Can a daily pill tame obesity and type 2 diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07743450
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This trial is testing an experimental once-daily pill called ASC30 in adults who are overweight or have obesity and also have type 2 diabetes. The study aims to see if ASC30 can help with long-term weight loss and improve blood sugar control compared to a placebo. Participants will take either ASC30 or a dummy pill daily, and researchers will track changes in body weight, blood sugar, and other health measures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ASC30, an experimental oral medication taken once daily
- What this could lead to
- If successful, ASC30 could offer a convenient daily pill to help people with obesity and type 2 diabetes lose weight and improve blood sugar control, potentially reducing the need for injections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage test in a large group, and the drug may not prove more effective than placebo. Possible side effects are not yet fully known, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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 1,560 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- 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: 1. Participant must be ≥18 years of age inclusive, or the legal age of consent in the jurisdiction in which the study is taking place at screening. 2. Have a BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2 at screening. 3. Have a history of at least 1 self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose body weight. 4. Have a diagnosis of T2D according to the WHO classification or other locally applicable standards, with HbA1c \> 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) to ≤10.5% (91 mmol/mol) at screening. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), history of ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar state/coma, or any other types of diabetes except T2DM. 2. Have a self-reported change in body weight \>5 kg (11 pounds) within 3 months prior to screening. 3. Have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 15 mL/min/1.73 m2, as determined by the laboratory at screening. 4. Have a history of acute or chronic pancreatitis any time prior to screening. 5. Have known allergies or intolerance to glucagon-like peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RA). 6. Participants with a personal or family (first-degree relative) history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome type 2. 7. Are currently enrolled in any other clinical study involving an investigational product or any other type of medical research judged not to be scientifically or medically compatible with this study at the investigator's discretion.
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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 study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
135 sites in 6 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. 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
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AURORA-2 Clinical Site
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35211-1320, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHuntsville, Alabama, 35802, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPeoria, Arizona, 85382, United States
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RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85020, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85741, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72204, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBanning, California, 92220-3082, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChula Vista, California, 91910, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCovina, California, 91723-1905, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGardena, California, 90247-3583, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLa Mesa, California, 91942, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 91405, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95821-2640, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTarzana, California, 91356-3508, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTustin, California, 92780-7074, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoca Raton, Florida, 33434, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDaytona Beach, Florida, 32114, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32205-4785, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeesburg, Florida, 34748-5077, United States
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RECRUITINGMelbourne, Florida, 32934-8172, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSouth Miami, Florida, 33143, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33613-1244, United States
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RECRUITINGThe Villages, Florida, 32162, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWinter Park, Florida, 32789-4681, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCanton, Georgia, 30115, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDecatur, Georgia, 30030-3440, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUnion City, Georgia, 30291-2085, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83704, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSchaumburg, Illinois, 60173, United States
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RECRUITINGEvansville, Indiana, 47714-7513, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46254, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGValparaiso, Indiana, 46383, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66112, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809-3416, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMetairie, Louisiana, 70006, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBowie, Maryland, 20715, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRockville, Maryland, 20854-2931, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSouthfield, Michigan, 48076-5412, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMankato, Minnesota, 56001, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGulfport, Mississippi, 39503-2637, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJackson, Mississippi, 39206, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOlive Branch, Mississippi, 38654-3514, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65201, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89113, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJersey City, New Jersey, 07306-4004, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEast Northport, New York, 11731, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEast Syracuse, New York, 13057, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew Windsor, New York, 12553-7754, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28262, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27701, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27834-5051, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMorehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRaleigh, North Carolina, 27610, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45246, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44122-4330, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43212-3122, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDayton, Ohio, 45414, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73118-2872, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEugene, Oregon, 97404-3233, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15243-1800, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBluffton, South Carolina, 29910, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGClemson, South Carolina, 29634, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbia, South Carolina, 29204, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGaffney, South Carolina, 29340-4737, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38119-4823, United States
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RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78744-1645, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrownsville, Texas, 78520, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDeSoto, Texas, 75115-2043, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFrisco, Texas, 75033-4133, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77024, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMesquite, Texas, 75149, United States
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RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229-3272, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229-3539, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTomball, Texas, 77375, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWaxahachie, Texas, 75165-1430, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWeslaco, Texas, 78596-7288, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWichita Falls, Texas, 76301, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84124-3543, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHampton, Virginia, 23666, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPardubice, 530 02, Czechia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPrague, 120 00, Czechia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPrague, 150 00, Czechia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUherské Hradiště, 686 01, Czechia
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBerlin, 10629, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBerlin, 10787, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEssen, 45355, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHanover, 30159, Germany
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAthens, 106 76, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAthens, 115 27, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAthens, 115 28, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLarissa, 411 10, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarousi, 151 23, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalaió Fáliro, 175 62, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPylaia, 570 01, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 546 36, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 546 42, Greece
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBiała Podlaska, 21-500, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, 85-092, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCzęstochowa, 42-202, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGdansk, 80-382, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGdynia, 81-384, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGdynia, 81-537, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-040, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKrakow, 31-261, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKrakow, 31-501, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLodz, 90-127, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLodz, 91-363, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLublin, 20-011, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLublin, 20-362, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoznan, 60-324, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPoznan, 60-702, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPuławy, 24-100, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSiedlce, 08-110, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStaszów, 28-200, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorun, 87-100, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, 00-215, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, 00-710, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, 01-696, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02-672, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarsaw, 03-291, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWroclaw, 50-381, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWroclaw, 53-673, Poland
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCardiff, CF15 9SS, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEdgbaston, B16 8QQ, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGlasgow, ML43NJ, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, E1 1AG, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGManchester, M11 1AA, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGManchester, M156SE, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGStoke-on-Trent, ST1 5SJ, United Kingdom
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWarrington, WA1 3TZ, United Kingdom
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