Targeted radiation after lung cancer surgery aims to stop return
NCT ID NCT07293247
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding a precise type of radiation therapy (I²-PORT) after lung cancer surgery can help prevent the cancer from coming back. Participants have non-small cell lung cancer with remaining cancer in lymph nodes after initial treatment. The trial compares standard care (chemotherapy or immunotherapy) alone versus standard care plus the targeted radiation. About 164 people will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could lower the chance of lung cancer returning after surgery and improve long-term survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with 164 participants, so results are still preliminary. The added radiation may cause side effects like lung or heart 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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About 164 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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.
* Histopathologic diagnosis of NSCLC, may have mixed or multiple histologies but no small cell component * No known EGFR mutation or ALK rearrangement * No metastatic disease (M0) per most recent PET/CT and head CT/MRI imaging * No disease progression per CT chest (including upper abdomen as per standard practice) with intravenous (IV) contrast (unless IV contrast is contraindicated) or FDG-PET performed post-neoadjuvant therapy ≤ 90 days prior to registration, either before or after surgery * No metastatic disease (M0) per head CT/MRI imaging * Prior treatment with 2-4 cycles of neoadjuvant systemic therapy with any guideline (National Comprehensive Cancer Network \[NCCN\]) concordant regimen * Lobectomy or greater oncologic surgical resection within 8 weeks prior to registration * Complete (R0) resection showing ypN2 disease * No prior radiotherapy to the lungs or mediastinum * No treatment with a VEGF inhibitor ≤ 90 days prior to registration or plan to treat with adjuvant systemic therapy including a VEGF inhibitor * Age ≥ 18 years * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,000/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 50,000/mm\^3 * Calculated (Calc.) creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min * Total bilirubin ≤ 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase \[SGOT\])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \[SGPT\]) ≤ 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Not pregnant, because this study involves radiation therapy, which has known genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects. Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test done ≤ 7 days prior to registration is required * Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial * Cardiac function: Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better * No idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis requiring anti-fibrotic medication: Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or inflammatory/interstitial lung disease compromising pulmonary function or requiring ongoing treatment with nintedanib, pirfenidone, or other anti-fibrotic drug are excluded * HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with an undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
97 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Locations
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Arnold Palmer Cancer Center Medical Oncology Norwin
RECRUITINGN. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, 15642, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Collierville
RECRUITINGCollierville, Tennessee, 38017, United States
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto
RECRUITINGSouthhaven, Mississippi, 38671, United States
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Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Cancer Care Center of O'Fallon
RECRUITINGO'Fallon, Illinois, 62269, United States
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Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur
RECRUITINGDecatur, Illinois, 62526, United States
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Carlisle Regional Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCarlisle, Pennsylvania, 17015, United States
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Chelsea Hospital
RECRUITINGChelsea, Michigan, 48118, United States
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Decatur Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGDecatur, Illinois, 62526, United States
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Duluth Clinic Ashland
RECRUITINGAshland, Wisconsin, 54806, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Essentia Health - Deer River Clinic
RECRUITINGDeer River, Minnesota, 56636, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Essentia Health Cancer Center
RECRUITINGDuluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Essentia Health Hibbing Clinic
RECRUITINGHibbing, Minnesota, 55746, United States
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Essentia Health Saint Joseph's Medical Center
RECRUITINGBrainerd, Minnesota, 56401, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Essentia Health Saint Mary's Hospital - Superior
RECRUITINGSuperior, Wisconsin, 54880, United States
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Essentia Health Saint Mary's Medical Center
RECRUITINGDuluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Essentia Health Sandstone
RECRUITINGSandstone, Minnesota, 55072, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Essentia Health Virginia Clinic
RECRUITINGVirginia, Minnesota, 55792, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Essentia Health-Hayward Clinic
RECRUITINGHayward, Wisconsin, 54843, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Essentia Health-Spooner Clinic
RECRUITINGSpooner, Wisconsin, 54801, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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HSHS Saint Elizabeth's Hospital
RECRUITINGO'Fallon, Illinois, 62269, United States
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IRMC Cancer Center
RECRUITINGIndiana, Pennsylvania, 15701, United States
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Illinois CancerCare - Washington
RECRUITINGWashington, Illinois, 61571, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington
RECRUITINGBloomington, Illinois, 61704, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Canton
RECRUITINGCanton, Illinois, 61520, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Carthage
RECRUITINGCarthage, Illinois, 62321, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Eureka
RECRUITINGEureka, Illinois, 61530, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg
RECRUITINGGalesburg, Illinois, 61401, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Kewanee Clinic
RECRUITINGKewanee, Illinois, 61443, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Macomb
RECRUITINGMacomb, Illinois, 61455, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Ottawa Clinic
RECRUITINGOttawa, Illinois, 61350, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Pekin
RECRUITINGPekin, Illinois, 61554, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Peoria
RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Peru
RECRUITINGPeru, Illinois, 61354, United States
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Illinois CancerCare-Princeton
RECRUITINGPrinceton, Illinois, 61356, United States
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MaineHealth Cancer Care Center of York County
RECRUITINGSanford, Maine, 04073, United States
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MaineHealth Cancer Care and IV Therapy - Brunswick
RECRUITINGBrunswick, Maine, 04011, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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MaineHealth Cancer Care and IV Therapy - South Portland
RECRUITINGSouth Portland, Maine, 04106, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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MaineHealth Coastal Cancer Treatment Center
RECRUITINGBath, Maine, 04530, United States
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MaineHealth Maine Medical Center - Portland
RECRUITINGPortland, Maine, 04102, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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MaineHealth Maine Medical Center- Scarborough
RECRUITINGScarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
RECRUITINGUniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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Miller-Dwan Hospital
RECRUITINGDuluth, Minnesota, 55805, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro
RECRUITINGJonesboro, Arkansas, 72401, United States
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New York Proton Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10035, United States
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Northwest Wisconsin Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAshland, Wisconsin, 54806, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61637, United States
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OSF Saint Francis Radiation Oncology at Pekin
RECRUITINGPekin, Illinois, 61554, United States
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OSF Saint Francis Radiation Oncology at Peoria Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPeoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
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OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center
RECRUITINGBloomington, Illinois, 61701, United States
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Rush MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Saint Francis Medical Center
RECRUITINGCape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703, United States
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Sanford Bismarck Medical Center
RECRUITINGBismarck, North Dakota, 58501, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Sanford Broadway Medical Center
RECRUITINGFargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBemidji, Minnesota, 56601, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center
RECRUITINGFargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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State University of New York Upstate Medical University
RECRUITINGSyracuse, New York, 13210, United States
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Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Brighton
RECRUITINGBrighton, Michigan, 48114, United States
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Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Canton
RECRUITINGCanton, Michigan, 48188, United States
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Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Chelsea Hospital
RECRUITINGChelsea, Michigan, 48118, United States
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Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology Ann Arbor Campus
RECRUITINGYpsilanti, Michigan, 48197, United States
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Trinity Health Medical Center - Brighton
RECRUITINGBrighton, Michigan, 48114, United States
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Trinity Health Medical Center - Canton
RECRUITINGCanton, Michigan, 48188, United States
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Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States
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Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
RECRUITINGLivonia, Michigan, 48154, United States
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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon
RECRUITINGFarrell, Pennsylvania, 16121, United States
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UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Northwest
RECRUITINGSeneca, Pennsylvania, 16346, United States
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UPMC Cancer Center-Washington
RECRUITINGWashington, Pennsylvania, 15301, United States
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UPMC Cancer Centers - Arnold Palmer Pavilion
RECRUITINGGreensburg, Pennsylvania, 15601, United States
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center - New Castle
RECRUITINGNew Castle, Pennsylvania, 16105, United States
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie
RECRUITINGErie, Pennsylvania, 16505, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at Rocco And Nancy Ortenzio Cancer Pavilion
RECRUITINGMechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 17050, United States
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UPMC Pinnacle Cancer Center/Community Osteopathic Campus
RECRUITINGHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17109, United States
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UPMC Washington Hospital Radiation Oncology
RECRUITINGWashington, Pennsylvania, 15301, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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UPMC-Heritage Valley Health System Beaver
RECRUITINGBeaver, Pennsylvania, 15009, United States
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UPMC-Passavant Hospital
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15237, United States
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UPMC-Saint Clair Hospital Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15243, United States
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UPMC-Saint Margaret
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15215, United States
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UPMC-Shadyside Hospital
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Upstate Cancer Center Radiation Oncology at Oswego
RECRUITINGOswego, New York, 13126, United States
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Upstate Cancer Center at Hill Radiation Oncology
RECRUITINGSyracuse, New York, 13210, United States
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Upstate Cancer Center at Oswego
RECRUITINGOswego, New York, 13126, United States
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Upstate Cancer Center at Verona
RECRUITINGVerona, New York, 13478, United States
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