Cancer drug safety tracked over years in ongoing study
NCT ID NCT03815643
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 205 people with solid tumors who are already taking the cancer drug avelumab. Researchers want to see how safe the drug is over the long term and how long patients live or stay cancer-free. Participants continue their current treatment or are monitored after finishing it.
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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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205 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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: * Participants under enrollment and treatment in an avelumab clinical study under the sponsorship of EMD Serono Research \& Development Institute, Inc. / Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany * Merck Serono Co., Ltd (Japan) * Participants currently enrolled in an avelumab parent study and are on active treatment with avelumab or in long-term survival follow-up after treatment * Participants on active treatment must agree to continue to use highly effective contraception (that is, methods with a failure rate of less than 1% per year) for both male and female participants if the risk of conception exists * Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding * Participants still on active treatment: Known hypersensitivity to any of the study intervention ingredients * Participant has been enrolled in the comparator arm of avelumab parent study * Participant has been withdrawn from avelumab parent study for any reason * Any other reason that, in the opinion of the Investigator, precludes the participant from participating in the study * Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply.
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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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Adana City Hospital - Parent Account
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ankara University Medical Faculty - Medical Oncology
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria- Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" - Dipartimento Oncologia
Naples, Italy
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BHI of Omsk region "Clinical Oncology Dispensary" - Building #2
Omsk, Russia
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BP Medical
Vinnytsia, 21029, Ukraine
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Ballarat Health Services
Ballarat, Australia
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CHU Besançon - Hôpital Jean Minjoz - Service d'oncologie Medicale
Besançon, France
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CHU Bordeaux - Service d'Oncologie Médicale
Pessac, France
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CHU Poitiers - Hôpital la Milétrie - service d'oncologie médicale
Poitiers, France
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CNE KHERSON REG ONCOLOGICAL DISPENSARY OF KHERSON RC - Day Hosp of Polycl with Outpatient Chemoth Room
Kherson, Ukraine
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Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR - Dept of Respiratory Medicine
Kōtoku, Japan
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne - Service d'Hématologie Oncologie
Nice, France
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Ardenne - Pharmacie
Libramont, Belgium
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Centre Oscar Lambret - Service d'Oncologie medicale
Lille, France
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Centre Paul Strauss - Service de Médecine Oncologique
Strasbourg, France
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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
Daejeon, South Korea
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, South Korea
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Clinique CHC MontLégia
Liège, Belgium
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Clínica Universitaria Privada Reina Fabiola
Córdoba, Argentina
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Derriford Hospital - Dept of Oncology Clinical Trials
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Ege University Medical Faculty - PARENT
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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FSBI "National Medical Research Center for Oncology n.a. N.N. Petrov" of the MoH of the RF - Parent
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS - UOC Oncologia Medica
Roma, Italy
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, South Korea
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Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital - Medical Oncology
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (ITOR) - Upstate Affiliate Organization
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Groupe Hospitalier Sud - Hôpital Haut-Lévêque - Unité d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Respiratoires
Pessac, France
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Hacettepe University Medical Faculty - Oncology
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Health Pharma Professional Research S.A. de C.V.
México, Mexico
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Hematology - Oncology Associates of the Treasure Coast - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Treasure Coast
Port Saint Lucie, Florida, 34952, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group
Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72703, United States
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HonorHealth Research Institute
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States
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Hopital Larrey - Service de Pneumologie et Oncologie Thoracique
Toulouse, France
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon - Servicio de Oncologia Medica
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron - Oncology Dept.
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital de Câncer de Barretos - Fundação Pio XII
Barretos, Brazil
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Hospital de Mataro - Servicio de Oncologia Medica
Mataró, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau - Dept of Oncology
Barcelona, Spain
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ICO - Site Paul Papin - service d'oncologie medicale
Nantes, France
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ICO - Site René Gauducheau - Service d'Oncologie medicale
Nantes, France
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IOV - Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
Padova, Italy
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Institut Curie - site de Paris - Service d'Oncologie Médicale
Paris, France
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Instituto Alexander Fleming
Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Institutul Oncologic "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta" Cluj Napoca - Sectia Radioterapie III
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Institutul Regional de Oncologie Iasi - Sectia Oncologie Medicala
Iași, Romania
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Istanbul University Cerrahpasa - Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty - Medical Oncology
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istituto Clinico Humanitas - U.O. di Oncologia Medica ed Ematologia
Rozzano, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena IRCCS - UOC Oncologia Medica A
Roma, Italy
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Kansas City Research Institute, LLC - Phase I Unit
Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States
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Korea University Anam Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Kurume University Hospital - Dept of Lung Cancer Center
Kurume-shi, Japan
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LLC "Medical Technologies" - Parent
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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MHAT for women's health - Nadezhda, OOD
Sofia, Bulgaria
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Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
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Masarykuv onkologicky ustav - 300176866 Parent
Brno, Czechia
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Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medipol University Medical Faculty - Parent
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Mersin University Medical Faculty - Medical Oncology
Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Michigan State University
Lansing, Michigan, 48910, United States
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Monash Medical Centre Clayton
Clayton, Australia
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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Northwood, United Kingdom
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Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy - Dept of Lungs and Chest Oncology
Warsaw, Poland
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National Cancer Center
Goyang, South Korea
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National Cancer Center Hospital (NCCH)
Chūōku, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital - Dept of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Chūōku, Japan
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Nemocnice Rudolfa a Stefanie Benesov a.s. nemocnice Stredoceskeho kraje - parent
Benešov, Czechia
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Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers
Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States
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Norwalk Hospital - The Whittingham Cancer Center
Norwalk, Connecticut, 06850, United States
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OSU - James Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1228, United States
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Oncology Consultants, P.A.
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Oncology Hematology Care
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242, United States
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Oncology/Hematology Care Clinical Trials, LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97201, United States
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Osaka City General Hospital - Dept of Clinical Oncology
Osaka, Japan
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Osaka Habikino Medical Center - Dept of Pulmonary Oncology
Habikino-shi, Japan
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Osaka University Hospital - Dept of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Suita-shi, Japan
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Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University - PARENT
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Petz Aladar Egyetemi Oktato Korhaz - Pulmonologiai Osztaly
Győr, Hungary
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Podilskyi Regional Oncological Center - Dept of Chemotherapy
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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Providence Medical Foundation
Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States
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RBIH "Kursk regional clinical oncology dispensary" of Kursk Region Healthcare Committee
Kursk, Russia
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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S.C Oncomed S.R.L - Specialitatea Oncologie Medicala
Timișoara, Romania
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S.C Radiotherapy Center Cluj S.R.L - Parent
Comuna Floresti, Romania
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SBHI of Novosibirsk region "Novosibirsk Regional Oncological Dispensary"
Novosibirsk, Russia
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SCRI - Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK
London, United Kingdom
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Songklanagarind Hospital - Department of Medicine
Songkhla, Thailand
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Spitalul Clinic Municipal "Dr. Gavril Curteanu" Oradea - Centrul Oncologie Medicala
Oradea, Romania
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St Joseph Heritage Healthcare
Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States
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The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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The West Clinic
Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Tohoku University Hospital
Sendai, Japan
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Universitaetsklinikum Essen - Westdeutsches Tumorzentrum
Essen, Germany
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University of California Davis Health System - Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Cincinnati - PARENT
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390-8857, United States
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University of Vermont Medical Center - Fletcher Allen Gastroenterology
Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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Virginia Piper Cancer Institute
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Zala Varmegyei Szent Rafael Korhaz - Pulmonologiai Osztaly
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
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