New combo aims to outsmart tough lung cancer
NCT ID NCT04471428
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether combining the immunotherapy atezolizumab (Tecentriq) with the targeted drug cabozantinib works better than the standard chemotherapy docetaxel for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has worsened after prior treatment. The trial enrolled 366 participants across multiple centers. The main goal was to see if the combination helps people live longer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- atezolizumab (Tecentriq) and cabozantinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced lung cancer who have already tried chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet widely available. The combination may not improve survival compared to standard docetaxel, and side effects from two drugs could be significant.
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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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366 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Jan 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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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: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic NSCLC * Documented radiographic disease progression during or following treatment with platinum-containing chemotherapy and anti-PD-L1/PD-1 antibody, administered concurrently or sequentially for metastatic NSCLC * Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 outside CNS as assessed by investigator * Known PD-L1 status or availability of tumor tissue for central PD-L1 testing * ECOG Performance Status score of 0 or 1 * Recovery to baseline or Grade \<=1 NCI CTCAE v5.0 from toxicities related to any prior treatments, unless adverse events are clinically nonsignificant and/or stable on supportive therapy in the opinion of the investigator * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function * Negative HIV test at screening * Negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test at screening * Negative total hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) test at screening, or positive total HBcAb test followed by a negative hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA test at screening * Negative hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test at screening, or positive HCV antibody test followed by a negative HCV RNA test at screening * For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception, and agreement to refrain from donating eggs, * For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior therapy with the following agents for NSCLC: Cabozantinib, Docetaxel, Combination of an anti-PD-L1/PD-1 antibody concurrently with a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)R targeting tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) * Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment * Documentation of known sensitizing mutation in the EGFR gene or ALK fusion oncogene * Patients with known ROS1 rearrangements, BRAF V600E mutations, or other actionable oncogenes with approved therapies if available * Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing CNS metastases * History of leptomeningeal disease * Uncontrolled tumor-related pain * Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (more frequently than once monthly) * Severe hepatic impairment * Uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia * Any other active malignancy at the time of initiation of study treatment or diagnosis of another malignancy within 3 years prior to initiation of study treatment that requires active treatment, except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, incidental prostate cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the prostate, cervix, or breast * Stroke, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction or other symptomatic ischemic events within 6 months of initiation of study treatment * Significant vascular disease within 6 months of initiation of study treatment * Significant cardiovascular disease within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina * Active tuberculosis * Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, including, but not limited to, hospitalization for complications of infection, bacteremia, or severe pneumonia, or any active infection that, in the opinion on the investigator, could impact patient safety * Treatment with therapeutic oral or IV antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment * Current treatment with anti-viral therapy for HBV * Major surgical procedure, other than for diagnosis within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of need for a major surgical procedure during the study * Pregnant or lactating females, or intention of becoming pregnant during the treatment with atezolizumab in combination with cabozantinib in the experimental arm or during the treatment with docetaxel in the control arm, or within 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab and/or 4 months after the final dose of cabozantinib, whichever is later. * Ongoing Grade \>= 2 sensory or motor neuropathy * Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency, including, but not limited to, myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Sjögren syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, or multiple sclerosis with the following exceptions: Patients with a history of autoimmune-mediated hypothyroidism who are on thyroid replacement hormone are eligible for the study. Patients with controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus are eligible for the study. Patients with eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, or vitiligo with dermatologic manifestations only are eligible for the study provided all of following conditions are met: Rash must cover \< 10% of body surface area. * Pharmacologically uncompensated, symptomatic hypothyroidism * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan * Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation * Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment or anticipation of need for such a vaccine during atezolizumab treatment or within 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab * Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including, but not limited to, interferon and interleukin 2) within 4 weeks or 5 drug-elimination half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of study treatment * Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medication within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of need for systemic immunosuppressive medication during study treatment, with the following exceptions: Patients who received acute, low-dose systemic immunosuppressant medication or a one-time pulse dose of systemic immunosuppressant medication are eligible for the study after Medical Monitor confirmation has been obtained. Patients who received mineralocorticoids, inhaled or low-dose systemic corticosteroids for COPD or asthma, or low-dose corticosteroids for orthostatic hypotension or adrenal insufficiency are eligible for the study. * History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins * Known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to any component of the atezolizumab formulation * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the cabozantinib formulation * History of severe hypersensitivity to docetaxel or to other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80 * Concomitant anticoagulation with coumarin agents, direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran, direct factor Xa inhibitor betrixaban, or platelet inhibitors * History of risk factors for torsades de pointes * Corrected QT interval corrected through use of Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \> 480 ms per ECG within 14 days before initiation of study treatment * Uncontrolled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure \> 150 mm Hg or diastolic BP \> 90 mm Hg despite optimal antihypertensive treatment * Tumors invading the GI-tract, active peptic ulcer disease, acute pancreatitis, acute obstruction of the pancreatic or biliary duct, appendicitis, cholangitis, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, gastric outlet obstruction, or inflammatory bowel disease * Abdominal fistula, bowel obstruction, GI perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months before initiation of study treatment * Known cavitating pulmonary lesion(s) or known endobronchial disease manifestation * Lesions invading major pulmonary blood vessels * Clinically significant hematuria, hematemesis, hemoptysis of \> 0.5 teaspoon (2.5 mL) of red blood, coagulopathy, or other history of significant bleeding within 3 months before initiation of study treatment * Serious non-healing wound/ulcer/bone fracture * Malabsorption syndrome * Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption are also excluded. * Requirement for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis * Inability to swallow tablets
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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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A.O.U Careggi
Florence, Tuscany, 50124, Italy
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AORN Ospedali dei Colli Ospedale Monaldi
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia
Brescia, Lombardy, 25123, Italy
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Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Affinity Oncology
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Ajou University Medical Center
Gyeonggi-do, 16499, South Korea
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Austin Hospital Olivia Newton John Cancer Centre
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Rome, Lazio, 00151, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, 43100, Italy
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Barts & London School of Med
London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Glasgow, G12 OYN, United Kingdom
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Brüderkrankenhaus St. Josef Paderborn
Paderborn, 33098, Germany
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CHU Angers,Service de Pneumologie
Angers, 49933, France
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CHU de Grenoble
Grenoble, 38043, France
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CHVNG/E_Unidade 1
Vila Nova de Gaia, 4434-502, Portugal
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Centre Regional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d Aurelle - Paul Lamarque
Montpellier, 34298, France
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Centro Hospitalar do Porto ? Hospital de Santo António
Porto, 4099-001, Portugal
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Centrum Onkologii im. Prof. Franciszka ?ukaszczyka
Bydgoszcz, 85-796, Poland
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Charleston Oncology, P .A
Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
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Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
London, SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, 28644, South Korea
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Clinique Ste-Elisabeth
Namur, 5000, Belgium
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Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)
A Coruña, 15006, Spain
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Consultants in Medical Oncology and Hematology
Broomall, Pennsylvania, 19008, United States
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Euromedical General Clinic of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, 546 45, Greece
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Flinders Medical Centre
Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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GBUZ Leningradskaya state clinical hospital
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 194291, Russia
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, 21565, South Korea
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Henri Dunant Hospital
Athens, 11526, Greece
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Hopital Dupuytren
Limoges, 87042, France
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Hopital Tenon
Paris, 75970, France
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Hospital CUF Porto
Porto, 4100-180, Portugal
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Hospital Univ. Nuestra Señora de Valme
Seville, 41014, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Huntsman Cancer Institute at The University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Hyogo Cancer Center
Hyōgo, 673-0021, Japan
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Hôpital Saint Joseph
Marseille, 13285, France
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IPO do Porto
Porto, 4200-072, Portugal
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IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST
Genoa, Liguria, 16132, Italy
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Institut Catala d Oncologia Hospital Duran i Reynals
L'Hospitalet de LLobegat, 08908, Spain
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Institut Jules Bordet
Anderlecht, 1070, Belgium
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Instituto Europeo di Oncologia
Milan, Lombardy, 20141, Italy
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Irccs Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO)
Aviano, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33081, Italy
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KRH Klinikum Siloah-Oststadt-Heidehaus
Hanover, 30459, Germany
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Kaiser Permanente - San Diego
San Diego, California, 92120, United States
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Klinikum Koeln-Merheim
Cologne, 51109, Germany
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Korea University Anam Hospital
Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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Lhk Feldkirch
Rankweil, 6830, Austria
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Lkh Salzburg - Univ. Klinikum Salzburg
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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Lkh-Univ. Klinikum Graz
Graz, 8036, Austria
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MEDSI Clinical Hospital on Pyatnitsky Highway
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 143422, Russia
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Mazowieckie Centrum Leczenia Chorob Pluc I Gruzlicy
Otwock, 05-400, Poland
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Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States
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Narodowy Inst.Onkol.im.Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstw.Inst.Bad Gliwice
Gliwice, 44-101, Poland
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National Cancer Center
Goyang-si, 10408, South Korea
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National Cancer Center Hospital
Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc.,-Blacksburg
Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States
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Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen
Linz, 4020, Austria
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Osaka International Cancer Institute
Osaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Ospedale Provinciale Santa Maria Delle Croci
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, 48100, Italy
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Ospedale Vito Fazzi
Lecce, Apulia, 73100, Italy
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Policlinico Umberto I, Oncologia B
Rome, Lazio, 00161, Italy
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Regional Cancer Care Associates
Bethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States
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Regional Clinical Oncology Hospital
Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, 150054, Russia
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States
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Royal North Shore Hospital
St Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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S-Pb clinical scientific practical center of specialized kinds of medical care (oncological)
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197758, Russia
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SP ZOZ Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 4
Bytom, 41-902, Poland
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Samsung Changwon Hospital
Gyeongsangnam-do, 51353, South Korea
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Sansum Clinic
Santa Barbara, California, 93105, United States
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Sendai Kousei Hospital
Miyagi, 981-0914, Japan
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam-si, 13605, South Korea
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Seoul St Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Gyeonggi-do, 16247, South Korea
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States
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Szpital Wojewódzki im. Miko?aja Kopernika
Koszalin, 75-581, Poland
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Texas Oncology - Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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Townsville Hospital
Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia
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Ulsan University Hosiptal
Ulsan, 44033, South Korea
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Univ General Hosp Heraklion
Heraklion, 711 10, Greece
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Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg
Marburg, 35043, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH
Giessen, 35392, Germany
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University College London Hospital
London, NW1 - 2PG, United Kingdom
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Uoa Sotiria Hospital
Athens, 115 27, Greece
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Virginia Cancer Specialists (Fairfax) - USOR
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Zentralklinik Bad Berka GmbH
Bad Berka, 99437, Germany
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