Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch Clinical Core

Division Of Basic Sciences - Nci

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Abstract

The medical TGMB has a robust clinical program for treatment of patients with advanced thoracic and GI cancers who have failed standard therapies. The thoracic team is conducting innovative studies for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma and thymic cancers. These include use of novel treatments developed by scientists at the NCI. A major focus of our team is the development of drugs targeting the tumor antigen, mesothelin that is highly expressed in many cancers. We are using an immunotoxin -LMB-100, an antibody drug conjugate- BAY 94-9343, thorium-227 labeled antibody-chelator conjugate-BAY 2287411 and mesothelin targeting CAR-T cells to treat these cancers. In addition, we are conducting clinical trials using immunotherapy agents including immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat patients with thoracic cancers who have failed standard treatments. The TGMB is also conducting studies for treatment of gastrointestinal cancers with a special emphasis on liver and pancreatic cancer. Investigators within the TGMB have established a robust program for treatment of patients with liver cancer including use of immunotherapy agents either alone or in combination with radiation therapy or locally ablative therapies for liver cancer. The gastrointestinal group is also conducting clinical trials of novel agents for treatment of pancreatic cancer.