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A study for patients with Melanoma, Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck, or Non-Small Cell Lung cancer using study drug MGA271

Condition: Cancer / Head and Neck Cancer
Investigator: Richard Carvajal, MD
Status: Closed
The study involves research about MGA271 in combination with Keytruda. MGA271 targets cancer cells that make a lot of a protein called B7-H3. Another way to say it is that the cells "overexpress" the protein. Very few normal cells express B7-H3. MGA271 is though to work by recognizing cancer cells that overexpress B7-H3 and directing the body's immune…
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Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Autoimmune Disorders and Advanced, Metastatic, or Unresectable Cancer

Condition: Autoimmune Disorders
Investigator: Brian Henick, MD
Status: Closed
This phase Ib trial studies the side effects of nivolumab and to see how well it works in treating patients with autoimmune disorders and cancer that has spread to other places in the body or cannot removed by surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the…
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