Head-to-Head showdown: which drug works better against tough lung cancer?
NCT ID NCT03596866
Summary
This study compared two oral medications, brigatinib and alectinib, for people with advanced ALK-positive lung cancer whose cancer had worsened while taking their first targeted therapy. The trial involved 248 participants worldwide who were randomly assigned to receive one of the two drugs to see which better controlled cancer growth and improved survival. Researchers measured how long each drug kept the cancer from progressing and monitored quality of life and side effects over up to five years.
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Locations
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Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University - The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of HMU
Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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Ajou University Hospital
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, South Korea
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Asklepios Fachkliniken Munchen-Gauting
Gauting, Bavaria, 82131, Germany
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino
Genova, 16132, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Beijing Chest Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China
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Center of Palliative Medicine - Devita
Saint Petersburg, 197343, Russia
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Toulon - La Seyne Sur Mer
Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 83056, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil
Créteil, Île-de-France Region, 94010, France
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Centre Hospitalier Le Mans
Le Mans, Pays de la Loire Region, 72037, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse- Hopital Larrey
Toulouse, Midi-pyrenees, 31059, France
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Centro Oncologico Riojano Integral
La Rioja, F5300COE, Argentina
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Centro Para la Atencion Integral del Paciente Oncologico
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, 4000, Argentina
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Centro de Investigacion Clinica Bradford Hill
Recoleta, Santiago Metropolitan, 76894, Chile
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Centro de Investigacion Medica Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes, 20116, Mexico
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Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano
Aviano, Pordenone, 33081, Italy
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Centrul de oncologie Euroclinic
Iași, 700106, Romania
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Branch
Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Changhua Christian Hospital
Changhua, 500, Taiwan
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Chi Mei Hospital Liouying
Tainan, 73657, Taiwan
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, North Chungcheong, 28644, South Korea
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Clinica Ultra Sound Diagnostic 4D
Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Kray, 357502, Russia
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Euromedservice
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 196603, Russia
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, 20 000, Croatia
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Créteil, Île-de-France Region, 94010, France
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, Gyeonggi-do, 21565, South Korea
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General Hospital Pula
Pula, 52100, Croatia
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General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia Oi Agioi Anargiroi
Nea Kifissia, Attica, 14564, Greece
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, Île-de-France Region, 94805, France
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, China
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Hong Kong United Oncology Centre
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Hopital Albert Michallon
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 38043, France
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Hopital Foch
Suresnes, Île-de-France Region, 92151, France
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Hopital Haut-Leveque
Pessac, Aquitaine, 33604, France
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Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Teresa Herrera - Materno Infantil
A Coruña, LA Coruna, 15006, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus
Reus, 43204, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
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Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital
Hualien City, 970, Taiwan
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Humanity and Health Research Centre
Central, Hong Kong
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Iaso General Hospital
Cholargós, Attica, 15562, Greece
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Institutul Oncologic Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu Bucaresti
Bucharest, 022328, Romania
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Institutul Oncologic Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricu
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400015, Romania
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Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Macedonia, 57001, Greece
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Irkutsk Regional Oncology Center
Irkutsk, 664035, Russia
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori
Meldola, Forli-cesena, 47014, Italy
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Istituto Scientifico Universitario San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Jilin Provincial Cancer Hospital (Changchun Cancer Hospital)
Changchun, Jilin, 13000, China
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Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset - Solna
Solna, Stockholm County, 171 64, Sweden
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King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Bangkok, Bangkok Metropolis, 10330, Thailand
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Klinicki bolnicki centar Sestre milosrdnice
Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Klinika za Pulmologiju
Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Klinikum Kempten-Oberallgau
Immenstadt im Allgäu, Bavaria, 87509, Germany
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Klinikum Klagenfurt Am Worthersee
Klagenfurt, Carinthia, 9020, Austria
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Korea University Anam Hospital
Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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Leningrad Regional Clinical Hospital
Saint Petersburg, 194291, Russia
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Medica Sur
Mexico City, Mexico City, 14050, Mexico
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Moscow City Oncology Hospital Number 62
Moscow, 143423, Russia
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N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center
Moscow, 115478, Russia
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National Cancer Center
Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 70403, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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New York Oncology Hematology - Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
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Omsk Regional Clinical Oncologic Dispensary
Omsk, 644013, Russia
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Oncocenter- Oncologie Clinica
Timișoara, Timiș County, 300166, Romania
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Opca bolnica Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, 20 000, Croatia
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Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci
Ravenna, 48121, Italy
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Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Chai Wan, Eastern District, 999077, Hong Kong
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital - East
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100032, China
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Peking University Cancer Hospital/Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100036, China
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Phramongkutklao Hospital
Bangkok, Bangkok Metropolis, 10400, Thailand
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Princess Margaret Hospital
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7, Canada
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, 00852, Hong Kong
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Saint Petersburg Clinical Scientific and Practical Center of Specialized Types of Medical Aid
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197758, Russia
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Saint Petersburg State Healthcare Institution Municipal Clinical Oncology Dispensary
Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Sanatorio Duarte Quiros
Córdoba, 5000, Argentina
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Shanghai Chest Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China
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Songklanagarind Hospital
Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
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Sotiria General Hospital for Respiratory Diseases of Attica
Athens, 11527, Greece
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State Budget Institution National Medical Research Center of Radiology of the Ministry of Heal
Moscow, 125284, Russia
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State Institution of Healthcare Arkhangelsk Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelr, 163045, Russia
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The 307th Hospital of Chinese Peoples Liberation Army
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100071, China
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The Catholic University of Korea - Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16247, South Korea
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 31000, China
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The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation
Whittier, California, 90602, United States
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Thoraxklinik Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69126, Germany
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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Toronto University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Ulsan University Hospital
Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 44033, South Korea
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University Cancer and Blood Center
Athens, Georgia, 30607, United States
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University General Hospital of Athens Attikon
Athens, Attica, 12462, Greece
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University General Hospital of Larissa
Larissa, Thessaly, 41110, Greece
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Uppsala Akademiska Sjukhus
Uppsala, 751 85, Sweden
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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VitaMed
Moscow, 121309, Russia
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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