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  • Objective:

    Primary Objective:

    • To compare overall survival (OS) between proton craniospinal irradiation (pCSI) and involved-field radiotherapy (IFRT) in patients with breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) leptomeningeal metastasis.

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To compare central nervous system progression-free survival (CNS PFS) between pCSI and IFRT in patients with breast cancer or NSCLC leptomeningeal metastasis.
    • To compare time to CNS progression between pCSI and IFRT in patients with breast cancer or NSCLC leptomeningeal metastasis.
    • To compare CNS PFS between pCSI and IFRT in patients with breast cancer or NSCLC leptomeningeal metastasis, as evaluated by central review of imaging.
    • To compare the rate of radiation-induced central nervous system necrosis between pCSI vs. IFRT in patients with breast cancer or NSCLC leptomeningeal metastasis.
    • To characterize treatment-related adverse events using CTCAE v5.0.
    • To compare patient-reported outcomes (Symptoms Severity subscale per MDASI-BT and MDASI-SP) in patients with breast cancer or non-small cell lung cancer leptomeningeal metastasis
    Cancer Categories:
    • Breast,Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Yeh, Brian
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-BN014
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase III
  • 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 Objective

    • Determine whether stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) relative to whole brain radiotherapy with hippocampal avoidance (HA-WBRT) plus memantine for brain metastases from small cell lung cancer (SCLC) prevents cognitive function failure as measured by cognitive decline on a battery of tests: the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test – Revised (HVLT-R), Controled Oral Word Association (COWA) test, and the Trail Making Test (TMT).

    Secondary Objectives

    • Determine whether SRS relative to HA-WBRT plus memantine for brain metastases from SCLC preserves cognitive function as separately measured by the HVLT-R, COWA, TMT Parts A and B, and Clinical Trial Battery Composite (CTB COMP).
    • Assess perceived difficulties in cognitive abilities using PROMIS after SRS relative to HA-WBRT plus memantine for brain metastases from SCLC.
    • Assess symptom burden using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for brain tumor (MDASI-BT) after SRS relative to HA-WBRT plus memantine for brain metastases from SCLC.
    • Compare cumulative incidence of intracranial disease progression after SRS relative to HA-WBRT plus memantine for brain metastases from SCLC.
    • Compare overall survival after SRS relative to HA-WBRT plus memantine for brain metastases from SCLC.
    • Compare cumulative incidence of neurologic death after SRS relative to HA-WBRT plus memantine for brain metastases from SCLC.
    • Compare the number of salvage procedures used to manage recurrent intracranial disease following SRS relative to HA-WBRT plus memantine for SCLC brain metastases.
    • Compare adverse events between the treatment arms according to the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0 criteria.
    • Compare the risk of developing cerebral necrosis between SRS and HA-WBRT plus memantine in patients receiving concurrent immunotherapy.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Brain and Nervous System,Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Dominello, Michael
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-CC009
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase III
  • Objective:

    Primary Objective

    Phase II:

    • To compare investigator-assessed progression free survival (PFS) between atezolizumab plus radiotherapy and atezolizumab alone

    Phase III:

    • To compare overall survival (OS) between atezolizumab plus radiotherapy and atezolizumab alone

    Secondary Objectives

    • To assess the toxicity between the atezolizumab plus radiotherapy arm and the atezolizumab arm
    • To assess the impact of adding radiotherapy on PFS and OS in patients with 1-3 visible tumors and >3 visible tumors
    • To assess the impact of adding radiotherapy on PFS and OS in patients receiving consolidation radiotherapy to all visible disease (“complete consolidation”) and patients who do not receive consolidation radiation to all visible disease (“incomplete consolidation”)
    Cancer Categories:
    • Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Yeh, Brian
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • NRG-LU007
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase II/III
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    • Evaluate SGR-3515 safety, tolerability, dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) in participants with advanced solid tumors
    • Identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or maximum administered dose (MAD) and recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) and recommended schedule (RP2S) of SGR-3515

    Secondary Objectives:

    • Evaluate SGR-3515 PK in participants with advanced solid tumors
    • Evaluate SGR-3515 preliminary anti-tumor activity in participants with advanced solid tumors as assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 or the applicable disease specific criteria
    Cancer Categories:
    • Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Winer, Ira
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • 2024-098
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase I
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    Phase 1

    • To identify potential OBRD and dosing regimens of MBRC-101
    • To establish the MTD of MBRC-101 using 1 or more dosing regimens
    • To identify potential RP2Ds and regimens of MBRC-101

    Phase 1b

    • To evaluate the safety of MBRC-101 at potential OBRDs, RP2Ds and dosing regimens
    • To evaluate preliminary clinical activity of MBRC-101 at potential OBRDs and dosing regimens

    Phase 2

    • To evaluate the efficacy of MBRC-101 at the RP2D

    Secondary Objectives:

    Phase 1

    • To evaluate other measures of preliminary clinical activity of MBRC-101

    Phase 2

    • To evaluate other measures of clinical activity
    • To evaluate the safety of MBRC-101 at RP2Ds and dosing regimens

    Phase 1/1b and Phase 2

    • To characterize single and multiple-dose PK profiles of MBRC-101
    • To evaluate incidence and persistence of anti-MBRC-101 Ab formation
    • To evaluate biomarkers of clinical response and resistance, safety, pharmacodynamic activity, and/or mechanism of action of MBRC-101
    Cancer Categories:
    • Breast,Gastrointestinal (GI),Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Uprety, Dipesh
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • 2024-078
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase I
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    • To characterize the safety and tolerability of TYRA-430 in participants with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and other solid tumors with FGF/FGFR pathway alterations

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To characterize the PK profile of TYRA-430 and its metabolite and to correlate drug exposure with safety assessments and measures of antitumor activity
    • To evaluate the preliminary antitumor activity of the optimal dose of TYRA-430 in participants with advanced, previously treated hepatocellular carcinoma
    Cancer Categories:
    • Brain and Nervous System,Breast,Gastrointestinal (GI),Genitourinary (GU),Gynecologic,Head and Neck,Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Saif, Wasif
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • 2025-007
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase I
  • Objective:

    Part 1: Dose Selection

    Primary Objective:

    • To evaluate investigator-assessed objective response (OR) of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion by dose level

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To evaluate investigator-assessed disease control (DC) of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion by dose level
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed clinical benefit (CB) of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion by dose level
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed duration of response (DOR) of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion by dose level
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS) of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion by dose level
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed time to objective response (TTOR) of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion by dose level
    • To assess the safety and tolerability of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion by dose level
    • Part 2 + Selected Dose from Part 1

    Primary Objective:

    • To evaluate OR of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To evaluate investigator-assessed OR of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate DC of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed DC of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate CB of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed CB of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate PFS of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed PFS of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate TTOR of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed TTOR of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate DOR of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To evaluate investigator-assessed DOR of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To assess OS of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To assess the safety and tolerability of BMS-986504 in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    • To assess the impact of disease symptoms and treatment on participant’s healthrelated quality-of-life in participants with advanced or metastatic NSCLC with homozygous MTAP deletion
    Cancer Categories:
    • Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Uprety, Dipesh
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • 2025-053
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase II
  • Objective:

    Primary Objective:

    Dose Escalation

    • To characterize the safety, tolerability, DLT and MTD (or maximum administered dose [MAD] or maximum biologically effective dose [MBED] if no MTD defined) of CLN-619 administered intravenously alone (Module A, Module D) or in combination with pembrolizumab (Module B) or in combination with chemotherapy (Module C) in patients with advanced solid tumors.

    Dose Expansion

    • To evaluate the anti-tumor activity of CLN-619 alone and/or in combination with pembrolizumab (Module B) or with chemotherapy (Module C), as assessed by the Best Overall Response (BOR), ORR, Duration of Response (DoR), Progression Free Survival (PFS), Disease Control Rate (DCR), Overall Survival (OS), and the Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR), per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1, in patients with advanced solid tumors.

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To assess the PK profile of CLN-619 administered alone, - in combination with pembrolizumab or in combination with chemotherapy in patients with selected, advanced solid tumors.
    • To assess the immunogenicity of CLN-619 administered alone, in combination with pembrolizumab, or in combination with chemotherapy, in patients with selected, advanced solid tumors.
    Cancer Categories:
    • Breast,Gastrointestinal (GI),Gynecologic,Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Uprety, Dipesh
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • 2024-089
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase I
  • Objective:

    Primary Objectives:

    • To assess the safety and tolerability of BL-M07D1 in metastatic or unresectable HER2-expressing tumors
    • To determine the MTD if reached or MAD and two or more RDEs of BL-M07D1

    Secondary Objectives:

    • To characterize the pharmacokinetics of BL-M07D1, total anti-HER2 antibody, and payload (Ed-04)
    • To investigate the antitumor activity of BL-M07D1
    Cancer Categories:
    • Breast,Gastrointestinal (GI),Genitourinary (GU),Gynecologic,Lung
    Principal Investigator:
    • Saif, Wasif
    Karmanos Trial ID:
    • 2025-010
    Age Group:
    • Adult
    Phase:
    • Phase I