New drug shows promise in cutting COPD attacks
NCT ID NCT05037929
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called astegolimab in over 1,300 people with COPD who have frequent flare-ups. The goal was to see if adding this drug to standard care could reduce the number of moderate to severe COPD attacks over a year. Participants were current or former smokers with a history of at least two flare-ups in the past two years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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1,334 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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40 to 90 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria * Documented physician diagnosis of COPD for at least 12 months * History of frequent exacerbations, defined as having had two or more moderate or severe exacerbations occurring within a 12-month period in the 24 months prior to screening * Post-bronchodilator FEV1 \>=20 and \<80% of predicted normal value at screening * Modified Medical Research Council (dyspnea scale) (mMRC) score \>=2 * Current or former smoker with a minimum of 10 pack-year history * History of one of the following combinations of optimized, stable, standard-of-care COPD maintenance therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to screening, with no anticipated changes in therapy prior to initiation of study drug and throughout the study: Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) plus long-acting beta-agonist (LABA); Long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) plus LABA; ICS plus LAMA plus LABA Exclusion Criteria * Current documented diagnosis of asthma according to the Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines or other accepted guidelines within 5 years prior to screening * History of clinically significant pulmonary disease other than COPD * History of long-term treatment with oxygen at \>4.0 liters/minute * Lung volume reduction surgery or procedure within 12 months prior to screening * Participation in or planned participation in a new pulmonary rehabilitation program. Patients who are in the maintenance phase of a rehabilitation program are eligible * History of lung transplant * Occurrence of moderate or severe COPD exacerbation, COVID-19, upper or lower respiratory infection, pneumonia, or hospitalization of 24 hours duration within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study drug * Treatment with oral, IV, or IM corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study drug * Initiation of a methylxanthine preparation, maintenance macrolide therapy, and/or PDE4 inhibitor within 4 weeks prior to screening * Unstable cardiac disease, myocardial infarction, or New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure within 12 months prior to screening
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AZ Delta
Roeselare, 8800, Belgium
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AZ Sint-Maarten
Mechelen, Antwerpen, 2800, Belgium
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Aalborg Universitetshospital
Aalborg, 9000, Denmark
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Alfredo Berrocal Kasay Reuma Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada
Lima Cercado, 000000, Peru
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Allianz Research Institute Inc
Westminster, California, 92683, United States
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American Health Research Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277, United States
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Amphia Ziekenhuis
Breda, 4819 EV, Netherlands
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Aotearoa Clinical Trials Trust
Auckland, 2025, New Zealand
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Asklepios MVZ Bayern GmbH
Landsberg, 86899, Germany
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Assuta Ashdod Medical Center
Ashdod, 7747629, Israel
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Barzilai Medical Center
Ashkelon, 7830604, Israel
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Blessing Health Hannibal
Hannibal, Missouri, 63401, United States
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Bluewater Clinical Research Group
Sarnia, Ontario, N7T 4X3, Canada
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Box Hill Hospital
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia
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Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
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Burlington Lung Clinic
Burlington, Ontario, L7N 3V2, Canada
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CARE - Centro de Alergia y Enfermedades Respiratorias
CABA, C1414AIF, Argentina
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CARE Clinical Research
St Louis, Missouri, 63141-6823, United States
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CHU UCl Namur asbl - Site Godinne
Yvoir, 5530, Belgium
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CHU de Nice
Nice, 06001, France
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CHUS H Clinico U de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, LA Coruna, 15706, Spain
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CICUM San Miguel
Guadalajara Centro, Jalisco, 44100, Mexico
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CIMS-Studienzentrum Bamberg,
Bamberg, Germany
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Cadena Care Institute, LLC
Poway, California, 92064-2021, United States
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Canterbury Respiratory Research Group
Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
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Cardio-Pulmonary Associates
Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017-3627, United States
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Carolina Research Center
Shelby, North Carolina, 28150-3803, United States
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Catholic Univ. of Incheon St.Mary's Hospital
Incheon, 21431, South Korea
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Centro Integral de Medicina Respiratoria (CIMER)
San Miguel de Tucumán, T4000CBC, Argentina
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Centro Medico IPAM
Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2001SBK, Argentina
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Centro Médico Dra de Salvo
Buenos Aires, C1426ABP, Argentina
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Centro Médico Respire
San Fernando, B1646EBJ, Argentina
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Centro Respiratorio Quilmes
Quilmes, B1878FNR, Argentina
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Centro de Especialidades Medicas Lobos
Lobos, B7240AAN, Argentina
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Centro de Investigacion Medico Biologico y Terapia Avanzada, S.C.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44130, Mexico
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Centro de Investigacion del Maule
Talca, Chile
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Centro de Investigacion y Atencion Integral Durango CIAID
Durango, 34080, Mexico
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Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas Belgrano
Buenos Aires, 7240, Argentina
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Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Mar Del Plata
Mar del Plata, 7600, Argentina
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Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Respiratorias
Providencia, Región-MetropolitanadeSantiago, 7500000, Chile
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Centro de Investigación Curico
Curicó, 3340000, Chile
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Centrum Alergologii Teresa Hofman
Poznan, 60-214, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne ALL-MED
Krakow, 30-033, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne Bydgoszcz- PRATIA - PPDS
Bydgoszcz, 85-796, Poland
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Chonbuk National University Hospital
Jeonju, 54907, South Korea
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Clinica Internacional
Lima, Lima 01, Peru
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Clinica Providencia (Inverconsult Sociedad Anonima)
Lima, 32, Peru
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Clinica Ricardo Palma
Lima, Lima 27, Peru
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Clinical Research of Gastonia
Gastonia, North Carolina, 28054-7481, United States
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Clinical Research of Rock Hill
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29732-1160, United States
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Clinical Site Partners - Leesburg Suite 101 - HyperCore - PPDS
Leesburg, Florida, 34748-5077, United States
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Clinical Site Partners - Winter Park - HyperCore - PPDS
Winter Park, Florida, 32789-4681, United States
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Clinical Trial Systems
City of Tshwane, 0186, South Africa
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Diamond Clinic
Krakow, 31-559, Poland
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Dobrostan Gabinety Lekarskie
Wroclaw, 53-301, Poland
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Dr A.C Wilhase practice-Reimed
Ekurhuleni, 1459, South Africa
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Dr. Victor Babes Foundation
Bucharest, 030303, Romania
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EMED Centrum Uslug Medycznych Ewa Smialek
Rzeszów, 35-205, Poland
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ETG Lodz
Lódz, 90-302, Poland
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ETG Lublin
Lublin, 20-412, Poland
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ETG Siedlce
Siedlce, 08-110, Poland
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ETG Warszawa- PPDS
Warsaw, 02-793, Poland
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Enroll SpA - PPDS
Providencia, 7500587, Chile
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Exordia Medical Research, Inc.
Fall River, Massachusetts, 20723, United States
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Flinders Medical Centre
Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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Florida Institute for Clinical Research, LLC
Orlando, Florida, 32825-4454, United States
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Fundacion Cidea
Buenos Aires, C1121ABE, Argentina
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Fysikalisk Medicin i Stockholm AB
Lidingö, 181 29, Sweden
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Gemeinscharftspraxis Dres Jung - Deggingen
Deggingen, 73326, Germany
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Gentofte Hospital
Hellerup, 2900, Denmark
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Glenfield Hospital
Leicester, LE3 9QP, United Kingdom
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Hospital Carlos Van Buren
Valparaíso, 2340000, Chile
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz.
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla
Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves
Granada, 18012, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital de Merida
Mérida, Badajoz, 06800, Spain
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Hospital de San Pedro de Alcantara
Cáceres, 10003, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 000000, Spain
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Hvidovre Hospital
Hvidovre, DK-2650, Denmark
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Hôpital de La Croix Rousse
Lyon, 69004, France
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INSARES
Mendoza, M5500CCG, Argentina
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Indywidualna Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska lek.
Kielce, 25-751, Poland
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Inst. of Healthcare Assessment, Inc.
San Diego, California, 92120, United States
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Instituto Ave Pulmo
Mar del Plata, B7602DCK, Argentina
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Instituto De Enfermedades Respiratorias E Investigacion Medica
San Juan Bautista, CP 1888, Argentina
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Instituto Jalisciense de Investigacion Clinica S.A. de C.V.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44100, Mexico
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Instituto Medico Fundacion Grupo Colaborativo Rosario Investigacion y Prevencion Medica
Rosario, S2013OJN, Argentina
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Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas-Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires, B7600FZN, Argentina
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Instituto de Medicina Respiratoria, IMeR
Córdoba, X5003DCE, Argentina
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Investigaciones en Patologias Respiratorias
San Miguel de Tucumán, 4000, Argentina
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Isala Klinieken
Zwolle, 8011 JW, Netherlands
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Jasper Summit Research LLC
Jasper, Alabama, 35501, United States
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KASMED s.r.o.
Tábor, 390 02, Czechia
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KPPK Studienzentrum Kroker-Schmidt
Bendorf, 56170, Germany
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Kaplan Medical Center
Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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Konkuk University Medical Center
Seoul, 05030, South Korea
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Korea University Anam Hospital
Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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Lakeview Hospital
Ekurhuleni, 1501, South Africa
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Langeberg Clinical Trials
Kraaifontein, 7570, South Africa
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Leon Daniello Pneumophthisiology Clinical Hospital
Cluj-Napoca, 400371, Romania
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Lowcountry Lung and Critical Care
North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States
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MECS Research GmbH
Berlin, 12203, Germany
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MIRES/MYF estudios clinicos
Ñuñoa, 7750495, Chile
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MUDr. Ilona Pavlisova s.r.o.
Miroslav, 671 72, Czechia
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MediTrial s.r.o.
Jind?ich?v Hradec, 377 01, Czechia
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Medical Center Hera EOOD
Sofia, 1510, Bulgaria
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Medical Center New rehabilitation center EOOD
Stara Zagora, 6003, Bulgaria
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Medical Centre "Asklepii", OOD
Dupnitsa, 2600, Bulgaria
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Medical Centre Respiro OOD
Razgrad, 7200, Bulgaria
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Medical center Medconsult Pleven OOD
Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria
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Medical center Unimed EOOD
Plovdiv, 4023, Bulgaria
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Medisphere Medical Research Center, Llc
Evansville, Indiana, 47714, United States
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Meditek Ltda
Santiago, 8320000, Chile
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Medizentrum Essen Borbeck
Essen, 45355, Germany
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Metroplex Pulmonology & Sleep Center
McKinney, Texas, 75069, United States
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Midwest Chest Consultants
Saint Charles, Missouri, 63301, United States
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Midwest Clinical Research LLC
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States
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Neomed Out-Patient Treatment and Diagnosis Medical Center SRL
Brasov, 500283, Romania
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Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Centrum Medyczne ProMiMed sp z o.o. sp.k.
Krakow, 31-637, Poland
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Ninewells Hospital
Dundee, DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
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Northern Pines Health Center PC
Buckley, Michigan, 49620, United States
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Northwestern Center for Clinical Research
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Nouvel Hôpital Civil
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Odense Universitetshospital
Odense, 5000, Denmark
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Office of Marc De Meulemeester
Thuin, 6534, Belgium
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Ostrowieckie Centrum Medyczne Spolka Cywilna Anna Olec-Cudzik
Ostrowiec Swietokrzysk, 27-400, Poland
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PULMAG Grzegorz Gasior Marzena Kociolek Spolka Cywilna
Sosnowiec, 41-208, Poland
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PharmaSite
Malmö, 211 52, Sweden
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Plicni Ambulance Kralupy nad Vltavou
Kralupy nad Vltavou, 278 01, Czechia
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Pneumologie Varnsdorf S.r.o.
Nový Bor, 473 01, Czechia
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Praxis Dr med Claus Keller
Frankfurt am Main, 60389, Germany
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Praxis Dr. Med Evelin Liefring
Berlin, 13187, Germany
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Private Practice Dr Jean Benoit Martinot
Erpent, 5101, Belgium
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ProbarE i Lund AB
Lund, 222 22, Sweden
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ProbarE i Stockholm AB
Stockholm, 113 29, Sweden
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Pulmonary Associates of Mobile PC
Mobile, Alabama, 36608-3135, United States
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Queen Anne Street Medical Centre
London, London, City of, W1T6AH, United Kingdom
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Revive Research Institute
Lathrup Village, Michigan, 48076, United States
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SEC Clinical Research LLC - Dothan 2 - ClinEdge - PPDS
Dothan, Alabama, 36305, United States
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Salvus-Klinische Studien GmbH
Leipzig, 04207, Germany
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Sf. Ioan cel Nou Emergency County Hospital
Suceava, 720237, Romania
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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Shamir Medical Center Assaf Harofeh
Beer Jacob, 0073100, Israel
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Sheba Medical Center - PPDS
Tel Litwinsky, 52621, Israel
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Sherman Clinical Research - ClinEdge - PPDS
Sherman, Texas, 75092, United States
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Sierra Clinical Research - ClinEdge - PPDS
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106-4159, United States
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Sociedad Médica SyG SpA
Providencia, 7500000, Chile
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South Texas Medical Research Institute, Inc., dba TTS Research ? ClinEdge ? PPDS
Boerne, Texas, 78006-1993, United States
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Southeastern Research Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103-4029, United States
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Spartanburg Medical Center
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
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Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Pneumophthisiatric Diseases - Haskovo EOOD
Haskovo, 6300, Bulgaria
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Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Pneumophthisiatric Diseases-Dr.Nikola Penchev-Paza
Pazardzhik, 4400, Bulgaria
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Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Pneumophthisiatric Diseases-Vratsa
Vratsa, 3000, Bulgaria
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Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases- Pernik EOOD
Pernik, 2300, Bulgaria
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Spitalul Clinic de Pneumoftiziologie Constanta
Constanța, 900002, Romania
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St Augustines Hospital
Durban, 4001, South Africa
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St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton- Charlton Campus
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada
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Studienzentrum Dr Med Schlenska
Peine, 31224, Germany
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Sygehus Lillebælt, Vejle
Vejle, 7100, Denmark
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center PPDS
Jerusalem, 90000, Israel
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Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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TrialsWest Pty Ltd
Spearwood, Western Australia, 6163, Australia
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Tuen Mun Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Twoja Przychodnia Centrum Medyczne Nowa Sol
Nowa Sól, 67-100, Poland
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UZ Antwerpen
Edegem, 2650, Belgium
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Unidad Medica de Occidente
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44220, Mexico
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Unidad de Investigacion Clinica En Medicina (Udicem) S.C.
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64718, Mexico
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University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Sveti Georgi EAD
Plovdiv, 4001, Bulgaria
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University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine N. I. Pirogov EAD
Sofia, 1606, Bulgaria
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University of Cape Town Lung Institute
Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
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University of Saskatchewan, Royal University Hospital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0W8, Canada
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Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH
Giessen, 35392, Germany
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Velocity Clinical Research Spartanburg PPDS
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303-4225, United States
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Westmead Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Zentrum fuer Pneumologie, Onkologie und Schlafmedizin am Diako
Augsburg, 86150, Germany
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Zentrum fuer ambulante pneumologische Forschung Marburg GbR
Marburg, 35037, Germany
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