor marker
      subgroups separately for each disease cohort.
    • To assess safety and tolerability of this treatment in these populations.
    • To estimate disease control rate (DCR) in participants receiving cabozantinib plus
      nivolumab in each disease cohort, stratified by tumor biomarkers.
    • To estimate progression-free survival (PFS) in participants receiving cabozantinib
      plus nivolumab in each disease cohort, stratified by tumor biomarkers.
    • To estimate overall survival (OS) in participants receiving cabozantinib plus
      nivolumab in each disease cohort, stratified by tumor biomarkers.
    • To assess the proportion of patients with assay failure, and the time from the date
      of tissue collection to molecular group determination at the end of Stage I.
    • To assess turnaround time for TIS for at least 30 patients in Stage I to ensure that
      at least 75% have a turnaround time of <21 days. If TIS is not ready for real-time
      testing when 30 slots remain for Stage I, accrual will be paused until assay
      validation is complete
    Cancer Categories:
    • Head and Neck,Skin
    Principal Investigator:
    • Sukari, Ammar
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • S2101
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase II
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    De-Intensification Study:

    • To determine whether men with NCCN high risk prostate cancer who are in the lower 2/3 of Decipher genomic risk (< 0.85) can be treated with 12 months ADT plus RT instead of 24 months ADT+RT and experience non-inferior metastasis-free survival.

    Intensification Study:

    • To determine whether men with NCCN high risk prostate cancer who are in the upper 1/3 of Decipher genomic risk (>0.85) or have node-positive disease by conventional imaging (MRI or CT scan) will have a superior metastasis-free survival (MFS) through treatment intensification with apalutamide added to the standard of RT plus 24 month ADT.

    Secondary Objectives for both De-Intensification and Intensification Studies:

    • To compare overall survival (OS) between the standard of care (RT plus 24 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT plus 12 months of ADT) or intensification arm (RT plus 24 months of ADT plus apalutamide).
    • To compare time to PSA failure or start of salvage treatment between the standard of care (RT plus 24 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification arm (RT plus 12 months of ADT) or intensification arm (RT plus 24 months of ADT plus apalutamide).
    • To compare PSA failure-free survival with non-castrate testosterone and no additional therapies between the standard of care (RT plus 24 months of ADT) and either the deintensification arm  RT plus 12 months of ADT) or intensification arm (RT plus 24 months of ADT plus apalutamide).
    • To compare MFS judged based on either standard or molecular imaging between the standard of care (RT plus 24 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification arm (RT plus 12 months of ADT) or intensification arm (RT plus 24 months of ADT plusapalutamide).
    • To compare prostate cancer-specific mortality between the standard of care (RT plus 24 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification arm (RT plus 12 months of ADT) or intensification arm (RT plus 24 months of ADT plus apalutamide).
    • To compare testosterone levels at the time of PSA failure and metastases between the standard of care (RT plus 24 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification arm (RT plus 12 months of ADT) or intensification arm (RT plus 24 months of ADT plus apalutamide).
    • To compare time to testosterone recovery (defined as a T>200) between the standard of care (RT plus 24 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification arm (RT plus 12 months of ADT) or intensification arm (RT plus 24 months of ADT plus apalutamide).
    • To compare adverse events, both clinician-reported using CTCAE v5.0 and patientreported using PRO-CTCAE items, between the standard of care (RT plus 24 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification arm (RT plus 12 months of ADT) or intensification arm (RT plus 24 months of ADT plus apalutamide).
    Cancer Categories:
    • Genitourinary (GU)
    Principal Investigator:
    • Yeh, Brian
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-GU009
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase III
  • Objective:

    Primary Objective:

    De-Intensification Study:

    • To determine whether men with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) unfavorable intermediate risk (UIR) prostate cancer and lower Decipher genomic risk (Decipher score < 0.40) treated with RT alone instead of 6 months ADT + RT experience non-inferior rate of distant metastasis.

    Intensification Study:

    • To determine whether men with NCCN UIR prostate cancer who are in the higher genomic risk (Decipher score ≥0.40) will have a superior metastasis-free survival through treatment intensification with darolutamide added to the standard of RT plus 6 months ADT.

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To compare overall survival (OS) between the standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months of ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    • To compare time to PSA failure between the standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months of ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    • To compare metastasis free survival (MFS) based on conventional imaging between the standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and de-intensification intervention (RT alone).
    • To compare MFS based on either conventional and/or molecular imaging between the standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months of ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    • To compare cumulative incidence of locoregional failure based upon conventional imaging and/ or biopsy between standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    • To compare cumulative incidence of distant metastasis based upon conventional imaging between standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and intensification intervention (RT plus 6 months ADT plus darolutamide).
    • To compare cumulative incidence of distant metastasis based upon either conventional and/or molecular imaging between standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months of ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    • To compare prostate cancer-specific mortality between the standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months of ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    • To compare sexual and hormonal related quality of life, as measured by the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26 (EPIC), between the standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months of ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    • To compare fatigue, as measured by the PROMIS-Fatigue instrument, between the standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months of ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    • To compare cognition, as measured by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Cognitive (FACT-Cog) perceived cognitive abilities subscale, between the standard of care (RT plus 6 months of ADT) and either the de-intensification (RT alone) or intensification (RT plus 6 months of ADT plus darolutamide) interventions.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Genitourinary (GU)
    Principal Investigator:
    • Yeh, Brian
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-GU010
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase III
  • Objective:
    Primary Objective
    • To evaluate if the addition of MEDI4736 (durvalumab) to two schedules of radiation therapies (60 Gy in 30 fractions or 60 Gy in 15 fractions) is safe.
    Secondary Objectives
    • To examine if the addition of MEDI4736 (durvalumab) to radiation therapy is feasible.
    • To assess toxicities associated with the addition of MEDI4736 (durvalumab) to radiation therapy.
    • To obtain preliminary estimates of progression-free survival (PFS), using RECIST guidelines, in patients who received MEDI4736 (durvalumab) added to radiation. Although the clinical benefit of MEDI4736 (durvalumab) in combination with radiotherapy has not yet been established, the intent of offering this treatment is to provide a possible therapeutic benefit, and thus the patient will be carefully monitored for tumor response.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Yeh, Brian
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-LU004
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase I
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    • To compare the overall survival in patients with stage II-IIIC inoperable nodepositive
      non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after image guided, motion-managed
      conventional radiotherapy to the primary tumor and nodal metastases (Arm 1) or after
      image guided, motion-managed stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to the
      primary tumor followed by conventionally fractionated radiotherapy to nodal
      metastases (Arm 2) both given with concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy.
    • To compare progression-free survival between the experimental arm (Arm 2) and
      control arm (Arm 1).

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To compare objective response rate (as defined by RECIST v 1.1) between the
      experimental arm and control arm
    • To compare the rate of local control between the experimental arm and control arm
    • To compare patterns of failure (primary, locoregional, or distant) between the
      experimental arm and control arm
    • To compare changes in pulmonary function (FEV1 and DLCO assessed at
      randomization and at 6 and 12 months following completion of radiation therapy)
      between the experimental arm and control arm
    • To compare changes in quality of life and patient-reported outcomes assessed from
      pre-treatment to 3 months following radiation therapy of each treatment arm
    • To determine acute and late toxicity profiles of each treatment arm as measured by
      the CTCAEv5
    Cancer Categories:
    • Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Yeh, Brian
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-LU008
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase III
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    • To determine if overall survival (OS) is improved with proton beam therapy (PBT) treatment as compared to intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as part of planned protocol treatment for patients with esophageal cancer.
    • To determine if OS with PBT is non-inferior to IMRT as part of planned protocol treatment and that there will be less grade 3+ cardiopulmonary toxicity with PBT than with IMRT.

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To compare the symptom burden and impact on functioning of patients between treatment modalities based on Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measures of symptoms using MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) and PROMIS-Fatigue;
    • To compare the Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALY) using EQ5D as a health outcome (Kilbridge 2010) between PBT and IMRT, if the protocol primary endpoint is met;
    • To assess the pathologic response rate between PBT and IMRT;
    • To assess the cost-benefit economic analysis of treatment between radiation modalities;
    • To compare the length of hospitalization after protocol surgery between PBT and IMRT;
    • To compare the incidence of grade 4 lymphopenia during chemoradiation between PBT and IMRT;
    • To compare lymphocyte nadir at first follow-up visit after completion of chemoradiation between PBT & IMRT;
    • To estimate the locoregional failure, distant metastatic free survival, and progression-free survival of patients treated with PBT versus IMRT;
    • To compare incidence of both early (< 90 days from treatment start) and late (≥ 90 days from treatment start) cardiovascular and pulmonary events between PBT versus IMRT;
    • To compare the Total Toxicity Burden (TTB) of IMRT versus PBT based on a composite index of 9 individual cardiopulmonary toxicities.

    Exploratory Objectives:

    • To collect biospecimens for future analyses, for example to assess cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers in association with treatment complications.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Gastrointestinal (GI)
    Principal Investigator:
    • Hyde, Christian
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-GI006
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase III