New pill could fight bladder cancer when standard therapy fails
NCT ID NCT04172675
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested a daily pill called erdafitinib against standard chemotherapy for people with a high-risk bladder cancer that returned after BCG treatment. The study enrolled 107 participants whose tumors have specific FGFR gene changes. The goal was to see if erdafitinib could delay cancer recurrence better than chemotherapy.
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)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new oral treatment option for people with a specific type of bladder cancer that has returned after standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with only 107 participants, so results are preliminary. The drug may not improve recurrence-free survival and can cause side effects like eye or skin problems.
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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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107 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Feb 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 confirmed, recurrent, non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Variant pathology are allowed * Tumor with specified fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) mutations or fusions * Bacillus Calmette- Guerin (BCG)-unresponsive after adequate BCG therapy or BCG experienced participants * Refuses or is not eligible for cystectomy (Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 only) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status Grade 0-1 * Must sign an informed consent form (ICF) (or their legally acceptable representative must sign) indicating that he or she understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study * A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin \[beta-hCG\]) (urine or serum) within 7 days before randomization (Cohort 1) or the first dose of study drug (Cohort 2 and Cohort 3) * Adequate bone marrow, liver, and renal function as specified in the protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed, muscle-invasive (T2 or higher stage) urothelial carcinoma of the bladder * Histopathology demonstrating any small cell component, pure adenocarcinoma, pure squamous cell carcinoma, or pure squamous CIS of the bladder * Prior treatment with an FGFR inhibitor * Active malignancies other than the disease being treated under study. The only allowed exceptions are: (a) skin cancer treated within the last 24 months that is considered completely cured (b) adequately treated lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and ductal CIS (c) history of localized breast cancer and receiving antihormonal agents, or history of localized prostate cancer (N0M0) and receiving androgen deprivation therapy * Current central serous retinopathy or retinal pigment epithelial detachment of any grade
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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 Maria Middelares
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Albany Medical College
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
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Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta
Roeselare, 8800, Belgium
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Asahi General Hospital
Chiba, 289-2511, Japan
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Associacao de Combate ao Cancer em Goias - Hospital de Cancer Araujo Jorge
Goiânia, 74605-070, Brazil
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Azienda Ospedaliera ''Vito Fazzi''
Lecce, 73100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Sant Andrea
Roma, 00189, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Verona, 37126, Italy
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CEMIC Saavedra
Buenos Aires, C1431FWN, Argentina
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CEPHO Centro de Estudos e Pesquisa de Hematologia e Oncologia
Santo André, 09060-650, Brazil
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CHP Saint Gregoire
Saint-Grégoire, 35760, France
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CHU De Poitiers
Poitiers, 86021, France
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CHU Gabriel-Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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CHU Sart-Tilman
Liège, 4000, Belgium
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CIMET s Inamdar Multispeciality Hospital
Pune, 411040, India
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CUROS - Uberörtliche urologische Gemeinschaftspraxis
Wesseling, 50389, Germany
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Cemaic Centro Privado de Especialidades Medicas Ambulatorias e Investigacion Clinica
Córdoba, 5000, Argentina
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy - Hôpital Central
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France
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Centro Urologico Profesor Bengio
Córdoba, X5000KPH, Argentina
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital- Linkou
Taoyuan County, 33305, Taiwan
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
Jeollanam-do, 58128, South Korea
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Chu Rennes Hopital Pontchaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, 361-711, South Korea
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City Clinic Sp. z o.o.
Warsaw, 02-473, Poland
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Corporacio Sanitari Parc Tauli
Sabadell, 08208, Spain
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Emory University Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Ente Ecclesiastico Ospedale Generale Regionale F. Miulli
Acquaviva delle Fonti, 70021, Italy
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Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne
Brno, 656 91, Czechia
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Fakultni nemocnice v Motole
Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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Flinders Medical Centre
Bedford Park, 5042, Australia
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Fondazione G Pascale Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS
Naples, 80138, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, 20133, Italy
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Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio
Cefalù, 90015, Italy
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, 200032, China
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Fujita Health University Hospital
Toyoake, 470-1192, Japan
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Fund. Puigvert
Barcelona, 08025, Spain
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Fundacao Faculdade de Medicina Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo
São Paulo, 01246 000, Brazil
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Great Lakes Physician PC d/b/a Western New York Urology Associates
Sanborn, New York, 14132, United States
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Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint Simon
Paris, 75020, France
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Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center
Ōta-ku, 373 8550, Japan
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94800, France
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Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital
Hakodate, 040 8611, Japan
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Health Care Global Enterprises pvt Ltd
Bangalore, 560027, India
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Hitachi General Hospital
Hitachi, 317-0077, Japan
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Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard
Paris, 75877, France
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Hopital Charles Nicolle
Rouen, 76031, France
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Hopital Huriez
Lille, 59037, France
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Hopital Pellegrin CHU Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Hosp Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 8036, Spain
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Hosp. Univ. 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hosp. Univ. La Paz
Madrid, 28046, 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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Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Hospital Das Clinicas Da Faculdade De Medicina De RPUSP HCRP
Ribeirão Preto, 14048-900, Brazil
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Ciudad Autonoma de, C1199ABB, Argentina
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Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao S A
Porto Alegre, 91350 200, Brazil
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Hospital Privado de Cordoba
Córdoba, XX5016KEH, Argentina
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Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Lyon, 69437, France
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Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, 75013, France
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Institut Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, 13273, France
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Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse Oncopole
Toulouse, 31000, France
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Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia
Valencia, 46009, Spain
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Instituto de Assistencia Medica ao Servidor Publico Estadual IAMSPE
São Paulo, 04039-004, Brazil
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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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Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira
Recife, 50070-550, Brazil
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Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
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JOHAS Osaka Rosai Hospital
Osaka, 591-8025, Japan
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Juntendo University Hospital
Bunkyō City, 113 8431, Japan
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung Ho Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 80756, Taiwan
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King Georges Medical University
Lucknow, 226003, India
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Klinikum Herne - Urologie
Herne, 44625, Germany
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Klinikum rechts der Isar - III. Med. Klinik und Poliklinik
München, 81675, Germany
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Korea University Anam Hospital
Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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Krajská nemocnice Liberec
Liberec, 460 63, Czechia
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Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital
Daegu, 41404, South Korea
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Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Liga Norte Riograndense Contra O Cancer
Natal, 59075-740, Brazil
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Liga Paranaense de Combate ao Cancer
Curitiba, 81520 060, Brazil
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Lister Hospital
Stevenage, SG1 4AB, United Kingdom
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MVZ Urologie 24 gGmbH
Nuremberg, 90491, Germany
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Macquarie University
Macquarie University, 2109, Australia
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Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Medical Concierge Centrum Medyczne
Warsaw, 02 798, Poland
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Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Center
Madurai, 625107, India
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MidLantic Urology
Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, 19004, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital
Nadiād, 387001, India
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Nagoya University Hospital
Nagoya, 466 8560, Japan
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
Nanjing, 210008, China
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National Cancer Center
Goyang-si, 10408, South Korea
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Oncocentro Ceará
Fortaleza, 60135-237, Brazil
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Oncoclinicas Rio de Janeiro S A
Rio de Janeiro, 22250 905, Brazil
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Oregon Health And Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital
Takatsuki, 569-8686, Japan
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Ospedale Civile di Guastalla
Guastalla, 42016, Italy
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Ospedale Regionale Umberto Parini
Aosta, 11100, Italy
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, 3000, Australia
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Pratia MCM Krakow
Krakow, 30-727, Poland
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Praxisklinik Urologie Rhein/Ruhr - Germany
Mülheim, 45468, Germany
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Pusan National University Hospital
Busan, 49241, South Korea
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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre
Delhi, 110085, India
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Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, 200240, China
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Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
Hidaka, 350-1298, Japan
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 2 PUM
Szczecin, 70-111, Poland
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, 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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Simmons Cancer Institute
Springfield, Illinois, 62702, United States
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Sociedade Beneficente de Senhoras Hospital Sirio Libanes
Buenos Aires, C1419AHN, Argentina
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Sociedade Beneficente de Senhoras Hospital Sirio Libanes
São Paulo, 01308 901, Brazil
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St Marianna University Hospital
Kanagawa, 216 8511, Japan
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St Vincent s Hospital Sydney
Darlinghurst, 2010, Australia
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Studienpraxis Urologie Drs. Feyerabend
Nürtingen, 72622, Germany
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
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The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
Tokyo, 135 8550, Japan
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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Christie Hospital
Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The Ohio State University- James Cancer Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43221, United States
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The Urology Center of Colorado
Denver, Colorado, 80211, United States
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The Urology Group
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45212, United States
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Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
Bunkyō City, 113 8519, Japan
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Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, 430030, China
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Toranomon Hospital
Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan
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UOC Oncologia Ospedale Provinciale di Macerata
Province of Macerata, 62100, Italy
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USC Institute of Urology
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Universirty of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Sheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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Universitaetsklinikum Muenster
Münster, 48149, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Schleswig Holstein Campus Lubeck
Lübeck, 23538, Germany
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University of Kansas
Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Cancer Centers
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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University of Tsukuba Hospital
Tsukuba, 305 8576, Japan
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University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98008, United States
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny
Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Fryderyka Chopina w Rzeszowie
Rzeszów, 35-055, Poland
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Gdansk, 80 214, Poland
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Urological Associates of Southern Arizona, P.C.
Tucson, Arizona, 85741, United States
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Urological Research Network
Hialeah, Florida, 33016, United States
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Urologicum Duisburg
Duisburg, 47169, Germany
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Urology Associates
Nashville, Tennessee, 37209, United States
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Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
Prague, 128 08, Czechia
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Yokohama City University Medical Center
Yokohama, 232 0024, Japan
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