Drug trial aims to stop deadly bleeding in scarred livers
NCT ID NCT04365868
Summary
This study tested whether a drug called belapectin could prevent the development of esophageal varices—dangerous, swollen veins in the esophagus—in people with advanced liver scarring (cirrhosis) caused by NASH. It involved 357 adults who had cirrhosis but did not yet have these varices. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either belapectin or a placebo for 78 weeks to see which group had fewer people develop new varices and other serious liver complications.
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Locations
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AZ Maria Middelares
Ghent, VOV, 9000, Belgium
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Advanced Pharma CR, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33147, United States
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Antwerp University Hospital
Edegem, Antwerpen, 2650, Belgium
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Arizona Liver Health - Glendale
Glendale, Arizona, 85306, United States
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Associates in Gastroenterology
Hermitage, Tennessee, 37067, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine - Baylor Clinic - Abdominal Transplant & Liver Disease Clinic
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Bon Secours Liver Institute of Virginia - Newport News
Newport News, Virginia, 23602, United States
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Bon Secours Liver Institute of Virginia - Richmond
Richmond, Virginia, 23226, United States
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Box Hill Hospital
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia
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Brampton Civic Hospital
Brampton, Ontario, L6R 3J7, Canada
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CEMDEC SA de CV Centro Mexicano de Desarrollo de Estudios Clinicos
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, 06100, Mexico
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CHRU Montpellier - Saint Eloi
Montpellier, 34090, France
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CHU Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94000, France
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CHU Nancy - Hôpital Brabois
Nancy, 54511, France
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CHU de Grenoble
Grenoble, 38043, France
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CHU de Nice - L'Archet
Nice, 6202, France
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CICPA Centro de Investigación Clinica del Pacifico
Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, 39670, Mexico
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California Liver Research Institute
Pasadena, California, 91105, United States
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Carmel Medical Center
Haifa, 34362, Israel
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada
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Centro Especializado en Diabetes, Obesidad y Pevencion de enfermedades Cadiovasculares SC.
Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, 11650, Mexico
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Centro de Investigacion Clinica de Oaxaca
Oaxaca City, 68020, Mexico
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Centro de Investigacion Medico Biologica y Terapia Avanzada SC
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44130, Mexico
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Centro de Investigaciones Clinicas Vina del Mar
Viña del Mar, CHL, 07081-2221, Chile
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Centro de Investigaciones Metabólicas (CINME)
Capital Federal, ARG, C1056ABJ, Argentina
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Centro de Investigación Medica de Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes, 20116, Mexico
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ClinCloud LLC
Maitland, Florida, 32751-3320, United States
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Clinique Universitaire De Bruxelles Hôpital Erasme VZW
Brussels, BEL, 1070, Belgium
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Clínica Universidad de los Andes
Santiago, CHL, 7550000, Chile
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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra
Pontevedra, 36071, Spain
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Consultants for Clinical Research
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45249, United States
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Consultorio Medico
Ciudad de Mexico, State of Mexico, 6700, Mexico
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Cumberland Research Associates, LLC
Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28304-3571, United States
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Digestive Health Specialists
Dothan, Alabama, 36305, United States
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Digestive Healthcare of Georgia, P.C.
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Digestive Research Alliance of Michiana, LLC
Incheon, 400-711, South Korea
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EUGASTRO GmbH
Leipzig, Saxony, 4103, Germany
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East Tennessee Research Institute - Gastrointestinal Associates of Northeast Tennessee, P.C.
Johnson City, Tennessee, 37604-6063, United States
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Excel Clinical Research - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109-6209, United States
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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Florida Medical Center & Research
Zephyrhills, Florida, 33542, United States
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Florida Research Institute
Lakewood Rch, Florida, 34211, United States
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Fundacion de Investigacion de Diego
San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
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Galen Medical Group - Ziegler Plaza
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37343-5470, United States
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Gastro One - GI Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy Center - 1310 Wolf Park
Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Gastroenterology Associates of Central Georgia, LLC
Macon, Georgia, 31201, United States
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Gastroenterology Associates of Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401-8425, United States
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Gastroenterology Associates of Western Michigan
Wyoming, Michigan, 49519, United States
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Gastrointestinal Specialists of Georgia, PC
Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States
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Genoma Research Group, Inc.
Miami, Florida, 33165, United States
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Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Germany
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Groupe sante CHC - Clinique du MontLegia
Liège, WLG, 4000, Belgium
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Guardian Angel Health Services, Inc.
Tampa, Florida, 33614, United States
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Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital
Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
Seoul, KOR, 4763, South Korea
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Henry Ford Health System - Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Holy Family Hospital
Nazareth, 16100, Israel
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Hope Clinical Research, Inc.
Canoga Park, California, 91303, United States
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Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, ARG, C1280AEB, Argentina
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Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile
Santiago, 8380000, Chile
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, ARG, C1181ACH, Argentina
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, ESP, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez Servicio de Gastroenterología
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Santander, 39008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro - Majadahonda
Majadahonda, 28222, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital de La Serena
La Serena, CHL, 1710216, Chile
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Hospital del Mar Research Institute
Barcelona, 8003, Spain
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Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23249-0001, United States
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Hôpital Avicenne
Bobigny, 93000, France
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Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Lyon, 69004, France
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - Hôpital Civil
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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ID Clinic
Mysłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-400, Poland
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IU Health University Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Impact Research Institute
Waco, Texas, 76710-2582, United States
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Inland Empire Liver Foundation
Rialto, California, 92377, United States
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Institute for Liver Health - Tucson
Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States
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Integrity Clinical Research, LLC (ICR SITES) - Doral
Doral, Florida, 33166, United States
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Investigacion Biomedica para el desarrollo de farmacos SA de CV
Zapopan, Jalisco, 45070, Mexico
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Investigacion Biomedica para el desarrollo de farmacos SA de CV
Benito Juárez, Mexico City, 03103, Mexico
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Kansas City Research Institute
Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States
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Kansas Medical Clinic PA
Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States
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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, GBR, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Liver Specialists of Texas
Austin, Texas, 78757, United States
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Liver Wellness Center - Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205-6414, United States
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Loyola University Health System
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Lucas Research
Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States
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MEDIVEST Centro de Investigacion integral
Chihuahua City, 31203, Mexico
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Mayo Clinic Hospital - Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-1865, United States
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Medical Care and Research SA de CV
Mérida, Yucatán, 97070, Mexico
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Medical University of Lodz
Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 91-347, Poland
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Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medyczny Katedra i Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych, Chorób Wątroby i Nabytych Niedoborów Odpornościowych
Wroclaw, 50-220, Poland
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Mercy Medical Center - The Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease
Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, United States
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Methodist Transplant Physicians
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States
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Michiana Gastroenterology, Inc.
South Bend, Indiana, 46635, United States
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Monash Medical Centre Clayton
Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Mount Sinai Beth Israel
New York, New York, 10003, United States
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NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, New York, 10016-6402, United States
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Nature Coast Clinical Research, LLC
Inverness, Florida, 34452, United States
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Nepean Hospital
Kingswood, New South Wales, 2750, Australia
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Oaxaca Site Management Organization SC.
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, 68000, Mexico
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Om Research LLC
Lancaster, California, 93534, United States
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Pacific Gastroenterology Associates
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2K5, Canada
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Peak Gastroenterology Associates
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907-6262, United States
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Pinnacle Clinical Research
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Pioneer Research Solutions Inc - Houston - Stancliff Rd
Houston, Texas, 77099, United States
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Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital
Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Medical Center
Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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SP CSK im Prof. Kornela Gibińskiego Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, 40-752, Poland
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Sensible Healthcare
Ocoee, Florida, 34761, United States
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Soroka Medical Center
Beersheba, 84101, Israel
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South Texas Research Institute
Edinburg, Texas, 78539, United States
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Southern California GI & Liver Centers
Coronado, California, 92118, United States
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Southern Therapy and Advanced Research (STAR) - Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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Tandem Clinical Research, LLC
Marrero, Louisiana, 70072, United States
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel
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Texas Clinical Research Institute, LLC
Arlington, Texas, 76012, United States
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Texoma Liver Center PLLC. - Denison
Denison, Texas, 75020, United States
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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center - The Center for Liver Diseases
Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel
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The Institute for Liver Health
Chandler, Arizona, 85224, United States
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The Jefferson Digestive Health Institute - Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The Texas Liver Institute, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas, 78215, United States
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The University of Nottingham - Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre Biomedical Research Unit
Nottingham, NGM, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
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Toronto Liver Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M6H 3M1, Canada
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111-1552, United States
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Tulane Cancer Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112-2600, United States
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UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 273302, United States
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
Ghent, VOV, 9000, Belgium
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Universitatsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55131, Germany
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University Diabetes & Endocrine Consultants
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37411, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44016, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of Calgary - Heritage Medical Research Clinic - Foothills Hospital Center
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada
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University of California San Diego Medical Center -La Jolla Multi-Specialty Clinics- Perlman Offices
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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University of Cincinnati Physicians Company, LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267-0595, United States
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Louisville Physicians - Cardiovascular Medicine Physicians Outpatient Center
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202-2046, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) - The Center for Liver Diseases
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Utah Health Care - UUHC - Kidney & Liver Clinic
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132-0001, United States
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University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Spokane
Spokane, Washington, 99202-3462, United States
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Yonsei University, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Seoul, KOR, 8308, South Korea
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Yonsei University, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Wŏnju, KOR, 26426, South Korea
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inSite Digestive Health Care - Orange
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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