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A Study Comparing Zanubrutinib With Bendamustine Plus Rituximab in Participants With Previously Untreated CLL or SLL

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03336333
Lead Sponsor
BeiGene
Brief Summary

To compare efficacy between zanubrutinib versus bendamustine and rituximab in patients with previously untreated CLL/SLL, as measured by progression free survival assess by Independent Central Review.

Detailed Description

This is a global phase 3, open label, randomized study of zanubrutinib versus bendamustine plus rituximab (B+R) in participants with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), including participants without del(17p) \[Cohort 1\] and participants with del(17p) \[Cohort 2 and Cohort 3\]. Participants in Cohort 1 are randomized 1:1 to zanubrutinib (Arm A) or bendamustine plus rituximab (Arm B). Randomization will be stratified by age, Binet stage, immunoglobulin variable region heavy chain (IGHV) mutational status, and geographic region. Participants in Cohort 2 will receive treatment with zanubrutinib. Participants in Cohort 3 will receive treatment with zanubrutinib and venetoclax.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
590
Inclusion Criteria
  • Unsuitable for chemoimmunotherapy with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR)
  • Confirmed diagnosis of CD20-positive CLL or SLL, requiring treatment
  • Measurable disease by imaging
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2
  • Life expectancy ≥ 6 months
  • Adequate bone marrow function
  • Adequate renal and hepatic function

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous systemic treatment for CLL/SLL
  • Requires ongoing need for corticosteroid treatment
  • Known prolymphocytic leukemia or history of or suspected Richter's transformation.
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • Prior malignancy within the past 3 years, except for curatively treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix of breast, or localized Gleason score 6 prostate cancer
  • History of severe bleeding disorder
  • History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months before the first dose of study drug
  • Severe or debilitating pulmonary disease
  • Inability to swallow capsules or disease affecting gastrointestinal function
  • Active infection requiring systemic treatment
  • Known central nervous system involvement by leukemia or lymphoma
  • Underlying medical condition that will render the administration of study drug hazardous or obscure interpretation of toxicity or AEs
  • Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active hepatitis B or C infection
  • Major surgery ≤ 4 weeks prior to start of study treatment
  • Pregnant or nursing females
  • Vaccination with live vaccine within 35 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
  • Ongoing alcohol or drug addiction
  • Known hypersensitivity to zanubrutinib, bendamustine, rituximab, or venetoclax (as applicable) or any other ingredients of the study drugs
  • Requires ongoing treatment with strong cytochrome P450 (CYP3A) inhibitor or inducer
  • Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical study

NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cohort 1: Bendamustine + RituximabRituximabParticipants will receive bendamustine plus rituximab for up to six 28-day cycles (Arm B)
Cohort 1: Bendamustine + RituximabBendamustineParticipants will receive bendamustine plus rituximab for up to six 28-day cycles (Arm B)
Cohort 1a (China only): Bendamustine + RituximabRituximabParticipants will receive bendamustine plus rituximab for up to six 28-day cycles (Arm B, China only)
Cohort 1: ZanubrutinibZanubrutinibParticipants will receive zanubrutinib until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression (Arm A)
Cohort 1a (China only): Bendamustine + RituximabBendamustineParticipants will receive bendamustine plus rituximab for up to six 28-day cycles (Arm B, China only)
Cohort 1a (China only): ZanubrutinibZanubrutinibParticipants will receive zanubrutinib until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression (Arm A, China only)
Cohort 2: ZanubrutinibZanubrutinibParticipants will receive zanubrutinib until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression (Arm C)
Cohort 3: Venetoclax + ZanubrutinibZanubrutinibApproximately 110 participants, 50 without del17p and 60 with del\[17p\] or TP53 mutation will receive zanubrutinib plus venetoclax; Participants will also receive zanubrutinib starting on Cycle 1 Day 1 then daily for a minimum of 27 cycles, or until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression, whichever occurs first. Participants will receive venetoclax starting Cycle 4 Day 1 according to a 5-week dose-up schedule then daily until unacceptable toxicity, disease progression, or for a maximum of 24 cycles. Each cycle is 28 days. (Arm D)
Cohort 3: Venetoclax + ZanubrutinibVenetoclaxApproximately 110 participants, 50 without del17p and 60 with del\[17p\] or TP53 mutation will receive zanubrutinib plus venetoclax; Participants will also receive zanubrutinib starting on Cycle 1 Day 1 then daily for a minimum of 27 cycles, or until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression, whichever occurs first. Participants will receive venetoclax starting Cycle 4 Day 1 according to a 5-week dose-up schedule then daily until unacceptable toxicity, disease progression, or for a maximum of 24 cycles. Each cycle is 28 days. (Arm D)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cohort 1: Progression-free Survival (PFS) as Determined by Independent Central Review (ICR)Up to approximately 3 years and 7 months (as of cut-off date of 07MAY2021)

PFS is defined as the time from randomization until first documentation of progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, as assessed by the ICR per 2008 International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) guidelines with modifications for treatment-related lymphocytosis in participants with CLL and the Revised Criteria for Response for Malignant Lymphoma in participants with small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cohort 3: Overall Response Rate (ORR)Up to 5 years
Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Up to 5 years
Pooled Cohort 1/1a: Progression-free Survival (PFS) Between Treatment Groups Determined by Investigator Assessment (IA)Up to 5 years
Cohort 2: Overall Response Rate (ORR)Up to 5 years
Cohort 2: Progression-free Survival (PFS)Up to 5 years
Cohort 2: Duration of Response (DOR)Up to 5 years
Cohort 3: Area-Under-Curve From Time 0 to 12 Hours Postdose (AUC0-12) of ZanubrutinibPredose up to 12 hours postdose
Cohort 1: Overall Response Rate (ORR) Between Treatment Groups as Determined by ICRUp to 5 years

ORR in Cohort 1 is defined as the percentage of participants who achieve a complete response, complete response with incomplete bone marrow recovery, partial response, or partial response with lymphocytosis, determined by the ICR.

Pooled Cohort 1/1a: Overall Response Rate (ORR) Between Treatment GroupsUp to 5 years
Cohort 3: Progression-free Survival (PFS)Up to 5 years
Cohort 3: Rate of Undetectable Minimal Residual Disease (MRD4)Up to 5 years
Cohort 1: Patient-reported Outcomes as Assessed by the (European Quality Of Life 5D 5L) EQ-5D-5L QuestionnaireUp to 5 years
Cohort 1: Progression-free Survival (PFS) Between Treatment Groups Determined by Investigator Assessment (IA)Up to 5 years

PFS is defined as the time from randomization until first documentation of progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, as assessed by the investigator per iwCLL guidelines with modifications for treatment-related lymphocytosis in participants with CLL and the Revised Criteria for Response for Malignant Lymphoma in participants with SLL.

Cohort 1: Overall Survival (OS) Between Treatment Groups as Determined by the ICRUp to 5 years

OS in Cohort 1 is defined as the time from randomization to the date of death due to any reason.

Pooled Cohort 1/1a: Duration of Response (DOR) Between Treatment GroupsUp to 5 years
Cohort 3: Duration of Response (DOR)Up to 5 years
Cohort 1: Duration of Response (DOR) Between Treatment Groups as Determined by the ICRUp to 5 years

Duration of response in Cohort 1 determined using the iwCLL criteria with modification for treatment related lymphocytosis (in participants with CLL) and the Lugano Classification for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL; in participants with SLL), is defined as the time from the date that criteria for response (ie, partial response with lymphocytosis \[PR-L\] or better) are first met to the date that disease progression is objectively documented or death, whichever occurs first.

Cohort 1: Patient-reported Outcomes as Assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) Questionnaire.Up to 5 years
Cohort 1 Zanubrutinib Only Arms: Area-Under-Curve From Time 0 to 12 Hours Postdose (AUC0-12)Predose up to 12 hours postdose
Apparent Rate of Clearance of Zanubrutinib From Plasma (CL/F)CL/FPredose up to 12 hours postdose

Trial Locations

Locations (158)

Augusta University

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Westmead Hospital

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Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Wuxi Peoples Hospital

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Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Onkologii I Traumatologii Im M Kopernika W Lodzi

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Lodz, Poland

Centrum Onkologii Ziemi Lubelskiej

🇵🇱

Lublin, Poland

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Malopolskie Centrum Medyczne Sc

🇵🇱

Krakow, Poland

Research Medical Center

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Washington University

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Summit Medical Group

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Florham Park, New Jersey, United States

Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

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New York, New York, United States

Columbia University Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

University of Rochester

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Rochester, New York, United States

Duke University

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Oregon Health and Science University

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Portland, Oregon, United States

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

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Watertown, South Dakota, United States

Tennessee Oncology, Pllc Nashville

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center

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Lubbock, Texas, United States

University of Virginia

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Va Puget Sound Health Care System

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

Concord Repatriation General Hospital

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Concord, New South Wales, Australia

The Tweed Valley Hospital

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Cudgen, New South Wales, Australia

Calvary Mater Newcastle

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Waratah, New South Wales, Australia

Icon Cancer Centre Wesley

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Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia

Princess Alexandra Hospital

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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital

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Herston, Queensland, Australia

Royal Adelaide Hospital

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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Woodville South, South Australia, Australia

Royal Hobart Hospital

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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Box Hill Hospital

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Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

Monash Health

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Clayton, Victoria, Australia

St Vincents Hospital Melbourne

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Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Peninsula Private Hospital

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Frankston, Victoria, Australia

Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Royal Perth Hospital

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Medizinische Universitatsklinik Innsbruck

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Innsbruck, Austria

Krankenhaus Der Barmherzigen Schwestern Linz

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Linz, Austria

Allgemeines Krankenhaus Der Stadt Linz

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Linz, Austria

Universitatsklinik Fur Innere Medizin Iii Universitatsklinikum Der Pmu Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg

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Salzburg, Austria

Klinikum Wels Grieskirchen

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Wels, Austria

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

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Brussels, Belgium

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

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Gent, Belgium

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (Chu) de Liege Site Du Sart Tilman

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Liege, Belgium

Clinique Saint Pierre

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Ottignies, Belgium

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Universite Catholique de Louvain Site Godinne

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Yvoir, Belgium

Anhui Provincial Hospital

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Hefei, Anhui, China

Peking University Third Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University (Xinqiao Hospital)

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Chongqing, Chongqing, China

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Quanzhou First Affliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

🇨🇳

Quanzhou, Fujian, China

Guangdong Provincial Peoples Hospital

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Henan Cancer Hospital

🇨🇳

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Jiangsu Province Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University Branch Shizi

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Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Branch Donghu

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Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

The First Hospital of Jilin University

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Changchun, Jilin, China

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

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Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease

🇨🇳

Tianjin, Tianjin, China

Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital

🇨🇳

Tianjin, Tianjin, China

The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

🇨🇳

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Fakultni Nemocnice Brno

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Brno, Czechia

Fakultni Nemocnice Hradec Kralove

🇨🇿

Hradec Kralove, Czechia

Fakultni Nemocnice Olomouc

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Olomouc, Czechia

Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice V Praze

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Praha, Czechia

Centre Hospitalier Victor Dupouy Dargenteuil

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Argenteuil cedex, France

Centre de Lutte Contre Le Cancer Institut Bergonie

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Bordeaux, France

Chu Caen Normandie

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Caen cedex, France

Centre Hospitalier Departemental de Vendee

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La Roche sur Yon, France

Centre Hospitalier Le Mans

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Le Mans, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Limoges Chu de Limoges

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Limoges Cedex, France

Institut Paoli Calmettes

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Marseille, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes Hotel Dieu

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Nantes Cedex, France

Hopital de La Pitie Salpetriere

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Paris, France

Groupe Hospitalier Du Haut Leveque

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Pessac Cedex, France

Chu Hopital Lyon Sud

🇫🇷

PierreBenite, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitier Hopital de La Miletrie Hopital Jean Bernard

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Poitiers, France

Hopital Robert Debre

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Reims Cedex, France

Hopital Pontchaillou

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Rennes Cedex, France

Centre Henri Becquerel

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Rouen Cedex, France

Chu Tours Hopital Bretonneau Service Pneumologie

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Tours, France

Chu Nancy Hopital Brabois

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VandoeuvrelesNancy, France

Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny W Legnicy

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Legnica, Poland

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia

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Brescia, Italy

Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori Dino Amadori Irst

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Meldola, Italy

Fondazione Irccs Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Milano, Italy

Ospedale San Raffaele

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Milano, Italy

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

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Milano, Italy

Universita Degli Studi Di Modena Azienda Ospedaliere Policlinco

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Modena, Italy

Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Ravenna

🇮🇹

Ravenna, Italy

Universita Degli Studi La Sapienza

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli

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Roma, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera S Maria Di Terni

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Terni, Italy

Ao Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino Presidio O

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Torino, Italy

Auckland City Hospital

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Auckland, New Zealand

Christchurch Hospital

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Christchurch, New Zealand

Palmerston North Hospital

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Palmerston North, New Zealand

North Shore Hospital

🇳🇿

Takapuna, New Zealand

Tauranga Hospital

🇳🇿

Tauranga, New Zealand

Szpital Specjalist W Brzozowie,Podkarpacki Osrodek Onkologiczny

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Brzozow, Poland

Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Zespol Szpitali Miejskich

🇵🇱

Chorzow, Poland

Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp Z Oo Wojewodzkie Centrum Onkologii

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Gdansk, Poland

Szpitale Pomorskie Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia

🇵🇱

Gdynia, Poland

Centrum Onkologii Instytut Im Marii Sklodowskiej Curie, Oddzial W Gliwicach

🇵🇱

Gliwice, Poland

Kaluga Regional Hospital

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Kaluga, Kaluzhskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

State Healthcare Institution Oncologic Dispensary No Health Department of Krasnodar Region

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Sochi, Krasnodarskiy Kray, Russian Federation

N N Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center Konstantin Laktionov

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Moscow, Moskva, Russian Federation

Russian Academy of Advanced Medical Studies, City Clinical Hospital

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Moscow, Moskva, Russian Federation

Nizhniy Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital Nasemashko

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Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhegorodskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution Regional Clinical Dispensary

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Penza, Penzenskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of Perm Krai Clinical Medical Sanitary Establishment

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Perm, Permskiy Kray, Russian Federation

Kemerovo Regional Clinical Hospital Na Sv Belyaev

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Kemerovo, Pskovskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

Ryazan Regional Clinical Hospital

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Ryazan, Ryazanskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

Fgu Russian Scientific Research Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology

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Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russian Federation

Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital

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Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

Central City Hospital

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Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

Clinical Oncology Dispensary

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Kazan, Tambovskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

Tula Area Clinical Hospital

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Tula, Tul'skaya Oblast', Russian Federation

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution Volgograd Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary

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Volgograd, Volgogradskaya Oblast', Russian Federation

Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol

🇪🇸

Badalona, Spain

Hospital Del Mar

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Institut Catala Doncologia

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital de La Princesa

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Clinica Universidad de Navarra

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

🇪🇸

Majadahonda, Spain

Clinica Universidad de Navarra Pamplona

🇪🇸

Pamplona, Spain

Hospital Universitari I Politecnic La Fe

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Hospital de Dia Quironsalud Zaragoza

🇪🇸

Zaragoza, Spain

Medicinkliniken

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Boras, Sweden

Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset

🇸🇪

Goteborg, Sweden

Skanes Universitetssjukhus I Lund

🇸🇪

Lund, Sweden

Universitetssjukhuset Orebro

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Orebro, Sweden

Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna

🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden

Uppsala Akademiska Sjukhus

🇸🇪

Uppsala, Sweden

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital

🇨🇳

Hualien, Taiwan

Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

🇨🇳

New Taipei City, Taiwan

National Taiwan University Hospital East Campus

🇨🇳

Taipei, Taiwan

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Nhs Foundation

🇬🇧

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Cambridge University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

🇬🇧

Canterbury, United Kingdom

The Christie Hospital

🇬🇧

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust

🇬🇧

Leeds, United Kingdom

Barts and the London Nhs Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Royal Marsden Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Sarah Cannon Research Institute Uk

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Nhs Trust, Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone Hospital

🇬🇧

Maidstone, United Kingdom

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Norwich, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospitals Nhs Trust

🇬🇧

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Derriford Hospital

🇬🇧

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Southampton General Hospital

🇬🇧

Southampton, United Kingdom

Sunderland Royal Hospital

🇬🇧

Sunderland, United Kingdom

The Royal Wolverhampton Nhs Trust

🇬🇧

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

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