New drug peresolimab tested for rheumatoid arthritis – study ends early
NCT ID NCT05516758
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested peresolimab, an experimental drug, in 491 adults with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis who had not responded well to other treatments. The goal was to see if peresolimab could reduce joint pain and swelling better than a placebo. However, the study was terminated early, so the full results are not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peresolimab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, peresolimab could offer a new treatment option for people with rheumatoid arthritis who haven't responded well to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It's a phase 2 study, meaning it's still early and may not lead to a proven treatment.
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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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491 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Jan 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: * Have a diagnosis of adult onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for at least 3 months prior to screening, as defined by the 2010 ACR/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) classification criteria * Have moderately-to-severely active RA, at screening and baseline, defined by the presence of * ≥6 swollen joints based on 66 joint count, and * ≥6 tender joints based on 68 joint count. * Have had an inadequate response to, or loss of response or intolerance to at least 1 conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD), biologic DMARD ( bDMARD), or targeted synthetic DMARD (tsDMARD) treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Have Class IV RA according to ACR revised criteria. * Have presence of 1 or more significant concurrent medical conditions per investigator judgment, including but not limited to * poorly controlled diabetes or hypertension * chronic kidney disease stage IIIb, IV, or V * symptomatic heart failure according to New York Heart Association Class II, III, or IV * myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, stroke or transient ischemic attack, within the past 12 months before randomization * severe chronic pulmonary disease, for example, requiring oxygen therapy * major chronic inflammatory disease or connective tissue disease other than RA, including but not limited to, * systemic lupus erythematosus * psoriatic arthritis * axial spondyloarthritis including ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis * reactive arthritis * gout * scleroderma * polymyositis * dermatomyositis * active fibromyalgia, or * multiple sclerosis
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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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AA Medical Research Center
Grand Blanc, Michigan, 48439, United States
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APRILLUS Asistencia E Investigacion
CABA, Buenos Aires F.D., 1406, Argentina
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Accel Research Sites - Birmingham Clinical Research Unit
Birmingham, Alabama, 35216, United States
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Accurate Clinical Management
Baytown, Texas, 77521, United States
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Accurate Clinical Management - Houston
Houston, Texas, 77084, United States
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Accurate Clinical Research
Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70605, United States
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Accurate Clinical Research
Houston, Texas, 77089, United States
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Afflilated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
Bengbu, Anhui, 233004, China
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Aggarwal and Associates Limited
Brampton, Ontario, L6T 0G1, Canada
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Ai Centrum Medyczne Sp. Z O.O. Sp.K.
Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 61-113, Poland
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Albuquerque Center for Rheumatology
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States
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Albuquerque Clinical Trials, Inc.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States
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Altoona Center For Clinical Research
Duncansville, Pennsylvania, 16635, United States
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Ambulatorium Sp. z o.o.
Elblag, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, 82-300, Poland
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Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, PLLC
Phoenix, Arizona, 85037, United States
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Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Research PLLC
Gilbert, Arizona, 85297, United States
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Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Research, PLLC
Glendale, Arizona, 85306, United States
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Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Research, PLLC
Mesa, Arizona, 85210, United States
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Arthritis & Osteoporosis Associates - Freehold
Freehold, New Jersey, 07728, United States
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Arthritis Northwest, PLLC
Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
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Arthritis and Rheumatology Center of MI - Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills, Michigan, 48307, United States
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Attikon General University Hospital
Chaïdári, Attikí, 12462, Greece
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Baycare Medical Group
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705, United States
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Baycare Medical Group
Tampa, Florida, 33614, United States
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Bayside Misato Medical Center
Kochi, 781-0112, Japan
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Biopharma Informatic, LLC
Houston, Texas, 77043, United States
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Biopharma Informatic, LLC
Houston, Texas, 77084, United States
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CHUAC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña
A Coruña, A Coruña [La Coruña], 15006, Spain
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CHUS - Hospital Clinico Universitario
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia [Galicia], 15706, Spain
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CIPREC
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., C1061AAS, Argentina
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Cape Fear Arthritis Care
Leland, North Carolina, 28451, United States
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Centre de Recherche Musculo-Squelettique
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, G9A 3Y2, Canada
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Centro Medico del Angel
Mexicali, Estado de Baja California, 21100, Mexico
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Centro Polivalente de Asistencia e Investigacion Clinica - CER San Juan
San Juan, 5400, Argentina
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Centro Privado de Medicina Familiar / Mindout Research
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aire, Buenos Aires, 1417, Argentina
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Centro Reumatologico Caguas
Caguas, 00725, Puerto Rico
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Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Tucuman
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, T4000AXL, Argentina
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Centro de Investigaciones Reumatológicas
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, 4000, Argentina
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Centrum Medyczne Reuma Park
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-665, Poland
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Chubu Rosai Hospital
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 455-8530, Japan
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Clinica Adventista Belgrano
CABA, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aire, C1430EGF, Argentina
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Clinica de Investigacion en Reumatologia y Obesidad S. C.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44650, Mexico
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Clinical Research of West Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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Clinical Research of West Florida, Inc. (Clearwater)
Clearwater, Florida, 33765, United States
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Clinstile, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico City, Mexico City, 06700, Mexico
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Clinvest Research LLC
Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States
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Clínica Gaias - Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña [La Coruña], 15702, Spain
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DJL Clinical Research, PLLC
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211, United States
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DM Clinical Research - Tomball
Tomball, Texas, 77375, United States
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DM Clinical Research/Rheumatology Clinic of Houston
Tomball, Texas, 77377, United States
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Dan La, MD Inc
Tujunga, California, 91042, United States
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Denver Arthritis Clinic
Denver, Colorado, 80230, United States
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Desert Medical Advances
Rancho Mirage, California, 92270, United States
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Encore Medical Research of Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach, Florida, 33436, United States
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ForCare Clinical Research
Tampa, Florida, 33613, United States
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Fundación Respirar
Buenos Aires, C1426ABP, Argentina
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G.R.M.O. (Groupe de recherche en maladies osseuses) Inc.
Québec, G1V 3M7, Canada
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GCM Medical Group, PSC - Hato Rey Site
San Juan, 00917, Puerto Rico
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General Hospital of Athens Hippokratio
Athens, Attikí, 115 27, Greece
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General Hospital of Athens Laiko
Athens, Attikí, 11527, Greece
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Great Lakes Clinical Trials - Ravenswood
Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States
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Great Lakes Research Group, Inc.
Bay City, Michigan, 48706, United States
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HARAC Research Corp
Avon Park, Florida, 33825, United States
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Health Research of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73103, United States
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Hinsdale Orthopaedics - llinois Bone & Joint Institute
Hinsdale, Illinois, 60521, United States
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Hirose Clinic - Tokorozawa
Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-1111, Japan
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Hiroshima Clinic
Hiroshima, 733-0032, Japan
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Hiroshima University Hospital
Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Hospital Córdoba
Córdoba, 5004, Argentina
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Hospital Quiron Infanta Luisa
Seville, 41010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Huashan Hospital Affiliated Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040, China
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Instituto Medico Strusberg
Córdoba, X5000EDC, Argentina
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Investigacion y Biomedicina de Chihuahua
Chihuahua City, 31000, Mexico
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Jiangxi Pingxiang People's Hospital
Pingxiang, Jiangxi, 337055, China
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Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center
Brooklyn, New York, 11201, United States
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Juntendo University Hospital
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
Urayasu, Chiba, 279-0021, Japan
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Kohler and Milstein Research S.A. de C.V.
Mérida, Yucatán, 97070, Mexico
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Koujunkai Daido Clinic
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 457-8511, Japan
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Laila A Hassan, MD, PA
Houston, Texas, 77089, United States
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Latin Clinical Trial Center
San Juan, 00909, Puerto Rico
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MICS Centrum Medyczne Warszawa
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-874, Poland
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Machida Municipal Hospital
Tokyo, 194-0023, Japan
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Medvin Clinical Research - Metyas
Covina, California, 91722, United States
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Medvin Clinical Research - Su
Whittier, California, 90602, United States
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Metroplex Clinical Research Center
Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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Mindful Medical Research
San Juan, 00918, Puerto Rico
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Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital
Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2108, Japan
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Nagasaki Internal Medicine- Rheumatology Hospital
Nagasaki, 850-0832, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Chibahigashi National Hospital
Chiba, 260-8712, Japan
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Newport Huntington Medical Group
Huntington Beach, California, 92648, United States
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Nova Reuma Społka Partnerska
Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, 15-707, Poland
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Nzoz Bif-Med
Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-902, Poland
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Okayama City General Medical Center Okayama City Hospital
Okayama, 700-8557, Japan
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Organizacion Medica de Investigacion
CABA, Buenos Aires, C1015, Argentina
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Osi Bilbao-Basurto
Bilbao, Basque Country, 48013, Spain
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Paramount Medical Research & Consulting, LLC
Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 44130, United States
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Piedmont Arthritis Clinic
Greenville, South Carolina, 29601, United States
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Qualiclinic
Budapest, 1036, Hungary
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Revita Clinic
Budapest, Pest County, 1027, Hungary
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Rheuma Medicus- Zak��ad Opieki Zdrowotnej
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-118, Poland
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Rheumatology & Pulmonary Clinic
Beckley, West Virginia, 25801, United States
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Sagawa Akira Rheumatology Clinic
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0001, Japan
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Saint Louis Rheumatology
St Louis, Missouri, 63119, United States
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Sasebo Chuo Hospital
Sasebo, Nagasaki, 857-1195, Japan
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ShenZhen People's Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, China
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Shinkokura Hospital
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-0816, Japan
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Shinonoi General Hospital
Nagano, 388-8004, Japan
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Sound Clinical Research, LLC
Bothell, Washington, 98021, United States
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St Joseph Heritage Healthcare
Fullerton, California, 92835, United States
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Suncoast Clinical Research, Inc.
New Port Richey, Florida, 34652, United States
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Szpital Uniwersytecki Nr 2 w Bydgoszczy
Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-168, Poland
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Tekton Research - Fort Collins - East Harmony Road
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80528, United States
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Tekton Research, Inc
Austin, Texas, 78745, United States
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College
Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Tobata General Hospital
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 804-0025, Japan
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Tonan Hospital
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0004, Japan
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Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical,Science & Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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Twoja Przychodnia NCM
Nowa Sól, Lubusz Voivodeship, 67-100, Poland
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Twoja Przychodnia Poznanskie Centrum Medyczne
Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 61-293, Poland
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University General Hospital of Heraklion
Heraklion, Krítí, 711 10, Greece
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University Hospital of Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupoli, Évros, 68100, Greece
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University of Occupational and Enviromental Health
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 807-8556, Japan
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Vital Medical Center
Veszprém, Veszprém City, 8200, Hungary
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West Broward Rheumatology Associates
Tamarac, Florida, 33321, United States
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Wolverine Clinical Trials
Tustin, California, 92780, United States
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Xiangya Hospital Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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Yoshida Internal Medicine Clinic
Sakaki, Nagano, 389-0606, Japan
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