Could less chemo be enough for some kids with rhabdomyosarcoma?

NCT ID NCT05304585

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial is for children and young adults with newly diagnosed, low-risk rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer. It tests whether a shorter course of two chemotherapy drugs (vincristine and dactinomycin) can maintain high cure rates while reducing treatment burden for very low-risk patients. It also explores personalized treatment based on DNA mutations to improve outcomes for those with higher-risk features. About 205 participants will be enrolled across multiple centers.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: vincristine and dactinomycin (chemotherapy)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that a shorter, less intense chemotherapy course works just as well for very low-risk rhabdomyosarcoma, reducing side effects. It may also improve outcomes for children with certain DNA mutations by tailoring their treatment.
What could go wrong: This is an early-phase 3 trial, so results are not yet known. The shorter treatment might not control the cancer as well, and the mutation-based approach is still experimental. Side effects from chemotherapy remain a risk.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA FUSION-NEGATIVE ALVEOLAR RHABDOMYOSARCOMA SPINDLE CELL/SCLEROSING RHABDOMYOSARCOMA

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AdventHealth Orlando
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Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
Advocate Children's Hospital-Oak Lawn
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Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States
Advocate Children's Hospital-Park Ridge
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Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States

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Albany Medical Center
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Albany, New York, 12208, United States
Alberta Children's Hospital
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Calgary, Alberta, T3B 6A8, Canada

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Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
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Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
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Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States

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Arkansas Children's Hospital
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Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591, United States
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
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Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
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Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

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Atrium Health Navicent
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Macon, Georgia, 31201, United States
BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center
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Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Blank Children's Hospital
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Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States
British Columbia Children's Hospital
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Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
Bronson Methodist Hospital
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States
Broward Health Medical Center
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States
C S Mott Children's Hospital
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
CHU de Quebec-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval (CHUL)
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Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
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St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
Carilion Children's
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Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
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Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
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Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont
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Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
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Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
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Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
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Akron, Ohio, 44308, United States
Children's Hospital New Orleans
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States
Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha
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Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
Children's Hospital of Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

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Children's Hospital of Michigan
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Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

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Children's Hospital of Orange County
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Orange, California, 92868, United States

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
Children's Hospital of San Antonio
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San Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
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Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
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Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

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Children's National Medical Center
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
Christchurch Hospital
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Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

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Connecticut Children's Medical Center
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Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
Cook Children's Medical Center
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Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

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Corewell Health Children's
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Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
Covenant Children's Hospital
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Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
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Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
Dayton Children's Hospital
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Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
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Austin, Texas, 78723, United States
Driscoll Children's Hospital
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Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411, United States
Duke University Medical Center
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Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
East Carolina University
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Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
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Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States
El Paso Children's Hospital
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El Paso, Texas, 79905, United States
Geisinger Medical Center
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Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

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Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
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Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States
Hackensack University Medical Center
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Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
Hospital for Sick Children
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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada

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Inova Fairfax Hospital
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Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
Jersey Shore Medical Center
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Neptune City, New Jersey, 07753, United States
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
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Downey, California, 90242, United States
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
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Oakland, California, 94611, United States
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
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Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826, United States
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
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New York, New York, 10016, United States

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Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
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Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States
Loma Linda University Medical Center
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Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States
Loyola University Medical Center
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Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University
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Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center
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Tacoma, Washington, 98431, United States
Maine Children's Cancer Program
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Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States

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Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
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Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States

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Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
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Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
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Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
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Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
Medical City Dallas Hospital
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Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
Memorial Health University Medical Center
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Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States
Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
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Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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New York, New York, 10065, United States
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
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St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
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San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach
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Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
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The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
Morristown Medical Center
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Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital
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New York, New York, 10029, United States
NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
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New York, New York, 10032, United States

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Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
Naval Medical Center -San Diego
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San Diego, California, 92134, United States
Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola
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Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States

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Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
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Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
Nemours Children's Hospital
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Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States
New York Medical College
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Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
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Miami, Florida, 33155, United States
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
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Winfield, Illinois, 60190, United States
Norton Children's Hospital
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Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

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Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
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Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
Oregon Health and Science University
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Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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Penn State Children's Hospital
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
Perth Children's Hospital
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Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

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Phoenix Childrens Hospital
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Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
Primary Children's Hospital
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Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
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Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital
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Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States

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Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
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Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
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San Diego, California, 92123, United States
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
Renown Regional Medical Center
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Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States

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Rhode Island Hospital
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Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
Riley Hospital for Children
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Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children-Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center
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Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
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New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
Sacred Heart Hospital
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Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19134, United States
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
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Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

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Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
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Peoria, Illinois, 61637, United States
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
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Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States
Saint Mary's Medical Center
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West Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
Sanford Broadway Medical Center
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Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States

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Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States

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Scott and White Memorial Hospital
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Temple, Texas, 76508, United States
Seattle Children's Hospital
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Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21215, United States
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
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Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States
Starship Children's Hospital
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Grafton, Auckland, 1145, New Zealand
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
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Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
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Las Vegas, Nevada, 89144, United States

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Sydney Children's Hospital
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Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial
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Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC
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Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3, Canada

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The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
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New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
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Oakland, California, 94609, United States
UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
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San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

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UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville
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Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

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UMC Cancer Center / UMC Health System
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Lubbock, Texas, 79415, United States
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
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Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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USA Health Strada Patient Care Center
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Mobile, Alabama, 36604, United States
UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
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Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

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University of Alberta Hospital
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Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

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University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

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University of Illinois
SUSPENDED

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
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Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center
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Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
University of Rochester
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Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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University of Virginia Cancer Center
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Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
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Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

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VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
Valley Children's Hospital
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Madera, California, 93636, United States

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Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center
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Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
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St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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Wesley Medical Center
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Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

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West Virginia University Charleston Division
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Charleston, West Virginia, 25304, United States
Yale University
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New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

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