The purpose of this study screening step is to perform genetic tests on your tumor sample for certain features that investigational targeted agents used in this study are specifically designed to work against. Then the purpose is to assign you to a treatment sub-study that is chosen based on the results (genes and proteins called biomarkers) of this genetic…
The main goals of this study are to evaluate the safety of the combination of the study drug radium-223 dichloride plus bortezomib and dexamethasone and to determine the optimal dose of radium-223 dichloride to be used in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone. Radium-223 dichloride has been approved in some countries for treatment of patients with…
The purpose of this study is to find out if the drugs LEE011 and MEK162, administered in combination, are safe and effective in treating people who have melanoma. Specifically, this study will evaluate the effects of the combination of the two drugs, LEE011 and MEK162, in melanoma, carrying specific mutation in a gene called NRAS. The changes in the NRAS…
The purpose of this study is to identify the best dose of the study drugs that can be safely given to patients with cancer. The study will also evaluate how well the study drugs work in patients with cancer. The study drugs are LAG525 and PDR001. LAG525 will be given alone or in combination with PDR001.
You may be eligible if you are younger than 51 years old, have regular monthly periods with moderate to severe cramping, and are willing to try a NEW hormonal vaginal ring. The ring contains estrogen and progestin which are hormones found in some types of birth control pills, patches and rings.Participation in the study will consist of 6 study visits and 2…
The purpose of this study is to try to learn how certain risk factors, such as age, gender, pre-existing conditions, the type of treatment you get for your cancer, and the amount of cancer drugs in your body affect whether you develop the nerve disorder and how bad your symptoms will be. There will be about 1,000 people taking part in this study.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the combination of study drug MEDI4736 and tremelimumab in treating advanced non-small cell lung cancer that is resistant to or returned after receiving standard therapies, for which there is no available standard therapies, or for individuals who have declined standard therapies. MEDI4736 and tremelimumab are fully…
The purposes of this clinical study are: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of up to 2 drug release periods of GemRIS for up to 7 days per drug release period To evaluate the pharmacokinetics (the study of the bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of the drug) of gemcitabine and a gemcitabine-related metabolite (product after…
This study is for patients with incurable cancers such as, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, triple negative breast cancer, colorectal cancer, head and neck cancer, castrate resistant prostate cancer and bladder cancer. The purpose of this study is find out whether an investigational (experimental) drug called CPI-444…
GSK3359609 is a drug that is a type of antibody. It is a kind of immunotherapy that targets the ICOS (anti-Inducible T cell Co-Stimulator) protein present on specific immune cells. ICOS is a cell receptor that enhances the immune response to foreign bodies, and which is expected to help your immune system find and fight cancer cells. It will also be called…
Columbia University is conducting a contraceptive clinical trial looking at two intrauterine devices, one of which is investigational. Pre-menopausal women ages 16-40 who are generally healthy, sexually active, at risk for pregnancy, and are not at risk for sexually transmitted infections may qualify.
This randomized phase III trial studies how well management of a tobacco treatment intervention works in reducing surgical complications in patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer who smoke cigarettes. Management of a tobacco treatment intervention compares varenicline (a drug that reduces the craving and withdrawal symptoms that occur with abstinence…
The main purpose of this clinical trial is to study women like you who have cancer cells in the lymph nodes at the time that the breast cancer is diagnosed and have chemotherapy before surgery that clears the cancer cells from the lymph nodes. This study asks 1) if, after lumpectomy, radiation to the breast and lymph nodes will be better than radiation only…
The purpose of this study is to survey study participants to determine their knowledge and attitudes towards fertility, and interest in understanding fertility management options. Recruited participants will be contacted via e-mail and invited to participate in online surveys and have hormone markers measured at the Columbia University Medical Center.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new combination treatment involving two drugs: selinexor and ixazomib, for the treatment of dedifferentiated liposarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, alveolar soft part sarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. The primary objective of the study is to determine the maximum tolerated…
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness (how well the drug works), safety, and tolerability of an investigational drug called nivolumab on patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer . Nivolumab is an antibody (a type of human protein) that is being tested to see if it will allow the bodys immune system to work against…
A single arm, open-label, Phase IIb study to assess the efficacy and safety of the combination of cediranib and olaparib tablets in women with recurrent platinum resistant epithelial ovarian cancer, including Fallopian tube and/or primary peritoneal cancer who do not carry a deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA mutation. The purpose of the…
The purpose of this research study is to determine if high-dose versus standard-dose regimens of encorafenib and binimetinib are safe and have positive effects in people who have melanoma brain metastasis and also have been found by their doctor to have a mutated gene called BRAFV600. The time frame for the study is approximately 2 years.
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…