New stroke drug shows promise in major trial
NCT ID NCT05953480
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new biologic drug called redasemtide in 680 adults who have had an acute ischemic stroke. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo within 25 hours of their stroke. The goal is to see if redasemtide improves recovery and reduces disability at 90 days. The trial includes people who can and cannot receive standard clot-busting treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- redasemtide (a biologic drug given by injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option to improve recovery and reduce long-term disability after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial, so results may not confirm benefit. The drug is given within 25 hours of stroke onset, which is a narrow window, and side effects are still being studied.
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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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680 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Able to initiate study intervention within 25 hours of stroke onset * Cohort A: Determined by the investigator to not be eligible for systemic thrombolysis and/or mechanical recanalization therapy (that is, mechanical thrombectomy, local fibrinolytic therapy as per local standard of care) for the current stroke. * Cohort B: Determined by the investigator to be eligible for systemic thrombolysis and/or mechanical recanalization therapy (that is, mechanical thrombectomy, local fibrinolytic therapy as per local standard of care) for the current stroke. * Cohort A: If a participant is not eligible for systemic thrombolysis and/or mechanical recanalization therapy, screening and baseline NIHSS score of 6 to 22 is required (inclusive) and must be stable, defined as absence of an increase or decrease of ≥4 points within ≥1 hour to ≤3 hours of screening, and NIHSS score should be 6 to 22 at baseline. * Cohort B: In a participant who is eligible to receive or has received concomitant systemic thrombolysis and/or mechanical recanalization therapy, the NIHSS score must be 6 to 22 at screening prior to systemic thrombolysis and/or mechanical recanalization therapy and the second/baseline NIHSS score must be 6 to 22 and should be done after systemic thrombolysis and/or mechanical recanalization therapy. * Medically stable at the time of enrollment except for primary disease and complications associated with it, according to the judgment of the investigator. In addition, hospitalization during the Follow-up Period is not anticipated, and the participant appears likely to be able to complete the study. Medically stable is defined as disease not requiring significant change in therapy for 3 months following enrollment. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any disease or neurological disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the conduct of the study * A severe decrease in consciousness level (defined as NIHSS item 1a score 3: Not alert, responds only with reflex motor or autonomic effects, or totally unresponsive, flaccid, and areflexic) * Disability corresponding to a mRS score of ≥2 before the onset of stroke * A history of stroke (excluding transient ischemic attack), history of or current intracranial hemorrhage, or head trauma that caused neurological effects within 90 days prior to obtaining informed consent * Participants with an ischemic stroke in cerebellum and/or brain stem as the main infarction site * Diagnosis of a current transient ischemic attack * Unable to undergo either computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging * Considered by the investigator to be inappropriate to participate due to a history or complication of serious cardiovascular disease within 1 month of screening (for example, history of acute myocardial infarction, current acute myocardial infarction, uncontrollable heart failure, infective endocarditis requiring treatment, or acute aortic dissection, or requiring or likely to require hospitalization for severe arrhythmia during the study) * Blood glucose level \<50 or \>400 milligrams/deciliter after glycemic control * Systolic blood pressure ≥220 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or diastolic blood pressure ≥120 mmHg after antihypertensive treatment * Sensitivity to any of the study interventions, or components thereof, or clinically significant drug or other severe allergy that, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicates participation in the study * Use of prohibited concomitant medications or therapies listed in the protocol for the treatment of current AIS * Participants who have previously received redasemtide * Participants who have received any investigational product within 90 days of screening Note: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may 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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AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, 546 36, Greece
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AZ Oostende - Damiaan
Ostend, West-Vlaanderen, 8400, Belgium
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - PPDS
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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Alexandra Hospital
Athens, Attica, 11528, Greece
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Ascension St. John Clinical Research Institute
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104-5437, United States
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Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, 30912-0004, United States
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Banner University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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Barzilai Medical Center
Ashkelon, 7830604, Israel
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Baylor Scott & White - Plano Brain & Spine Center
Plano, Texas, 75093-5338, United States
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Baylor University Medical Center - 3500 Gaston Ave
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 101199, China
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100070, China
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Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 102218, China
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Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen Varmegyei Kozponti Korhaz és Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz
Miskolc, Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county, 3526, Hungary
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Budapesti Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Korhaz es Rendelointezet
Budapest, 1106, Hungary
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CHUVI - H.U. Alvaro Cunqueiro
Vigo, Pontevedra, 36312, Spain
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Charing Cross Hospital
London, London, City of, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
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Chutoen General Medical Center
Kakegawa-Shi, Shizuoka, 436-8555, Japan
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Clinical Centre of Vojvodina
Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
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Community Hospital
Munster, Indiana, 46321-2901, United States
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Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli
Sabadell, Barcelona, 8208, Spain
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Fairfield General Hospital - PPDS
Bury, B19 7TD, United Kingdom
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Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady
Prague, Praha, Hlavní Mesto, 100 00, Czechia
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Fakultni nemocnice v Motole
Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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Fukui Prefectural Hospital
Fukui-shi, Hukui, 910-8526, Japan
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Galilee Medical Center
Nahariya, Northern District, 2210000, Israel
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General Hospital Bor
Bor, 19210, Serbia
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General Hospital Cuprija
Ćuprija, 35230, Serbia
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General Hospital Dr. Djordje Joanovic - Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin, 23000, Serbia
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General Hospital Leskovac
Leskovac, 16000, Serbia
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General Hospital of Thessaloniki ''G. Papanikolaou''
Thessaloniki, 570 10, Greece
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General Hospital of Thessaloniki ''Hippokratio''
Thessaloniki, 546 42, Greece
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Gold Coast University Hospital
Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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Gyor-Moson-Sopron Varmegyei Petz Aladár Egyetemi Oktató Kórház
Győr, 9024, Hungary
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Hadassah Medical Center - PPDS
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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Hanyang University Medical Center
Seoul, 4763, South Korea
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Health Center Uzice
Užice, 31000, Serbia
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Health Center Valjevo
Valjevo, 250804, Serbia
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Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala
Helsinki, Uusimaa, 290, Finland
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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hadera, Haifa District, 38100, Israel
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
Madrid, 28049, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Mutua de Terrassa
Terrassa, Barcelona, 8221, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova
Lleida, 25198, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr Josep Trueta
Girona, 17007, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII
Tarragona, 43005, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe de Valencia
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario A Coruña
A Coruña, 15006, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz - PPDS
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Torrecardenas
Almería, 4009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS
Barcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Arrixaca
El Palmar, 30120, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Badajoz
Badajoz, 6006, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 8907, Spain
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Hospital de La Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 8025, Spain
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Hospital for Cerebrovascular Diseases Sveti Sava
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030-2726, United States
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Hyogo Medical University Hospital
Nishinomiya-Shi, Hyôgo, 663-8501, Japan
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Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital
Goyang-si, Gyeonggido, 10380, South Korea
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Intercoastal Medical Group
Sarasota, Florida, 34239-3228, United States
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Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 430-8525, Japan
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Japanese Red Cross Takayama Hospital
Takayama-Shi, Gifu, 506-8550, Japan
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Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital
Daegu, Daegu Gwang'yeogsi, 42601, South Korea
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Kimitsu Chuo Hospital
Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-8535, Japan
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King's College Hospital
London, Surrey, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Kistarcsai Flór Ferenc Kórház
Kistarcsa, Pest County, 2143, Hungary
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Klinikum Altenburger Land GmbH
Altenburg, Thuringia, 4600, Germany
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Kyung Hee University Hospital
Seoul, 2447, South Korea
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Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
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Liverpool Hospital - PPDS
Sydney, New South Wales, 2170, Australia
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Luton and Dunstable Hospital
Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0DT, United Kingdom
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Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, St. Mary's Campus - PPDS
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905-0001, United States
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Meir Medical Center
Kfar Saba, Central District, 44281, Israel
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Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital- Riverside
Rockford, Illinois, 61114-2300, United States
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Military Medical Academy
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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Misyuku Hospital
Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-0051, Japan
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Munson Healthcare
Traverse City, Michigan, 49684, United States
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Nanjing First Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210001, China
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National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Suita-Shi, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Beppu Medical Center
Beppu-Shi, Oita Prefecture, 874-0011, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Hamada Medical Center
Hamada-Shi, Shimane, 697-8511, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Higashihiroshima Medical Center
Higashihiroshima-Shi, Hiroshima, 739-0041, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center
Kure-Shi, Hiroshima, 737-0023, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital
Osaka, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Toyohashi Medical Center
Toyohashi, Aichi-ken, 440-8510, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 245-8575, Japan
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National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
London, Middlesex, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
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National University Hospital- Singapore
Singapore, 119074, Singapore
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Naval Hospital of Athens
Athens, Attica, 115 21, Greece
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North Shore University Hospital-300 Community Dr
Manhasset, New York, 11030-3816, United States
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Northwick Park Hospital
Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
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Nuvance Health Medical Practice, PC- Neurosurgery
Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601-3986, United States
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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1240, United States
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Omuta City Hospital
Omuta-Shi, Fukuoka, 836-8567, Japan
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Osaka University Hospital
Suita-Shi, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Our Lady of the Snow Social Medical Corporation St. Mary's Hospital
Kurume-Shi, Hukuoka, 830-8543, Japan
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Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, 56429, Greece
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, 999077, Hong Kong
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Princess Margaret Hospital - Hong Kong
Kwai Chung, 999077, Hong Kong
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Pusan National University Hospital
Busan, 49241, South Korea
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Pécsi Tudomanyegyetem - Vasvari Pal u.
Pécs, Baranya, 7624, Hungary
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Queen Mary Hospital - PPDS
Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong
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Rambam Medical Center - PPDS
Haifa, 31096, Israel
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Rinku General Medical Center
Izumisano, Osaka, 598-8577, Japan
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom
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Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 6351, South Korea
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Sanyudo Hospital
Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, 992-0033, Japan
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Seisho Hospital
Odawara-Shi, Kanagawa, 250-0001, Japan
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Semmelweis Egyetem
Budapest, 1083, Hungary
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Semmelweis Egyetem Idegsebeszeti es Neurointervencios Klinika
Budapest, 1145, Hungary
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 3722, South Korea
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Sheba Medical Center - PPDS
Ramat Gan, 5262000, Israel
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Shin Komonji Hospital
Kitakyushu-Shi, Fukuoka, 800-0057, Japan
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Shin-Kuki General Hospital
Kuki-shi, Saitama, 346-8530, Japan
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Shinsuma General Hospital
Kobe, Hyôgo, 654-0048, Japan
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Shizuoka City Shizuoka Hospital
Aoi-Ku, Shizuoka, 420-8630, Japan
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Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21215-5216, United States
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Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
Singapore, 169608, Singapore
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Social Medical Corporation The Chiyukai Foundation Fukuoka Wajiro Hospital
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 811-0213, Japan
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Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Akron, Ohio, 44304, United States
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Szent Damjan Gorogkatolikus Korhaz
Kisvárda, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, 4600, Hungary
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - PPDS
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel
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The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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The Royal London Hospital
London, Middlesex, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
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Tominaga Hospital
Osaka, Osaka, 556-0017, Japan
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UZ Brussel - PIN
Jette, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium
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UZ Gent
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium
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Universitatsklinikum Leipzig
Leipzig, Saxony, 4103, Germany
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University Clinical Center Nis
Niš, 18 000, Serbia
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University Clinical Center of Serbia - Pasterova 2 - PPDS
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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University General Hospital ''ATTIKON''
Athens, 12462, Greece
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University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupoli, Evros, 681 00, Greece
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University General Hospital of Heraklion
Heraklion, Irakleio, 710 03, Greece
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University General Hospital of Ioannina
Ioannina, 455 00, Greece
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University General Hospital of Larissa
Larissa, 411 10, Greece
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University General Hospital of Patras
Pátrai, Achaïa, 265 04, Greece
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University Health-University Hospital
San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3931, United States
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Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice V Praze-U Nemocnice 499/2
Prague, Nové Město, 101 00, Czechia
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Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China
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ZIV Medical Center
Safed, 13100, Israel
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