New cancer gel shows promise for rare urinary tract tumors
NCT ID NCT06774131
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new gel-like drug, UGN-104, placed directly into the upper urinary tract to treat low-grade cancer. About 70 adults with small tumors will receive the treatment to see if it can completely eliminate visible cancer. The goal is to control the disease and avoid more invasive surgery.
Why investors are watching
UroGen Pharma is running a phase 3 trial of UGN-104, a new formulation of its approved drug JELMYTO, for low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer. The trial enrolls 70 patients and tests whether the drug controls the disease. For a small company, this readout matters because UGN-104 could extend the life of its core product line.
If it works: A positive result could lead to regulatory approval and give UroGen a second product based on an already-approved drug. That would broaden its commercial options without starting from scratch.
If it fails: The trial could fail to show sufficient efficacy or safety, which would delay or block approval. Trials fail often, and a setback here would hurt a small company that depends on this drug's success.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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: 1. Provide written informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form and protocol. 2. Naive or recurrent patients with LG, non-invasive UTUC in the pyelocalyceal system, with the following disease characteristics: 1. At least 1 measurable papillary LG tumor, evaluated visually, ≤ 15 mm. The largest lesion should not exceed 15 mm. Debulking to ≤ 15 mm is permitted. 2. Biopsy taken from at least 1 tumor located above the ureteropelvic junction revealing LG urothelial carcinoma (UC). Patients who have been biopsied within 8 weeks before Screening for this study and shown to have LG UC may have these historical biopsies used for enrollment into the study and do not require repeat biopsy during Screening. 3. Patient should have at least 1 remaining papillary LG tumor evaluated visually with a diameter of at least 5 mm post-biopsy. 4. Wash urine cytology sampled from the pyelocalyceal system documenting the absence of high-grade (HG) UC, diagnosed not more than 8 weeks before Screening. 5. Patients with bilateral LG-UTUC may be enrolled if at least 1 side meets the inclusion criteria for the study and if the other kidney does not require further treatments. (The disease in the other kidney must be completely ablated before receiving treatment in the study.) Note: If both upper tracts meet inclusion criteria, the treating urologist in consultation with the sponsor's medical monitor can decide which side to treat in the study. The pyelocalyceal system not under study must be free of cancer before the first instillation on the side to be treated in the study. 3. Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \< 3 (with Karnofsky \> 40). 4. Patients with life expectancy \> 24 months at time of Screening. 5. Patients must have adequate organ and bone marrow function as determined by the following routine laboratory tests: 1. Leukocytes ≥ 3,000/μL (≥ 3 × 10\^9/L). 2. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/μL (≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L). 3. Platelets ≥ 100,000/μL (≥ 100 × 10\^9/L). 4. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL. 5. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN). 6. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN. 7. Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 × ULN. 8. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30 mL/min. 6. Patient has no active urinary tract infection (UTI) as confirmed by urine culture or urinalysis. Note: In case of a symptomatic UTI the patient will be treated with antibiotics and the instillation will be postponed until resolution. In the case of asymptomatic bacteriuria, the use of prophylactic antibiotics and postponement of treatment is at the discretion of the investigator. 7. Contraceptive use by men and women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for clinical study participants. Female patients of childbearing potential (defined as premenopausal women who have not been sterilized) and male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use 2 acceptable forms of effective contraception from enrollment through 6 months post treatment. Sexually active male patients must agree to use a condom during intercourse for at least 48 hours after each instillation. Acceptable methods of birth control considered to have a low failure rate (ie, less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly include implants, injectable, combined (estrogen/progesterone) oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices (only hormonal), condoms with spermicide, sexual abstinence\* or vasectomized partner. \* Sexual abstinence is defined as refraining from intercourse from enrollment through 6 months post treatment. Periodic abstinence (calendar, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) is NOT an acceptable method of contraception. Exclusion Criteria: 1. UC specific exclusions: 1. Patient received Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment for UC during the 6 months before enrollment. 2. The patient has untreated concurrent UC in locations other than the target area (unless treated and resolved during Screening); ie, ureteral and lower urinary tract tumors must be completely ablated before entry. 3. Patient has a history of carcinoma in situ (CIS) in the urinary tract. 4. Patient has a history of invasive UC in the past 5 years. 5. Patient has a history of HG papillary UC in the urinary tract in the past 2 years. 2. Patient is actively being treated or intends to be treated with systemic chemotherapy during the duration of the study. 3. Any other malignancy diagnosed within 2 years before enrollment with the exception of: 1. Basal or squamous cell skin cancers. 2. Noninvasive cancer of the cervix. 3. Any other cancer deemed to be of low risk for progression or patient morbidity during the study period in the opinion of the investigator. 4. Patient with urinary obstruction such that there is an inability to deliver the study treatment to the pyelocalyceal system either via ureteral catheter (retrograde administration) or nephrostomy tube (antegrade administration). 5. Known allergy or sensitivity to any component of the study treatment (including excipients) that in the investigator's opinion cannot be readily managed. 6. Patient has an intractable bleeding disorder (eg, coagulation factors deficiencies, Von Willebrand disease). 7. Patient is currently receiving any other investigational product, has participated in a research protocol involving administration of an investigational product in the past 30 days, or plans to participate in a research protocol involving administration of an investigational product during study conduct. 8. Patient was previously treated with JELMYTO (product code UGN-101) for UTUC. 9. Women who are pregnant (positive urine or serum pregnancy test), planning to become pregnant during the study period, or who are breastfeeding are not eligible to enroll. 10. Patient has any other medical or mental condition(s) that make(s) his/her participation in the study unadvisable in the opinion of the investigator. 11. Where applicable per country regulation, the patient must not be currently committed to an institution by virtue of an order issued by either judicial or administrative authorities.
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Conditions
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
74 sites in 9 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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"Dr. Carol Davila" Nephrology Clinical Hospital Bucharest
RECRUITINGBucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Amarillo Urology Research
COMPLETEDAmarillo, Texas, 79106, United States
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Arizona State Urological Research Institute, LLC ("ASURI")
RECRUITINGChandler, Arizona, 85225, United States
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Assaf Harofeh hospital, Shamir Medical Center
RECRUITINGẔerifin, 70500, Israel
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Bihor County Emergency Clinical Hospital
RECRUITINGOradea, 410169, Romania
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Bioresearch Partner - Aventura
RECRUITINGAventura, Florida, 33180, United States
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Bioresearch Partner - Hialeah Hospital
RECRUITINGHialeah, Florida, 33013, United States
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Carolina Urologic Research Center, LLC
RECRUITINGMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration with Warmia and Mazury Oncology Centre in Olsztyn
RECRUITINGOlsztyn, 10-228, Poland
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D&H National Research Centers - Cancer Research Center, LLC
RECRUITINGMargate, Florida, 33063, United States
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Delta Health Care S.R.L.
RECRUITINGBucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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East Valley Urology Center of Arizona
RECRUITINGQueen Creek, Arizona, 85140, United States
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Guram Karazanashvili Robotic Center LLC
RECRUITINGTbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia
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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia
RECRUITINGValencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer
RECRUITINGMurcia, 30008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar
RECRUITINGCadiz, 11009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía
RECRUITINGCórdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
RECRUITINGSeville, 41009, Spain
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Houston Metro Urology (HMU) - Southwest Location
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77027, United States
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IN-VIVO Limited Liability Company
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, 85-048, Poland
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Independent Public Teaching Hospital #2
RECRUITINGSzczecin, 70-111, Poland
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JSC "Vian"-I.Bokeria University Hospital
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0137, Georgia
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JSC Jerarsi
RECRUITINGTbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia
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Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw
RECRUITINGWroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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LLC Riga East University Hospital, Clinic of Urology and Oncologic Urology
RECRUITINGRiga, Riga, LV-1079, Latvia
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LTD "Geo Hospitals"
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0144, Georgia
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LTD "Israel-Georgian Medical Research Clinic "Healthycore"
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0112, Georgia
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LTD "Tbilisi State Medical University and Ingorokva High Medical Technology University Clinic"
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0144, Georgia
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LTD West Regional Center of Modern Medical Technologies
RECRUITINGKutaisi, Imereti, Georgia
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Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3436212, Israel
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Liepajas Regional Hospital, Kurzeme Urology Center
RECRUITINGLiepāja, Liepaja, LV-3414, Latvia
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Low county Urology Clinics
RECRUITINGNorth Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States
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Lumi Research - Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77090, United States
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MHAT Haskovo AD
RECRUITINGHaskovo, 6300, Bulgaria
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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medstar Washington Hospital Center
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Meir Medical Center, Department of Urology
RECRUITINGKefar Sava, Israel, 4428164, Israel
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Michael G Oefelein Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGBakersfield, California, 93301, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center - Bronx
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment - Shumen, Department of Urology
RECRUITINGShumen, Shumen, 9700, Bulgaria
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Municipal Clinical Hospital Cluj-Napoca
RECRUITINGCluj-Napoca, 400139, Romania
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NZOZ Silesian Urology Hospital
RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-073, Poland
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Opole University Clinical Hospital (USK Opole)
RECRUITINGOpole, Opole Voivodeship, 45-401, Poland
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P. Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Center for Urology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRiga, Riga, Latvia
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Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
RECRUITINGHershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Puigvert Foundation
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalonia, 08025, Spain
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Rabin Medical Center - Hasharon hospital
RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4937211, Israel
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Regional Institute of Oncology Iasi
RECRUITINGIași, 700483, Romania
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Renovatio Clinical - The Woodlands Research Center
RECRUITINGThe Woodlands, Texas, 77380, United States
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
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Semmelweis University, Department of Urology
COMPLETEDBudapest, Budapest, Hungary
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Sheba Medical Center
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, Israel, 5262000, Israel
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St. John of Dukla Oncology Center of Lublin Land
RECRUITINGLublin, 20-090, Poland
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Texas Urology Specialists-Austin
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705, United States
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The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
COMPLETEDDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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The Urology Center, P.C.
COMPLETEDOmaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
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Timisoara County Clinical Emergency Hospital Pius Brinzeu
RECRUITINGTimișoara, 300723, Romania
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UC Irvine Health. Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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UPNT Research Institute, LLC
RECRUITINGArlington, Texas, 76017, United States
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USA Operation d/b/a US Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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University Clinical Center in Gdansk, Department of urology
COMPLETEDGdansk, Pomeranian, Poland
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University Hospital Clinical San Carlos, Department of Urology
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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University Hospital Complex A Coruna (CHUAC), Department of Urology
RECRUITINGA Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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University Hospital Ramon y Cajal
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, Spain
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University Hospital de La Princesa
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28006, Spain
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University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment "Sveti Georgi", Plovdiv
RECRUITINGPlovdiv, Plovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria
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University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine "N.I. Pirogov," Sofia, Clinic of Urology
RECRUITINGSofia, 1000, Bulgaria
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGArkansas City, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC)
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of Debrecen Clinical Center, Department of Urology
RECRUITINGDebrecen, 4032, Hungary
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University of Florida Health (UF Health), Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
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University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma
RECRUITINGTulsa, Oklahoma, 74146-5830, United States
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Urology Center of Iowa Research
RECRUITINGClive, Iowa, 50325, United States
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Urology Centers of Alabama
RECRUITINGHomewood, Alabama, 35209, United States
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Urology Specialists of the Carolinas - Greensboro
RECRUITINGGreensboro, North Carolina, 27403, United States
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Urology Specialists of the Carolinas, PLLC
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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