New drug combo shows promise for tough bladder cancer
NCT ID NCT03473743
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a targeted cancer drug called erdafitinib, alone or combined with an immunotherapy (cetrelimab) and/or chemotherapy, in 125 people with advanced urothelial cancer that has spread. The goal is to find safe doses and see if the treatments shrink tumors. Participants must have specific genetic changes in their cancer cells.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Erdafitinib (a targeted cancer pill), sometimes combined with cetrelimab (an immunotherapy) and/or platinum chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with advanced urothelial cancer who have specific genetic changes, potentially shrinking tumors and delaying progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (1b/2) with a small number of participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Side effects from the drug combinations could be serious, and the treatment may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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125 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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: * Histologic demonstration of transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. Variant urothelial carcinoma histologies such as glandular or squamous differentiation, or evolution to more aggressive phenotypes such as sarcomatoid or micropapillary change are acceptable * Metastatic or locally advanced urothelial cancer * Must have measurable disease by radiological imaging according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST, version 1.1) at baseline * Prior systemic therapy for metastatic urothelial cancer: (a) For Phase 1b erdafitinib + cetrelimab cohort: Any number of lines of prior therapy; (b) For Phase 1b erdafitinib + cetrelimab + platinum chemotherapy cohort: No prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease; and renal function for participants must have a creatinine clearance (CrCl) greater than (\>) 30 milliliter per minute (mL/min) to receive carboplatin and \>60 mL/min to receive cisplatin as calculated by Cockcroft Gault and (c) Phase 2: No prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease and cisplatin-ineligible based on: ECOG PS 0-1 and at least one of the following criteria: Renal function defined as creatinine clearance (CrCl) less than (˂) 60 mL/min as calculated by Cockcroft-Gault; Grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy per NCI-CTCAE version 5.0; Grade 2 or higher hearing loss per NCI-CTCAE version 5.0 OR ECOG PS 2 * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) grade of: (a) Phase 1b erdafitinib + cetrelimab cohort: ECOG 0-2; (b) Phase 1b erdafitinib + cetrelimab + platinum chemotherapy cohort: ECOG 0-1 for cisplatin and 0-2 for carboplatin (c) Phase 2: ECOG 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Treatment with any other investigational agent or participation in another clinical study with therapeutic intent within 30 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1. For Phase 1b, participants who have received the following prior antitumor therapy: received nitrosoureas and mitomycin C within 6 weeks * Phase 1b erdafitinib + cetrelimab cohort: Chemotherapy within 3 weeks of Cycle 1 Day 1; Phase 1b erdafitinib + cetrelimab + platinum chemotherapy cohort and Phase 2: Prior neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy is allowed if the last dose was given \>12 months prior to recurrent disease progression and did not result in drug-related toxicity leading to treatment discontinuation * Prior anti-programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), anti-programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1), or anti-programmed death ligand-2 (PD-L2) therapy. Prior neoadjuvant/adjuvant checkpoint inhibitor therapy is allowed if the last dose was given more than (\>)12 months prior to recurrent disease progression and did not result in drug-related toxicity leading to treatment discontinuation. PD-1 for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer is also allowed * Active malignancies requiring concurrent therapy other than urothelial cancer * Symptomatic central nervous system metastases
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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APHM Hopital Timone
Marseille, 13005, France
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ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Milan, 20162, Italy
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AUSL DI PIACENZA - Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto
Piacenza, 29121, Italy
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AZ Nikolaas - Campus Sint-Niklaas Moerland
Sint-Niklaas, 9100, Belgium
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Adana Acibadem Hospital
Adana, 1130, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Adnan Menderes University Training and Research Hospital
Aydin, 09100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Altai Regional Oncology Dispensary
Barnaul, 656049, Russia
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Arcispedale S. Anna Ferrara
Ferrara, 44124, Italy
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Az Groeninge
Kortrijk, 8500, Belgium
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Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria Terni
Terni, 05100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria S.Maria Della Misericordia
Udine, 33100, Italy
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) della Valtellin
Sondrio, 23100, Italy
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Brest Regional Oncology Dispensary
Brest, 224027, Belarus
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CEPHO Centro de Estudos e Pesquisa de Hematologia e Oncologia
Santo André, 09060-650, Brazil
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CHRU de Tours
Tours, 37044, France
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CHU de Liège - Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman
Liège, 4000, Belgium
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Campus Bio Medico di Roma
Roma, 00128, Italy
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Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MSWiA w Warszawie
Warsaw, 02-507, Poland
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Centre Francois Baclesse
Caen, 14000, France
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Centre Leon Berard
Lyon, 69008, France
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Centre hospitalier Saint Louis
La Rochelle, 17019, France
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Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, LinKou Branch
Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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Chonnam National University Hospital
Gwangju, 61469, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Hospital
Daejeon, 35015, South Korea
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City Clinical Hospital n.a. D.D.Pletnev
Moscow, 105077, Russia
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Clinical Diagnostic Centre of Nizhny Novgorod Region
Nizhny Novgorod, 603000, Russia
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Clinical Oncology Dispensary
Omsk, 644013, Russia
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Cliniche Humanitas Gavazzeni
Bergamo, 24125, Italy
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Clinique Sainte Anne
Strasbourg, 67000, France
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Complejo Hospitalario de Vigo
Pontevedra, 36204, Spain
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Complexo Hosp. Univ. de Ourense
Ourense, 32005, Spain
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Corporacio Sanitari Parc Tauli
Sabadell, 08208, Spain
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Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Ankara, 6200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ege University
Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Fundacao Pio XII
Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
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GUZ Kursk Regional Oncology Dispensary
Kislino Village, 305524, Russia
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GZA Ziekenhuizen- Campus St Augustinus
Wilrijk, 2610, Belgium
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Gomel Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
Homyel, 246012, Belarus
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Grodno University Hospital
Grodno, 230017, Belarus
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H. Clinico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
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Hacettepe University Medical Faculty
Ankara, 6100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou
Paris, 75015, France
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Hopital Saint André
Bordeaux, 33075, France
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Hosp Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hosp Univ Fund Jimenez Diaz
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Hosp Univ Hm Sanchinarro
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Hosp Virgen de La Victoria
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hosp. Clinico San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hosp. Clinico Univ. de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Hosp. Del Mar
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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Hosp. Quiron Madrid Pozuelo
Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223, Spain
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Hosp. Univ. Marques de Valdecilla
Santander, 39008, Spain
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Hosp. Univ. Ramon Y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hosp. Virgen Del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hosp. Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94800, France
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Institut de Cancerologie de Lorraine
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France
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Institut de Cancerologie de Ouest (ICO) Site Paul Papin
Angers, 49055, France
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Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia
Valencia, 46009, Spain
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Instituto de Educacao, Pesquisa e Gestao em Saude Instituto Americas (COI)
Rio de Janeiro, 22775 001, Brazil
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Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, 34732, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Istanbul, 34096, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istituto di Candiolo, IRCCS
Candiolo, 10060, Italy
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Ivanovo Regional Oncology Dispensary
Ivanovo, 153040, Russia
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Jolimont
Haine-Saint-Paul, 7100, Belgium
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 83301, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung Ho Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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Karadeniz Teknik University Medical Faculty
Trabzon, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kocaeli University Medical Faculty
Kocaeli, Turkey (Türkiye)
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LLC Novaya Clinica
Pyatigorsk, 357500, Russia
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LUX MED Onkologia Sp. z o.o.
Warsaw, 01-748, Poland
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Leningrad Regional Oncology Dispensary
Kuzmolovsky, 188663, Russia
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Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Liga Paranaense de Combate ao Cancer
Curitiba, 81520 060, Brazil
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Maryland Oncology Hematology, PA
Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
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Memorial Ankara Hastanesi
Ankara, 06520, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Minsk city Clinical Oncological Dispensary
Minsk, 220013, Belarus
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Mogilev Regional Hospital
Mogilev, 212018, Belarus
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Moscow City Clinical Hospital # 62
Moscow, 125130, Russia
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Multifunctional clinical medical center 'Medical city'
Tyumen, 625041, Russia
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 70403, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty
Konya, 42080, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Norton Cancer Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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Oncocentro Servicos Medicos e Hospitalares Ltda - Oncocentro
Fortaleza, 60170-170, Brazil
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Oncoclinicas Rio de Janeiro S A
Rio de Janeiro, 22250 905, Brazil
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Ospedale Civile Di Livorno
Livorno, 57122, Italy
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Ospedale Di Zona B Ramazzini
Carpi, 41012, Italy
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Ospedale S. Maria Della Misericordia Centro Operativo Studi Clinici SC Oncologia Medica
Perugia, 06132, Italy
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PO A.Manzoni di Lecco, ASST Lecco - Oncologia Medica - Lecco
Lecco, 23900, Italy
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Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Private Medical Institution Euromedservice
Saint Petersburg, 196603, Russia
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Privolzhsky District Medical Centre
Nizhny Novgorod, 603074, Russia
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Przychodnia Lekarska KOMED Roman Karaszewski
Konin, 62-500, Poland
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Yangsan, 50612, South Korea
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
Aurora, Colorado, 80012, United States
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Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Lancaster, LA1 4rp, United Kingdom
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Russian Scientific Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies
Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia
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Russian Scientific Center of Roentgenoradiology
Moscow, 117997, Russia
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Santa Casa de Misericordia de Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, 30150-221, Brazil
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Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center
Seoul, 07061, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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St Bartholomew's Hospital
London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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State Institution N.N. Alexandrov Republican Scientific and
Lesnoy, 223040, Belarus
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Tambov Regional Oncology Clinical Dispansary
Tambov, 392013, Russia
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Texas Oncology, P.A.
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St Marys Hospital
Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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The Catholic university of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital
Gyeonggi-do, 16247, South Korea
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Toledo Clinic Cancer Centers
Toledo, Ohio, 43623-3536, United States
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Trakya University Medical Faculty
Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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ULB Hôpital Erasme
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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UOS Oncologia Medica, A.O. Cannizzaro
Catania, 95126, Italy
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University College London Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital
Vitebsk, 210603, Belarus
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Weill Cornell Medical College - NY Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care
White Plains, New York, 10601, United States
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Wojewodzkie Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Onkologii i Traumatologii im M Kopernika w Lodzi
Lodz, 93 513, Poland
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