Faculty discuss clinical research at ASCO meetings
Four UF Health Cancer Center faculty participated in interviews with OncLive about their research at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
- Neoadjuvant chemoradiation plus veliparib or pembrolizumab fails to improve NAR score in locally advanced rectal cancer
- Watch: Dr. George on long-term data on total neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer
- Pembrolizumab plus total neoadjuvant therapy improves long-term OS in locally advanced rectal cancer
In addition, two UF Health Cancer Center faculty participated in interviews with OncLive about their research at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.
Dr. Chatzkel on future treatment options in bladder cancer
Dr. Ramnaraign on the evaluation of atezolizumab plus tivozanib in GI malignancies
New Clinical Trials Open for Enrollment
IMMCo-01: Atezolizumab Plus Tivozanib in Immunologically Cold Tumors
This Phase 1/2, multi-cohort trial tests the combination anti-PDL1 immune checkpoint inhibition in combination with VEGF-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor in cancers that historically do not respond to immunotherapy alone Through the inhibition of VEGF, it may be possible to potentiate the effect of immune checkpoint blockade, even in tumors which are traditionally thought to be unresponsive to IO monotherapy. This study aims to evaluate the combination of the IO CPI Atezolizumab and oral VEGF-TKI, Tivozanib in the following tumor types: bile duct and gallbladder cancers, HR-/HER2+ breast cancer, Grade 2 or 3, well or moderately differentiated neuroendocrine cancer, platinum resistant ovarian cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, prostate and vulvar cancers. To qualify, patients must have progressed on at least one line of systemic therapy, with no prior exposure to checkpoint inhibitors or VEGFR-TKI, and do not have high tumor mutational burden, mismatch repair deficiency, or microsatellite instability high status.
Principal Investigators:
Jonathan Chatzkel, M.D.
215-593-5602
Brian Ramnaraign, M.D.
201-600-7758
The purpose of this study is to assess the antitumor efficacy and safety of perioperative enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab and radical cystectomy (RC) + pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) compared with the current standard of care (neoadjuvant chemotherapy [gemcitabine plus cisplatin] and RC + PLND) for participants with MIBC who are cisplatin-eligible. Enfortumab vedotin is a type of targeted therapy called an antibody‒drug conjugate. Antibody‒drug conjugates consist of a monoclonal antibody chemically linked to a drug. The monoclonal antibody part of enfortumab vedotin binds to a protein called nectin-4, which is found on the surface of most bladder cancer cells. Combining a PD-1 inhibitor with EV may result in improved responses leading to prolonged PFS and OS.
Principal Investigator:
Jonathan Chatzkel, M.D.: 215-593-5602
SRF388 is a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that blocks IL-27 mediated expression of inhibitory cell surface receptors. IL-27 is believed to play a role in pathogenesis and/or resistance in the tumor microenvironment of HCC. This Phase 2 trial is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SRF388 in combination with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab compared to placebo in combination with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with first-line advanced or metastatic HCC.
Principal Investigator:
Ilyas Sahin, M.D.
854-265-6187
A Phase 2, open-label, non-randomized study evaluating the safety of administering high dose cytarabine (HiDAC) consolidation therapy on days 1-3 of each cycle, as compared to standard administration on days 1, 3, & 5 of each cycle, in patients 61 years or older with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Principal Investigator:
Jack Hsu, M.D.
352-672-0704