New combo therapy takes on tough lung cancer
NCT ID NCT06449209
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial is testing an experimental drug called BNT327 combined with standard chemotherapy in 110 people with small-cell lung cancer. One group has untreated extensive-stage disease, while others have cancer that returned after prior treatment. The study aims to see if the combination is safe and can shrink tumors. Results will help decide if larger studies are warranted.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BNT327 (an experimental drug) combined with chemotherapy drugs (etoposide, carboplatin, paclitaxel, or topotecan)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with small-cell lung cancer, potentially improving tumor shrinkage and disease control.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 110 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug combination may cause side effects or fail to show better outcomes than existing treatments.
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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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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 (applicable to all participants unless otherwise specified): * Cohort 1 only: Have histologically or cytologically confirmed ES-SCLC (using the American Joint Committee on Cancer \[AJCC\]) tumor node metastasis \[TNM\] staging system combined with Veterans Administration Lung Study Group two-stage classification scheme). For AJCC TNM staging system: AJCC 8th edition stage IV (T any, N any, M1a/b/c), or T3\~4 for multiple lung nodules or tumor/nodule volume that cannot be encompassed in a tolerable radiotherapy plan. * Cohort 1 only: Participants who have not received systemic therapy for ES-SCLC for various reasons including potential intolerance of the standard-of-care per the patient's treating physician's judgment. However, participants with prior chemoradiotherapy for Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (LS-SCLC) must have been treated with curative intent and had a treatment-free interval of at least 6 months since the last systemic anticancer treatment including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or chemoradiotherapy before the diagnosis of ES-SCLC to be eligible. * Cohort 2 and Cohort 3 only: Participants with SCLC who have disease progression/relapse after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy with or without immunotherapy, or after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy and one second-line of chemotherapy (not the same chemotherapy agent in the specific arm to be enrolled to) with time to progression ≥3 months during second-line treatment. * Have given informed consent by signing and dating an informed consent form before initiation of any study-specific procedures. * Male or female, aged ≥18 years at the time of giving informed consent. * Are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, the planned study assessments, laboratory tests, lifestyle restrictions, and other requirements of the study. This includes that they are able to understand and follow study-related instructions. * Have at least one measurable lesion as the targeted lesion based on RECIST 1.1. Lesions treated after prior local treatment (radiotherapy, ablation, interventional procedures, etc.) are generally not considered as target lesions. If the lesion with prior local treatment is the only targeted lesion, evidence-based radiology must be provided to demonstrate disease progression (the single bone metastasis or the single central nervous system metastasis should not be considered as a measurable lesion). * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1. * Have a minimum life expectancy of \>3 months. * Have adequate organ function, as defined below: * Hematology: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 × 10\^9/L. * Platelet count ≥100 × 10\^9/L. * Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L or 5.6 mmol/L. * Liver function: * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN). * With Gilbert's syndrome total bilirubin \<3 mg/dL and direct bilirubin ≤ULN. Note, Gilbert's syndrome must be documented appropriately as past medical history. * Participants without liver metastasis alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤2 × ULN. * Participants with liver metastasis alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤5 × ULN. * Albumin ≥3.0 g/dL. * Renal function: Serum creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min. Cockcroft-Gault formula. * Qualitative urine protein ≤1+. If qualitative urine protein ≥2+, a 24-hour urine protein quantitative test is required. If the 24-hour urine protein result is \<1 g, the participant can be enrolled. * Coagulation function: International normalized ratio or prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time ≤1.5 × ULN unless the participant is receiving anticoagulation therapy as long as prothrombin or activated partial thromboplastin is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulant. * Are women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who have a negative serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin test at screening and before each IMP dose. Women born female that are postmenopausal (defined as 12 months with no menses without an alternative medical cause) or permanently sterilized (verified by medical records) will not be considered WOCBP and therefore will not be required to undergo pregnancy testing. * Are WOCBP who agree to practice a highly effective form of contraception and to require their male sexual partners to use barrier contraception methods (preferably condoms), starting at Screening and continuously until 6 months after receiving the last study treatment. * Are men who are sexually active with a partner born female and have not had a vasectomy who agree to use condoms and to ask their sexual partners to practice a highly effective form of contraception during the study, starting at the Screening Period and continuously until 6 months after receiving the last dose of IMP. * Are WOCBP who agree not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) for the purposes of assisted reproduction during the study, starting at the Screening Period and continuously 6 months after receiving the last dose of IMP. * Are men who are willing to refrain from sperm donation, starting at the Screening Period and continuously until 6 months after the last dose of IMP. Exclusion Criteria (applicable to all participants): * Are pregnant or breastfeeding or are planning pregnancy or planning to father children during the study or within 6 months after the last dose of IMP. * Have a medical, psychological, or social condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, could compromise their wellbeing if they participate in the study, or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments or procedures, or that could impact adherence to protocol-described requirements. * Have histologically or cytologically confirmed SCLC with combined histologies. * Have received any of the following therapies or drugs within the noted time intervals prior to the initiation of study treatment: * Within 2 weeks: small molecule targeted agents with half-life of \<7 days; or radiation not involving the thoracic cavity; local radiation for brain lesion is allowed; local radiation for bone lesions is allowed. * Within 4 weeks: radiation involving the thoracic cavity; small molecule targeted agents with half-life of ≥7 days; monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, radioimmunoconjugates, or T-cell or other cell-based therapies. * Participants who received prior treatment with a PDL-1/VEGF bispecific antibody. * Have received systemic corticosteroids (at a dosage greater than 10 mg/day of prednisone or an equivalent dose of other corticosteroids) within 10 days prior to the initiation of study treatment. Note: The following are allowed: local, intranasal, intraocular, intra-articular or inhaled corticosteroids, short-term use (≤7 days) of corticosteroids for prophylaxis (e.g., prevention of contrast agent allergy) or treatment of non-autoimmune conditions (e.g., delayed hypersensitivity reactions caused by exposure to allergens). * Have been vaccinated with live attenuated vaccine(s) within 4 weeks prior to initiation of the study treatment. * Received broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics therapy within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment. * Use of any non-study IMP within 3 weeks before initiation of study treatment in this study or ongoing participation in the active treatment phase of another interventional clinical study. * Have undergone major organ surgery (core needle biopsies are allowed \>7 days prior study start), significant trauma, or invasive dental procedures (such as dental implants) within 28 days prior to the initiation of study treatment or plan to undergo elective surgery during the study. Placement of vascular infusion devices is allowed. * Have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation. * Have the following central nervous system metastases: * Participants with untreated brain metastases that are symptomatic or large (e.g., \>2 cm). * Participants who received treatment for central nervous system metastases are not neurologically stable or still on steroids 10 days before initiating IMP of this study. * Participants with known leptomeningeal metastases. * Have active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune diseases with anticipated relapse (such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, etc.), except for those with clinically stable autoimmune thyroid disease or type 1 diabetes. * Have had other malignant tumors within 2 years prior to the study treatment are not allowed. Except for those: who have been cured with local treatment (such as basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial or non-invasive bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, papillary carcinoma of thyroid and early stage prostate cancer). * Have any of the following heart conditions within 6 months prior to the study treatment: * Acute coronary syndrome, coronary artery bypass grafting, congestive heart failure, aortic dissection, stroke, or other Grade 3 and above cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. * New York Heart Association functional classification ≥II heart failure or left ventricular ejection fraction \<50%. * Those who have ventricular arrhythmias requiring clinical intervention, second- to third-degree atrioventricular block, or congenital long QT syndrome. Participants with treated cardiac arrythmia/atrial fibrillation are allowed. * Mean QT interval corrected by Fridericia's method \>480 ms (the electrocardiogram can be repeated at the discretion of the investigator). * Use of cardiac pacemaker. * Cardiac troponin I or T \>2 x ULN. * Have any of the following hypertension or diabetic conditions prior to initiation of study treatment: * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg) while on antihypertensive medicine. * Those with a history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy. * Poorly controlled diabetes (fasting blood glucose ≥13.3 mmol/L \[240 mg/dL\]). * Have serious non-healing wounds, ulcers, or bone fractures. This includes history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess for which an interval of 6 months must pass before enrollment into this study. In addition, the participant must have undergone correction (or spontaneous healing) of the perforation/fistula and/or the underlying process causing the fistula/perforation. * Participants with evidence of major coagulation disorders or other significant risks of hemorrhage such as: * History of intracranial or intraspinal hemorrhage. * Tumor lesions invading large vessels and with significant risk of bleeding * Had clinically significant hemoptysis or tumor hemorrhage within 1 month prior to the initiation of study treatment. * Have uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently). Participants with indwelling catheters (e.g., PleurX) are allowed. However, participants who are clinically stable following treatment for these conditions (including therapeutic thoraco- or paracentesis or with indwelling catheters, e.g., PleurX) are allowed. * Participants with a history of serious Grade 3 or higher immune-related adverse events (irAEs) that led to treatment discontinuation of a prior immunotherapy. Participants with a history of Grade ≥3 irAEs that did not lead to discontinuation of a prior immunotherapy but fully recovered may be enrolled per investigator's discretion. The investigator may request sponsor guidance in such cases. * Have a known or suspected hypersensitivity to the study treatments including any active ingredient or excipients thereof. * Have known human immunodeficiency virus infection or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, with the following exceptions: * Participants with cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4)+ T-cell (CD4+) counts ≥350 cells/µL per local laboratory should generally be eligible for the study. * Participants who have not had an opportunistic infection within the past 12 months. * Have a known history/positive serology for hepatitis B requiring active antiviral therapy (unless immune due to vaccination or resolved natural infection or unless passive immunization due to immunoglobulin therapy). Individuals with positive serology must have hepatitis B virus viral load below the limit of quantification. * Have an active hepatitis C virus infection; individuals who have completed curative antiviral treatment with hepatitis C virus viral load below the limit of quantification are allowed. * Participants with AEs from prior antitumor therapy whose AE(s) have not returned to Grade 1 (graded by NCI CTCAE v5.0 criteria) or below (unless the investigator determines that certain AEs pose no safety risk to participants, such as hair loss, Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy or stable hypothyroidism under hormone replacement therapy) are not eligible for the study. * Have superior vena cava syndrome or symptoms of spinal cord compression. * Those with active, or a history of, pneumonitis requiring treatment with steroids, or has active, or a history of, interstitial lung disease. Those with a history of pulmonary fibrosis, or currently diagnosed with severe lung diseases such as interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, chemical pneumonitis, or any other condition resulting in significant impairment in lung function. Exception: Asymptomatic interstitial changes caused by previous radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or other factors such as smoking are acceptable. * Have active tuberculosis. * Have underlying condition(s) that may increase the risk of the combination treatment or complicate the interpretation of AEs, as judged by the investigator, or other scenarios in which the investigator consider the participant as not eligible for the study. * Are vulnerable individuals, i.e., are individuals whose willingness to volunteer in a clinical study may be unduly influenced by the expectation, whether justified or not, of benefits associated with participation, or of a retaliatory response from senior members of a hierarchy in case of refusal to participate. This includes all sponsor, study site, or third party (e.g., contract research organization, vendor) personnel directly involved in the conduct of the sudy and their family members or dependents, as well as all study site personnel otherwise supervised by the investigator.
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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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Acibadem Adana Hastanesi
Istanbul, 34457, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Adana City Training and Research Hospital
Adana, 4522, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ajou University Hospital
Suwon, 16499, South Korea
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Alaska Oncology and Hematology, LLC
Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States
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Allina Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Ankara City Hospital
Ankara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ankara Etlik Sehir Hastanesi
Ankara, 06170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Baskent University Hospital Adana Dr Turgut Noyan Research Center
Adana, 01120, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Bezmialem Vakif Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi
Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Carle Foundation Hospital d/b/a Carle Cancer Center
Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, 28644, South Korea
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Clermont Oncology Center
Clermont, Florida, 34711, United States
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Clinical Research Alliance Inc
Westbury, New York, 11590, United States
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Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Ankara, 06200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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FirstHealth Outpatient Cancer Center
Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States
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Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Inc
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, 21565, South Korea
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Gazi University Medical Faculty
Yenimahalle, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Gaziantep Sanko University Medical Faculty
Gaziantep, 36020, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin Sehir Hastanesi
Istanbul, 34722, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Gulhane Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Ankara, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Gyeongsang National University Hospital (GNUH)
Jinju, 52727, South Korea
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Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Oncology Hospital
Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Haywood Infusion Center
Clyde, North Carolina, 28721-8046, United States
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Hematology Oncology Associates of Treasure Coast
Port Saint Lucie, Florida, 34952, United States
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Huddersfield Royal Infirmary - Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Huddersfield, HD3 3EA, United Kingdom
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Koc Universitesi Hastanesi (Koc University Hospital)
Istanbul, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kocaeli Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Korea University Anam Hospital
Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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Liv Hospital
Ankara, 06680, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Lyell McEwin Hospital
Adelaide, 5112, Australia
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Medical Park Seyhan Hospital
Adana, 01230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Medical Point Izmir Hospital
Izmir, 35325, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Memorial Ankara Hospital
Ankara, 06520, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Millenium Research & Clinical Development
Houston, Texas, 77090, United States
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Namik Kemal University Hospital
Tekirdağ, 59030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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National Cancer Center
Goyang-si, 10408, South Korea
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Nebraska Hematology-Oncology (NHO) - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68506, United States
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Ninewells Hospital and Medical School - Tayside Health Board
Dundee, DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
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Northern Centre for Cancer Care,The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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Peninsula Oncology Centre
Frankston, 3199, Australia
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B15 2GW, United Kingdom
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Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Wonford - Royal Devon And Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Exeter, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
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Royal North Shore Hospital
St Leonards, 2065, Australia
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Royal Preston Hospital - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Preston, PR2 9HT, United Kingdom
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Royal Stoke University Hospital - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
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SSM Health Cancer Care
Madison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States
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SSM Health Cancer Care - St. Clare
Fenton, Missouri, 63026, United States
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Sakarya University - Faculty of Medicine
Sakarya, 54290, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute
London, W1G 6AD, United Kingdom
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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St James's University Hospital - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Fitzroy, 3065, Australia
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Tallahassee Memorial Physician Partners - Cancer & Hematology Specialists
Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States
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The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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The Christ Hospital Cancer Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center (UKCMC) - Markey Cancer Center (Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center)
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States
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Valkyrie Clinical Trials
Los Angeles, California, 90067, United States
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Velindre Hospital - Velindre NHS Trust
Cardiff, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
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Westmead Hospital
Westmead, 2145, Australia
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Yeditepe University Kosuyolu Hospital
Istanbul, 34718, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Yeungnam University Medical Center
Daegu, 42415, South Korea
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