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Although allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) is standard treatment for severe aplastic anemia, the use of the lower intensity conditioning drugs with a personalized dosing strategy, low dose total body irradiation (TBI) with dosing based on age and bone marrow abnormalities, and use of the drug cyclophosphamide early after transplant is a newer approach. We are studying whether this new approach is safer and more effective than our previous approach.

Respiratory illnesses, including ear and sinus infections, colds, and pneumonias, are among the most common infectious diseases affecting Minnesotans across their lifespan. These diseases can be caused by many different types of microbes—bacteria, viruses and fungi—and different types of microbes may require different kinds of treatment. This research is being done to learn more about the specific types of microbes that cause respiratory infections in children and adults across the state of Minnesota over time. Antimicrobial resistance happens when microbes develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. Through this study, we will learn which types of genes are carried by microbes living in the respiratory tract by collecting and analyzing nasal and oral specimen.

The purpose of this research study is to obtain information on the safety and effectiveness of PBCAR0191 to treat certain types of cancers, such as Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. It is made from a type of blood cells known as T cells. The T cells in PBCAR0191 came from people who have donated their blood. The donated T cells have been genetically changed, so that they may be able to kill specific cancer cells commonly present in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety and effects of pioglitazone and metformin on people and their risk of cancers of the head or neck. We hope to learn more about the potential for pioglitazone and metformin to be used as a way to prevent oral or oropharyngeal cancers in people who are at risk for those cancers. Participants will get both pioglitazone and metformin, as a single pill to be taken at the same time for 12 weeks.

The primary research element is to determine whether a graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis regimen of post-transplant cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus and MMF will reduce the likelihood of chronic GVHD in patients receiving a standard hematopoietic myeloablative stem cell transplant. The treatment related components of this protocol are established clinical practices. We are looking at cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD requiring systemic immunosuppressive treatment at 1 year post-transplant.

We will enroll healthy pregnant women (following enrollment, all subsequent study procedures will be completed postpartum) or postpartum women on hormonal birth control or no hormonal birth control with either a recent history of smoking and a desire to remain abstinent after childbirth, or who are currently smoking and motivated to quit smoking. Participants will be recruited throughout the continental United States (US). Participants living in Minnesota (our clinical site) will receive a 12-week course of exogenous progesterone. Participants will be followed for six months with remote visits, self-administered surveys, and self-collection of dried blood spots to measure hormones and smoking-related biomarkers.

Ritlecitinib (LITFULO™, PF-06651600) 50 mg daily is currently approved for people 12 years of age and older to treat severe alopecia areata (hair loss). Ritlecitinib 100 mg will be compared to Ritlecitinib 50 mg to find out if a larger daily dose is safe and can improve regrowth of hair. The study will last about 57 weeks and will have up to 9 visits. Everyone will get one of the two doses of the study drug.

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and effectiveness of Copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T in detecting lesions during a PET scan. This study is open to men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer who plan to have a prostatectomy and lymph node removal. Copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T is an investigational PET imaging agent, given to you via IV injection, similar to the way other imaging agents are used in many other types of scans. Cu 64 specifically targets the prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) that is found on the surface of metastatic prostate cancer cells. Increased image contrast may make it easier for the doctor to see smaller lesions compared to other imaging agents.

This study is meant for participants who have been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and have a specific mutation in a gene called TP53. The study will give these participants an investigational drug called bortezomib in combination with an approved drug for AML, CPX-351 (brand name: Vyxeos). The researchers are studying this combination to find out if it is safe to give to people, as well as to find out how well it works for people who have AML with the TP53 mutation.

The purpose of this research is to learn more about whether T-DXd with Rilvegostomig or Pembrolizumab works better and is safe for the treatment of primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancers that express the HER2 protein in high levels and that have a genetic characteristic known as mismatch repair proficiency (pMMR), when compared to chemotherapy (Carboplatin and Paclitaxel).

We are doing this research to collect a wide range of samples, clinical information, and measurements that will be used for future research into ALS and related neurological diseases. Participants will be asked to complete 7 in-person study visits and monthly remote self-assessment activities. Access to a personal device (computer and/or smartphone or tablet) that is connected to the internet is needed to complete the monthly remote activities.

Individuals who are carriers of ALS causative gene variants have an increased lifetime risk of developing ALS or a related disorder, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). We are doing this research to collect a wide range of biofluid samples, clinical information, and other health and wellbeing information to look for measurable differences that will help us understand how and when the body changes in response to ALS causative gene variants.

This study is about finding out if the study drug, TARPEYO®, can be taken for a longer time (2 years) than the current recommended 9 months, to better help people with primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN).

This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of a combination drug called CagriSema, which is a combination of cagrilintide s.c. 2.4 mg and semaglutide s.c. 2.4 mg for the management of weight in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. Participants in the study may receive study medication for up to 250 weeks.

AML is a type of blood cancer where infection fighting cells called white blood cells (WBCs) don’t grow up or “mature” like they are supposed to. Instead, they stay stuck as infant or immature “blast” cells. This study will investigate the potential risks and benefits of adding a targeted therapy called ziftomenib to intensive therapy (7+3) OR non-intensive (Venetoclax + Azacitidine) for patients whose cancers are found to have KMT2A rearrangements or mutations in the NPM1 gene. We will also see if the use of ziftomenib as maintenance therapy following consolidation is beneficial.

The upfront treatment for astrocytoma is surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. There is currently no standard therapy for when the astrocytoma has returned (recurs) or re-grows (progresses). This study uses the investigational drug FT536, a cell therapy that stimulates the immune system into action to treat astrocytoma that has returned or regrown. FT536 is a type of cell therapy made up of “natural killer” or NK cells, a type of immune blood cell that are known to attack cancer cells. The primary purpose of this study is to identify a safe dose of FT536 cells when given as an intratumoral injection and to identify the side effects of treatment with FT536. Another purpose of this study is to understand how FT536 alters the immune system in the brain and body.

This clinical study is for adults whose cancer has spread to the bones of the middle or lower back (spine). Doctors are comparing two common treatments: (1) a needle procedure to treat the tumor and strengthen the bone, followed by radiation, and (2) radiation therapy alone. The goal is to see which option better relieves pain, protects the spine, and improves quality of life. The treatment you receive will be chosen at random (by chance), meaning you will be placed into a study group by chance.

The purpose of this study is to help investigators learn more about what are the best methods for diagnosing and monitoring lung problems.

The purpose of this study is to develop a cohort of patients with early scleroderma, and to collect data on clinical outcomes, radiological tests, laboratory tests and to obtain biological specimens for testing.We hope to explore medical care and the impact of SSc on patients' daily lives through various questionnaires that will be collected during study participation. By looking at all of the areas mentioned, we hope to find out information about SSc that will help treat future patients, develop new treatments, and work towards a cure.

We are doing this study to see if we can lower the chance of endometrial cancer coming back and causing death by adding a drug or drugs that target HER2 proteins in addition to the usual combination of chemotherapy drugs. We want to find out if this approach is better or worse than the usual approach for your endometrial cancer. The usual approach is defined as care most people get for endometrial cancer, which in this case would be chemotherapy.

The purpose of this study is to test a new treatment approach for adults with high blood pressure that has been difficult to control with medication. Researchers will study how well the treatment helps lower blood pressure and learn more about participants’ experiences with the treatment.

The purpose of this study is to learn the effects, good or bad, of the study drug, vosoritide, for treating children who have hypochondroplasia. This condition affects the growth of bone and cartilage and in which kids who have it are shorter than other kids of the same age. In this study, your child will get either the study drug or placebo, which is an inactive medicine.

This study is looking at the safety and effects of Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) and its effect on insulin production in people who have been newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. DFMO is a drug that is FDA-approved for other uses, but is being looked at in this study for preserving beta cell function. Participants will be randomized (like flipping a coin) to take either the placebo medicine or Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) for 6 months followed by 6 months of no medication. Of all people participating in the study, 2 out of 3 people will receive DFMO and 1 out of 3 people will receive placebo treatment. Participation in this study will be approximately 12 months.

This phase III trial compares the effect of the combination of blinatumomab with dasatinib and standard chemotherapy versus dasatinib and standard chemotherapy for treating patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive (PH+) or Philadelphia chromosome-like (Ph-Like) ABL-class B-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Blinatumomab is a bispecific antibody that binds to two different proteins-one on the surface of cancer cells and one on the surface of cells in the immune system. An antibody is a protein made by the immune system to help fight infections and other harmful processes/cells/molecules. Blinatumomab may bind to the cancer cell and a T cell (which plays a key role in the immune system's fighting response) at the same time. Blinatumomab may strengthen the immune system's ability to fight cancer cells by activating the body's own immune cells to destroy the tumor. Dasatinib is in a class of medications called tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply, which may help keep cancer cells from growing. Giving blinatumomab and dasatinib in combination with standard chemotherapy may work better in treating patients with PH+ or Ph-Like ABL-class B-ALL compared to dasatinib and chemotherapy alone.

The purpose of this study is to learn more about hearing and speech understanding in people with low-frequency hearing loss, with the goal of improving future diagnosis and treatment options.

We have determined that the microbes (bacteria) in the colon can play a role in causing and preventing complications of colon surgery. While the surgical bowel prep before surgery eliminates the harmful bacteria, it also eliminates the beneficial bacteria that aid wound healing. The purpose of this study is to determine if we can restore the presence of good bacteria (also known as ‘intestinal microbiota’) in the colon by transplanting them from a healthy donor.

To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of VX-407 in participants with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease with PKD1 gene variants

This research study is testing a potential new treatment for pulmonary hypertension (high lung blood pressure due to heart failure) called TX000045 (study drug). Participants will be assigned to a study group and receive active study drug or a placebo (drug with no active ingredients). The study will last approximately 9 months

This is a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ALXN1850 in pediatric participants with hypophosphatasia who have been treated with asfotase alfa for at least 6 months.

The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of a new procedure to treat Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I Hurler-Scheie and Scheie (MPS I). This procedure involves collecting some white blood cells (termed “B cells”) and growing them outside of the body in a laboratory. While the cells are in the lab, the B cells will be changed to produce more of the IDUA that is missing. This process is called “genetic modification.” The newly modified B cells are then infused back into the participant.