New hope for muscle weakness: drug trial targets myasthenia gravis
NCT ID NCT06456580
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a drug called telitacicept in 180 adults with generalized myasthenia gravis, a condition causing muscle weakness. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks to see if it improves daily activities and muscle strength. The goal is to control the disease, not cure it.
Why investors are watching
Vor Biopharma, a very small publicly traded company, is running a phase 3 trial of the drug telaticept in 180 people with generalized myasthenia gravis, a chronic muscle weakness condition. For a micro-cap company, this late-stage readout is a major event because a positive result could lead to regulatory approval and its first commercial product. A negative result would likely be a serious setback for the company's future.
If it works: If the trial shows telaticept safely improves symptoms better than placebo, Vor Biopharma could gain a marketable treatment for a disease with few options. That outcome could attract partners or funding to support the drug's launch.
If it fails: Phase 3 trials often fail, and a negative result would likely end telaticept's development and leave Vor Biopharma without a lead candidate. Delays in enrollment or data readout could also strain the company's limited resources.
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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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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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.
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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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Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female patient aged ≥18 years at screening. 2. Patients have prior confirmed diagnosis of gMG with generalized muscle weakness (typical pattern of weakness meeting the clinical criteria for diagnosis of MG as defined by the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) clinical classification II-IV. 3. Patients have positive antibodies against AChR or MuSK at screening. 4. MG-ADL score ≥6 points at screening and baseline with ocular-related score \<50% of the total score. 5. QMG score ≥8 points, and ≥ 4 items score at least 2 points at screening and baseline. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients have been diagnosed with any other autoimmune disease which can potentially pose a safety or efficacy confounding risk. 2. Patients having acute or chronic infection. 3. Patients having thymoma within 5 years or received thymectomy ≤6 months prior to screening. Patients with thymoma diagnosed 3-5 years prior to screening may be eligible if thymoma was at a localized stage and definitively treated with complete surgical resection. 4. Patients having current or history of primary immunodeficiency. 5. Patients having history of malignancy within the last 5 years. 6. Patient having prior or continuing diagnosis of serious cardiovascular, liver, kidney, respiratory system, endocrine or hematologic disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
111 sites in 14 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Affiliated Hospital of ZunYi Medical University
RECRUITINGZunyi, Guizhou, 563000, China
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Allied Biomedical Research Institute (ABRI)
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33155, United States
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AnHui Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230000, China
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Aversi Clinic - Central Branch
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0160, Georgia
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Azienda Ospedaliera - Universitaria Sant' Andrea
RECRUITINGRome, Rome, 00189, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria - Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
RECRUITINGNaples, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II
RECRUITINGNaples, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale Antonio Cardarelli
RECRUITINGNaples, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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Beijing Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Center for Neurological Disorders, S.C. - Greenfield - Gamma Therapeutic Center
RECRUITINGGreenfield, Wisconsin, 53228, United States
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Centre Hospitalier Régional de la Citadelle
RECRUITINGLiège, Liège, 4000, Belgium
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Centrum Medyczne Hope Clinic
RECRUITINGLublin, Lubusz Voivodeship, 20-701, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne Neuroprot
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 01-684, Poland
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Clinirem - Lublin
RECRUITINGLublin, Lublin Voivodeship, 20-064, Poland
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Concord Repatriation General Hospital
RECRUITINGConcord, New South Wales, 2139, Australia
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Empower Clinical Research
RECRUITINGTigard, Oregon, 97223, United States
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Fakultni Nemocnice Brno
RECRUITINGBrno, South Moravian, 625 00, Czechia
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Fakultni Nemocnice Ostrava
RECRUITINGOstrava-Poruba, Moravian-Silesian, 708 54, Czechia
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First Hospital of ShanXi Medical University
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, 030000, China
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Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele - G. Giglio Di Cefalu
RECRUITINGCefalù, Palermo, 90015, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
RECRUITINGRome, Rome, 00168, Italy
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, 350000, China
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Fundación Scherbovsky
RECRUITINGMendoza, Mendoza Province, M5500AXR, Argentina
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Gold Coast University Hospital
RECRUITINGSouthport, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin
RECRUITINGBordeaux, Gironde, 33076, France
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Hokkaido University Hospital
RECRUITINGSapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
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HonorHealth Neurology - Bob Bové Neuroscience Institute
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States
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Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis
RECRUITINGAlicante, Alicante, 03010, Spain
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Hospital General de Agudos José María Ramos Mejía
RECRUITINGCiudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1221ADC, Argentina
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGCiudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1199ABB, Argentina
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Hospital Sisters Health System Medical
RECRUITINGO'Fallon, Illinois, 62269, United States
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Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90619-900, Brazil
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Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa
RECRUITINGTerrassa, Barcelona, 08221, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, València, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Basurto
RECRUITINGBilbao, Biscay, 48013, Spain
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
RECRUITINGRibeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14051-140, Brazil
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Hospital for Special Surgery
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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Houston Methodist Neurological Institute
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Huashan Hospital of the ShangHai FuDan University Medical College
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201100, China
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Hôpital Pasteur
RECRUITINGNice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06001, France
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INECO Neurociencias Oroño
RECRUITINGRosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000TP, Argentina
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IRCCS Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza SG Rotondo
RECRUITINGSan Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, 71013, Italy
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Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba
RECRUITINGCuritiba, Paraná, 81210-310, Brazil
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Istituto Neurologico Casimiro Mondino
RECRUITINGPavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Jilin University China-Japan Union Hospital
RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130000, China
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Juntendo University Hospital
RECRUITINGBunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Kobe University Hospital
RECRUITINGKobe, Hyōgo, 650-0017, Japan
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Krakowska Akademia Neurologii Sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGKrakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 31-505, Poland
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Kyushu University Hospital
RECRUITINGFukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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MINKSneuro s.r.o. - MUDr. Eduard Minks Ph.D.
RECRUITINGBrno, South Moravian, 603 00, Czechia
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MTZ Powered by Pratia
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-172, Poland
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Medicover Integrated Clinical Services (MICS) - Centrum Medyczne Bydgoszcz
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-065, Poland
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Medsol Clinical Research Center
RECRUITINGPort Charlotte, Florida, 33952, United States
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Michigan State University Clinical Center
RECRUITINGEast Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Mount Sinai Health System
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Multi-profile Clinic "New Hospitals"
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0114, Georgia
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NHO Sendai Medical Center
RECRUITINGSendai, Miyagi, 983-8520, Japan
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Nagoya City University Hospital
RECRUITINGSuita-shi, Osaka, 564-0013, Japan
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National Hospital Organization - Nagoya Medical Center
RECRUITINGNagoya, Aichi-ken, 460-0001, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Niigata National Hospital
RECRUITINGKashiwazaki-Shi, Niigata, 945-8585, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Utano National Hospital
RECRUITINGKyoto, Kyoto, 616-8255, Japan
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Neurocentrum Bydgoszcz
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-796, Poland
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Neurologia Śląska Centrum Medyczne
RECRUITINGKatowice, Silesian Voivodeship, 40-123, Poland
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Neurology Center of New England
RECRUITINGFoxborough, Massachusetts, 02035, United States
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Niepubliczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej NEURO - KARD
RECRUITINGPoznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 61-853, Poland
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NingBo Medical Center LiHuiLi Hospital
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, 315100, China
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Okinawa National Hospital
RECRUITINGGinowan-Shi, Okinawa, 901-2214, Japan
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Pineo Medical Ecosystem
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0114, Georgia
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Pseg Centro de Pesquisa Clinica
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 04038-002, Brazil
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QiLU Hospital of ShanDong University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shangdong, 250000, China
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SFM Clinical Research
RECRUITINGBoca Raton, Florida, 33487, United States
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STAT Research S.A.
RECRUITINGCiudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1023AAB, Argentina
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Sapporo Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGSapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
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Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital
RECRUITINGHamamatsu, Sizuoka [Shizuoka], 430-8558, Japan
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Simon Khechinashvili University Hospital
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0179, Georgia
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St. Marianna University Hospital
RECRUITINGKawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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The 1 School of Medicine, School of Information and Engineering. The 1 Affiliated Hospital of WMU.
RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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The 960th Hospital of the Joint Service Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
RECRUITINGJinan, Shangdong, 250031, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400010, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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The First People's Hospital of JiNing Medical University
RECRUITINGJining, Shangdong, 272000, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of PLA Air Force Military Medical University
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China
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The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School. Lan Zhou University
RECRUITINGLanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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Tokushima University Hospital
RECRUITINGTokushima, Tokusima [Tokushima], 770-8503, Japan
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Tokyo Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGShinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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TongJi Medical College of HUST
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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Toronto General Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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Townsville University Hospital
RECRUITINGDouglas, Queensland, 4814, Australia
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Trinity Health - Grand Rapids Hospital
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Twoja Przychodnia Nowosolskie Centrum Medyczne
RECRUITINGNowa Sól, Lubusz Voivodeship, 67-100, Poland
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UM Health Care - Neurology and Sleep Disorders Clinic
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
RECRUITINGCampinas, São Paulo, 13083-888, Brazil
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Universitair Ziekenhuis (UZ) Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg
RECRUITINGLeuven, Flemish Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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University Hospital - London Health Sciences Centre
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6C 2R5, Canada
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University of California Irvine
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Cincinnati Health Physicians - Clifton
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Kentucky
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States
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University of Louisville Physicians
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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University of North Carolina Hospitals - Neurology Clinic
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States
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University of South Florida Health (USF Health)
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33613, United States
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University of Southern California
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne w Gdańsku
RECRUITINGGdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-214, Poland
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Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center
RECRUITINGAugusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Xi'An GaoXin Hospital
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, 710000, China
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XiangYa Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410000, China
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Yokohama Medical Center
RECRUITINGYokohama, Kanagawa, 245-8575, Japan
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