External Beam Radiation Therapy

This phase I trial is to find out the possible side effects of pembrolizumab and radiation therapy before and during surgery in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer that remains despite treatment (persistent) or has come back (recurrent). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays or protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving pembrolizumab and radiation therapy before and during surgery may kill more tumor cells.

This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of decitabine in combination with standard of care surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy and the effectiveness of the combination in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell cancers that are not caused by human papilloma virus (HPV-negative) and that can be removed by surgery (resectable). Decitabine, an antimetabolite, stops cells from making deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill tumor cells. Studies have shown that medications like decitabine can make some types of solid tumors more sensitive to chemotherapy. This allows the chemotherapy to be more effective, with slower progression and longer survival. Decitabine is also a clinically active demethylating agent, and may help make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a type of radiation that uses a machine to aim high-energy rays at the tumor from outside the body. Chemotherapy drugs work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving decitabine in combination with standard of care surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy may be safe, tolerable, and/or effective in treating patients with surgically resectable HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell cancers.

This early phase I trial studies the side effects of autologous dendritic cells and a vaccine called Prevnar in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition (with bevacizumab and atezolizumab or druvalumab) in treating patients liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) after undergoing standard high-dose external beam radiotherapy. Autologous dendritic cells are immune cells generated from patients' own white blood cells that are grown in a special lab and trained to stimulate the immune system to destroy tumor cells. A pneumonia vaccine called Prevnar may also help stimulate the immune system. Bevacizumab is in a class of medications called antiangiogenic agents. It works by stopping the formation of blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to tumor. This may slow the growth and spread of tumor. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab and durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the tumor, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving autologous dendritic cells and Prevnar in combination with immune checkpoint inhibition after radiotherapy may be safe, and tolerable and may stimulate the body's own immune system to fight against the tumor in patients with unresectable liver cancer.

This is a Phase 3 prospective, randomized, superiority, open-label, multi-site study. The overview of this study is as follows: * A Screening/Baseline Period of 21 days. During this time, patients will be randomized into a 1:2 allocation of Arm A:Arm B. * A Perioperative/Operative Phase where patients will undergo tumor resection (Arm A) or tumor resection plus GammaTile implantation (Arm B). * An EBRT Prior to Start Period. This occurs within 10 business days prior to EBRT and Concurrent TMZ Phase. * An EBRT and Concurrent TMZ Phase, which will begin 30 ±10 days post-surgery. EBRT (30 fractions) and TMZ will be administered up to 5 days a week for 6 weeks in Arm A, and EBRT (20 fractions) and TMZ will be administered for up to 5 days a week for 4 weeks in Arm B. TMZ will be administered at a dose of 75 mg/m2/day orally for each Arm. * An Adjuvant TMZ Phase, which begins 28 ±7 days following the EBRT and Concurrent TMZ Phase, and is comprised of six 28-day cycles. TMZ (150-200 mg/m2/day orally) will be administered for the first 5 days of each 28-day cycle for each Arm. Tumor treating fields are allowed but are not mandated during this phase. Up to 6 additional cycles (for a total of 12) can be completed at the discretion of the Investigator. * An Early Discontinuation/Follow-Up Phase will occur 28 ±7 days after completion of Cycle 6 of the Adjuvant TMZ Phase, regardless of the total number of cycles completed or any delays in cycle start. If fewer than six cycles are completed, the first follow-up assessment will occur 28 ±7 days after the last administered dose of adjuvant TMZ. If patient has a qualifying event requiring entrance to Early Discontinuation Phase, the first follow-up assessment will occur as soon as feasible, but within 28 days. For any unscheduled visits, data collected should be documented in the case report form (CRF) and must include, but are not limited to, safety evaluations, survival status, and disease status.

This phase III trial compares the addition of induction chemotherapy, with carboplatin, paclitaxel and pembrolizumab, to chemotherapy and radiation, with cisplatin and pembrolizumab followed by pembrolizumab maintenance for the treatment of patients with cervical cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be better tolerated than cisplatin. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Paclitaxel is in a class of medications called antimicrotubule agents. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Cisplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Adding induction chemotherapy to the usual treatment of chemotherapy and radiation followed by maintenance may be more effective in treating patients with high risk, locally advanced cervical cancer.