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Immune Modulators for Treating COVID-19

Registration Number
NCT04593940
Lead Sponsor
Daniel Benjamin
Brief Summary

ACTIV-1 IM is a master protocol designed to evaluate multiple investigational agents for the treatment of moderately or severely ill patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The research objectives are to evaluate each agent with respect to speed of recovery, mortality, illness severity, and hospital resource utilization. Each agent will be evaluated as add-on therapy to the standard of care (SoC) in use at the local clinics, including remdesivir (provided). The SoC may change during the course of the study based on other research findings. Comparisons of the agents among themselves is not a research objective.

The study population corresponds to moderately and severely ill patients infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus. Recruitment will target patients already hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 infection as well as patients being treated for COVID-19 infection in Emergency Departments while waiting to be admitted to the hospital. Patients both in and out of the ICU are included in the study population.

Detailed Description

ACTIV-1 IM is a master protocol designed to evaluate immune modulators for the treatment of moderately or severely ill hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19. Trial participants will be assessed daily while hospitalized. If the participants are discharged from the hospital prior to Day 29, they will have follow-up study visits at Days 8, 11, 15, 22, and 29. For discharged participants, it is preferred that the Day 8, 11, 15, and 29 visits are in person to obtain safety laboratory tests and blood (serum/plasma) samples for secondary research as well as clinical outcome data. However, infection control or other restrictions may limit the ability of the participant to return to the clinic. In this case, these visits may be conducted by phone, and only clinical data will be obtained. The Day 22 visit does not have laboratory tests or collection of samples and is conducted by phone. The Day 60 assessment will be conducted by phone.

The effectiveness of each therapeutic agent as add-on therapy to SoC plus remdesivir (provided) will be evaluated based on the primary endpoint of time to recovery by Day 29. The sample size requirements are based on the ability to detect a moderate improvement in time to recovery (3-4 fewer days) for each agent. A total of 788 recoveries are required for each comparison to provide approximately 85% power to detect a recovery rate ratio of 1.25. Assuming 73% of participants achieve recovery in 28 days, consistent with the ACTT-1 results, the total sample size to evaluate 1, 2, and 3 agents in ACTIV-1 IM is approximately 1080, 1620, and 2160, respectively. Because each agent is being compared to SoC with no between-agent comparisons, no multiplicity adjustments for multiple agents are planned.

The CVC arm of the study was closed to enrollment on 3-Sep-2021.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1971
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Admitted to a hospital or awaiting admission in the ED with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19.

  2. Subject (or legally authorized representative) provides informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures.

  3. Subject (or legally authorized representative) understands and agrees to comply with planned study procedures.

  4. Male or non-pregnant female adults ≥18 years of age at time of enrollment.

  5. Has laboratory-confirmed (within 14 days prior to enrollment) SARS-CoV-2 infection as determined by PCR or other commercial or public health assay in any specimen.

  6. Ongoing illness of any duration, and at least one of the following:

    • Radiographic infiltrates by imaging (chest x-ray, CT scan, etc.), OR
    • Blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) ≤94% on room air, OR
    • Requiring supplemental oxygen, OR
    • Requiring mechanical ventilation or ECMO.
  7. Women of childbearing potential must agree to either abstinence or use of at least one primary form of contraception not including hormonal contraception from the time of screening through Day 60.

  8. Agrees to not to participate in another interventional trial for the treatment of COVID-19 through Day 60.

Exception 1: Participant may co-enroll in ACTIV-4 (ACTIV-4A and ACTIV-4C). Exception 2: Participants in ACTIV-2 who have been hospitalized may be enrolled in ACTIV-1 as long as ACTIV-2 study therapy has been discontinued. They will remain in ACTIV-2 follow-up.

Exception 3: If participant is already participating in a COVID-19 vaccine trial but develops COVID-19 disease that requires hospitalization, participant is eligible for this study, assuming all other inclusion/exclusion criteria are met.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. ALT or AST >10 times the upper limit of normal.

  2. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <30 mL/min (including patients receiving hemodialysis or hemofiltration).

    Exception: Participants with an eGFR <30 mL/min may enroll as long as their renal insufficiency has been stable without renal replacement therapy for ≥1 month and they are not current candidates for renal replacement therapy. These participants will not receive remdesivir.

  3. Neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count <1000 cells/μL) (<1.0 x 103/μL or <1.0 GI/L).

  4. Lymphopenia (absolute lymphocyte count <200 cells/μL) (<0.20 x 103/μL or <0.20 GI/L)

  5. Pregnancy or breast feeding.

  6. Anticipated discharge from the hospital or transfer to another hospital which is not a study site within 72 hours.

  7. Known allergy to any study medication.

  8. Received cytotoxic or biologictargeted immune-modulator treatments (such as anti-interleukin-1 [IL-1], anti-IL-6 [tocilizumab or sarilumab], anti-IL-17, or T-cell or B-cell targeted therapies ([e.g., rituximab), tyrosine kinase], JAK inhibitors [including baricitinib,], TNF inhibitors, or interferon) within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to screening., whichever is longer. Steroid dependency, defined as need for prednisone at a dose >10 mg (or equivalent) for >1 month within 2 weeks of screening, is exclusionary. Note Exception 1: Dexamethasone (at a dose of 6 mg per day for up to 10 days) is permitted for the treatment of COVID-19 in patients who are already mechanically ventilated and in patients who require supplemental oxygen at screening, but who are not mechanically ventilated in accordance with national guidelines. Note Exception 2: Infusion of convalescent plasma given for treatment of COVID-19 while on-study is also allowed.

    Exception 3: Monoclonal antibody therapy given for COVID-19 treatment at any time prior to enrollment is also allowed.

  9. BasedKnown or suspected history of untreated tuberculosis (TB). TB diagnosis may be suspected based on medical history and concomitant therapies that would suggest TB infection, have suspected clinical diagnosis of current active tuberculosis (TB) or, if. Participants are also excluded if they have known, latent TB treated for less than 4 weeks with appropriate anti-tuberculosis therapy per local guidelines (by history only, no screening required).

  10. Based on medical history and concomitant therapies that would suggest infection,Known or suspected serious, active bacterial, fungal, or viral (infection (excepting SARS-CoV-2 and including, but not limited to, active HBV, HCV, or HIV/AIDS). with the latter defined as a CD4 count <200 or an unsuppressed HIV viral load), or other infection (besides COVID-19) that in the opinion of the investigator could constitute a risk when taking investigational product.

    Note: Broad-spectrum empiric antibiotic usage does not exclude participation.

  11. Have received any live vaccine (that is,or live attenuated) within 3 months before screening, or intend to receive a live vaccine (or live attenuated) during the study. Note Exception: Use of prior non-live (inactivated) vaccinations is allowed for all participants, including any vaccine for COVID-19.

  12. Severe hepatic impairment (defined as liver cirrhosis Child stage C).

  13. CurrentKnown severe heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] III-IV).) or new-onset left-systolic or global cardiac dysfunction in the setting of COVID-19.

    Exception: Right-sided heart dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension thought related to COVID-19 is permitted.

  14. In the Investigator's judgment, the patient has any advanced organ dysfunction that would not make participation appropriate.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Standard of Care + cenicriviroc or matching placebo (closed to enrollment as of 3-Sep-2021)cenicriviroc (closed to enrollment as of 3-Sep-2021)cenicriviroc \[tablet, Day 1/Loading Dose: 450 mg (300mg morning and 150mg evening) Day 2 - 29/Maintenance Dose: 300 mg (150 mg BID) through Day 29\]. or matching placebo
Standard of Care + infliximab or matching placeboInfliximabinfliximab (single dose IV 5mg/kg given on day 1) or matching placebo
Standard of Care + cenicriviroc or matching placebo (closed to enrollment as of 3-Sep-2021)Remdesivircenicriviroc \[tablet, Day 1/Loading Dose: 450 mg (300mg morning and 150mg evening) Day 2 - 29/Maintenance Dose: 300 mg (150 mg BID) through Day 29\]. or matching placebo
Standard of Care + infliximab or matching placeboRemdesivirinfliximab (single dose IV 5mg/kg given on day 1) or matching placebo
Standard of Care + abatacept or matching placeboAbataceptabatacept (single dose IV 10 mg/kg up to 1,000 mg given on day 1) or matching placebo
Standard of Care + abatacept or matching placeboRemdesivirabatacept (single dose IV 10 mg/kg up to 1,000 mg given on day 1) or matching placebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants Who Had Recovered by Day 28Days 1-28

Time to recovery by day 28. The number of participants who have recovered by day 28.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Participants With Clinical Status for Day 14 Using an 8 Point Ordinal ScaleDay 14

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=Death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best) To determine a participant's clinical status using the ordinal scale their clinical status was collected at Day 15 assessing day 14.

The scale used in this study is as follows (from worst to best):

1. Death;

2. Hospitalized, on invasive mechanical ventilation or ECMO;

3. Hospitalized, on non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen devices;

4. Hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen;

5. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - requiring ongoing medical in-patient care (COVID-19 related or otherwise);

6. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - no longer requires ongoing medical in-patient care; This would include those kept in hospital for quarantine/infection control/social reasons, awaiting bed in rehabilitation facility or homecare, etc.

7. Not hospitalized, limitation on activities and/or requiring home oxygen

8. Not hospitalized,

Mortality Through 14 DaysDay 1-14

mortality at day 14

Duration (Days) Alive and Free of Supplemental OxygenDay 1 to day 28

Days alive and free of supplemental oxygen

Mean Change in the 8-point Ordinal Scale From Day 0 to Day 7Day 0 to day 7

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities=best)

Duration (Days) Alive and Out of the HospitalThrough day 28

Days alive and out of the hospital

Number of Patients With SAEs Through Day 28Day 28

Cumulative Incidence of SAEs through day 28

Number of Patients With Adverse Events Leading to Dose ModificationDay 1-28

Number of patients with adverse events (serious and non serious) leading to dose modification

Mortality Through 28 DaysDay 1-28

mortality at day 28

Mean Change in the 8-point Ordinal Scale From Day 0 to Day 28Day 0 to day 28

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best)

Number of Patients With New Supplemental Oxygen UseDay 1-day 28

Number of patients with new supplemental oxygen use

Number of Participants With Clinical Status for Day 28 Using an 8 Point Ordinal ScaleDay 28

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=Death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best) To determine a participant's clinical status using the ordinal scale their clinical status was collected at Day 29 assessing day 28.

The scale used in this study is as follows (from worst to best):

1. Death;

2. Hospitalized, on invasive mechanical ventilation or ECMO;

3. Hospitalized, on non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen devices;

4. Hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen;

5. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - requiring ongoing medical in-patient care (COVID-19 related or otherwise);

6. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - no longer requires ongoing medical in-patient care; This would include those kept in hospital for quarantine/infection control/social reasons, awaiting bed in rehabilitation facility or homecare, etc.

7. Not hospitalized, limitation on activities and/or requiring home oxygen

8. Not hospitalized,

Number of Participants Who Met a One Point Improvement in Two Categories From Day 0 (Baseline) to Day 28 Using an 8-point Ordinal ScaleDay 1- day 28

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=Death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best). Number of people who met a two category improvement.

The scale used in this study is as follows (from worst to best):

1. Death;

2. Hospitalized, on invasive mechanical ventilation or ECMO;

3. Hospitalized, on non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen devices;

4. Hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen;

5. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - requiring ongoing medical in-patient care (COVID-19 related or otherwise);

6. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - no longer requires ongoing medical in-patient care; This would include those kept in hospital for quarantine/infection control/social reasons, awaiting bed in rehabilitation facility or homecare, etc.

7. Not hospitalized, limitation on activities and/or requiring home oxygen

8. Not hospitalized, no limitations on activities.

Mean Change in the 8-point Ordinal Scale From Day 0 to Day 2Day 0 to day 2

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=Death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best)

Number of Participants Who Met a One Point Improvement in One Category From Day 0 (Baseline) to Day 28 Using an 8-point Ordinal ScaleDay 1-day 28

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=Death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best). Number of people who met a 1 point improvement.

The scale used in this study is as follows (from worst to best):

1. Death;

2. Hospitalized, on invasive mechanical ventilation or ECMO;

3. Hospitalized, on non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen devices;

4. Hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen;

5. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - requiring ongoing medical in-patient care (COVID-19 related or otherwise);

6. Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - no longer requires ongoing medical in-patient care; This would include those kept in hospital for quarantine/infection control/social reasons, awaiting bed in rehabilitation facility or homecare, etc.

7. Not hospitalized, limitation on activities and/or requiring home oxygen

8. Not hospitalized, no limitations on activities.

Mean Change in the 8-point Ordinal Scale From Day 0 to Day 4Day 0 to day 4

8 point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best)

Number of Patients With New Mechanical Ventilation or ECMO UseDay 1 to day 28

Number of patients with new mechanical ventilation or ECMO use

Number of Patients With Grade 3 and 4 Adverse EventsDay 28

Cumulative incidence of adverse events of grade 3 and 4

Mean Change in the 8-point Ordinal Scale From Day 0 to Day 10Day 0 to day 10

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best)

Mean Change in the 8-point Ordinal Scale From Day 0 to Day 14Day 0 to day 14

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best)

Mean Change in the 8-point Ordinal Scale From Day 0 to Day 21Day 0 to day 21

8-point ordinal scale assessing clinical status (1=death is worst, 8=not hospitalized/no limitations on activities is best)

Duration (Days) Alive and Free of Non-invasive Ventilation/ High Flow OxygenDay 1 to day 28

Days alive and free of non-invasive ventilation/ high flow oxygen

Number of Patients With New Non-invasive Ventilation/High Flow Oxygen UseDay 1-day 28

Number of patients with new non-invasive ventilation/high flow oxygen use

Duration (Days) Alive and Free of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation or ECMODay 1 to day 28

Days alive and free of invasive mechanical ventilation or ECMO

Trial Locations

Locations (91)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Washington Medical Center

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Seattle, Washington, United States

University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Johns Hopkins Medical Center

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Avera McKennan Hospital

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

University of Tennessee Medical Center

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

West Virginia University

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Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

Hospital Interzonal Dr Jose Penna Bahia Blanca

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Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hospital Ramos Mejia

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sanatorio Allende

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Córdoba, Argentina

Hospital Central FAP

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Lima, Lima/Lima, Peru

Hospital Brasília

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Brasília, DF, Brazil

Hospital Felício Rocho

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Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Hospital Ernesto Dornelles

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande D Sul /RS, Brazil

Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro - PUC Campinas

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Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brazil

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre HCPA

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul / RS, Brazil

Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul/RS, Brazil

Nuevo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca"

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Guadalajara, Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico

Hospital Regional Lambayeque

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Chiclayo, Peru

Hospital Nacional Aezobispo Loayza

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Lima, Peru

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

New York University Langone Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

Harlem Hospital Center

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New York, New York, United States

Duke University

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

University of Rochester Medical Center-Strong Memorial Hospital

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Rochester, New York, United States

Reading Hospital Study

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Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Kansas

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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Boston Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

University of Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Mayo Clinic

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Wake Forest University

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Oregon Health and Science University

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Portland, Oregon, United States

Banner University Medical Center

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

UCLA - Ronald Reagan Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Riverside University

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Moreno Valley, California, United States

Scripps Clinical Medical Group

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La Jolla, California, United States

UC Irvine Medical Center

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Orange, California, United States

Stanford University Medical Center

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Palo Alto, California, United States

UCLA Medical Center- Santa Monica

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Santa Monica, California, United States

Medstar Washington Hospital Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

University of Florida-Jacksonville

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

University of Illinois at Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Loyola University Medical Center

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Maywood, Illinois, United States

University of Iowa

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Anne Arundel Medical Center

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Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Tufts Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

U Mass University Medical Center

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

MidMichigan Medical Center- Gratiot

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Alma, Michigan, United States

U Mass Memorial Medical Center

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland

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Midland, Michigan, United States

University of Missouri Health Care

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

Trinitas Hospital

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Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

Hackensack University Medical Center

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

NYU Brooklyn

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

University at Buffalo

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Buffalo, New York, United States

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

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Jamaica, New York, United States

Flushing Hospital Medical Center

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Flushing, New York, United States

NYU Long Island

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Long Island City, New York, United States

Weill Cornell Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

St Lawrence Health System

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Potsdam, New York, United States

Mercy Saint Vincent Medical Center

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Toledo, Ohio, United States

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Temple University Hospital

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Trinity Mother Frances Hospital

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Tyler, Texas, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States

Methodist Health System Clinical Research Institute

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Dallas, Texas, United States

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

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Tyler, Texas, United States

Providence Medical Research Center

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Spokane, Washington, United States

Gundersen Health System

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La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Instituto Medico Platense

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La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sanatorio Ramon Cereijo

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Caba, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Clinica Central S.A.

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Villa Regina, Rio Negro, Argentina

Hospital Rawson

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Cordoba, Argentina

Sanatorio Britanico

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Rosario, Argentina

Sanatorio Diagnóstico/ Instituto del Buen Aire

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Santa Fe, Argentina

Instituto DOR de Ensino e Pesquisa Hospital Glória D'Or

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Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro / RJ, Brazil

Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez"

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Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico

Hospitala Nacional Hipólito Unánue

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Lima, Peru

Hospital de Chancay y Servicios Basicos de Salud

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Lima, Peru

Clínica Belén SANNA

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Piura, Peru

Tulane School of Medicine

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University Medical Center New Orleans

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Ochsner Medical Center

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

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