New pill could outperform chemo for rare lung cancer
NCT ID NCT05668988
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests a new oral drug called sunvozertinib (DZD9008) against standard chemotherapy in 324 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific EGFR mutation (exon20 insertion). Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the new drug or chemo. The main goal is to see if the new drug delays cancer growth better than chemo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sunvozertinib (DZD9008)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more effective first-line targeted treatment for people with a specific type of lung cancer, potentially delaying disease progression compared to standard chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but results are not yet available. The drug may not prove superior to chemotherapy, and side effects are possible. It only applies to patients with a rare EGFR mutation.
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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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324 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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. Aged at least 18 years old (or per local regulatory/IRB requirement). 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of non-squamous NSCLC, locally advanced (Stage IIIB and IIIC according to the 8th edition of the AJCC TNM staging criteria) or metastatic (Stage IV), not suitable for curative therapy. 3. Adequate tumor tissue available, for central laboratory confirmation of EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation 4. At least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST Version 1.1 5. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 7. Adequate organ and hematologic function Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment with any systemic anti-cancer therapy for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC. 2. Spinal cord compression or leptomeningeal metastasis. 3. Concurrent EGFR mutations: exon 19 deletion, L858R, T790M, G719X, S768I, or L861Q. 4. History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months before randomization. 5. As judged by the investigator, any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases, including uncontrolled hypertension and active bleeding diatheses (i.e., hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease).
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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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AP-HP - Hopital Cochin
Paris, France
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AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
Hefei, China
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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Aou Policlinico G. Rodolico - S. Marcoa
Catania, Italy
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Asklepios Klinik Gauting GmbH
Gauting, Germany
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Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille (AP-HM) Hopital Nord
Marseille, France
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Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP)- Hopital Tenon
Paris, France
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Ausl Della Romagna-Po Ravenna Lugo Faenza
Ravenna, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese - Ospedale Senta Maria alle
Siena, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (AOUC) - SC di Oncologia MedicaI
Florence, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena
Modena, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Parma, Italy
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Azienda USL Toscana Sud Est -Ospedale Misericordia - Grosseto
Grosseto, Italy
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BRCR Medical Center Inc.
Plantation, Florida, 33324, United States
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, China
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Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
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Bezmialem Vakif University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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CHU de Nantes - Saint Herblain
Saint-Herblain, France
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, ShenZhen center
Shenzhen, China
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Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, China
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Casa di Cura di Alta Specialita - Palermo
Palermo, Italy
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Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University
Jinan, China
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil (CHIC)
Créteil, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Grenobles Alpes- Hôpital Albert Michallon
Hellemmes-Lille, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes (CHU Grenoble Alpes) - Hopital Albert Michallon
La Tronche, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
Angers, France
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Centre de Cancérologie du Grand Montpellier
Montpellier, France
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Centro Diabaid
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Centro Medico Austral
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas, CEMIC
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Centro de Investigación Clínicas. Clinica Viedma S.A
Viedma, Argentina
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Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO)-IRCCS
Aviano, Italy
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Cetre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
Poitiers, France
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Chongqing Cancer Hospital
Chongqing, China
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Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Madrid, Spain
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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain
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Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Concord, Australia
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Consultorios Medicos Dr. Doreski - Fundacion Respirar
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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D&H Cancer Research Center LLC
Margate, Florida, 33054, United States
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Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Evangelische Lungenklinik Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Fakultni Nemocnice Olomouc
Olomouc, Czechia
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Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
Monza, Italy
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Fujian Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, China
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Fuzhou, China
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Fundacao PIO XII - Hospital do Cancer de Barretos
Barretos, Brazil
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Fundacion Cenit Para El Estudio De Neurociencias
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fundación Ars Médica
San Salvador, Argentina
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Fundación Estudios Clínicos
Rosario, Argentina
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Gabrail Cancer Center Research
Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital
Kadıköy, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Grand Hopital de Charleroi
Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium
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Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
Nanning, China
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HCL - Hôpital Louis Pradel
Bron, France
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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
Harbin, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, China
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Hopital Foch
Suresnes, France
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Hopital Paris Saint Joseph
Paris, France
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Hopital d'Instruction Des Armees (HIA) Begin
Saint-Mandé, France
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, Spain
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Hospital Evangelico de Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
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Hospital HM Sanchinarro
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (HIBA)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga
Málaga, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Dexeus
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe
Valencia, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Diaz
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Seville, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme
Seville, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Jerez
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
Changsha, China
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Hôpital Bichat - Claude Bernard (AP-HP)
Paris, France
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna - Policlinico Sant'Orsola
Bologna, Italy
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IRCCS Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri- Istituto Nazionale tumori Regina Elena
Roma, Italy
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Institut Catala d'Oncologia Badalona (ICO Badalona) - Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Institut Catala d'Oncologia de Girona -Hospital Universitari Dr Josep Trueta
Girona, Spain
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Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest
Saint-Herblain, France
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Instituto Alexander Fleming
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Instituto Argentino de Diagnositco y Tratamiento S.A
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino
Recife, Brazil
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Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Instituto Nacional de Cancer - INCA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Instituto de Educacao, Pesquisa d Gestao em Saude
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo - ICESP
São Paulo, Brazil
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Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e La Cura dei Tumori Srl (IRST)
Meldola, Italy
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Jiangsu Cancer Hospital
Nanjing, China
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Jiangsu Provincial Hospital
Nanjing, China
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Jilin Cancer Hospital
Jilin City, China
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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Vallejo, California, 94589, United States
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Klinika Onkologii i Radioterapii Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne (UCK)
Gdansk, Poland
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Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer
Natal, Brazil
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Liv Hospital Ankara - Medical Oncology Clinic
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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London Regional Cancer Program London Health Sciences Centre
London, Canada
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MED-POLONIA Sp. z o.o.
Poznan, Poland
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MVZ Ⅱ der Niels Stensen Kliniken
Georgsmarienhütte, Germany
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NYU Laura & Issac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie
Warsaw, Poland
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Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine
Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Nemocnice AGEL Ostrava-Vitkovice a.s
Ostrava, Czechia
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OPN Healthcare, Inc.
Glendale, California, 91203, United States
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OSU Brain & Spine Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Elisabethinen
Linz, Austria
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, China
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Australia
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick, Australia
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Princess Margaret Cancer Center- University Health Network
Toronto, Canada
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Providence Portland Institute Franz
Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States
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Shandong Cancer Hospital & Institution
Jinan, China
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Shanghai Chest Hospital
Shanghai, China
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Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Shanghai, China
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Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital
Taiyuan, China
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Nedlands, Australia
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Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province
Taizhou, China
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Texas Oncology - Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University
Hohhot, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Hefei, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, China
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The First Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, China
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The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, China
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The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center
Ottawa, Canada
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Nanchang, China
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The University of Texas MD Anderson cancer center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH
Heidelberg, Germany
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
Tianjin, China
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Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Wuhan, China
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Trakya University Health Research and Application Center Hospital
Edirne, Turkey (Türkiye)
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UOMI Cancer Center - Clinica Mi Tres Torres
Barcelona, Spain
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UZ Gent
Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
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Uniao Brasileira de Educacao e Assistencia - Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Uniklinikum Salzburg Universitatsklinik fur Innere Medizin Ⅲ
Salzburg, Austria
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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, China
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Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz - III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik
Mainz, Germany
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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Universitatsklinik Innere Medizin-Onkologie
Oldenburg, Germany
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University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Cancer Pavilion
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
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Wojewódzki Szpital im. św. Ojca Pio
Przemyśl, Poland
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Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital
Yantai, China
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Yunnan Cancer Hospital
Kunming, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, China
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ZhongShan Hospital Fudan University
Shanghai, China
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exas Oncology--McAllen
Weslaco, Texas, 78596, United States
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