Liver cancer hope: new combo tested after standard treatment fails
NCT ID NCT04770896
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to standard targeted therapy (lenvatinib or sorafenib) helps people with advanced liver cancer live longer. It includes about 557 adults whose cancer worsened after initial treatment with atezolizumab and bevacizumab. The goal is to see if the combination improves survival compared to targeted therapy alone.
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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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557 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable HCC with diagnosis confirmed by histology/ cytology or clinically by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) criteria in cirrhotic patients. * Disease progression following prior atezolizumab plus bevacizumab combination treatment for HCC, for at least 4 consecutive treatment cycles, and 2 subsequent tumor assessments. It is required that at least 1 tumor assessment shows either stable disease (SD), partial response (PR), or complete response (CR). * At least one measurable (per RECIST v1.1) target lesion that has not been previously treated with local therapy or, if the target lesion is within the field of previous local therapy, has subsequently progressed in accordance with RECIST v1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to randomization * Child-Pugh class A within 7 days prior to randomization * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases. * History of leptomeningeal disease * History of hepatic encephalopathy, preceding 6 months, unresponsive to therapy within 3 days * Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC * History of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.O. S. Orsola Malpighi
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy
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A.O.U. Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
Palermo, Sicily, 90127, Italy
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APHM
Marseille, 13385, France
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APHP - Hopital Saint Antoine
Paris, 75571, France
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AZ Delta (Campus Rumbeke)
Roeselare, 8800, Belgium
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AZ KLINA
Brasschaat, 2930, Belgium
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Acibadem Altunizade Hastanesi
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Agioi Anargiroi Hospital of Kifissia
Nea Kifissia, 14564, Greece
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AirForce Specialized Hospital
Cairo, 11391, Egypt
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Anhui Province Cancer Hospital
Hefei, 12345, China
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Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Center-Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada
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Azienda Osp Uni Seconda Università Degli Studi Di Napoli
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino
Turin, Piedmont, 10128, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Rome, Lazio, 00152, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Tuscany, 50139, Italy
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Azlenda Ospendaliero-Universitaria Pisana
Pisa, Tuscany, 56100, Italy
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Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Tibbi Onkoloji
Bakirkoy / Istanbul, 34147, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo
São Paulo, 01321-00, Brazil
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CH Saint Eloi
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHA Bundang Medical Center
Gyeonggi-do, 13496, South Korea
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CHRU de Lille - Hopital Claude Huriez
Lille, 59037, France
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CHU Bordeaux
Pessac, 33604, France
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CHU Grenoble Sud
Grenoble, 38043, France
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CHU de Nantes - Hotel Dieu
Nantes, 44093, France
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CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital Rangueil
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Cebu Doctors' University Hospital
Cebu City, 6000, Philippines
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Centre Eugene Marquis;Service d'oncologie
Rennes, 35042, France
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Centro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Oncologia de Santa Catarina - CEPEN
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88020-210, Brazil
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Chi-Mei Medical Centre
Tainan, 710, Taiwan
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Christie Hospital Nhs Trust
Manchester, M2O 4BX, United Kingdom
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Chulalongkorn Hospital
Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Churchill Hospital
Oxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom
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Clinica CIMCA
San José, 10103, Costa Rica
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra Madrid
Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
Pamplona/iruña, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb
Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Clinicas Oncologicas Integradas - COI
Rio de Janeiro, 22290-160, Brazil
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Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS)
Santiago de Compostela, LA Coruna, 15706, Spain
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Complex Oncological Center - Plovdiv, EOOD
Plovdiv, 4004, Bulgaria
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Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
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Ege Uni Medical Faculty Hospital
Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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FSBI "National Medical Research Center of Oncology N.N. Blokhin?
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 115478, Russia
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Faculty of Med. Siriraj Hosp.
Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, Lombardy, 20122, Italy
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Fondazione Pascale
Naples, Campania, 80100, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, Lazio, 00168, Italy
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Freeman Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
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Fujian Provincial Hospital
Fuzhou, 350001, China
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Fujita Health University Hospital
Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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Hacettepe Uni Medical Faculty Hospital
Sihhiye/Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hammersmith Hospital
London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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Hiroshima University Hospital
Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Hopital Paul Brousse
Villejuif, 94804, France
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Hopitaux de Brabois - Gastro-Entereologie
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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Hospital Erasme
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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Hospital Felicio Rocho
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30110-160, Brazil
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-000, Brazil
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Hospital Sao Lucas - PUCRS
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil
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Hospital Son Llatzer
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, 07198, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hospital Universitario la Fe
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
Changsha, 410013, China
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I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (1st MSMU)
Moskva, Moscow Oblast, 119991, Russia
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ICIMED Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Médicas
San José, 10108, Costa Rica
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IRCCS Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)
Padova, Veneto, 35128, Italy
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Inselspital Bern Medizin Gastroenterologie
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Institute Kanser Negara (IKN)
Putrajaya, FED. Territory of Kuala Lumpur, 62250, Malaysia
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Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital
Tokyo, 180-8610, Japan
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Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
Hyōgo, 670-8540, Japan
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Jiangsu Province Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University)
Nanjing, 210029, China
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Jichi Medical University Hospital
Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan
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Juravinski Cancer Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 5C2, Canada
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Kindai University Hospital
Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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King College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Klinik Favoriten
Vienna, 1100, Austria
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Klinik Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Uni
Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
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Kurume University Hospital
Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Laiko General Hospital Athen
Athens, 115 27, Greece
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Makati Medical Center
Makati City, 1229, Philippines
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Med. Hochschule Hannover
Hanover, 30625, Germany
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Medipol Mega Üniversite Hastanesi Göztepe
Bağcılar, 34214, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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Memorial Ankara Hastanesi
Ankara, 06520, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Moscow City Oncology Hospital #62
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 125134, Russia
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Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Uni Hospital
Panagyurishte, 4500, Bulgaria
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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, 510515, China
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National Cancer Center
Goyang-si, 10408, South Korea
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
Chiba, 277-8577, Japan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Zhongzheng Dist., 10048, Taiwan
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North Estonia Medical Centre, Oncology and hematology Clinic
Tallinn, 13419, Estonia
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Ospedale del Mare
Naples, Campania, 80147, Italy
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Princess Margaret Cancer Center
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Health Care Campus
Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, 200127, China
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Royal Free Hospital
London, NW3 2QS, United Kingdom
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START Madrid. Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, 110004, China
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Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, 6423900, Israel
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TAYS Radius rakennus
Tampere, 33520, Finland
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Tartu University Hospital
Tartu, 50406, Estonia
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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, L7 8YA, United Kingdom
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, 510080, China
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The Medical City
Pasig, 1600, Philippines
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The University of Osaka Hospital
Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Tianjin Cancer Hospital
Tianjin, 300060, China
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Uludag Uni Hospital
Bursa, 16059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Uni Malaya Medical Center
Kuala Lumpur, FED. Territory of Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia
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Uniklinik Mainz
Mainz, 55131, Germany
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Uniklinikum Salzburg, LKH
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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University Medical Center Ljubljana
Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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Universität Tübingen
Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten
Sankt Pölten, 3100, Austria
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Universitätsspital Zürich Medizin Gastroenterologie
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Yokohama City University Medical Center
Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan
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Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University
Shanghai, 200032, China
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