New hope for advanced breast cancer: phase 3 trial launches

NCT ID NCT07085767

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This phase 3 trial is testing a new drug called palazestrant (OP-1250) combined with ribociclib against the standard letrozole plus ribociclib for people with ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer who haven't had prior treatment. About 1,000 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two combinations. The main goal is to see if the new combo slows cancer growth better than the current approach.

What this could mean

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Active substance
palazestrant (OP-1250) and ribociclib
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer a new first-line treatment option for people with ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer, potentially delaying disease progression.
What could go wrong
This is a large phase 3 trial, but the experimental drug is still being tested. It may not prove better than the current standard, and side effects like low blood cell counts or liver issues are possible.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 3

Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.

Participants

About 1,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2025

Expected to finish

Jan 2032

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult female or male participants. * ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer that is not amenable to curative therapy. * Evaluable disease (measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 or bone-only disease). * De novo advanced breast cancer or with disease recurrence occurring after 12 months of completing adjuvant endocrine therapy (with or without CDK4/6 inhibitors) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal functions. * Female participants can be pre-, peri- or postmenopausal. * Male and pre- or peri-menopausal female participants must be willing to take a GnRH (or LHRH) agonist. Exclusion Criteria: * Disease recurrence during adjuvant endocrine therapy * Currently receiving or previously received systemic anti-cancer therapy for ER+, HER2- advanced breast cancer. * Previously received treatment with fulvestrant, elacestrant or an investigational endocrine therapy in any setting. * History of allergic reactions to study treatment. * Any contraindications to letrozole and ribociclib. * Symptomatic central nervous system metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal disease, or a spinal cord compression that require immediate treatment.

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Conditions

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  1. The places running it

    135 sites in 22 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

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    Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States

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    Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States

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    La Jolla, California, 92093, United States

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    Los Alamitos, California, 90720, United States

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    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

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    Santa Barbara, California, 93105, United States

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    Vallejo, California, 94589, United States

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    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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    Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States

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    New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

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    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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    Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States

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    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

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    Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States

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    Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States

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    Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States

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    Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States

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    Annapolis, Maryland, 21401, United States

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    Catonsville, Maryland, 21228, United States

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    Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States

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    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

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    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

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    Kansas City, Missouri, 64132, United States

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    Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505, United States

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    New York, New York, 10032, United States

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    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

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    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45245, United States

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    Columbus, Ohio, 43219, United States

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    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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    Horsham, Pennsylvania, 19044, United States

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    Sayre, Pennsylvania, 18840, United States

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    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States

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    Mount Juliet, Tennessee, 37122, United States

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    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

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    Tennessee City, Tennessee, 37203, United States

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    Denton, Texas, 76201, United States

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    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States

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    Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060, United States

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    Midlothian, Virginia, 23114, United States

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    Olympia, Washington, 98502, United States

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    Vancouver, Washington, 98684, United States

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    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 52336, United States

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    Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia

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    Waratah, New South Wales, 2298, Australia

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    South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia

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    Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia

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    Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

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    Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia

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    Krems, Lower Austria, 3500, Austria

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    Salzburg, State of Salzburg, 5020, Austria

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    Wels, Upper Austria, 4600, Austria

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    Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium

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    Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Capital, 1200, Belgium

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    Kortrijk, Flanders, 8500, Belgium

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    Liège, Liège Province, 4000, Belgium

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    Hořovice, Central Bohemia, 26831, Czechia

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    Liberec, Liberec Region, 46001, Czechia

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    Olomouc, Olomouc Region, 77900, Czechia

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    Prague, Prague, 150 06, Czechia

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    Zlín, Zlín, 762 75, Czechia

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    Pierre-Bénite, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69310, France

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    Brest, Brittany Region, 29609, France

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    Plérin, Brittany Region, 22190, France

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    Besançon, Doubs, 25000, France

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    Montpellier, Hérault, 34070, France

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    Toulouse, Occitanie, 31059, France

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    Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 13273, France

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    Bobigny, 93000, France

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    Villejuif, Île-de-France Region, 94805, France

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    Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40235, Germany

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    Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, 58452, Germany

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    Torgau, Saxony, 04860, Germany

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    Pátrai, Achaia, 26504, Greece

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    Athens, Attica, 11528, Greece

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    Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece

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    Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong

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    Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong

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    Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, 999077, Hong Kong

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    Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun county, 6000, Hungary

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    Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron, 9024, Hungary

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    Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, 4032, Hungary

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    Szekszárd, Tolna County, 7100, Hungary

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    Petah Tikva, Central District, 4941492, Israel

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    Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91999, Israel

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    Ashdod, Southern District, 7747629, Israel

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    Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy

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    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy

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    Aviano, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33081, Italy

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    Rome, Lazio, 00168, Italy

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    Pisa, Tuscany, 56126, Italy

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    Milan, Varese, 21100, Italy

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    Ipoh, Ipoh Perak, 30450, Malaysia

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    Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia

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    Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88996, Malaysia

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    Putrajaya, Wilayah PE, 62250, Malaysia

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    Apeldoorn, Gelderland, 7334 DZ, Netherlands

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    Amsterdam, North Holland, 1081 HV, Netherlands

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    Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-826, Poland

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    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 03-411, Poland

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    Otwock, Mazowieckir, 05-400, Poland

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    Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, 35-055, Poland

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    Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-952, Poland

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    Brzozów, Woj Podkarpackie, 36-200, Poland

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    Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 90-302, Poland

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    Lisbon, Lisbon District, 1099-023, Portugal

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    Porto, Porto District, 4200-072, Portugal

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    Bucharest, Bucharest, 11171, Romania

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    Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400641, Romania

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    Ovidiu, Constanța County, 905900, Romania

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    Craiova, Dolj, 200542, Romania

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    Iași, Iaşi, 700106, Romania

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    Timișoara, Timiș County, 300239, Romania

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    Busan, Busan Metropolitan City, 49201, South Korea

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    Daegu, Daegu Metropolitan City, 41404, South Korea

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    Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea

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    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea

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    Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16247, South Korea

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    Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16499, South Korea

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    Seoul, Seoul, 02841, South Korea

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    Seoul, Seoul Special City, 05505, South Korea

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    Seoul, Seoul Special City, 08308, South Korea

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    Alicante, Alicante, 3010, Spain

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    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain

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    Lleida, Lleida, 25198, Spain

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    Madrid, Madrid, 28007, Spain

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    Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain

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    Madrid, Madrid, 28046, Spain

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    Madrid, Madrid, 28050, Spain

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    Murcia, Murcia, 30120, Spain

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    Seville, Sevilla, 41009, Spain

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    Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain

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    Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

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    Kaohsiung City, Sanmin, 80756, Taiwan

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    Taipei, Special Municipality, 11217, Taiwan

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    Bangkok, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

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    Ban Phaeo, Changwat Samut Sakhon, 74120, Thailand

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    Hat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, 90110, Thailand

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    Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

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    Brighton, England, BN2 5BE, United Kingdom

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    London, England, WC1E 6AG, United Kingdom

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    London, Greater London, EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom

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    Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom

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    Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom

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    Cardiff, Wales, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom

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