New drug takes aim at Treatment-Resistant leukemia
NCT ID NCT06423911
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are comparing olverembatinib, an experimental drug, with bosutinib, an approved drug, in adults with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML-CP). The trial enrolls patients whose disease has not responded well to at least two prior targeted treatments. A separate part of the study tests olverembatinib alone in patients whose leukemia carries the T315I mutation, which makes many standard drugs stop working. The main goal is to see how many patients achieve a major molecular response, meaning the amount of leukemia in the body drops to very low levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- olverembatinib, an experimental targeted leukemia drug, compared with bosutinib
- What this could lead to
- If olverembatinib works better than bosutinib, it could give people with hard-to-treat chronic myeloid leukemia another option, including those with the T315I mutation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, so the drug's benefit and safety are still being tested. Olverembatinib may not outperform bosutinib, and it can cause side effects that make it hard for some patients to continue.
Why investors are watching
Ascentage Pharma runs this phase 3 trial to test olverembatinib against bosutinib in chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia, with a second part testing the drug in patients whose disease carries the T315I mutation. For a small company, a registrational trial like this can decide whether the drug reaches approval and whether the company has a commercial product.
If it works: A positive result may support regulatory approval and give Ascentage a drug it can sell, which would matter a great deal for a company of its size.
If it fails: If the trial fails or faces delays, the company may lose a key path to approval and the time and money already spent. Most cancer trials do not succeed.
AI-written from the trial record. Speculative, and not investment advice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 333 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria Patients eligible for inclusion in this study must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years old 2. Diagnosis of CML-CP 3. Part A: Previously treated with at least two approved TKIs; Part B: T315I mutation at screening and previously treated with at least one approved TKI, with no other effective and/or tolerable therapies available 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) ≤ 2 5. Patient has adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria Patients eligible for this study must not meet any of the following criteria: 1. For Part A only: T315I or V299L mutation at any time prior to starting study treatment 2. Active infection that requires systemic drug therapy 3. Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter absorption of study drugs 4. Previous treatment with or known / suspected hypersensitivity to olverembatinib or any of its excipients 5. Previous treatment with or known / suspected hypersensitivity to bosutinib or any of its excipients 6. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
149 sites in 14 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ascentage Investigative Site #1019
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27858, United States
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Ascentage Investigative Site #1022
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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Ascentage Investigative Site #1023
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 49254, United States
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RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705, United States
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RECRUITINGMorrisville, North Carolina, 27560, United States
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RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States
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RECRUITINGAugusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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RECRUITINGVirginia Beach, Virginia, 23456, United States
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RECRUITINGAmarillo, Texas, 79124, United States
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Ascentage Investigative Site #1053
RECRUITINGShirley, New York, 11967, United States
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Ascentage Investigative Site #1054
RECRUITINGMorristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90024, United States
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RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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RECRUITINGChattanooga, Tennessee, 37404, United States
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RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Ascentage Investigative Site #1065
RECRUITINGWichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89169, United States
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RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
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RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46237, United States
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RECRUITINGAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States
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Ascentage Investigative Site #1075
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63108, United States
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RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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RECRUITINGDecatur, Illinois, 62526, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLincoln, Nebraska, 68506, United States
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RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90813, United States
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RECRUITINGUpland, California, 91786, United States
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RECRUITINGNewnan, Georgia, 30265, United States
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RECRUITINGGoodyear, Arizona, 85338, United States
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RECRUITINGAnchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States
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RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89511, United States
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RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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RECRUITINGIssaquah, Washington, 98029, United States
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RECRUITINGEdmonds, Washington, 98026, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44111, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMayfield Heights, Ohio, 44124, United States
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RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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RECRUITINGLiverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia
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RECRUITINGPerth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
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Ascentage Investigative Site #2107
RECRUITINGCampbelltown, New South Wales, 2560, Australia
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Ascentage Investigative Site #2115
RECRUITINGAdelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Ascentage Investigative Site #3212
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 197341, Russia
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Ascentage Investigative Site #3213
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 194291, Russia
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Ascentage Investigative Site #3227
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMoscow, 125167, Russia
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Ascentage Investigative Site #3228
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSaint Petersburg, 191024, Russia
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Ascentage Investigative Site #4206
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, 00791, Poland
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Ascentage Investigative Site #4207
RECRUITINGKatowice, 40519, Poland
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RECRUITINGKrakow, 30688, Poland
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RECRUITINGWałbrzych, 58309, Poland
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RECRUITINGLodz, 93513, Poland
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RECRUITINGGdansk, 80219, Poland
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RECRUITINGGdansk, 80214, Poland
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RECRUITINGTorun, 87100, Poland
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Ascentage Investigative Site #5015
RECRUITINGBobigny, 93000, France
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RECRUITINGRouen, 76038, France
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RECRUITINGNice, 06202, France
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RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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RECRUITINGAmiens, 80054, France
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RECRUITINGKortrijk, 8500, Belgium
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RECRUITINGRoeselare, 8800, Belgium
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RECRUITINGYvoir, 5530, Belgium
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RECRUITINGAnderlecht, 1070, Belgium
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RECRUITINGGilly, 6060, Belgium
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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RECRUITINGTorino, 10128, Italy
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RECRUITINGRoma, 00161, Italy
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RECRUITINGLecce, 73100, Italy
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RECRUITINGNovara, 28100, Italy
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RECRUITINGPadova, 35128, Italy
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RECRUITINGPisa, 56126, Italy
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RECRUITINGCatania, 95123, Italy
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RECRUITINGRoma, 00144, Italy
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RECRUITINGMeldola, 47014, Italy
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RECRUITINGNaples, 80131, Italy
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RECRUITINGCandiolo, 10060, Italy
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RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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RECRUITINGVarese, 21100, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMessina, 98124, Italy
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino, 10126, Italy
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Ascentage Investigative Site #5553
RECRUITINGMilan, 20122, Italy
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Ascentage Investigative Site #5708
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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RECRUITINGDresden, 01307, Germany
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RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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RECRUITINGMadrid, 28007, Spain
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RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08906, Spain
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Ascentage Investigative Site #6015
RECRUITINGBadalona, 08916, Spain
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Ascentage Investigative Site #6020
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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RECRUITINGMadrid, 28031, Spain
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RECRUITINGMadrid, 28006, Spain
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RECRUITINGOurense, 32005, Spain
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RECRUITINGMajadahonda, 28222, Spain
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RECRUITINGValencia, 46017, Spain
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RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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RECRUITINGZaragoza, 50009, Spain
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RECRUITINGElche, 03293, Spain
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMurcia, 30120, Spain
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Ascentage Investigative Site #6601
RECRUITINGSingapore, 168583, Singapore
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Ascentage Investigative Site #6602
RECRUITINGSingapore, 117599, Singapore
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RECRUITINGLondon, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGLondon, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGAberdeen, AB25 2ZN, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGNewport, NP20 2UB, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGBoston, PE21 9QS, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGLiverpool, L7 8YA, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGBirmingham, B15 2GW, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGBradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
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RECRUITINGToronto, M5G 2M9, Canada
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RECRUITINGEhime, 790-8524, Japan
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RECRUITINGKyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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RECRUITINGYamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
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RECRUITINGYamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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RECRUITINGOsaka, 565-0871, Japan
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RECRUITINGSapporo, 003-0006, Japan
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RECRUITINGSapporo, 060-8648, Japan
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RECRUITINGTochigi, 321-0207, Japan
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RECRUITINGTokyo, 141-8625, Japan
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RECRUITINGOkayama, 701-1192, Japan
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RECRUITINGTokyo, 113-8677, Japan
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RECRUITINGTokyo, 130-8575, Japan
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Ascentage Investigative Site #8201
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, 06591, South Korea
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RECRUITINGGyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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RECRUITINGBusan, 49201, South Korea
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RECRUITINGBusan, 49241, South Korea
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Ascentage Investigative Site #9101
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew Delhi, 110029, India
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Ascentage Investigative Site #9102
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHaryāna, 124105, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew Delhi, 110076, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHyderabad, 500033, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGThiruvananthapuram, 695011, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKolkata, 700054, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKolkata, 700014, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBangalore, 560027, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPune, 411001, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHaryāna, 122002, India
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RECRUITINGAnkara, 06170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGKepez, 07025, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGMezitli, 33200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGYenimahalle, 06200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGOrtahisar, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGSamsun, 55270, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGBattalgazi, 44210, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGAdapazarı, 54100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGÇankaya, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGAnkara, 06050, Turkey (Türkiye)
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34452, Turkey (Türkiye)
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RECRUITINGUijeongbu-si, 11749, South Korea
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