New drug nipocalimab aims to tame lupus in major trial

NCT ID NCT07438496

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 3 study tests whether nipocalimab can help control moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic autoimmune disease. About 600 adults will receive either nipocalimab or a placebo, on top of standard treatments. The main goal is to see if more people achieve a meaningful reduction in disease activity after 52 weeks.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

nipocalimab

What this could lead to

If successful, nipocalimab could become a new treatment option to help control lupus symptoms and reduce disease flares.

What could go wrong

This is still an experimental drug. Even in phase 3, it may not work better than placebo, and side effects are possible. Results may not apply to all lupus patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

systemic lupus erythematosus

As listed by the trial registrant

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

LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC

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ARCIS Salud SRL Aprillus asistencia e investigacion
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Buenos Aires, C1406AGA, Argentina
Accurate Clinical Research, Inc.
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70605, United States
Advanced Medical Research
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La Palma, California, 90623, United States
Ajou University Hospital
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Suwon, 16499, South Korea
Amarillo Center for Clinical Research
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Amarillo, Texas, 79124, United States
Ankara Bilkent Sehir Hastanesi
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Ankara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ankara University Medical Faculty
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Ankara, 06050, Turkey (Türkiye)
Arsema
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Ciudad de Buenos Aires, C1427, Argentina
Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties
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Aventura, Florida, 33180, United States
Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Institute
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Allen, Texas, 75013, United States
Associacao Hospitalar Moinhos de Vento
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Porto Alegre, 90560032, Brazil
Atlanta Research Center for Rheumatology
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Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States
Avanti Clinical Research Corp
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Hialeah, Florida, 33013, United States
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Delle Marche
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Ancona, 60126, Italy
Betegapolo Irgalmas Rend Budai Irgalmasrendi Korhaz
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Budapest, 1027, Hungary
Bnai Zion Medical Center
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Haifa, 31048, Israel
CAIR Heidelberg
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Heidelberg, 69121, Germany
CEDOES Centro de Pesquisa Clinica e Diagnostico do Espirito Santo Ltda
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Vitória, 29055 450, Brazil
CHU Toulouse - Hopital de Rangueil
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Toulouse, 31400, France
CMIP - Centro Mineiro de Pesquisa Ltda
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Juiz de Fora, 36010 570, Brazil
Carmel Medical Center
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Haifa, 3436212, Israel
Centre Hospitalier Le Mans
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Le Mans, 72037, France
Centro Privado de Medicina Familiar
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Buenos Aires, C1417EYG, Argentina
Centro de Investigacion en Enfermedades Reumaticas CIER
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Ciudad de Buenos Aires, C1055, Argentina
Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Tucuman
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San Miguel de Tucumán, T4000AXL, Argentina
Centrul Medical de Diagnostic si Tratament Ambulator NEOMED
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Brasov, 500283, Romania
Cer Instituto Medico
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Quilmes, B1878DVB, Argentina
Chonnam National University Hospital
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Gwangju, 61469, South Korea
Clinical Research Philadelphia
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19114, United States
Clinical Research of West Florida
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Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
Clinical Research of West Florida 1
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Clearwater, Florida, 33765, United States
Complejo Hosp de Navarra - Hosp de Navarra
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Pamplona, 31008, Spain
Cross Creek Medical Clinic
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28304 4422, United States
DJL Clinical Research, PLLC
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Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211, United States
David S Hallegua MD A Professional Corporation
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Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
Diagnostic consulting center 1 Ruse EOOD
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Rousse, 7002, Bulgaria
Diagnostic-Consultative Center (DCC) Aleksandrovska
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Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
Dongguan People s Hospital
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Dongguan, 523109, China
ESHO Empresa De Servicos Hospitalares S A
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São Paulo, 01232 010, Brazil
Epic Medical Research 1
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Red Oak, Texas, 75154, United States
Firat University Hospital
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Elâzığ, 23200, Turkey (Türkiye)
Floridian Clinical Research LLC
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Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
Footscray Hospital, Western Health
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Footscray, 3011, Australia
Fort Bend Rheumatology Associates PLLC
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Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, United States
Fundacao Faculdade Regional De Medicina S Jose Rio Preto Hospital De Base
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São José do Rio Preto, 15090 000, Brazil
Fundacao do ABC Centro Universitario FMABC
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Santo André, 09060 870, Brazil
Galilee Medical Center
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Nahariya, 2210001, Israel
General University Hospital Of Larissa
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Larissa, 41110, Greece
Global Psy Asociacion Civil
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La Plata, B1904, Argentina
Great Western Hospital
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Swindon, SN3 6BB, United Kingdom
Hadassah Ein-Qarem Medical Center
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Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
Haukeland University Hospital
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Bergen, 5009, Norway
Haywood Hospital
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Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AG, United Kingdom
Helsinki University Hospital
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Helsinki, 00290, Finland
Hokkaido University Hospital
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Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan
Hosp. Clinico Univ. de Santiago
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Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
Hosp. Gral. Juan Ramon Jimenez
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Huelva, 21005, Spain
Hosp. Univ. Infanta Leonor
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Madrid, 28031, Spain
Hosp. Univ. Marques de Valdecilla
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Santander, 39008, Spain
Hosp. Univ. Rio Hortega
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Valladolid, 47012, Spain
Hosp. de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
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Barcelona, 8026, Spain
Hospital De Clinicas De Porto Alegre
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Porto Alegre, 90035-903, Brazil
Hospital Sultan Ismail
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Johor Bahru, 81100, Malaysia
Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah
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Kuala, 20400, Malaysia
Hospital Taiping
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Taiping, 34000, Malaysia
Hospital Umum Sarawak
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Kuching, 93586, Malaysia
Hospital Vall d'Hebron
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
Hospital das Clinicas - UFG
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Goiânia, 74605-020, Brazil
Inland Rheumatology Clinical Trials Inc.
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Upland, California, 91786, United States
Innova Clinic sp z o o
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Płońsk, 09 100, Poland
Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas Quilmes
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Quilmes, B1878GEG, Argentina
Ipswich Hospital
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Ipswich, 4305, Australia
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
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Rozzano, 20089, Italy
Jan Biziel's University Hospital
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Bydgoszcz, 85 168, Poland
Jinhua municipal central hospital
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Jinhua, 321013, China
Joint and Muscle Research Institute
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Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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Kaohsiung City, 83301, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
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Kaohsiung City, 813414, Taiwan
Kitano Hospital
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Osaka, 530-8480, Japan
Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen
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München, 80336, Germany
LMK Servicos Medicos S S
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Porto Alegre, 90480 000, Brazil
Laiko General Hospital of Athens
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Athens, 115 27, Greece
LeJenue Research Associates PLLC
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Miami, Florida, 33126, United States
Linfen Central Hospital
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Linfen, 041000, China
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
MC Medtech Services Ltd
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Haskovo, 6304, Bulgaria
MEDMAN s.r.o.
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Martin, 036 01, Slovakia
MICS Centrum Medyczne Bydgoszcz
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Bydgoszcz, 85 065, Poland
MICS Centrum Medyczne Warszawa
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Warsaw, 00-874, Poland
MR Medicina Reumatologica
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San Fernando, B1646GHP, Argentina
Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital
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Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
Malopolskie Badania Kliniczne Sp z o o
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Krakow, 30-002, Poland
Marmara University Istanbul Pendik Education and Research Hospital
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Istanbul, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)
Medbanat s r l
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Timișoara, 300766, Romania
Medical Center Hera EOOD
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Sofia, 1510, Bulgaria
Medicover Muenchen Ost MVZ
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München, 81667, Germany
Medisof Diagnostic S R L
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Craiova, 200347, Romania
Meir Medical Center
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Kfar Saba, 4428164, Israel
Military Medical Academy Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Sofia
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Sofia, 1606, Bulgaria
Multiprofile Hosptal for Active Treatment Eurohospital Plovdiv
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Plovdiv, 4004, Bulgaria
NTU Biomedical Park Hospital
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Hsinchu, 302058, Taiwan
NZOZ Lecznica MAK MED S C
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Nadarzyn, 05 830, Poland
Narodny Ustav Reumatickych Chorob
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Piešťany, 921 12, Slovakia
National Taiwan University Hospital
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Taipei, 10043, Taiwan
Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty
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Konya, 42080, Turkey (Türkiye)
Newcastle Freeman Hospital
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Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
Ningbo medical center lihuili hospital
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Ningbo, 315041, China
Northern Clinical Trial Coordinators
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Oulu, 90150, Finland
Nzoz Bif Med
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Bytom, 41 902, Poland
Obudai Egeszsegugyi Centrum Kft
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Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary
Oslo universitetssykehus HF, Rikshospitalet
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Oslo, 0372, Norway
Paramount Medical Research & Consulting
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Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 44130, United States
Peking University People's Hospital
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Beijing, 100044, China
Peterborough City Hospital
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Peterborough, PE3 9GZ, United Kingdom
Phramongkutklao Hospital
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Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
Pro-Care Research Center, Corp.
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Miami Gardens, Florida, 33014, United States
Provita Sp z o o
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Katowice, 40 611, Poland
R and H Clinical Research
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Katy, Texas, 77449, United States
Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University
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Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
Rambam Health Care Campus
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Haifa, 3109601, Israel
Revimex Pro s r o
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Karvina Frystat, 733 01, Czechia
Revive Research Institute
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Sterling Heights, Michigan, 48313, United States
Revmatologicky ustav
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Prague, 128 50, Czechia
Rheuma Medicus Sp z o o
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Warsaw, 02 118, Poland
Rigshospitalet
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Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
Royal Berkshire Hospital
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Reading, RG1 5LE, United Kingdom
SER - Servicos Especializados em Reumatologia da Bahia
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Salvador, 40150 150, Brazil
Sanko Universitesi Hastanesi
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Gaziantep, 27090, Turkey (Türkiye)
Second Affiliated Hospital, SooChow University
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Suzhou, 215004, China
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
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Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
Seoul National University Hospital
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Seoul, 03080, South Korea
Shandong Jining No.1 People's Hospital
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Jining, 272073, China
Shanxi Bethune Hospital
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Taiyuan, 030032, China
Shenshan Medical Center Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat Sen University
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Shanwei, 516601, China
Shinkenko Clinic
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Naha, 900 0015, Japan
Solace Clinical Research California
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Tustin, California, 92780, United States
Southampton University Hospital
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Southampton, SO16 6HU, United Kingdom
Southland Arthritis and Osteoporosis Medical Center Inc dba Southland Arthritis
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Hemet, California, 92543, United States
Southwest Rheumatology Research LLC
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Mesquite, Texas, 75150, United States
Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Bihor
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Oradea, 410469, Romania
Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Cluj
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Cluj-Napoca, 400006, Romania
Spitalul Clinic Sfanta Maria
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Bucharest, 011172, Romania
St. Luke's International Hospital
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Tokyo, 104 8560, Japan
Stavanger University Hospital
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Stavanger, 4011, Norway
Sunway Medical Centre
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Petaling Jaya, 47500, Malaysia
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
Texas Rheumatology Research Institute LLC
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Plano, Texas, 75024, United States
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine
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Hangzhou, 311608, China
Tokai University Hospital
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Isehara, 259-1193, Japan
Twoja Przychodnia - Centrum Medyczne Nowa Sol
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Nowa Sól, 67 100, Poland
Twoja Przychodnia Poznanskie Centrum Medyczne
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Poznan, 60-324, Poland
UMHAT 'Sveti Ivan Rilsky'
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Sofia, 1612, Bulgaria
Uls Almada Seixal - Hosp. Garcia de Orta
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Almada, 2805 267, Portugal
Uls Santa Maria - Hosp. Santa Maria
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Lisbon, 1649 028, Portugal
Uls Sao Jose - Hosp. Curry Cabral
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Lisbon, 1069 166, Portugal
Ulsam - Hosp. Conde de Bertiandos
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Ponte de Lima, 4990-041, Portugal
Uniao Brasileira de Educacao e Assistencia Hospital Sao Lucas da PUCRS
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Porto Alegre, 90610 000, Brazil
University General Hospital Attikon General Hospital Of West Attica H Agia Varvara
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Athens, 12461, Greece
University General Hospital of Heraklion
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Heraklion, 715 00, Greece
University Malaya Medical Centre
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Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia
University Multi Profile Hospital for Active Treatment UMHAT St. Marina
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Varna, 9010, Bulgaria
Universitätsklinikum Carl-Gustav-Carus Dresden
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Dresden, 01307, Germany
Vita Verum Medical Egeszsegugyi Szolgaltato Bt
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Székesfehérvár, 8000, Hungary
Vital Medical Center Orvosi es Fogaszati Kozpont
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Veszprém, 8200, Hungary
West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University
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Cheng Du Shi, 610041, China
West Tennessee Research Institute
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Jackson, Tennessee, 38305, United States
Willow Rheumatology and Wellness PLLC
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Willowbrook, Illinois, 60527, United States
Zealand University Hospital
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Køge, 4600, Denmark