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Tailoring Therapy in Post-surgical Patients With Low-risk Endometrial Cancer

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Stage I Uterine Corpus Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma AJCC v8
Stage II Uterine Corpus Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma AJCC v8
Stage III Uterine Corpus Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma AJCC v8
Interventions
Other: Clinical Observation
Procedure: Computed Tomography
Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Procedure: High-Dose-Rate Vaginal Brachytherapy
Radiation: External Beam Radiation Therapy
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography
Procedure: X-Ray Imaging
Registration Number
NCT06388018
Lead Sponsor
NRG Oncology
Brief Summary

This phase II trial tests how well tailoring therapy in post-surgery works in patients with low-risk endometrial cancer. The usual approach for patients with low-risk endometrial cancer is treatment with surgery. In this study, tissue that is removed as part of the surgical procedure is analyzed in the pathology laboratory to help guide the doctor to decide whether or not additional treatment such as radiation and or chemotherapy should be recommended.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Estimate the rate of pelvic recurrence at 3 years in patients who are treated with a de-escalated adjuvant treatment directed by tumour molecular status.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Estimate the rate of isolated vaginal recurrence, para-aortic recurrence and distant metastasis at 3 years.

II. Estimate the recurrence-free, endometrial cancer-specific and overall survival.

III. Describe the impact of molecular classification on patient decisional conflict and fear of recurrence.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate health economic impact of molecular classification-tailored adjuvant therapy on the cost of treating endometrial cancer.

II. Evaluate quality of life. III. Determine if variability in adjuvant treatment given to patients with endometrial cancer is decreased by molecular classification-tailored adjuvant therapy as compared to recent clinical practice data.

IV. To assess if additional molecular parameters can further refine prognosis within POLE-mutated and p53wt/no specific molecular profile (NSMP) endometrial cancer (EC).

OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 sub-studies.

SUB-STUDY A: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 cohorts.

COHORT A1: Patients with POLE-mutated early-stage EC undergo observation on study.

COHORT A2: Patients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions.

SUB-STUDY B: Patients with p53 wildtype/NSMP ER+ EC undergo observation or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions.

All patients undergo chest x-ray and computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 3 and 6 months, then every 6 months for 3 years, and then every year.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
325
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients must have had surgery consisting of hysterectomy (total abdominal, laparoscopic or robotic-assisted) and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Lymph node dissection can be performed as per institutional standards (sentinel or full lymphadenectomy). There must be no macroscopic residual disease after surgery

  • Patients must have histologically confirmed stage I to III endometrial carcinoma which can be endometrioid, serous, clear cell, un/dedifferentiated, carcinosarcoma or mixed

  • Patients' Eastern Cooperative Group (ECOG) performance status must be 0, 1, or 2

  • Patients' age must be >= 18 years

  • Patient consent must be appropriately obtained in accordance with applicable local and regulatory requirements. Each patient must sign a consent form prior to enrollment in the trial to document their willingness to participate. A similar process must be followed for sites outside of Canada as per their respective cooperative group's procedures

  • Patient is able (i.e. sufficiently fluent) and willing to complete the patient reported outcomes (PRO) questionnaires in either English, French or a validated language. The baseline assessment must be completed within required timelines, prior to enrollment. Inability (lack of comprehension in English or French, or other equivalent reason such as cognitive issues or lack of competency) to complete the questionnaires will not make the patient ineligible for the study. However, ability but unwillingness to complete the questionnaires will make the patient ineligible

  • Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up. Patients enrolled on this trial must be treated and followed at the participating centre. This implies there must be reasonable geographical limits placed on patients being considered for this trial. The patient's city of residence may be required to verify their geographical proximity. (Call the CCTG office (613-533-6430) if questions arise regarding the interpretation of this criterion.) Investigators must assure themselves the patients enrolled on this trial will be available for complete documentation of the treatment, adverse events, and follow-up

  • Patients must agree to return to their primary care facility for any adverse events which may occur through the course of the trial

  • Protocol treatment is to begin within 10 weeks of hysterectomy/bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

  • SUB-STUDY A: Patients with endometrial carcinoma (endometrioid, serous, clear cell, un-/dedifferentiated, carcinosarcoma, mixed), must have one of the following combinations of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, grade, and lymphovascular invasion (LVI):

    • Cohort A1:

      • Stage IA (not confined to polyp), grade 3, pN0, with or without LVI (Pelvic lymph node surgical assessment (sentinel or full lymphadenectomy) is required for grade 3 or stage II. Para-aortic lymphadenectomy is not mandated.)
      • Stage IB, grade 1 or 2, pNx/N0, with or without LVI
      • Stage IB, grade 3, pN0, without substantial LVI (Pelvic lymph node surgical assessment (sentinel or full lymphadenectomy) is required for grade 3 or stage II. Para-aortic lymphadenectomy is not mandated.)
      • Stage II (microscopic), grade 1 or 2, pN0, without substantial LVI (Pelvic lymph node surgical assessment (sentinel or full lymphadenectomy) is required for grade 3 or stage II. Para-aortic lymphadenectomy is not mandated.) (Substantial LVI is defined as >= 3 foci per College of American Pathologists' reporting guideline)
    • Cohort A2:

      • Stage IA (not confined to polyp), grade 3, pNx, with or without LVI
      • Stage IB, grade 3, pNx, with or without LVI
      • Stage IB, grade 3, pN0, with substantial LVI (Substantial LVI is defined as >= 3 foci per College of American Pathologists' reporting guideline)
      • Stage II (microscopic), grade 1 or 2, pNx, with or without LVI
      • Stage II (microscopic), grade 1 or 2, pN0, with substantial LVIƒõ
      • Stage II (microscopic), grade 3, pNx/N0, with or without LVI
      • Stage II non-microscopic, any grade, pNx/N0, with or without LVI
      • Stage III, any grade, pNx/N0-2, with or without LVI
      • Substantial LVI is defined as .3 foci per College of American Pathologists¡¦ reporting guideline
  • SUB-STUDY A: Patients must have a molecular classification of POLE mutation.

    • Note: patients in Cohort A2 should have a known POLE pathogenic mutation prior to consenting
  • SUB-STUDY B: Patients with endometrial carcinoma (endometrioid only), must have one of the following combinations of FIGO stage, grade, and lymphovascular invasion (LVI):

    • Stage IA (not confined to polyp), grade 3, pN0, with or without LVI (Pelvic lymph node surgical assessment [sentinel or full lymphadenectomy] is required for grade 3 or stage II. Para-aortic lymphadenectomy is not mandated) (Substantial LVI is defined as >= 3 foci per College of American Pathologists' reporting guideline)
    • Stage IB, grade 1 or 2, pNx/N0, with or without LVI
    • Stage IB, grade 3, pN0, without substantial LVI (Pelvic lymph node surgical assessment [sentinel or full lymphadenectomy] is required for grade 3 or stage II. Para-aortic lymphadenectomy is not mandated) (Substantial LVI is defined as >= 3 foci per College of American Pathologists' reporting guideline)
    • Stage II (microscopic), grade 1 or 2, pN0*, without substantial LVI (Pelvic lymph node surgical assessment [sentinel or full lymphadenectomy] is required for grade 3 or stage II. Para-aortic lymphadenectomy is not mandated) (Substantial LVI is defined as >= 3 foci per College of American Pathologists' reporting guideline)
  • SUB-STUDY B: Patients must have molecular classification of p53wt/NSMP (based on normal p53 IHC, and absence of pathogenic POLE mutation or MMR deficiency)

  • SUB-STUDY B: Estrogen receptor positive (> 10% of the tumour with positive nuclear staining) on IHC

Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy for current endometrial cancer diagnosis

  • Prior pelvic radiation

  • Patients with a history of other malignancies, except: adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, or other solid tumours curatively treated with no evidence of disease for >= 5 years

  • Clinical evidence of distant metastasis as determined by pre-surgical or post-surgical imaging (CT scan of chest, abdomen and pelvis or whole-body PET-CT scan)

  • SUB-STUDY A: Isolated tumour cell(s) identified in lymph node(s) for patients in Cohort A1

  • SUB-STUDY B: Abnormal p53 and/or mismatch repair deficiency on immunohistochemistry without pathogenic POLE mutation.

    • Abnormal p53 can also be determined by TP53 mutations found on DNA testing.
  • SUB-STUDY B: p53wt/NSMP endometrial carcinoma with a MELF (microcystic, elongated and fragmented) pattern of myoinvasion and/or substantial lymphovascular invasion

  • SUB-STUDY B: Stage IA (not confined to polyp), grade 3, pN0, with substantial LVI. Stage IB, grade 1 or 2, pNx/N0, with substantial LVI

  • SUB-STUDY B: Isolated tumour cell(s) identified in lymph node(s)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cohort A1Magnetic Resonance ImagingPatients with POLE-mutated early-stage EC undergo observation on study. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Sub-study BHigh-Dose-Rate Vaginal BrachytherapyPatients with p53 wildtype/NSMP ER+ EC undergo observation or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A2X-Ray ImagingPatients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or EBRT and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A1Questionnaire AdministrationPatients with POLE-mutated early-stage EC undergo observation on study. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A2Positron Emission TomographyPatients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or EBRT and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A1Clinical ObservationPatients with POLE-mutated early-stage EC undergo observation on study. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Sub-study BMagnetic Resonance ImagingPatients with p53 wildtype/NSMP ER+ EC undergo observation or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A1Computed TomographyPatients with POLE-mutated early-stage EC undergo observation on study. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A1X-Ray ImagingPatients with POLE-mutated early-stage EC undergo observation on study. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A2External Beam Radiation TherapyPatients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or EBRT and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A2High-Dose-Rate Vaginal BrachytherapyPatients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or EBRT and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A2Questionnaire AdministrationPatients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or EBRT and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A1Positron Emission TomographyPatients with POLE-mutated early-stage EC undergo observation on study. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A2Clinical ObservationPatients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or EBRT and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Sub-study BPositron Emission TomographyPatients with p53 wildtype/NSMP ER+ EC undergo observation or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Sub-study BX-Ray ImagingPatients with p53 wildtype/NSMP ER+ EC undergo observation or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A2Computed TomographyPatients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or EBRT and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Cohort A2Magnetic Resonance ImagingPatients with higher-risk POLE-mutated EC undergo observation or EBRT and/or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Sub-study BClinical ObservationPatients with p53 wildtype/NSMP ER+ EC undergo observation or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Sub-study BComputed TomographyPatients with p53 wildtype/NSMP ER+ EC undergo observation or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Sub-study BQuestionnaire AdministrationPatients with p53 wildtype/NSMP ER+ EC undergo observation or vaginal brachytherapy over 3-5 fractions. Patients undergo chest x-ray and CT or MRI or PET/CT scans during screening and as clinically indicated throughout the trial.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to pelvic recurrenceTime from enrollment to the time of recurrent disease within the pelvis (including the vagina), assessed up to 2 years

Will include disease recurrence in the vagina, post-operative bed and pelvic lymph nodes. Histological evidence of recurrence in the vagina will be required. For pelvic nodal recurrence, the suspicious lymph node(s) should measure \>= 10 mm in short axis and be confirmed with at least 2 methods (e.g. histological and radiological; or 2 different imaging modalities such as computed tomography and fludeoxyglucose F 18 positron emission tomography or magnetic resonance imaging; or evidence of lymph node growth on 2 imaging exams at least 2 months apart). All recurrences will be reviewed by a central adjudication committee. Distant metastasis and death in absence of pelvic failure will be considered competing risk events in the analysis of this endpoint. Subjects without any of the listed events (i.e. events of interest or competing risks events) are censored at the date of the most recent follow-up examination.

Endometrial cancer-specific survivalTime from enrollment to the time of death from endometrial cancer, assessed up to 2 years
Quality of life (QOL)Up to 2 years

All patients who have completed baseline and at least 1 follow-up QOL questionnaire are evaluable for QOL.

Time to isolated vaginal recurrenceTime from enrollment to the time of histologic confirmation of vaginal recurrence, assessed up to 2 years

Distant metastasis and death in absence of vaginal failure will be considered competing risk events in the analysis.

Time to para-aortic recurrenceTime from enrollment to the time of radiological and/or histologic confirmation of para-aortic recurrence (i.e. nodal recurrence at/above L5/S1 and below the renal hilum), whichever occurs first, assessed up to 2 years

Distant metastasis and death in absence of para-aortic recurrence will be considered competing risk events in the analysis.

Time to distant metastasisTime from enrollment to the time of radiological and/or histologic confirmation of para-aortic recurrence (i.e. nodal recurrence at/above L5/S1 and below the renal hilum), whichever occurs first, assessed up to 2 years

Distant recurrence includes all tumour recurrences at distant sites, such as supraclavicular and/or mediastinal nodes, peritoneal carcinomatosis, malignant ascites, metastasis in liver, lung, bone, brain and/or other distant sites. Death in absence of distant metastasis will be considered a competing risk event in the analysis.

Overall survivalTime from enrollment to the time of death from any cause, assessed up to 2 years
Fear of recurrenceUp to 2 years

All patients who have completed the Fear of Recurrence Inventory are evaluable for fear of recurrence.

Recurrence-free survivalTime from enrollment to the time of endometrial cancer recurrence or death, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 2 years
Health economicsUp to 2 years

All enrolled patients are evaluable for health economics evaluation. Those who have completed the health utility questionnaire and for whom resource utilization data are measured, will be evaluable for the economic analysis

Decisional conflictUp to 2 years

All patients who have completed the Decisional Conflict Scale are evaluable for decisional conflict. Change in level of patient decisional conflict is defined as the change in the Decisional Conflict Scale or subscale prior to and after molecular classification.

Incidence of adverse eventsUp to 2 years

All patients will be evaluable for adverse event evaluation from the time of enrollment. Toxicity will be scored using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 and will assess risks of gastrointestinal, genitourinary, musculoskeletal and vaginal toxicity.

Variability in adjuvant treatmentUp to 2 years

Treatment variation is defined as the proportion of cases enrolled where adjuvant therapy administered deviated from the recommendations.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (61)

Grady Health System

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Alaska Women's Cancer Care

🇺🇸

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

University of Arizona Cancer Center-Orange Grove Campus

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

University of Arizona Cancer Center-North Campus

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Huntington Memorial Hospital

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Pasadena, California, United States

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

Florida Cancer Specialists - Venice Pinebrook

🇺🇸

Venice, Florida, United States

Emory University Hospital Midtown

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Piedmont Hospital

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

🇺🇸

Warrenville, Illinois, United States

University Medical Center New Orleans

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Saint Vincent Frontier Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Billings, Montana, United States

Intermountain Health West End Clinic

🇺🇸

Billings, Montana, United States

Mount Sinai Chelsea

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New York, New York, United States

Providence Portland Medical Center

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

University of Virginia Cancer Center

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center

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Richmond, Virginia, United States

Swedish Cancer Institute-Edmonds

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Edmonds, Washington, United States

Swedish Cancer Institute-Issaquah

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Issaquah, Washington, United States

Swedish Medical Center-First Hill

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice

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N. Venice, Florida, United States

Florida Cancer Specialists - Sarasota Downtown

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Sarasota, Florida, United States

First Physicians Group-Sarasota

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Sarasota, Florida, United States

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

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Sarasota, Florida, United States

Sarasota Memorial Health Care Center at University Parkway

🇺🇸

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Springfield Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Division

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Washington Township

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Sewell, New Jersey, United States

University of New Mexico Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Mount Sinai Hospital

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New York, New York, United States

Upstate Cancer Center Radiation Oncology at Oswego

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Oswego, New York, United States

State University of New York Upstate Medical University

🇺🇸

Syracuse, New York, United States

Upstate Cancer Center at Verona

🇺🇸

Verona, New York, United States

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Duke University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Duke Women's Cancer Care Raleigh

🇺🇸

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

🇺🇸

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Asplundh Cancer Pavilion

🇺🇸

Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States

Women and Infants Hospital

🇺🇸

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

MD Anderson in The Woodlands

🇺🇸

Conroe, Texas, United States

M D Anderson Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

MD Anderson West Houston

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

MD Anderson League City

🇺🇸

League City, Texas, United States

MD Anderson in Sugar Land

🇺🇸

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Farmington Health Center

🇺🇸

Farmington, Utah, United States

University of Utah Sugarhouse Health Center

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de UPR

🇵🇷

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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