New drug shows promise for controlling dangerous blood vessel inflammation
NCT ID NCT03725202
Summary
This study tested whether adding the medication upadacitinib to steroid treatment could help people with giant cell arteritis achieve and maintain remission. 429 participants with this inflammatory blood vessel condition were randomly assigned to receive either the study drug or a placebo alongside a tapering steroid schedule. The main goal was to see if more people could stay in remission for a full year while using less steroid medication.
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Locations
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424 General MILITARY Hospital /ID# 210973
Efkarpia (Thessalonikis), Thessaloniki, 56429, Greece
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Aarhus University Hospital /ID# 171177
Aarhus C, Central Jutland, 8000, Denmark
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Allen Arthritis /ID# 225527
Allen, Texas, 75013, United States
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Aotearoa Clinical Trials /ID# 201942
Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2025, New Zealand
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Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Research - Glendale Office /ID# 204702
Glendale, Arizona, 85306-9802, United States
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Arthritis Associates of Kingsport /ID# 212756
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660, United States
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Arthritis and Rheumatology /ID# 170295
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Arthritis and Rheumatology Institute, PLLC /ID# 214612
Plano, Texas, 75093-6419, United States
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Articularis Healthcare Group, Inc d/b/a Low Country Rheumatology /ID# 212761
Summerville, South Carolina, 29486-7887, United States
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Aurora Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center /ID# 201853
Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132, United States
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Axon Clinical, s.r.o. /ID# 202468
Prague, 140 00, Czechia
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Friuli Centrale/Presidio Ospedaliero Universit /ID# 200082
Udine, 33100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena /ID# 200079
Modena, 41124, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige /ID# 200081
Bolzano, 39100, Italy
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Barts Health NHS Trust /ID# 210511
London, Greater London, E1 2ES, United Kingdom
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Baylor Scott & White Center for Diagnostic Medicine /ID# 213529
Temple, Texas, 76508, United States
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Betegapolo Irgalmasrend Budai Irgalmasrendi Korhaz /ID# 204018
Budapest, 1023, Hungary
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Bnai Zion Medical Center /ID# 240733
Haifa, H_efa, 3339419, Israel
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CGM Research Trust /ID# 224061
Christchurch Central, 8011, New Zealand
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CHRU Lille - Hopital Claude Huriez /ID# 171543
Lille, Nord, 59037, France
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CHRU Tours - Hopital Trousseau /ID# 245232
Chambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
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CHU Dijon /ID# 225277
Dijon, Cote-d Or, 21000, France
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CHU Toulouse - Hopital Purpan /ID# 171547
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31059, France
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CHU de CAEN - Hopital de la Cote de Nacre /ID# 171539
Caen, 14033, France
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CHU de Nantes, Hotel Dieu -HME /ID# 171544
Nantes, Pays de la Loire Region, 44000, France
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CISSSBSL -Hopital regional de Rimouski /ID# 224266
Rimouski, Quebec, G5L 5T1, Canada
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Cabinet Medical Dr. Avram S.R.L /ID# 224336
Timișoara, Timiș County, 300134, Romania
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Carilion Clinic /ID# 212928
Roanoke, Virginia, 24016, United States
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Centre de Recherche Musculo-Squelettique /ID# 201224
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, G8Z 1Y2, Canada
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Clinical Research of West Florida - Tampa /ID# 201899
Tampa, Florida, 33606-1246, United States
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Clinical Research of West Florida, Inc /ID# 201901
Tampa, Florida, 33606-1246, United States
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Clinical Rheumatologic Hospital No 25 /ID# 208950
Saint Petersburg, 190068, Russia
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Clinvest Research LLC /ID# 208182
Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña /ID# 224731
A Coruña, A Coruna, 15006, Spain
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Ctr Arthritis & Rheumatic Dise /ID# 168667
Miami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Debreceni Egyetem-Klinikai Kozpont /ID# 201526
Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, 4032, Hungary
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Del-Budai Centrumkorhaz Szent Imre Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz /ID# 201838
Budapest, 1115, Hungary
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Denver Arthritis Clinic /ID# 171552
Denver, Colorado, 80230, United States
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Drammen Sykehus /ID# 201560
Drammen, Buskerud, 3004, Norway
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Duplicate_AA Medical Research Center - Grand Blanc /ID# 201854
Grand Blanc, Michigan, 48439, United States
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Duplicate_Danderyds sjukhus /ID# 171404
Stockholm, 182 88, Sweden
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Duplicate_Erasmus Medisch Centrum /ID# 201717
Rotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Duplicate_Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital /ID# 203507
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, 861-8520, Japan
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Duplicate_Jichi Medical University Hosp /ID# 200169
Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi, 329-0431, Japan
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Duplicate_Rush University Medical Center /ID# 224581
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Duplicate_University of Alberta Hospital - Division of Hematology /ID# 208629
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
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Duplicate_University of South Florida /ID# 207077
Tampa, Florida, 33612-2201, United States
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Duplicate_Vastmanlands Sjukhus /ID# 171429
Västerås, 723 35, Sweden
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Duplicate_West Michigan Rheumatology /ID# 168647
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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Duplicate_Western Connecticut Health Network- Germantown Rd /ID# 205071
Danbury, Connecticut, 06810-5038, United States
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Emeritus Research /ID# 201938
Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia
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Emeritus Research Sydney /ID# 201937
Botany, New South Wales, 2019, Australia
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Euromedservice /ID# 205345
Pushkin, 196603, Russia
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Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc /ID# 202041
Olomouc, 779 00, Czechia
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Fiona Stanley Hospital /ID# 201941
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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First Moscow State Medical University n.a I.M. Sechenov /ID# 203673
Moscow, 119992, Russia
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Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital /ID# 224557
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226-3522, United States
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General Hospital of Athens Gennimatas /ID# 210129
Athens, Attica, 11527, Greece
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General Hospital of Athens Ippokratio /ID# 202181
Athens, Attica, 11527, Greece
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Griffith University /ID# 223829
Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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HCL - Hopital de la Croix-Rousse /ID# 211184
Lyon, Rhone, 69004, France
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HFR Fribourg - Hôpital cantonal /ID# 201114
Fribourg, 1708, Switzerland
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Haukeland universitetssjukehus /ID# 201602
Bergen, Hordaland, 5021, Norway
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Henry Ford Medical Center - New Center One /ID# 207456
Detroit, Michigan, 48202-3046, United States
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Hopital Pitie Salpetriere /ID# 171542
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France
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Hopital Saint Joseph /ID# 171540
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, 13008, France
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Hopital de la Cavale Blanche /ID# 171549
Brest, Finistere, 29200, France
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Hopitaux Universitaires Paris Centre-Hopital Cochin /ID# 171545
Paris, Paris, 75679, France
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona /ID# 201878
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos /ID# 204871
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon /ID# 201326
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Meixoeiro (CHUVI) /ID# 212084
Vigo, Pontevedra, 36213, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Basurto /ID# 224730
Bilbao, Vizcaya, 48013, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Canarias /ID# 224928
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, 38320, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz /ID# 241848
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla /ID# 201604
Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves /ID# 224726
Granada, 18014, Spain
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IRIS Research and Development, LLC /ID# 169406
Plantation, Florida, 33324, United States
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Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin /ID# 223855
Buch, 13125, Germany
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Inselspital, Universitaetsspital Bern /ID# 201364
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Institute of Arthritis Research /ID# 168490
Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83404, United States
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Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety Chubu Rosai Hospital /ID# 202946
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 455-8530, Japan
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Kadlec Clinic Rheumatology /ID# 201618
Kennewick, Washington, 99336, United States
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Kagawa University Hospital /ID# 200171
Kita-gun, Kagawa-ken, 761-0793, Japan
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen /ID# 201134
Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Karolinska University Hospital Solna /ID# 204945
Solna, Stockholm County, 171 64, Sweden
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Kemerovo State Medical University /ID# 203676
Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, 650056, Russia
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Lakes Research, LLC /ID# 210442
Miami, Florida, 33014, United States
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Liverpool University University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 240391
Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom
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Louisiana State Univ HSC /ID# 202646
Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130, United States
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Lovelace Scientific Resources /ID# 169041
Venice, Florida, 34292, United States
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Marietta Memorial Hospital /ID# 210834
Marietta, Ohio, 45750-1635, United States
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Medallion Clinical Research Institute, LLC /ID# 168666
Naples, Florida, 34102, United States
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Medical Plus, s.r.o. /ID# 200865
Uherské Hradiště, 686 01, Czechia
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Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden /ID# 201716
Leeuwarden, Provincie Friesland, 8934 AD, Netherlands
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Medius Klinik Kirchheim /ID# 200637
Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Wurttemberg, 73230, Germany
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover /ID# 200632
Hanover, 30625, Germany
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Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck /ID# 201786
Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria
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Medizinische Versorgungszentren Burghausen Altoetting /ID# 208773
Burghausen, 84489, Germany
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Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute n.a. Vladimirskiy (MONIKI) /ID# 221643
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 129110, Russia
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation /ID# 200723
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70836-6455, United States
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation-New Orleans /ID# 171200
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Okayama University Hospital /ID# 203156
Okayama, Okayama-ken, 700-8558, Japan
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Omega Research Group /ID# 201903
Orlando, Florida, 32808, United States
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Optimal Clinical Trials Ltd /ID# 201946
Grafotn, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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Orszagos Reumatologiai es Fizioterapias Intezet /ID# 211454
Budapest, 1023, Hungary
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Physician Research Collaboration, LLC /ID# 168610
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68516, United States
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Piedmont Arthritis Clinic, PA /ID# 212431
Greenville, South Carolina, 29601, United States
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Porter Rheumatology Ltd /ID# 223830
Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust /ID# 225002
Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
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Practicheskaya Medicina Clinic /ID# 224612
Moscow, 115372, Russia
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Precision Comprehensive Clinical Research Solutions /ID# 201798
Colleyville, Texas, 76034, United States
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Prince of Wales Hospital /ID# 210995
Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
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Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum /ID# 212925
Nijmegen, Gelderland, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Rheum Assoc of North Alabama /ID# 168668
Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
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Rheuma-Zentrum Wien-Oberlaa GmbH /ID# 201781
Vienna, Vienna, 1100, Austria
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Rheumatology Associates /ID# 201843
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 0H6, Canada
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Rheumatology Associates PA - Portland /ID# 225011
Portland, Maine, 04102-2643, United States
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Rheumatology Associates of South Florida (RASF) - Clinical Research /ID# 169040
Boca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States
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Rikshospitalet OUS HF /ID# 202004
Oslo, 0450, Norway
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Robin K. Dore MD, Inc /ID# 201950
Tustin, California, 92780, United States
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Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital /ID# 202834
Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
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Royal United Hospitals Bath /ID# 239850
Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 3NG, United Kingdom
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STAT Research, Inc. /ID# 200436
Vandalia, Ohio, 45377-9464, United States
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Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset /ID# 171405
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, 413 46, Sweden
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Sakai City Medical Center /ID# 202643
Sakai-shi, Osaka, 593-8304, Japan
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Skane University hospital /ID# 171407
Malmo, Skåne County, 214 28, Sweden
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Southend Hospital /ID# 202839
Southend, SS0 0RY, United Kingdom
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Spitalul Clinic Colentina /ID# 204889
Bucharest, 020121, Romania
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Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Cluj -Napoca /ID# 204887
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400006, Romania
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Spitalul Clinic Sf. Maria /ID# 203809
Bucharest, 011172, Romania
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St. Joseph's Healthcare /ID# 204160
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada
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St. Marianna University Hospital /ID# 218692
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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St.Luke's International Hospital /ID# 200170
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-8560, Japan
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Sydvestjysk Sygehus /ID# 200216
Esbjerg, Region Syddanmark, 6700, Denmark
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Tekton Research, L.L.C /ID# 201801
Austin, Texas, 78745, United States
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The Arthritis & Diabetes Clinic, Inc. /ID# 171199
Monroe, Louisiana, 71203, United States
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The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research /ID# 168652
Wheaton, Maryland, 20902, United States
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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center /ID# 241041
Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, 5265601, Israel
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The Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center /ID# 240731
Haifa, H_efa, 34362, Israel
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital /ID# 201939
Woodville South, South Australia, 5011, Australia
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Timaru Medical Specialists Ltd /ID# 201943
Timaru, Canterbury, 7910, New Zealand
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Tohoku University Hospital /ID# 200172
Sendai, Miyagi, 9808574, Japan
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Tomishiro Central Hospital /ID# 203897
Tomigusuku-shi, Okinawa, 901-0243, Japan
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Torbay and South Devon Nhs Foundation Trust /Id# 224689
Torquay, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom
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UH Coventry & Warwickshire /ID# 202838
Coventry, Warwickshire, CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
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UZ Gent /ID# 202778
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium
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Unidade Local de Saude de Gaia/Espinho, EPE /ID# 208151
Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, 4434-502, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saude de Santa Maria, EPE /ID# 203530
Lisbon, 1649-035, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda, EPE /ID# 224878
Guarda, 6300-035, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPE - Hospital Conde de Bertiandos /ID# 205186
Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo District, 4990-041, Portugal
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Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen /ID# 223854
Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg /ID# 213340
Würzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen /ID# 201715
Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven /ID# 202779
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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University Clinical Research Center /ID# 202504
Somerset, New Jersey, 08873-3448, United States
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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 202836
Poole, Dorset, BH15 2JB, United Kingdom
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University of Michigan Hospitals /ID# 168645
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-5008, United States
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University of Pennsylvania /ID# 168655
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-5502, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center /ID# 213527
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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University of Vermont Medical Center /ID# 211179
Burlington, Vermont, 05401-1473, United States
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University of Washington /ID# 201619
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Universitätsspital Basel /ID# 201767
Basel Town, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland
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Université Catholique de Louvain-Namur - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dinant /ID# 224334
Yvoir, Namur, 5530, Belgium
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Uppsala University Hospital /ID# 171403
Uppsala, Uppsala County, 75185, Sweden
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VA Long Beach Healthcare System /ID# 203833
Long Beach, California, 90822-5201, United States
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Waikato Hospital /ID# 201944
Hamilton, Waikato Region, 3240, New Zealand
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Wayne State University Health Center /ID# 212755
Detroit, Michigan, 48201-2153, United States
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West Tennessee Research Institute /ID# 209256
Jackson, Tennessee, 38305, United States
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West Texas Clinical Research /ID# 204834
Lubbock, Texas, 79424, United States
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ZiekenhuisGroep Twente /ID# 200038
Almelo, Overijssel, 7609 PP, Netherlands
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Zuyderland Medisch Centrum /ID# 224551
Heerlen, Limburg, 6419 PC, Netherlands
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