Thomas E. Witzig, M.D.

The purpose of this study is to examine the microbiome and immune function in patients with active lymphoma, and in patients with a history of lymphoma who are in clinical remission.

The purpose of this study is to determine the proper criteria for diagnosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), identify strategies to avoid relapse and identify specific factors that underlie IgG4-RD disease pathophysiology.

The purpose of this study is to examine how well ascorbic acid and combination chemotherapy work in treating patients with lymphoma that has come back or does not respond to therapy. Ascorbic acid may make cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving ascorbic acid and combination chemotherapy may work better at treating lymphoma.

In the Clonal Cytopenia of Undetermined Significance (CCUS) Cohort D, we want to find out if ascorbic acid will improve blood counts so fewer transfusions  are required and there is a less likely chance the patient will develop myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or other related myeloid malignancies.

The purpose of this research study is to find out if being on a magnesium rich diet and using a magnesium lotion on the skin will help to keep the magnesium blood level in a normal range or increase the magnesium level if it is slightly below the normal range or in the low end of the normal range. We also want to learn about the side effects and quality of life when patients are receiving different forms of magnesium.  

Ancient Minerals Magnesium Lotion is an over-the-counter lotion that can be bought at a drug store or on the internet. The use of this lotion is considered investigational since it hasn’t been studied in lymphoma cancer patients with low magnesium levels before; however, the FDA is allowing us to use this lotion in this research study.

The purpose of this study is to examine how well ascorbic acid and combination chemotherapy work in treating patients with lymphoma that has come back or does not respond to therapy. Ascorbic acid may make cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving ascorbic acid and combination chemotherapy may work better at treating lymphoma.

In the Clonal Cytopenia of Undetermined Significance (CCUS) Cohort D, we want to find out if ascorbic acid will improve blood counts so fewer transfusions  are required and there is a less likely chance the patient will develop myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or other related myeloid malignancies.

This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, dose-escalation, dose-expansion study for the treatment of patients with advanced cancers. Eligible patients with DLBCL or other advanced lymphomas will be enrolled into the dose-expansion cohort.

This open-label, multicenter, global study is designed to determine the recommended phase 2 dose, safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of durvalumab in subjects with certain lymphoma subtypes or CLL. Globally, 265 subjects may be enrolled into 4 treatment arms, including durvalumab monotherapy; durvalumab in combination with lenalidomide± rituximab; ibrutinib; or rituximab ± bendamustine. The study will have 3 parts: dose finding, dose confirmation, and dose expansion. Subjects receiving monotherapy may receive combination therapy or involved-field radiation to a single nodal site at time of progressive disease.

First study, at multiple clinical centers, exploring the effects of different combinations of compounds (CC-122, CC-223 ,CC-292 and rituximab) to treat Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)

This is a phase 3, randomized, 2-arm, open-label, international trial evaluating alisertib compared with single-agent treatment, as selected by the investigator from the offered options of pralatrexate or gemcitabine or romidepsin, in patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). Note: romidepsin will not be used as a single-agent comparator in countries that do not permit its use at this time.

RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Lenalidomide may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking blood flow to the cancer. Giving everolimus together with lenalidomide may be an effective treatment for lymphoma.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of giving everolimus and lenalidomide together and to see how well they work in treating patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphoma.

This pilot clinical trial studies how well buparlisib works in treating patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has returned or does not respond to treatment. Buparlisib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety profile of acalabrutinib and pembrolizumab in subjects with hematologic malignancies.

The purpose of this study is to determine the alterations in the intestinal microbiology in patients after undergoing chemotherapy, diet changes, and the use of antibiotics related to a stem cell transplant for Multiple Myeloma or Lymphoma; and how does this affect the success of the transplant and the patients long-term survival.

The purpose of this study is to compare the gut microbiome (GMB) profile of patients with untreated non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) with controls from a normal household and age-matched population.

Despite strong evidence suggesting that vitamin D deficiency is associated with undesirable outcomes in patients with numerous cancers, there has never been a thorough study of vitamin D treatment in subjects undergoing treatment for cancer. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether modification of vitamin D levels in the blood, through supplementation, can improve outcomes.

This Phase II studyis designed to investigate the antitumor activity in terms of objective response rate (ORR) of tipifarnib in 18 subjects with advanced Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTCL). The total number of patients could be extended to 30 pending on the degree of response observed at an interim analysis. Tipifarnib will be administered until disease progression then followed approximately every 12 weeks for survival until either death or 12 months after accrual of the last study subject, whichever occurs first.

This randomized phase III trial studies rituximab and yttrium Y-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan to see how well they work compared to rituximab alone in treating patients with untreated follicular lymphoma. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, may find cancer cells and help kill them. Radioactive substances linked to monoclonal antibodies can bind to cancer cells and give off radiation which may help kill cancer cells. It is not yet known whether rituximab is more effective with or without yttrium Y-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan in treating follicular lymphoma.

The goal of this study is to evaluate a new approach to immunotherapy in NHL by combining two antibodies, veltuzumab and epratuzumab. For treatment, epratuzumab has also been attached to a radioactive isotope called 90yttrium (90Y-epratuzumab). Veltuzumab and 90Y-epratuzumab attack different areas on lymphoma cells. Because of this, treatment with the combination may provide more effective treatment in NHL than either veltuzumab or 90Y-epratuzumab given alone.

Among persons with Immunoglobulin G subclass 4 Related Disease (IgG4)-related disease who have persistent or recurrent disease despite standard therapies, does combination therapy with rituximab and revlimid cause a sustained disease remission?

This phase II trial studies how well giving ruxolitinib phosphate (oral JAK inhibitor INCB18424) works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell or peripheral T-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma and are ineligible to stem cell transplant or have recurrent disease after stem cell transplant. Ruxolitinib phosphate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.