Advanced Cancer

This is an open-label, dose escalation and dose expansion study evaluating the safety, tolerability, Pharmacokinetic (PK), Pharmacodynamic (PD), and antitumor activity of PF-07994525 in participants with R/R MM. The study will consist of 2 parts: Part 1 (Dose Escalation) will consist of PF-07994525 dose escalation to assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary antitumor activity in participants with R/R MM. In Part 2 (Dose expansion), PF-07994525 may be evaluated in additional participants with R/R MM to further assess safety, PK, PD, and preliminary anti-tumor activity.

Advanced cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and in China. Cancer patients often face reduced independence and self-care abilities, which may lead to psychological disturbances such as helplessness, hopelessness, or meaninglessness. This combination of these negative emotions is called demoralization. Approximately 35.8% of cancer patients experience demoralization, with higher rates in terminal stages. If unrecognized or untreated, it can increase physical and mental symptom burden, reduce quality of life, and even lead to suicide. To date, no professional bodies currently recommend treatment guidelines. One meta-analysis suggests that psychological interventions could significantly reduce demoralization; however, the requirement for in-person attendance may create accessibility challenges, potentially reducing the flexibility and acceptability of psychological interventions for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or receiving treatment at home. To address the identified literature gap, a co-designed digital psychological intervention was developed, and this study will evaluate its feasibility. A convenience sample of 30 advanced cancer patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be recruited from the oncology ward of a hospital in Shenzhen. Participants will receive five 30-45 minute sessions of a co-designed, digitally-enabled positive psychological intervention, delivered weekly over five weeks. A trained researcher will introduce the intervention before discharge and deliver it through a WeChat Mini Program in the patients' homes. The primary outcome will be feasibility (time to complete recruitment, eligibility rate, recruitment rate, retention rate, attendance rate, and acceptability rate). Secondary outcomes will be measured for preliminary intervention effectiveness on demoralization, suicidal ideation, and quality of life of advanced cancer patients at baseline (after collecting demographic information and written consent forms) and post-intervention. A separate researcher will conduct a descriptive qualitative evaluation with 12 participants to explore their experience of the intervention. Qualitative data will be audio-taped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using NVivo 14 through thematic analysis. Quantitative data will be entered into SPSS version 29.0. Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize the profiles of participants and outcomes.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate if the smartphone app, I-STAMP (Integrated Smartphone Technology to Alleviate Malignant Pain), helps participants with cancer pain manage symptoms and keep track of medications.

The aims of this study are to (1) assess the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of the ROCKS intervention among patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers through a randomized controlled trial in a cancer center setting; (2) evaluate the preliminary efficacy of ROCKS, as compared to usual care, on changes in completion of advance directives; and (3) explore the dyadic effects of resilience on self-efficacy, optimism, dyadic communication and coping, anxiety, and depression using an actor-partner interdependence model.

Many FDA-approved drugs are not available to patients with a particular cancer because there has been no successful clinical trial conducted for that drug against that cancer. In the absence of such a successful clinical trial, the drug is not included in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines list of approved drugs for that cancer. The absence of a drug in the NCCN Guidelines for a particular cancer is usually not an indication that the drug has been shown to be ineffective for patients with that cancer. Rather, it is an indication that there is insufficient clinical trial evidence to include it. A drug that is FDA-approved for one or more cancers but is not in the NCCN Guidelines for a particular cancer is called an "off-guideline" drug for that cancer. This study is being done to measure and compare the reliability of multiple different treatment selection tests to predict a participant's response to an off- guideline cancer therapy. The results can guide oncologists to effective off-guideline drugs that would otherwise not be available to their advanced cancer patients. As this is an observational study, all the data gathered and analyzed will be generated in the normal practice of medicine, not by the study.

This first-in-human study will evaluate safety, tolerability, anti-tumor activity, immunogenicity, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of PHN-012, a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Gastric/GEJ adenocarcinomas are aggressive tumors with a high probability of death. Current treatment guidelines include two-drug cytotoxic chemotherapy with a fluoropyrimidine (mFOLFOX6: capecitabine or fluorouracil) and a platinum-based agent (CapOx: oxaliplatin or cisplatin). In addition, the FDA has approved nivolumab, a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor, in combination with chemotherapy as first line treatment for advanced or metastatic gastric/GEJ cancer. TST001 is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody against Claudin 18.2 (a tumor marker found in gastric/GEJ cancer. In this study, the combination therapy of chemotherapy or chemotherapy and pembrolizumab with and without TST001 could provide additional benefits to the management of these tumors.

This is a Stage 1 study of a behavioral intervention, which means that a new intervention is being pilot tested to understand whether it is acceptable and feasible for people with advanced cancer to use. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a series of 3 10-minute videos may help improve prescription opioid pain management and opioid stigma for people living with advanced cancer. Approximately 45 participants will take part in this study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. People who choose to participate in this study will complete a series of baseline questionnaires, and then will be randomized to one of two groups: 1) the group that gets the video intervention, or 2) the group that gets a written handout with information about cancer pain. About 4 weeks later, all participants will also be asked to fill out another series of questionnaires.

To examine the feasibility and acceptability of chaplain-clinician led spiritual care (PEACE: Perception, Exploring, Addressing, Compassionate Connection, Embracing) intervention in patients with advanced cancer.

To learn about the effects of an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) on the level of anxiety patients diagnosed with cancer feel about death. To learn if an intervention program called Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), designed to help reduce death-related anxiety, is effective and acceptable to patients diagnosed with advanced cancer.

This is an Open-Label, Dose-Escalation and Expansion, Phase I Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Clinical Activity of IMC-002 in Patients with Advanced Cancer Failed to Standard Therapy

This is a Phase 1 study comprising a Phase 1a dose-escalation portion and a Phase 1b expansion portion evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and efficacy of SLV-154 across a range of dose levels when administered to subjects with advanced solid tumors.

This study is being done to determine the feasibility and acceptability of Healing Gardens, a standalone mobile health serious game designed to deliver pain-CBT and cancer pain education to help patients with advanced cancer manage chronic pain.

Phase II randomized controlled trial, followed by an open-label extension phase. In the main study, participants will receive either a single high-dose (25 mg) or low-dose (1 mg) of psilocybin in the context of Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment and RelationaL (PEARL) therapy. Upon completion of main study, participants who received the low dose will be offered to receive a single high-dose of psilocybin (25 mg) in the context of PEARL therapy (Open label extension study).

To learn about the feasibility, safety, and effects of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy on depression and/or anxiety in participants who are being treated for advanced cancer.

AGX101 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy for tumor-forming cancers. The purpose of this study is to learn about AGX101 effects and safety at various dose levels in an all-comers advanced solid cancer patient population. AGX101will be administered intravenously. Dosing of AGX101 will be repeated once every 3, 6 or 9 weeks. Participants may continue study treatment until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal. Subjects will attend an end of treatment visit and will receive two safety follow-up telephone contacts up to 90 days following the last dose of study drug.

The goal of this observational study is to understand how cancer makes children feel over time. The main things the researchers hope to learn are: * When and how often do children have different feelings or sickness; * Why do these feelings happen; and, * How these feelings change a child's overall health. Participants will answer simple surveys about their health.

This pilot clinical trial will study psilocybin-assisted therapy for adults with advanced cancer who are experiencing demoralization, existential distress, or related psychological concerns. Demoralization can include feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, loss of meaning, and distress related to illness or end of life. The purpose of this study is to assess whether a hybrid group-based psilocybin-assisted therapy program is feasible, acceptable, and safe in adults with advanced cancer. The study will also explore which combination of psilocybin dose and psychotherapy approach may be most promising for a future larger trial. Participants will be randomly assigned by wave to one of four intervention combinations: 25 mg psilocybin with mindfulness-based psilocybin-assisted therapy, 25 mg psilocybin with standard psilocybin-assisted therapy, 5 mg psilocybin with mindfulness-based psilocybin-assisted therapy, or 5 mg psilocybin with standard psilocybin-assisted therapy. The psilocybin dose will be blinded, meaning participants and some members of the study team will not know which dose was assigned. Psychotherapy approach will not be blinded. The study will enroll at least 60 participants across Calgary and Kingston.

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a serious illness coaching intervention (CONCORD) in improving quality of serious illness conversation (SIC), treatment decision-making, goal-concordant care delivery and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer considered for palliative interventions. CONCORD will be delivered by lay healthcare providers. We compare outcomes between participants receiving CONCORD vs usual care.

This phase I study tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of Ac225-DOTA-M5A in treating patients with CEA positive colorectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). Ac225-DOTA-M5A is a humanized monoclonal anti-CEA antibody, linked to a radioactive agent called actinium 225. M5A attaches to CEA positive cancer cells in a targeted way and delivers actinium 225 to kill them.

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about the safety and effects of BMS-986504 in combination with olaparib in patients with advanced solid tumors with MTAP loss.

To develop an educational patient decision aid for advanced cancer patients to prepare them to have conversations with their clinicians about treatment options (Treatments in Advanced cancer - Decision Aid, TA-DA).

The study is designed to understand the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and preliminary antitumor activity of MGC026 in participants with relapsed or refractory, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors The study has a dose escalation portion and a cohort expansion portion of the study. Participants will receive MGC026 by intravenous (IV) infusion. The dose of MGC026 will be assigned at the time of enrollment. Participants may receive up to 35 treatments if there are no severe side effects and as long as the cancer does not get worse. Participants will be monitored for side effects, and progression of cancer, have blood samples collected for routing laboratory work, and blood samples collected for research purposes.

Participants of this study will have a diagnosis of a solid tumor cancer that has come back to its original location or spread beyond its original location (advanced), came back (relapsed) or worsened (refractory) after standard treatments, or no standard treatments are available for the participants' cancer. The purpose of this study if to find the highest dose of MQ710 that causes few or mild side effects in participants with a solid tumor cancer diagnosis.

When someone is diagnosed with advanced cancer, their family members and close friends often take on the role of caregiver, providing emotional support and complex medical care for their loved one, often for up to eight hours a day. This responsibility can take a significant toll, leaving family caregivers overwhelmed, highly stressed, and without access to the support they need. Research shows that when caregivers are struggling, both they and the patients they care for suffer. Caregiver distress has been linked to poor quality of life for patients and greater emotional strain on families. Despite the well-documented emotional and physical burdens on family caregivers, most cancer centers do not include structured support services to help them cope and navigate challenges. Many caregivers do not even realize help is available, leading to feelings of isolation and burnout. Yet, despite the critical role caregivers play in cancer care, there are very few programs designed to support them in ways that are both effective and widely accessible. To address this urgent need, our team has developed FamilyStrong, a novel intervention specifically designed to fill this gap and support family caregivers in real-world cancer care settings. FamilyStrong is a brief and easy-to-use program that helps family caregivers recognize and manage distress while connecting them to the right support. Unlike many caregiver support programs that require extensive time and highly trained specialists, FamilyStrong is led by lay navigators, who are trained individuals who can guide caregivers through challenges and connect them with appropriate resources. The program uses a simple distress screening tool to quickly assess how caregivers are coping and then tailors support to their specific needs. We will test FamilyStrong in a small pilot study with 60 caregivers of patients newly diagnosed with advanced cancer. Over a period of 24 weeks, we will evaluate how well the program works, whether caregivers find it helpful, and whether it improves caregiver and patient well-being compared to usual care. Specifically, we will measure whether caregivers experience lower stress, improved quality of life, and fewer unmet needs when they participate in the FamilyStrong program. After this study, we will use these results and our experiences to inform a larger clinical trial to confirm FamilyStrong's benefits and eventually expand the program nationwide. By providing caregivers with practical, effective support, FamilyStrong has the potential to improve the quality of life for both caregivers and cancer patients, ensuring that families facing cancer receive the help they need when they need it most.