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Efficacy Multicentre Trial of ImmunoTherapy Vaccination With Abagovomab to Treat Ovarian Cancer Patients

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Ovarian Cancer
Interventions
Biological: Abagovomab
Biological: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT00418574
Lead Sponsor
Menarini Group
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of vaccination with Abagovomab, an experimental immunotherapy in ovarian cancer patients. The benefit will be evaluated in terms of time the remission status is kept as well as prolongation of life expectancy.

Detailed Description

Standard initial treatment of ovarian cancer patients includes both surgery and chemotherapy which in the vast majority of cases achieves the disappearance of ovarian cancer lesions. This status, called "clinical remission" which means having no evidence of cancer on CT scan or physical examination needs to be carefully follow up in order to confirm the maintenance of the remission status or to early detect if the cancer grows again and then start a new chemotherapy. At present, no approved therapies exist for the maintenance treatment of patients who achieved the clinical remission.

This trial aims to evaluate if the repeated vaccination with Abagovomab creates an immunoresponse which is able to fight the cancer cells thus keeping the remission status as long as possible and help patients live disease-free and longer.

Patients who achieve the remission status after chemotherapy will be screened for study participation and if they meet the criteria for inclusion they will start to receive a single subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks (for the first 4 doses - induction phase) and then every 4 weeks (maintenance phase). The duration of treatment is up to approximately 4 years or it will be stopped in case relapse occurs.

In order to evaluate the real benefit of vaccination, the experimental treatment includes Abagovomab (the active drug) or placebo (the vehicle only, without drug), with a double chance to receive Abagovomab. Assignment of Abagovomab or placebo will be done by a computerised system and nobody in the study will know which treatment has been allocated until study end.

Patients will be visited every 4 weeks and will undergo CT scan of pelvis and abdomen every 12 weeks in order to confirm the remission status or to early detect if relapse eventually occurs. This will be done in blind condition (i.e. without being aware which treatment the patient is going to receive) for the first part of the study which is expected to last four years. After then the overall status of patient will continue to be monitored by phone contact for additional five years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
888
Inclusion Criteria

At a maximum of 12 weeks after the last cycle of first line standard platinum/taxane intravenous (IV) or intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy, patients must fulfill all the following inclusion criteria:

  • Age >/= 18 years;

  • Properly executed written informed consent;

  • History of histological and CA125 (> 35 U/ml) confirmed diagnosis of stage III-IV epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer;

  • History of debulking surgery and 6-8 cycles of standard platinum/taxane based non-investigational IV-IP chemotherapy;

  • Complete clinical response defined as:

  • Normal physical examination;

  • No symptoms suggestive of persistent cancer;

  • No definite evidence of disease by computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis within the previous 4 weeks;

  • Negative chest x-ray (or chest CT scan) within the previous 4 weeks;

  • Serum CA125 within the normal laboratory range.

  • Adequate hematologic, renal and hepatic function:

    • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) >/=1.5 * 109/l;
    • Platelets >/= 75 * 109/l;
    • Haemoglobin >/= 6.2 mmol/l (>9.9 g/dl);
    • Serum creatinine </= 1.5 * ULN (Upper Limit of Normal);
    • Bilirubin </= 1.5 * ULN; AST, ALT, AP </= 2.5 * ULN.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) </= 2.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients are ineligible to participate in the study, if any of the following criteria are present:

  • any other invasive malignancies, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ, within the last 5 years or whose previous cancer treatment contraindicates this protocol therapy;
  • known active autoimmune disease requiring chronic treatment with immunosuppressive agents (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, etc.);
  • known immune deficiency (e.g. HIV, hypogammaglobulinemia, etc.);
  • known infection with hepatitis B, or hepatitis C;
  • history of recent myocardial infarction (</= 6 months) or decompensated heart failure (New York Heart Association - NYHA class >/= III);
  • previous or concomitant use of any anti-cancer therapy other than the platinum-taxane based 1st line chemotherapy for ovarian cancer; any maintenance or consolidation therapy is not permitted after completion of standard front line chemotherapy.
  • concomitant use of any other investigational agent;
  • any prior investigational anti-cancer vaccine or monoclonal antibody;
  • known allergy to murine proteins;
  • any significant medical or psychiatric condition, drug or alcohol abuse that might prevent the patient from complying with all study procedures;
  • clinically significant active infection;
  • concomitant use of any immunosuppressive agent (e.g., steroids, cyclosporin, etc.);
  • major surgery within the previous 2 weeks;
  • radiotherapy within the previous 4 weeks;
  • any significant toxicity from prior chemotherapy;
  • unreliability or inability to follow protocol requirements;
  • potentially childbearing and not willing to use adequate contraceptive methods throughout the entire study period;
  • pregnancy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AbagovomabAbagovomab-
PlaceboPlacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recurrence Free Survival Evaluated by Clinical Event Adjudication Committee (CEAC)Every 12 weeks up to recurrence or up to 3 months after last administered dose

The Recurrence free survival correspond to the time from date of randomization to documented disease recurrence or death. Disease recurrence is defined as the appearance of any lesion or development of tumor-related symptoms evaluated by medical examination and must be confirmed by a documented CT scan.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival2 years

2 years survival rate

SafetyAlong treatment administration and up to double blind observation period. i.e. for each patient after the first dose administration till the f inal study visit, or within 12 weeks of the last dose

Safety was analyzed in all patients who received at least 1 dose administration.

Adverse event (AE) are defined as events which started on or after the first dose of study medication and on or before the date of the final study visit, or within 12 weeks of the last dose if the final study visit was not performed.

Time Course of Immunoresponseat baseline, at week 10 after first dose administration and at final study visit (at week 4 or week 12 after the last administered dose, as appropriate)

Time course of immunologic parameters (anti-anti-idiotypic antibody - Ab3) will be assessed in all patients, by comparing levels at baseline (week 0), at week 10 after first dose administration and at end of treatment (at week 4 or week 12 after the last administered dose, as appropriate).

Trial Locations

Locations (147)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute

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Savannah, Georgia, United States

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute at Franklin Square

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

University of Miami

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Miami, Florida, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Women's Cancer Center

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

University of Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, a.s.

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Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

Krajska nemocnice Liberec, oddeleni gynekologicko porodnicke

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Liberec, Czech Republic

MOU Zluty Kopec

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Brno, Czech Republic

Fakultni Nemocnice Ostrava

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Ostrava, Czech Republic

Krajska nemocnice T. Bati

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Zlin, Czech Republic

Pécsi Tudományegyetem, ÁOK Szülészeti és Nőgyógyászati Klinika

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Pécs, Hungary

Klinika Chemioterapii Nowotworów Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi, Regionalny Osrodek Onkologiczny

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Lodz, Poland

Oddzial Chemioterapii ZOZ MSWiA z Warminsko-Mazurskim Centrum Onkologii w Olsztynie

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Olsztyn, Poland

Fővárosi Önkormányzat Szent Margit Kórháza, Onkológia

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Budapest, Hungary

Fakultni nemocnice Brno

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Brno, Czech Republic

Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove

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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Krajska nemocnice

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Pardubice, Czech Republic

Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice

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Praha 2, Czech Republic

Fakultni nemocnice Královské Vinohrady

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Praha, Czech Republic

Oddzial Onkologii Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny

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Czestochowa, Poland

Wojewodzkie Centrum Onkologii, Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej

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Gdansk, Poland

SPZOZ Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny Nr 3, Oddzial Onkologii

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Rybnik, Poland

Semmelweis Egyetem II. sz. Szülészeti és Nőgyógyászati Klinika

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Budapest, Hungary

Komárom-Esztergom Megyei Onkormanyzat Szent Borbála Kórház, Szülészet-Nőgyógyászati Osztály

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Tatabanya, Hungary

Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny Nr 4

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Bytom, Poland

Klinika Onkologii, Oddzial Chemioterapii Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu

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Poznan, Poland

Wojewodzki Szpital Zespolony, Oddzial Onkologii Klinicznej

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Torun, Poland

Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MSWiA, Klinika Onkologii, Hematologii i Chorob Wewnetrznych

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Warszawa, Poland

Centrum Onkologii Instytut im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie, Klinika Nowotworów Narządów Płciowych Kobiecych

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Warszawa, Poland

University of Colorado

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Önkormányzat Jósa András Kórháza, Szülészet-Nőgyógyászati Osztály

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Nyíregyháza, Hungary

Fakultni nemocnice Bulovka

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Praha 8, Czech Republic

Debreceni Egyetem Orvos és Egészségtudományi Centrum, Szülészetl es Nőgyógyászatl Klinika

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Debrecen, Hungary

Petz Aladar Megyei Oktató Kórház, Onkoradiológia

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Győr, Hungary

"Centrum Onkologii, Instytut im. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie, Oddział w Krakowie,

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Krakow, Poland

Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny; Klinika Onkologii Centralnego Szpitala Klinicznego MON

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Warszawa, Poland

Semmelweis Egyetem, I sz. Szülészeti és Nőgyógyászati Klinika

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Budapest, Hungary

Oncologia Medica Ospedale di Faenza - AUSL di Ravenna

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Faenza, Italy

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Washington University

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre

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New York, New York, United States

Duke University Medical Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Centre Catherine de Sienne

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Nantes Cedex, France

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc

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Olomouc, Czech Republic

Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Aalst

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Aalst, Belgium

The West Clinic

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Centre Jean Bernard

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Le Mans Cedex, France

Hôpital Hotel Dieu

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Paris, France

Helios Kliniken GmbH, Klinikum Buch

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Berlin, Germany

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent Medische Oncologie 4B-Z

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Gent, Belgium

Clinique Sainte Elizabeth

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Namur, Belgium

AZ Sint Augustinus, Oncologisch Centrum GVA

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Wilrijk, Belgium

Klinikum Bremen-Mitte gGmbH

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Bremen, Germany

Charité - Campus Virchow Klinikum

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Berlin, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Bonn

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Bonn, Germany

Kreisklinik Ebersberg gGmbH

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Ebersberg, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

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Dresden, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

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Erlangen, Germany

St.-Josefs-Hospital Cloppenburg

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Cloppenburg, Germany

Klinikum Chemnitz GmbH

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Chemnitz, Germany

Universitätsklinikum

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Ulm, Germany

Klinikum der JWG Universität Frankfurt

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Frankfurt, Germany

Evangelisches Krankenhaus

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Universitätskrankenhaus Hamburg-Eppendorf

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Hamburg, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Jena

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Jena, Germany

Klinikum Kassel

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Kassel, Germany

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Klinikum der Medizinischen Fakultät

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Halle/Saale, Germany

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

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Hannover, Germany

Klinikum der Ernst-Moritz-Universität

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Greifswald, Germany

St. Vincentius Kliniken AG

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Karlsruhe, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel

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Kiel, Germany

Klinikum der Universität zu Köln

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Köln, Germany

Kreiskrankenhaus Leonberg

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Leonberg, Germany

Vincenz-Krankenhaus

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Limburg, Germany

Asklepios Klinik Lich

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Lich, Germany

Krankenhaus St. Josef

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Regensburg, Germany

Unità Operativa Ginecologia e Ostetricia 2^, Università degli studi di Bari, Policlinico

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Bari, Italy

Ospedale S. Orsola Malpighi, Oncologia Medica

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Bologna, Italy

Universtita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Dipartimento di Oncologia

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Campobasso, Italy

DH Oncologico U.O. Medicina Oncologica Ospedale Ramazzini

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Carpi (MO), Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera - Universitaria Careggi

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Firenze, Italy

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia - Divisione di Ginecologia

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Milano, Italy

Policlinico di Modena, Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Ematologia

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Modena, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera San Martino - Padiglione Malattie Complesse, Dipartimento di Oncologia Medica

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Genova, Italy

Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano

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Milano, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera San Carlo - Oncologia Medica

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Potenza, Italy

Ospedali Riuniti Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli - Oncologia Medica

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Reggio di Calabria, Italy

Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Oncologia Medica

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Reggio Emilia, Italy

Dipartimento di Discipline Ginecologiche e Ostetriche - Universita degli Studi di Torino - Azienda ospedaliera O.I.R.M.-S'Anna

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Torino, Italy

Policlinico Umberto I D.H. Oncologico Oncologia Medica

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Roma, Italy

Dipartimento di Ginecologia ed Ostetricia Policlinico Universitario Gemelli

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Roma, Italy

Hospital Virgen de las Nieves

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Granada, Spain

Instituto Catalán de Oncología - Hospital Universitari de Girona "Dr. Josep Trueta". Oncologia Medica

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Girona, Spain

Hospital Son Llatzer

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Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Hospital Son Dureta, Servicio de Oncología

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Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Vesalius Kraków

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Krakow, Poland

Hospital de Elche, Servico de Oncologia

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Elche, Spain

Centro Oncológico Regional de Galicia, Servicio de Oncologia Medica

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La Coruna, Spain

Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Servicio de Oncologia

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Lerida, Spain

MD Anderson Internacional Espana

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Madrid, Spain

Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Servicio de Oncologia

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Germans Trias y Pujol

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Badalona, Spain

Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Servicio de Oncologia

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Reina Sofia

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Córdoba, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén

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Jaen, Spain

Hospital de Mataró

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Mataró, Spain

Hospital Central de Asturias

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Oviedo, Spain

Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

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Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

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Sevilla, Spain

Wayne State University

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

Hackensack University Medical Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology Oncology

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

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Valencia, Spain

Stanford University

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Stanford, California, United States

University of Connecticut Health Center

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Farmington, Connecticut, United States

The Cancer Care Center

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Indiana University Cancer Pavilion

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Buffalo, New York, United States

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

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Bruxelles, Belgium

CHU de Liége (Sart Tilman)

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Liège, Belgium

Gynekologicko-porodnicka klinika FN Plzen

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Plzen, Czech Republic

Institut Bergonié

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Bordeaux Cedex, France

Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität

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Mainz, Germany

Städtisches Klinikum Magdeburg

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Magdeburg, Germany

Klinik St. Marienstift

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Magdeburg, Germany

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität

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Magdeburg, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Gießen u. Marburg

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Marburg, Germany

Klinikum rechts der Isar

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München, Germany

Klinikum Großhadern

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München, Germany

Klinikum der Universität München-Innenstadt

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München, Germany

Klinikum Offenbach GmbH

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Offenbach, Germany

St. Vincenz-Krankenhaus Paderborn

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Paderborn, Germany

Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez de Huelva

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Huelva, Spain

Elblandkliniken Meißen-Radebeul GmbH

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Radebeul, Germany

Klinikum Südstadt der Hansestadt Rostock

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Rostock, Germany

r. Horst Schmidt Kliniken GmbH

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Wiesbaden, Germany

Klinikum der Stadt Villingen-Schwenningen GmbH

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Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

St. Josefs-Hospital

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Wiesbaden, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

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Tübingen, Germany

Klinikum der Stadt Wolfsburg-FrauenklinikWolfsburg

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Wolfsburg, Germany

Istituto Nazionale per lo studio e la cura dei tumori "Fondazione Pascale" Oncologia Medica

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Napoli, Italy

Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - Unita' Operativa di Ostetricia e Ginecologia

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San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy

Hospital Clinico de Malaga. Servicio de Oncologia

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Málaga, Spain

Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Servicio de Oncología Medica

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Madrid, Spain

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