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Sorafenib in Treating Patients With Refractory Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lung Cancer
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT00064350
Lead Sponsor
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Preclinical studies indicate that sorafenib is a potent inhibitor of Raf kinase in vitro and in vivo, with significant dose-dependent, anti-tumor activity in four different human tumor types including colon, pancreatic, lung, and ovarian. This activity was cytostatic in nature and was maintained if dosing was continued. That is, tumor growth is suspended while the drug is administered but returns to baseline rates when the agent is withdrawn. Therefore, the optimal schedule will be an uninterrupted one. To assess the activity of sorafenib in a timely manner and with a meaningful interpretation, a randomized discontinuation design was adopted in the present trial, conducted in a population who were potentially sensitive to sorafenib.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying sorafenib to see how well it works compared to placebo in treating patients with refractory non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* To determine the percent of patients maintaining stable disease or objective response two months after randomization with continued sorafenib treatment, compared to patients switched to placebo.

* To determine progression-free survival, overall survival, and response rate.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to number of prior chemotherapy regimens (2 vs more than 2) and prior epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor treatment (yes vs no).

* Induction: All patients receive oral sorafenib twice daily on days 1-28. Treatment continues for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable disease proceed to randomization. Patients with responding disease continue to receive sorafenib for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression.

* Randomization: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive oral sorafenib twice daily for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

* Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo twice daily for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who develop disease progression within 1 year after randomization cross over to arm I.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 311 patients will be accrued for this study within approximately 3 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
342
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
  • Disease must have progressed after at least 2 prior chemotherapy regimens for NSCLC
  • Patients must have measurable or nonmeasurable disease
  • Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST and ALT no greater than 3 times ULN (5 times ULN in patients with liver disease)
  • Creatinine less than 1.5 times ULN or calculated creatinine clearance greater than 50 mL/min
  • More than 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy or other investigational drug use
  • Recovered from all prior therapy
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Age >= 18
  • ECOG performance status of 0-1
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior primary or metastatic brain or meningeal tumors unless clinically and radiographically stable and off therapy for at least 2 months

  • Active second malignancy

  • Clinically evident congestive heart failure, serious cardiac arrhythmias, or symptoms of coronary heart disease

  • Prior radiotherapy to the only site of measurable or evaluable disease unless there is evidence of disease progression in that site

  • Prior exposure to a ras pathway inhibitor (e.g., farnesyl transferase inhibitor)

  • Concurrent medications known to be metabolized by the liver with a narrow therapeutic index, including the following:

    • Ketoconazole
    • Itraconazole
    • Quinidine
    • Digoxin
    • Cyclosporine
    • Ritonavir
    • Grapefruit products
    • Carbamazepine
    • Phenytoin
    • Phenobarbital
  • Pregnant or nursing

  • Clinically serious active infection

  • Medical conditions, substance abuse or psychological/social situation that would preclude study participation

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Induction then Placebo then SorafenibPlaceboInduction: All patients receive oral sorafenib twice daily on days 1-28. Treatment continues for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable disease proceed to randomization. Patients with responding disease continue to receive sorafenib for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression. Randomization: Patients with stable disease after the induction treatment were randomized to either the sorafenib arm or the placebo arm. Patients on the placebo arm receive oral placebo twice daily for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients on the placebo arm who develop disease progression within 1 year after randomization may cross over to sorafenib arm.
Induction then Placebo then SorafenibSorafenibInduction: All patients receive oral sorafenib twice daily on days 1-28. Treatment continues for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable disease proceed to randomization. Patients with responding disease continue to receive sorafenib for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression. Randomization: Patients with stable disease after the induction treatment were randomized to either the sorafenib arm or the placebo arm. Patients on the placebo arm receive oral placebo twice daily for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients on the placebo arm who develop disease progression within 1 year after randomization may cross over to sorafenib arm.
Induction then SorafenibSorafenibInduction: All patients receive oral sorafenib twice daily on days 1-28. Treatment continues for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with stable disease proceed to randomization. Patients with responding disease continue to receive sorafenib for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression. Randomization: Patients with stable disease after the induction treatment were randomized to either the sorafenib arm or the placebo arm. Patients on the sorafenib arm receive sorafenib twice daily for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable disease.
Induction, not randomizedSorafenibInduction: All patients receive oral sorafenib twice daily on days 1-28. Treatment continues for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Post-induction: Patients with responding disease or disease progression were not randomized in Step 2. Patients with responding disease continue to receive sorafenib for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression, while patients with disease progression were removed from the study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients Maintaining Stable Disease or Objective Response 2 Months After RandomizationTwo months after randomization

Per RECIST Criteria (V1.0):

Complete Response (CR): disappearance of all target lesions Partial Response (PR): \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions Progressive Disease (PD): \>=20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum of longest diameter recorded since randomization, or the appearance of new lesions Stable Disease (SD): Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free SurvivalAssessed every 8 weeks while on treatment. After the end of treatment, assessed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 years.

Progression-free survival is defined as the duration from randomization to disease progression or death, whichever occurs first. Only randomized patients were included in this analysis.

Overall SurvivalAssessed every 8 weeks while on treatment. After the end of treatment, assessed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 years

Overall survival is defined as the duration from randomization to death or last known alive. Only randomized patients were included in this analysis.

Best Overall ResponseAssessed every 8 weeks while on treatment. After the end of treatment, assessed every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 years

The best overall response is the best response (per RECIST 1.0) recorded from randomization until disease progression/recurrence, taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since randomization.

Trial Locations

Locations (141)

Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center

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Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Memorial Hospital

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Carthage, Illinois, United States

St. Mary - Corwin Regional Medical Center

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Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital

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Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States

Aultman Cancer Center at Aultman Hospital

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Canton, Ohio, United States

Joan Karnell Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Perry Memorial Hospital

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Princeton, Illinois, United States

Borgess Medical Center

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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Elkhart General Hospital

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Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center

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Rockford, Illinois, United States

St. Margaret's Hospital

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Spring Valley, Illinois, United States

Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers

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Michigan City, Indiana, United States

Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services

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La Porte, Indiana, United States

Memorial Hospital of South Bend

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South Bend, Indiana, United States

CCOP - Carle Cancer Center

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Urbana, Illinois, United States

Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Illinois Valley Community Hospital

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Peru, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium

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South Bend, Indiana, United States

Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP

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Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City

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Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Howard Community Hospital

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Kokomo, Indiana, United States

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center

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Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Clarian Arnett Cancer Care

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Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Somerset Medical Center

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Somerville, New Jersey, United States

Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

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Flint, Michigan, United States

West Michigan Cancer Center

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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

UT Southwestern University Hospital - Zale Lipshy

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Christ Hospital Cancer Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Bronx, New York, United States

Medical X-Ray Center, PC

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

St. Luke's Cancer Network at St. Luke's Hospital

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Fairview Ridges Hospital

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Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

St. Rita's Medical Center

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Lima, Ohio, United States

Easton Regional Cancer Center at Easton Hospital

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Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

CCOP - Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital

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Fridley, Minnesota, United States

Hurley Medical Center

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Flint, Michigan, United States

CCOP - Metro-Minnesota

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Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Foote Hospital

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Jackson, Michigan, United States

Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph

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Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange

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East Orange, New Jersey, United States

Central Pennsylvania Hematology and Medical Oncology Associates, PC

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Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, United States

Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital

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Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury

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Woodbury, Minnesota, United States

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Dean Medical Center - Madison

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

CCOP - MainLine Health

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Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center

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Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

West Virginia University - Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center - Charleston Division

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Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology - East Grant Street

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Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center

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Marinette, Wisconsin, United States

Lewistown Hospital

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Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States

Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital

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Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wellington

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Wellington, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Chanute

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Chanute, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - El Dorado

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El Dorado, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield

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Winfield, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Newton

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Newton, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Medical Arts Tower

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Salina

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Salina, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Kingman

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Kingman, Kansas, United States

Southwest Medical Center

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Liberal, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Pratt

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Pratt, Kansas, United States

Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Dodge City

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Dodge City, Kansas, United States

Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Parsons

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Parsons, Kansas, United States

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Porter Adventist Hospital

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center

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Denver, Colorado, United States

St. Joseph Hospital

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Rose Medical Center

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Denver, Colorado, United States

CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Swedish Medical Center

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Englewood, Colorado, United States

Fairview Southdale Hospital

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Edina, Minnesota, United States

Ridgeview Medical Center

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Waconia, Minnesota, United States

Bronson Methodist Hospital

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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Alexian Brothers Radiation Oncology

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Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Proctor Hospital

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa

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Ottawa, Illinois, United States

Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center - Stanford

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Stanford, California, United States

Boulder Community Hospital

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Boulder, Colorado, United States

Sky Ridge Medical Center

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Lone Tree, Colorado, United States

Front Range Cancer Specialists

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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital

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Longmont, Colorado, United States

North Suburban Medical Center

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Thornton, Colorado, United States

Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center

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Aurora, Illinois, United States

Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute

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Decatur, Illinois, United States

Eureka Community Hospital

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Eureka, Illinois, United States

Galesburg Clinic, PC

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Galesburg, Illinois, United States

Galesburg Cottage Hospital

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Galesburg, Illinois, United States

Mason District Hospital

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Havana, Illinois, United States

Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital

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Harvey, Illinois, United States

Hopedale Medical Complex

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Hopedale, Illinois, United States

McDonough District Hospital

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Macomb, Illinois, United States

Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates

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Hinsdale, Illinois, United States

Community Cancer Center

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Normal, Illinois, United States

BroMenn Regional Medical Center

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Normal, Illinois, United States

Community Hospital of Ottawa

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Ottawa, Illinois, United States

Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital

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Pekin, Illinois, United States

CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

OSF St. Francis Medical Center

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

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Peoria, Illinois, United States

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center

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South Bend, Indiana, United States

Morton Hospital & Medical Center

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Taunton, Massachusetts, United States

Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Maplewood

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Maplewood, Minnesota, United States

Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center

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Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States

Geisinger Medical Center

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Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Bryn Mawr Hospital

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Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Cancer Center of Paoli Memorial Hospital

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Paoli, Pennsylvania, United States

Mount Nittany Medical Center

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State College, Pennsylvania, United States

Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park

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State College, Pennsylvania, United States

Baptist Regional Cancer Center at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Avera Cancer Institute

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay

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Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

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La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Holy Family Memorial Medical Center Cancer Care Center

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Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States

Graham Hospital

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Canton, Illinois, United States

Aurora Presbyterian Hospital

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

St. Mary's Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center

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Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

St. Joseph Medical Center

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Bloomington, Illinois, United States

United Hospital

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Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center

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Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West

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Joliet, Illinois, United States

Kewanee Hospital

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Kewanee, Illinois, United States

Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital

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Urbana, Illinois, United States

Park Nicollet Cancer Center

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Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

CCOP - Wichita

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

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