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Phase 3 Study of Tislelizumab Versus Sorafenib in Participants With Unresectable HCC

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03412773
Lead Sponsor
BeiGene
Brief Summary

This is a Phase 3, randomized, open-label, multicenter, global study designed to compare the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab versus sorafenib as a first-line systemic treatment in participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. This study also includes a substudy investigating the safety, tolerability, PK, and preliminary efficacy in HCC in Japanese participants. In Japan, preliminary safety and tolerability will be evaluated (Safety Run-In Substudy) before Japanese participants are recruited in this Phase 3 study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
674
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of HCC
  2. Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Stage B or C disease not amenable to or progressing after loco-regional therapy and not amenable to a curative treatment approach
  3. No prior systemic therapy for HCC (with the exception of HCC participants enrolled in the safety run-in substudy [Japan only])
  4. Measurable disease
  5. Child-Pugh score A
  6. Easter Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤ 1
  7. Adequate organ function

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC histology
  2. Tumor thrombus involving main trunk of portal vein or inferior vena cava
  3. Loco-regional therapy to the liver within 28 days before randomization
  4. Clinical evidence of portal hypertension with bleeding esophageal or gastric varices at Screening, or within 6 months before randomization
  5. Bleeding or thrombotic disorder or any prescribed anticoagulant requiring therapeutic international normalized ratio monitoring (eg, warfarin or similar agents) at Screening, or within 6 months before randomization/enrollment
  6. Presence at Screening of active immune deficiency or autoimmune disease and/or prior history of any immune deficiency or autoimmune disease that may relapse
  7. Participant with any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily of prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before randomization
  8. History of interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis, unless induced by radiation therapy
  9. QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) (corrected by Fridericia's method) > 450 msec at Screening

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

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arm A: Tislelizumab & Safety Run-In Substudy [Japan Only]Tislelizumab-
Arm B: SorafenibSorafenib-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Physical Examination FindingsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately.
Overall Survival (OS)From date of randomization up to 4 years, approximately
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Percentage of participants with adverse eventsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Percentage of participants with dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) [Determination of the pivotal Phase 3 dose of tislelizumab in Japanese participants]From the date of enrollment up to 28 days [DLT period].
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of TislelizumabFrom first dose of study treatment up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Clinical Laboratory Results FindingsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Electrocardiogram (ECG) FindingsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Trough Serum Concentration (Cmin) of tislelizumabFrom first dose of study treatment up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Area Under the Curve (AUC) of tislelizumabFrom first dose of study treatment up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Vital Signs FindingsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]:Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADA) against tislelizumab at CminFrom first dose of study treatment up to 4 years, approximately.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease Control Rate (DCR)From first dose of study treatment up to 4 years, approximately
Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR)From first dose of study treatment up to 4 years, approximately
Percentage of participants with adverse eventsFrom date of screening up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Objective Response Rate (ORR)From date of randomization up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Duration of Response (DOR)From date of randomization up 4 years, approximately
Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Electrocardiogram (ECG) FindingsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately
Objective Response Rate (ORR)From date of randomization up to 4 years, approximately
Progression-free survival (PFS)From date of randomization up to 4 years, approximately
Duration of Response (DOR)From first determination of an objective response up to 4 years, approximately
Time to Progression (TTP)From date of randomization up to 4 years, approximately.
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)From date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately.
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Overall Survival (OS)From date of randomization up 4 years, approximately
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Anti-tislelizumab antibodyFrom first dose of study treatment up 4 years, approximately
Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Vital Signs FindingsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately
Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Physical Examination FindingsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately
Percentage of Participants With Clinically Significant Changes in Clinical Laboratory Results FindingsFrom date of enrollment up to 4 years, approximately
Safety Run-In Substudy[Japan only]: Progression-free survival (PFS)From date of randomization up 4 years, approximately

Trial Locations

Locations (143)

University of California - Hematology and Oncology

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Cancer Treatment Centers of America - Oncology

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

UMass Memorial Medical Center

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Hahnemann University Hospital - Gastroenterology Hepatology

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

China Medical University Hospital - Transplantology - Taichung

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Taichung, Taiwan

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

Anhui Provincial Hospital

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Hefei, Anhui, China

The First Affiliated Hospital Of Anhui Medical University

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Hefei, Anhui, China

Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

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Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Henan Cancer Hospital

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Zhengzhou, Henan, China

The First Hospital of Jilin University

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Changchun, Jilin, China

Shanghai Cancer Hospital of Fudan University

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

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HangZhou, Zhejiang, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

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Chongqing, China

Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital

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Tianjin, China

The First Affiliated Hospital Of XI'AN Jiaotong University

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Xian, Shanxi, China

Southern California Research Center

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Coronado, California, United States

University Medical Center New Orleans

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Umdnj-Njms

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Newark, New Jersey, United States

St. Jude Heritage Healthcare

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Fullerton, California, United States

Inland Empire Liver Foundation

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Rialto, California, United States

Precision Cancer Research / Dayton Physicians Network

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Kettering, Ohio, United States

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Orange, California, United States

Ochsner Medical Center (OMC) - New Orleans ACCRU Network Sit

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Healthcare Research Network III, LLC

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Tinley Park, Illinois, United States

Northwell Health/Monter Cancer Center

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Lake Success, New York, United States

The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College

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Bengbu, Anhui, China

Anhui Medical University - The Second Hospital

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Hefei, Anhui, China

Nanfang Hospital

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Chinese PLA General Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

The Mays Cancer Center

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Jiangsu Cancer Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

302 Military Hospital of China

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Cancer Hopital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

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Beijing, Beijing, China

CHU Nantes -hopital hotel Dieu

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Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Maria Gonzalez-Carmona

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Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Hubei Cancer Hospital

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Jilin Cancer Hospital

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Changchun, Jilin, China

Weifang People's Hospital

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Weifang, Shandong, China

CHU de Grenoble Alpes

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La Tronche, Isere, France

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

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Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

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Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

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Wuhan, Wuhan, China

Kyushu Medical Center

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Fukuoka, Japan

Kanagawa Cancer Center

🇯🇵

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

CHU Saint Etienne

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Rahon, Lyon, France

Kumamoto University Hospital

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Kumamoto, Japan

Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital

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Nishinomiya-shi, Japan

CHU de Nice - Hôpital de l'Archet II

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Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France

CHRU De Lille - Hôpital Claude Huriez

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Lille, Nord, France

Hopital Paul Brousse- Aphp Hopitaux Universitairees Paris Su

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Villejuif, Lie-de-France, France

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Hospital of Poitiers

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Poitiers, Vienne, France

CHU Cote De Nacre - Hepato-Gastro-Enterologie Et N

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Caen, Cedex 05, Basse-Normandie, France

Stefan Pluntke

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Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Hopital Robert DEBRE, CHU Reims

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Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France

CHU Saint Eloi - Pôle Digestif

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Bretagne, Rennes Cedex, France

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR

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Leipzig, Germany

Policlinico S.Orsola Malpighi, AOU di Bologna - SSD Malattie

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Bologna, Italy

Ospedale S.Bortolo, AULSS n.6 Vicenza

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Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Nagasaki Medical Center

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Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural Univ of Medicine

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Kyoto-shi, Kyôto [Kyoto], Japan

Wakayama Medical University

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Wakayama-shi, Japan

Chi Mei Medical Center - YongKang

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Tainan, Taiwan

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - Oak Road Treatment Centre

🇬🇧

Withington, United Kingdom

Ist. Clinici Scientifici Maugeri - Unità Operativa di Oncologia

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Pavia, Italy

Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Clinical Reasearch

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Royal Free Hospital London NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital - Gastroenterology

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Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

Osaka University Hospital

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Suita, Osaka, Japan

Iwate Medical University Hospital

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Morioka, Japan

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

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Hannover, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Köln

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Köln, Germany

Universitätsmedizin Mainz

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Mainz, Germany

Wuhan Union Hospital

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Nanjing Bayi Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

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Valencia, Spain

Ingalls Memorial Hospital

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Harvey, Illinois, United States

White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care - Oncology

🇺🇸

White Plains, New York, United States

Beijing Cancer Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University

🇨🇳

Beijing, Beijing, China

Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital , Sun Yat-sen University

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Guangdong General Hospital

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

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Nanning, Guangxi, China

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Sichuan Academy of Medical Science & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

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Sichuan, Sichuan, China

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

The Affiliated Hospital Of Qingdao University

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Qingdao, Shandong, China

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

🇨🇳

Beijing, China

Fakultni nemocnice Brno

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Brno, Brno-Mesto, Czechia

CHU Amiens-Hopital Nord - Hépato-Gastroentérologie

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Somme, Amiens, France

Fakultni nemocnice v Motole

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Praha 5, Czechia

Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc

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Olomouc, Czechia

Hôpital Privé des Côtes d'Armor - Service oncologie

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Plérin, Bretagne, France

Hospitalier Jean Minjoz

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Besançon, Franche-Comté, France

Bichat-Beaujon Service Inter Hospitalier De Cancerologie

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Clichy Cedex, Lie-de-France, France

Krankenhaus Nordwest gGmbH

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Frankfurt/Main, Hessen, Germany

IRCCS Saverio De Bellis, AO Gastroenterologia

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Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy

PO G.Rodolico, AOU Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele di Catania

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Catania, Catani, Italy

PO di Cremona, ASST di Cremona - Oncologia - Cremona - Radiology

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Cremona, Italy

Ospedale Vito Fazzi, ASL Lecce

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Lecce, Italy

AOU Policlinico di Modena

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Modena, Italy

IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

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Pavia, Italy

Regina Elena, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, IFO, IRCCS

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

PO Umberto I, AO Ordine Mauriziano

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Torino, Italy

Fujita Health University Hospital

🇯🇵

Toyoake, Aiti [Aichi], Japan

Ogaki Municipal Hospital

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Ogaki, Gihu [Gifu], Japan

Hokkaido University Hospital - Gastroenterology

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Sapporo, Hokkaidô [Hokkaido], Japan

Kanazawa University Hospital

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Kanazawa-shi, Isikawa [Ishikawa], Japan

Yokohama City University Medical Center

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Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Kinki University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine - Hematology & Clinical Oncology

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Osaka-sayama, Osaka, Japan

Nihon University Itabashi Hospital - Gastroenterological surgery

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Itabashi-ku, Tôkyô [Tokyo], Japan

Chiba University Hospital

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Chiba, Tiba [Chiba], Japan

JRC Medical Center

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Shibuya-ku, Tôkyô [Tokyo], Japan

National Center for Global Health and Medicine

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Shinjuku-ku, Tôkyô [Tokyo], Japan

Osaka International Cancer Institute

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Osaka, Japan

Osaka City General Hospital

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Osaka, Ôsaka [Osaka], Japan

Tottori University Hospital

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Tottori, Japan

Osaka National Hospital

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Osaka, Ôsaka [Osaka], Japan

Osaka City University Hospital

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Osaka, Ôsaka [Osaka], Japan

Institut Catalá d´Oncología (I.C.O.)

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Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario Madrid Sanchinarro Centro integral Oncologico Clara Campal (CIOCC)

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebrón

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Barcelona, Spain

Taichung Veterans General Hospital

🇨🇳

Taichung, Taiwan

Chang Gung Medical Foundation - LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

🇨🇳

Taipei, Taiwan

Kaohsiung Medical University - Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

🇨🇳

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tri-Service General Hospital - Neihu Branch

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New Taipei, Taiwan

Sasaki Foundation Kyoundo Hospital

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Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Gustave Roussy - Medical Oncology

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Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France

Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

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Gdańsk, Poland

Medical Oncology

🇮🇹

Feltre, Belluno, Italy

Clinical Research Center Sp. z o.o., Medic-R Sp. K.

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Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Gromkowskiego we Wroclawiu

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Wroclaw, Poland

Chang Gung Medical Foundation - Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Gastroenterology

🇨🇳

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

National Cheng Kung University Hospital

🇨🇳

Tainan, Taiwan

Centrum Onkologii Instytut im. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie

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Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland

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