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A Study Of Palbociclib (PD-0332991) + Letrozole VS. Placebo+ Letrozole For 1st Line Treatment Of Asian Postmenopausal Women With ER+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer [PALOMA-4]

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Breast Neoplasms
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02297438
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer
Brief Summary

The study is designed to compare the clinical benefit following treatment with letrozole in combination with Palbociclib versus letrozole in combination with placebo in Asian postmenopausal women with ER(+)/HER2(-) advanced breast cancer who have not received prior systemic anti cancer therapies for their advanced/metastatic disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
340
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult Asian women with locoregionally recurrent or metastatic disease not amenable to curative therapy
  • Confirmed diagnosis of ER positive breast cancer
  • No prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for advanced ER+ disease
  • Postmenopausal women
  • Measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criterion in Solid Tumors [RECIST] or bone-only disease
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG] 0-1
  • Adequate organ and marrow function
  • Patient must agree to provide tumor tissue
Exclusion Criteria
  • Confirmed diagnosis of HER2 positive disease
  • Patients with advanced, symptomatic, visceral spread that are at risk of life threatening complication in the short term
  • Known uncontrolled or symptomatic CNS metastases
  • Prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with a non steroidal aromatase inhibitor (ie, anastrozole or letrozole) with disease recurrence while on or within 12 months of completing treatment
  • Prior treatment with any CDK 4/6 inhibitor

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo + LetrozolePlaceboPlacebo, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment in combination with Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously).
Palbociclib + LetrozolePalbociclibPalbociclib, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment in combination with Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously)
Palbociclib + LetrozoleLetrozolePalbociclib, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment in combination with Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously)
Placebo + LetrozoleLetrozolePlacebo, 125mg, orally once daily on Day 1 to Day 21 of every 28-day cycle followed by 7 days off treatment in combination with Letrozole, 2.5mg, orally once daily (continuously).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Based on Investigator's AssessmentRandomization up to 65 months

PFS was based on Kaplan-Meier estimates. PFS was defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of the first documentation of objective progression of disease (PD) or death due to any cause in the absence of documented PD, whichever occurred first. PD is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) as a 20% increase in the sum of of diameters of target measurable lesions above the smallest sum observed (over baseline if no decrease in the sum is observed during therapy), with a minimum absolute increase of 5 mm. In this outcome measure, PFS was based on investigator's assessment.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants With Objective Response (OR) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) (Participants With Measureable Disease at Baseline)Randomization up to 65 months

OR was defined as a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 recorded from randomization until disease progression or death due to any cause. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions with the exception of nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. In this outcome measure, OR was based on BICR.

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)Randomization up to 65 months

PFS was based on Kaplan-Meier estimates. PFS was defined as time from the first dose of study treatment to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or to death due to any cause in the absence of documented progressive disease, whichever occurs first. In this outcome measure, PFS was based on BICR.

Percentage of Participants With Objective Response (OR) Based on Investigator Assessment (Participants With Measureable Disease at Baseline)Randomization up to 65 months

OR was defined as a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 recorded from randomization until disease progression or death due to any cause. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions with the exception of nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. In this outcome measure, OR was based on investigator assessment.

Percentage of Participants With Disease Control/Clinical Benefit Response (DC/CBR) Based on Investigator Assessment (Participants With Measureable Disease at Baseline)Randomization up to 65 months

DC/CBR was defined as CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) \>=24 weeks according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1) recorded in the time period between randomization and disease progression or death to any cause. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions except for nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. SD was defined as not qualifying for CR, PR, PD. PD is defined using RECIST v1.1 as a 20% increase in the sum of of diameters of target measurable lesions above the smallest sum observed, with a minimum absolute increase of 5 mm. In this outcome measure, DC/CBR was based on investigator assessment.

Percentage of Participants With Disease Control/Clinical Benefit Response (DC/CBR) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) (Participants With Measureable Disease at Baseline)Randomization up to 65 months

DC/CBR was defined as CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) \>=24 weeks according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1) recorded in the time period between randomization and disease progression or death to any cause. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions except for nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. SD was defined as not qualifying for CR, PR, PD. PD is defined using RECIST v1.1 as a 20% increase in the sum of of diameters of target measurable lesions above the smallest sum observed, with a minimum absolute increase of 5 mm. In this outcome measure, DC/CBR was based on BICR.

Overall Survival (OS)Randomization up to 65 months

OS was defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause. In the absence of confirmation of death, survival time was censored to last date the participant was known to be alive. OS was assessed using Kaplan-Meier methods.

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (Treatment Related)Randomization up to 65 months

An adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. A serious AE (SAE) was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. Treatment-emergent are events between first dose of study drug and up to 28 days after last dose that were absent before treatment or that worsened relative to pretreatment state. Relatedness to treatment was assessed by the investigator (Yes/No). Participants were counted only once per treatment in each row.

Trough Plasma Concentration of PalbociclibPre-dose on Day 14 of Cycle 1 and Cycle 2

Summary of palbociclib trough concentrations

Percentage of Participants Wiht Objective Response (OR) Based on Investigator AssessmentRandomization up to 65 months

OR was defined as a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 recorded from randomization until disease progression or death due to any cause. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions with the exception of nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. In this outcome measure, OR was based on investigator assessment.

Duration of Response (DOR) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) (Participants With Objective Disease Response)Randomization up to 65 months

DOR was defined as the time from the first documentation of objective tumor response (complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or to death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. DOR data was censored on the date of the last tumor assessment on study for participants who did not have objective tumor progression and who did not die due to any cause while on study. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions with the exception of nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. In this outcome measure, DOR was based on BICR.

Percentage of Participants With Disease Control/Clinical Benefit Response (DC/CBR) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)Randomization up to 65 months

DC/CBR was defined as CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) \>=24 weeks according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1) recorded in the time period between randomization and disease progression or death to any cause. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions except for nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. SD was defined as not qualifying for CR, PR, PD. PD is defined using RECIST v1.1 as a 20% increase in the sum of of diameters of target measurable lesions above the smallest sum observed, with a minimum absolute increase of 5 mm. In this outcome measure, DC/CBR was based on BICR.

Number of Participants With Postbaseline Laboratory Abnormalities of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events(CTCAE) Grade 3 or 4 (Participants With Baseline Laboratory Abnormalities of CTCAE Grade <=2) - ChemistryRandomization up to 65 months

The laboratory results were graded according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) CTCAE v4.0 severity grade. Shift tables were provided to examine the distribution of laboratory toxicities. The following chemistry parameters had met the criteria of CTCAE grade shift change from Grade \<=2 at baseline to Grade 3 or 4 post baseline: alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), bilirubin (total), creatinine, hypercalcemia, hyperglycemia, hyperkalemia, hypermagnesemia, hypernatremia, hypoalbuminemia, hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, and hyponatremia.

Model Estimated Mean Changes From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast (FACT-B) Total ScoreBaseline up to Cycle 65 Day 1

The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) is a modular approach to assess participant health related quality of life using a "core" set of questions (FACT-G) as well as a cancer site specific module. The FACT-G was a 27-item compilation of general questions divided into 4 domains: Physical Well Being, Social/Family Well Being, Emotional Well Being, and Functional Well Being. The FACT-B consists of the FACT-G (27 items) and a breast specific module: a 10-item instrument designed to assess participant concerns relating to breast cancer. For all questions, participants were asked to respond to a 5-level scale ranging from 0=Not at all to 4=Very much. FACT-B total score = FACT-G + Breast Cancer Subscale. As each of the items ranges from 0-4, the range of possible scores is 0-148, with 0 being the worst possible score and 148 the best. A positive change of the total score indicated improvement from baseline and a negative change indicated deterioration.

Percentage of Participants With Objective Response (OR) Based on Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)Randomization up to 65 months

OR was defined as a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 recorded from randomization until disease progression or death due to any cause. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions with the exception of nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. In this outcome measure, OR was based on BICR.

Duration of Response (DOR) Based on Investigator Assessment (Participants With Objective Disease Response)Randomization up to 65 months

DOR was defined as the time from the first documentation of objective tumor response (complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) to the first documentation of objective tumor progression or to death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. DOR data was censored on the date of the last tumor assessment on study for participants who did not have objective tumor progression and who did not die due to any cause while on study. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions with the exception of nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as greater than or equal to 30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. In this outcome measure, DOR was based on investigator assessment.

Percentage of Participants With Disease Control/Clinical Benefit Response (DC/CBR) Based on Investigator AssessmentRandomization up to 65 months

DC/CBR was defined as CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) \>=24 weeks according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1) recorded in the time period between randomization and disease progression or death to any cause. CR was defined as complete disappearance of all target lesions except for nodal disease. All target nodes must decrease to normal size (short axis \<10 mm). No new lesions. The PR was defined as \>=30% decrease under baseline of the sum of diameters of all target measurable lesions. The short diameter was used in the sum for target nodes, while the longest diameter was used in the sum for all other target lesions. No new lesions. SD was defined as not qualifying for CR, PR, PD. PD is defined using RECIST v1.1 as a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target measurable lesions above the smallest sum observed, with a minimum absolute increase of 5 mm. In this outcome measure, DC/CBR was based on investigator assessment.

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (All Causalities)Randomization up to 65 months

An adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. A serious AE (SAE) was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. Treatment-emergent are events between first dose of study drug and up to 28 days after last dose that were absent before treatment or that worsened relative to pretreatment state. Participants were counted only once per treatment in each row.

Number of Participants With Postbaseline Laboratory Abnormalities of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade 3 or 4 (Participants With Baseline Laboratory Abnormalities of CTCAE Grade <=2) - HematologyRandomization up to 65 months

The laboratory results were graded according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) CTCAE v4.0 severity grade. Shift tables were provided to examine the distribution of laboratory toxicities. The following hematology parameters had met the criteria of CTCAE grade shift change from Grade \<=2 at baseline to Grade 3 or 4 post baseline: neutrophils (absolute), white blood cells, platelets, anemia and hemoglobin increased.

Model Estimated Mean Change From Baseline in Euro Quality of Life (EQ) Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ScoresBaseline up to Cycle 65 Day 1

The EQ VAS recorded the participant's self rated questionnaire to assess generic health status on a scale from 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state). Published weights were available that allow for the creation of a single summary score.

1-Year, 2-Year and 3-Year Survival ProbabilityRandomization up to 65 months

OS was defined as the time from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause. In the absence of confirmation of death, survival time was censored to last date the participant was known to be alive. The 1-year survival probability was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and a 2-sided 95% confidence interval (CI) for the log \[-log(1 year survival probability)\] was be calculated using a normal approximation, and then back transformed to give a CI for the 1-year survival probability itself. The 2-year, and 3-year survival probabilities were estimated similarly.

Model Estimated Mean Change From Baseline in Euro Quality of Life 5-Dimension Scale (EQ-5D) Index ScoresBaseline up to Cycle 65 Day 1

The EQ-5D is a 6-item instrument designed to assess health status in terms of a single index value or utility score. It consists of 5 descriptors of current health state (mobility, self care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression); a participant was asked to rate each state on a 3 level scale (1=no problem, 2=some problem, and 3=extreme problem) with higher levels indicating greater severity/impairment.

Median Baseline Percent (%) Positive Cells for Ki67Baseline

Archived formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) specimen from the original diagnostic tumor tissue was collected and sent to the sponsor-designated central laboratories for assessment of Ki67 associated with sensitivity and/or resistance to Palbociclib.

Number of Participants With Detection in Estrogen Receptor (ER)Baseline

Archived formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) specimen from the original diagnostic tumor tissue was collected and sent to the sponsor-designated central laboratories for assessment of ER associated with sensitivity and/or resistance to Palbociclib.

Trial Locations

Locations (54)

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

The Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province

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Kunming, Yunnan, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Oncology Department, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University, PLA

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Chongqing City, China

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of College of Medicine of Zhejiang University, Center for Oncology

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

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Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

Chula Clinical Research Center (Chula CRC)

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Patumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital/Medical Oncology Department

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College/Medical Oncology Department

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Bengbu, Anhui, China

Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

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Hefei, Anhui, China

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-Sen University

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University

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Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital/Oncology Department

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Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Henan Cancer Hospital

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Zhengzhou, Henan, China

The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

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Changsha, Hunan, China

Hubei Cancer Hospital

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Jiangsu Cancer Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Jiangsu Province Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Hunan Provincial Tumor Hospital/Breast Internal Medicine Department

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Changsha, Hunan, China

Jilin Provincial Cancer Hospital

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Changchun, Jilin, China

The First Hospital of Jilin University

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Changchun, Jilin, China

The First Hospital of China Medical University/Oncology Department

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Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Liaoning Province Cancer Hospital

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Shenyang, Liaoning, China

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

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Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Tianjin Cancer Hospital/Breast cancer department

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Tianjin, Tianjin, China

Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

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Beijing, China

307 Hospital of PLA

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Beijing, China

Beijing Cancer Hospital

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Beijing, China

Peking University Third Hospital/Department of Oncology

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Beijing, China

Chinese PLA General Hospital/Oncology

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Beijing, China

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

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Shanghai, China

Department of Clinical Oncology

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Raffles Cancer Centre

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Singapore, Singapore

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

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Singapore, Singapore

China Medical University Hospital

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Taichung, Taiwan

Parkway Cancer Centre

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Singapore, Singapore

National Taiwan University Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

Mackay Memorial Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Medical University Hospital/ Department of Surgery

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Taipei, Taiwan

Koo Foundation, Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center

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Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital (Managed by Taipei Medical University )

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Taipei, Taiwan

Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Department of Radiology

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Muang, Chiang MAI, Thailand

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University

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Muang, Phitsanulok, Thailand

Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

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Bangkok, Ratchathevi, Thailand

Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine,

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Bangkok, Thailand

Oncology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital

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Bangkok, Thailand

National Cheng Kung University Hospital / Internal Medicine

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Tainan, Taiwan

Taipei Veterans General Hospital/Surgery Department

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Taipei, Taiwan

Block R

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Queen Mary Hospital

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HongKong, Hong Kong

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