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Open Label Extension Study of Epratuzumab in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01408576
Lead Sponsor
UCB Pharma
Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is assess the safety and tolerability of long-term epratuzumab treatment in subjects with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Detailed Description

Treatment period was extended by 2 years to a total of 4 years and an amendment was prepared accordingly.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1250
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subject has completed the double-blind study SL0009 (NCT01262365) or SL0010 (NCT01261793) or terminated prematurely at Week 16 or later in SL0009 or SL0010 due to lack of efficacy and would, in the opinion of the investigator, continue to benefit from continued epratuzumab treatment
  • Subject has completed open-label study SL0006 (NCT00383513) or SL0008 (NCT00660881), and would, in the opinion of the investigator, continue to benefit from continued epratuzumab treatment
  • Women of childbearing potential must agree to use an acceptable method of birth control
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects with active, severe, neuropsychiatric SLE, defined as any neuropsychiatric element scoring British Isles Lupus Assessment Group Index (BILAG) level A disease
  • Subjects with active, severe SLE disease activity which involves the renal system
  • Subjects with concurrent relevant medical conditions like defined chronic infections or high risk of new significant infections
  • Substance abuse or dependence
  • History of malignant cancer
  • Subjects with any other condition which, in the investigator's judgment, would make the subject unsuitable for inclusion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Epratuzumab 600 mg per weekEpratuzumab600 mg infusions delivered weekly for a total of 4 consecutive weeks (cumulative dose 2400 mg) over sixteen 12-week treatment cycles
Epratuzumab 1200 mg every other weekEpratuzumab1200 mg infusions delivered every other week for a total of 4 weeks (cumulative dose 2400 mg) over sixteen 12 week treatment cycles
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Subjects Prematurely Discontinuing Due to a Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) During the Treatment Period (Maximum 96 Weeks)During the treatment period (through Week 96)

A TEAE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

Percentage of Subjects Prematurely Discontinuing Due to a Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) During the Treatment Period (Maximum 96 Weeks)During the treatment period (through Week 96)

A TEAE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

Number of Subjects Reporting at Least 1 Serious Adverse Event (SAE) During the Treatment Period (Maximum 96 Weeks)During the treatment period (through Week 96)

A SAE is a treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) that the investigator classifies as serious. This includes:

* Death

* Life-threatening

* Significant or persistent disability/incapacity

* Congenital anomaly/birth defect (including that occurring in a fetus)

* Important medical event that, based upon appropriate medical judgment, may jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent 1 of the other outcomes listed in the definition of serious

* Initial inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization

Percentage of Subjects Reporting at Least 1 Serious Adverse Event (SAE) During the Treatment Period (Maximum 96 Weeks)During the treatment period (through Week 96)

A SAE is a treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) that the investigator classifies as serious. This includes:

* Death

* Life-threatening

* Significant or persistent disability/incapacity

* Congenital anomaly/birth defect (including that occurring in a fetus)

* Important medical event that, based upon appropriate medical judgment, may jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent 1 of the other outcomes listed in the definition of serious

* Initial inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Subjects Meeting Treatment Response Criteria According to a Combined Response IndexWeek 96

Combined response index is a response variable (yes/no) incorporating the following criteria for achievement of responder status (ie, all criteria must be met to achieve responder status): (1) British Isles Lupus Activity Group (BILAG) improvement, (2) No worsening in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity Index (SLEDAI), (3) No worsening in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease, and (4) No disallowed changes in concomitant medications, with disallowed changes including mainly increases in corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and antimalarials.

Percentage of Subjects Meeting Treatment Response Criteria According to a Combined Response IndexWeek 48

Combined response index is a response variable (yes/no) incorporating the following criteria for achievement of responder status (ie, all criteria must be met to achieve responder status): (1) British Isles Lupus Activity Group (BILAG) improvement, (2) No worsening in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity Index (SLEDAI), (3) No worsening in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease, and (4) No disallowed changes in concomitant medications, with disallowed changes including mainly increases in corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and antimalarials.

The Percent of Subjects Meeting Treatment Response Criteria According to a Combined Response IndexWeek 96

Combined response index is a response variable (yes/no) incorporating the following criteria for achievement of responder status (ie, all criteria must be met to achieve responder status): (1) British Isles Lupus Activity Group (BILAG) improvement, (2) No worsening in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Activity Index (SLEDAI), (3) No worsening in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease, and (4) No disallowed changes in concomitant medications, with disallowed changes including mainly increases in corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and antimalarials.

Trial Locations

Locations (228)

053

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New York, New York, United States

381

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

285

🇷🇺

Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation

515

🇺🇸

Hemet, California, United States

537

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

073

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

541

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

037

🇺🇸

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

717

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Debrecen, Hungary

518

🇺🇸

Plantation, Florida, United States

377

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

147

🇮🇹

Torino, Italy

982

🇲🇽

Mexico City, Mexico

981

🇲🇽

Torreon, Mexico

260

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

262

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

757

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

060

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

042

🇺🇸

Aventura, Florida, United States

383

🇮🇱

Tel-Hashomer, Israel

742

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Poznan, Poland

070

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Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

500

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

614

🇫🇷

Paris, France

625

🇩🇪

Koln, Germany

626

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

631

🇩🇪

Zerbst, Germany

284

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Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

797

🇺🇦

Kiev, Ukraine

533

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

064

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Jupiter, Florida, United States

637

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Hamburg, Germany

718

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Budapest, Hungary

047

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Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, United States

511

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Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

090

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Clearwater, Florida, United States

039

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Farmington, Connecticut, United States

513

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Lansing, Michigan, United States

084

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Palm Harbor, Florida, United States

596

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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

599

🇺🇸

Lansing, Michigan, United States

149

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Ferrara, Italy

242

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Kaunas, Lithuania

568

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Freehold, New Jersey, United States

504

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Toronto, Canada

618

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Limoges Cedex, France

648

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Milano, Italy

743

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Bydgoszcz, Poland

759

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Constanta, Romania

756

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Galati, Romania

307

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

646

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Roma, Italy

261

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Cluj-Napoca, Romania

325

🇨🇳

Changhua, Taiwan

048

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

535

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

078

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Austin, Texas, United States

098

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Austin, Texas, United States

570

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Austin, Texas, United States

634

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Mainz, Germany

557

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

550

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La Jolla, California, United States

089

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Los Angeles, California, United States

544

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Huntington Beach, California, United States

514

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Brandon, Florida, United States

585

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Port Orange, Florida, United States

087

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Vero Beach, Florida, United States

052

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

574

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Amarillo, Texas, United States

094

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

598

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

107

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Brussels, Belgium

427

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Clayton, Australia

429

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Camperdown, Australia

057

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

571

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Jackson, Tennessee, United States

079

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

104

🇧🇪

Liege, Belgium

955

🇧🇷

Goiânia, Brazil

451

🇧🇷

Recife, Brazil

452

🇧🇷

Salvador, Brazil

453

🇧🇷

Porto Alegre, Brazil

563

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Houston, Texas, United States

534

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

106

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Brussels, Belgium

956

🇧🇷

Campinas, Brazil

205

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

430

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Liverpool, Australia

425

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Malvern, Australia

105

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Leuven, Belgium

954

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Belo Horizonte, Brazil

950

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Juiz de Fora, Brazil

203

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

508

🇨🇦

Rimouski, Canada

450

🇧🇷

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

952

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

454

🇧🇷

Sao Paulo, Brazil

202

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

204

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

502

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Canada

200

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Sofia, Bulgaria

507

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Mississauga, Canada

506

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St. John's, Canada

226

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Tallinn, Estonia

647

🇮🇹

Pisa, Italy

218

🇨🇿

Olomouc, Czechia

215

🇨🇿

Zlin, Czechia

113

🇫🇷

Lille Cedex, France

216

🇨🇿

Praha 2, Czechia

127

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Berlin, Germany

633

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Berlin, Germany

126

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

716

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Budapest, Hungary

129

🇩🇪

Plochingen, Germany

711

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Szeged, Hungary

715

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Szeged, Hungary

378

🇮🇱

Ashkelon, Israel

375

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Haifa, Israel

148

🇮🇹

Padova, Italy

306

🇰🇷

Busan, Korea, Republic of

303

🇰🇷

Daegu, Korea, Republic of

301

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Incheon, Korea, Republic of

244

🇱🇹

Klaipeda, Lithuania

480

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Merida, Mexico

747

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Szczecin, Poland

749

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Warsaw, Poland

976

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Mexico City, Mexico

754

🇵🇱

ElblÄ…g, Poland

751

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Ustron, Poland

746

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Katowice, Poland

750

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Lublin, Poland

263

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Brasov, Romania

758

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Bucharest, Romania

281

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Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

660

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Getafe, Spain

165

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La Laguna, Spain

326

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Chiayi City, Taiwan

796

🇺🇦

Vinnytsya, Ukraine

779

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Moscow, Russian Federation

164

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Bilbao, Spain

662

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

163

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Madrid, Spain

791

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Donetsk, Ukraine

328

🇨🇳

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

179

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Leeds, United Kingdom

181

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Romford, United Kingdom

097

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

532

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Denver, Colorado, United States

539

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

531

🇺🇸

San Leandro, California, United States

066

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

562

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

041

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

162

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Madrid, Spain

096

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

036

🇺🇸

Mesquite, Texas, United States

426

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Maroochydore, Australia

794

🇺🇦

Kiev, Ukraine

051

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

594

🇺🇸

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

031

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Los Angeles, California, United States

558

🇺🇸

Torrance, California, United States

092

🇺🇸

DeBary, Florida, United States

050

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

538

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Tampa, Florida, United States

590

🇺🇸

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

044

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Duluth, Georgia, United States

575

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Florissant, Missouri, United States

551

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

549

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

593

🇺🇸

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

545

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Manhasset, New York, United States

553

🇺🇸

Great Neck, New York, United States

077

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

577

🇺🇸

Roslyn, New York, United States

061

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

075

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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

058

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

559

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

076

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

547

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

071

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Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States

093

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

032

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Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States

616

🇫🇷

Toulouse Cedex 9, France

632

🇩🇪

Herne, Germany

617

🇫🇷

Montpellier Cedex 5, France

116

🇫🇷

Pessac, France

628

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

128

🇩🇪

Frankfurt, Germany

636

🇩🇪

Roßlau, Germany

627

🇩🇪

Munster, Germany

712

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Budapest, Hungary

713

🇭🇺

Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

376

🇮🇱

Beer Sheva, Israel

382

🇮🇱

Kfar Saba, Israel

379

🇮🇱

Tel Aviv, Israel

380

🇮🇱

Rehovot, Israel

308

🇰🇷

Daejeon, Korea, Republic of

302

🇰🇷

Suwon, Korea, Republic of

243

🇱🇹

Vilnius, Lithuania

478

🇲🇽

Guadalajara, Mexico

752

🇵🇱

Elblag, Poland

744

🇵🇱

Czestochowa, Poland

748

🇵🇱

Lublin, Poland

761

🇷🇴

Iasi, Romania

264

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Romania

901

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Cape Town, South Africa

902

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Durban, South Africa

661

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

903

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Stellenbosch, South Africa

161

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

166

🇪🇸

Malaga, Spain

177

🇪🇸

Santander, Spain

663

🇪🇸

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

664

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Madrid, Spain

160

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

659

🇪🇸

Vigo, Spain

790

🇺🇦

Kiev, Ukraine

330

🇨🇳

Taipei, Taiwan

799

🇺🇦

Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

792

🇺🇦

Lugansk, Ukraine

182

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Doncaster, United Kingdom

793

🇺🇦

Odessa, Ukraine

677

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

178

🇬🇧

Brighton, United Kingdom

067

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Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States

349

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Shatin, Hong Kong

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