New drug combo offers hope for Hard-to-Treat stomach cancer
NCT ID NCT06048081
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This program provides early access to zolbetuximab, a targeted drug, combined with standard chemotherapy for people with advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has a specific protein (CLDN18.2). Participants must not have had prior chemotherapy or immunotherapy. The goal is to offer treatment before the drug is fully approved, while monitoring side effects and safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- zolbetuximab (a drug given by IV infusion, plus chemotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If this program shows positive results, it could support the approval of zolbetuximab as a new treatment option for people with this specific type of stomach cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early access program, not a formal trial, so data is limited. The drug may cause side effects, and not all patients will benefit. It is only for those with a specific tumor marker (CLDN18.2).
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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
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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: * Patient has histologically confirmed diagnosis of gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. * Patient has confirmed locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma. * Patient whose tumor expresses claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2) in ≥ 75% of tumor cells demonstrating moderate to strong membranous CLDN18 staining as determined by local or central immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing. * Patient has a Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2-negative) tumor by local testing on a gastric or GEJ tumor specimen. * Patient has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1. * Patient must meet all of the following criteria based on the locally analyzed laboratory tests collected. * Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9 g/dL. Patients requiring transfusions are eligible if they have post-transfusion Hgb ≥ 9 g/dL. * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 109/L * Platelets ≥ 100 × 109/L * Albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL * Total bilirubin (TBL) ≤ 1.5 × ULN without liver metastases (or \< 3.0 × ULN if liver metastases are present) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) without liver metastases (or ≤ 5 × ULN if liver metastases are present) * Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min * Prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR) and partial thromboplastin time ≤ 1.5 × ULN (except for patients receiving anticoagulation therapy) * Female patient is not pregnant and at least 1 of the following conditions apply: * Not a woman of child bearing potential (WOCBP) * WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance from the time of informed consent through at least 9 months after the final administration of oxaliplatin and 6 months after final administration of other interventions. * Female patient must agree not to breastfeed starting at screening and throughout the EAP period and for 6 months after final intervention administration. * Female patient must not donate ova starting at first administration of treatment and throughout the EAP period and for 9 months after the final administration of oxaliplatin and 6 months after final administration of other interventions. * Male patient with female partner(s) of childbearing potential (including breastfeeding partner) must agree to use contraception throughout the treatment period and for 6 months after final treatment administration. * Male patient must not donate sperm during the treatment period and for 6 months after final treatment administration. * Male patient with pregnant partner(s) must agree to remain abstinent or use a condom for the duration of the pregnancy throughout the EAP period and for 6 months after final treatment administration. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has previously received treatment in a clinical trial of zolbetuximab, or a clinical trial that included zolbetuximab as 1 of the treatment options, even if the patient was not given zolbetuximab. * Patient is a candidate for an ongoing clinical trial of zolbetuximab. * Patient has received any investigational therapy within 28 days or 5 half-lives prior to screening. * Patient has a known or suspected hypersensitivity to zolbetuximab, other monoclonal antibodies or any components of the formulation used. * Patient has received prior systemic chemotherapy for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma. However, patient may have received either neo-adjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy, immunotherapy or other systemic anticancer therapies as long as it was completed at least 6 months prior to participation. * Patient has received radiotherapy for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma ≤ 14 days prior to program registration and has not recovered from any related toxicity. * Patient receiving treatment with herbal medications that have known antitumor activity. * Patient has received systemic immunosuppressive therapy, including systemic corticosteroids within 14 days prior to registration. Patients using a physiologic replacement dose of hydrocortisone or its equivalent (defined as up to 30 mg/day of hydrocortisone or up to 10 mg/day of prednisone), receiving a single dose of systemic corticosteroids or receiving systemic corticosteroids as premedication for radiologic imaging contrast use are allowed. * Patient has a prior severe allergic reaction, known (immediate or delayed) or suspected hypersensitivity, intolerance or contraindication to zolbetuximab, mFOLFOX6, CAPOX, other monoclonal antibodies or any components of the formulations used. * Patient has known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency. (NOTE: Screening for DPD deficiency should be conducted per local requirements.) * Patient has a complete gastric outlet syndrome or a partial gastric outlet syndrome with persistent/recurrent vomiting. * Patient has significant gastric bleeding and/or untreated gastric ulcers that would exclude the patient from participation. * Patient has any other condition, which makes the patient unsuitable to receive or tolerate zolbetuximab.
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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.
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
140 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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BR55001
AVAILABLEBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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BR55002
AVAILABLEFlorianópolis, Brazil
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BR55003
AVAILABLERio de Janeiro, Brazil
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BR55004
AVAILABLEBrasília, Brazil
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BR55005
AVAILABLEPorto Alegre, Brazil
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BR55006
AVAILABLESão Paulo, Brazil
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BR55007
AVAILABLELondrina, Brazil
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BR55008
AVAILABLENatal, Brazil
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BR55009
AVAILABLEBelém, Brazil
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BR55010
AVAILABLEManaus, Brazil
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DE 49005
AVAILABLEMünchen, Germany
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DE49001
AVAILABLETübingen, Germany
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AVAILABLEUlm, Germany
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AVAILABLEGöttingen, Germany
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AVAILABLEDamme, Germany
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AVAILABLEErkelenz, Germany
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AVAILABLEHamburg, Germany
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AVAILABLEKiel, Germany
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AVAILABLEMunich, Germany
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AVAILABLEViersen, Germany
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AVAILABLENuremberg, Germany
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DE49016
AVAILABLEWiesbaden, Germany
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DE49017
AVAILABLEFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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AVAILABLEFrankfurt, Germany
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AVAILABLEMagdeburg, Germany
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AVAILABLEBerlin, Germany
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AVAILABLEChemnitz, Germany
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AVAILABLEKempten, Germany
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AVAILABLEKoblenz, Germany
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AVAILABLEKiel, Germany
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AVAILABLERavensburg, Germany
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AVAILABLEEssen, Germany
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AVAILABLEErkelenz, Germany
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AVAILABLEThuine, Germany
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DE49033
AVAILABLEHamburg, Germany
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DE49034
AVAILABLEDamme, Germany
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FR33001
AVAILABLEMarseille, France
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FR33002
AVAILABLEVannes, France
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FR33003
AVAILABLELyon, France
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FR33004
AVAILABLEAngers, France
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FR33005
AVAILABLESuresnes, France
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FR33006
AVAILABLEParis, France
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FR33007
AVAILABLEBordeaux, France
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FR33008
AVAILABLEMontpellier, France
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FR33009
AVAILABLESuresnes, France
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FR33010
AVAILABLEAngers, France
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FR33011
AVAILABLEParis, France
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FR33012
AVAILABLEPérigueux, France
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AVAILABLEClermont-Ferrand, France
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AVAILABLELormont, France
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AVAILABLEBordeaux, France
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AVAILABLERodez, France
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AVAILABLEParis, France
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AVAILABLESt-Malo, France
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AVAILABLEVillejuif, France
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FR33020
AVAILABLELe Blanc-Mesnil, France
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AVAILABLECagnes-sur-Mer, France
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AVAILABLEPerpignan, France
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FR33023
AVAILABLESaint-Grégoire, France
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AVAILABLEClermont-Ferrand, France
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AVAILABLEBrest, France
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AVAILABLEColmar, France
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AVAILABLEVillejuif, France
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AVAILABLEAvignon, France
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AVAILABLECorbeil-Essonnes, France
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AVAILABLEVantoux, France
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AVAILABLELyon, France
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AVAILABLENantes, France
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AVAILABLEParis, France
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AVAILABLEParis, France
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AVAILABLENiort, France
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AVAILABLETrévenans, France
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AVAILABLERouen, France
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AVAILABLEPoitiers, France
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AVAILABLEGrenoble, France
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AVAILABLEBobigny, France
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AVAILABLETours, France
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AVAILABLEBayeux, France
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AVAILABLELille, France
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AVAILABLETourcoing, France
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AVAILABLEMarseille, France
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AVAILABLEBrieuc, France
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AVAILABLEMoulins, France
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AVAILABLEQuincy-sous-Sénart, France
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AVAILABLEMorlaix, France
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AVAILABLEMantes-la-Jolie, France
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AVAILABLEValenciennes, France
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AVAILABLEVillejuif, France
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AVAILABLEGregoire, France
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AVAILABLEAubagne, France
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AVAILABLETours, France
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AVAILABLESaint-Nazaire, France
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AVAILABLESuresnes, France
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AVAILABLESaint-Etienne, France
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AVAILABLESallanches, France
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AVAILABLECréteil, France
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AVAILABLECaen, France
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AVAILABLELoches, France
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AVAILABLELa Rochelle, France
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AVAILABLECompiègne, France
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AVAILABLESaint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
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AVAILABLESaint-Quentin, France
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AVAILABLEPlérin, France
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AVAILABLEDechy, France
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FR33070
AVAILABLETroyes, France
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FR33071
AVAILABLESalon-de-Provence, France
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FR33072
AVAILABLEThonon-les-Bains, France
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AVAILABLECagnes-sur-Mer, France
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FR33074
AVAILABLEBrive-la-Gaillarde, France
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AVAILABLEMontpellier, France
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FR33076
AVAILABLERennes, France
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AVAILABLEVerdun, France
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FR33078
AVAILABLENice, France
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FR33079
AVAILABLESaint-Jean-de-Verges, France
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AVAILABLEPau, France
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FR33081
AVAILABLERouen, France
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FR33082
AVAILABLESaint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
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FR33083
AVAILABLECreil, France
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AVAILABLELimoges, France
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AVAILABLESaint-Martin-d'Hères, France
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AVAILABLECholet, France
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KR82001
AVAILABLESeoul, South Korea
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AVAILABLESeoul, South Korea
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AVAILABLESeoul, South Korea
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AVAILABLEIncheon, South Korea
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AVAILABLEYangsan, South Korea
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AVAILABLESeoul, South Korea
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AVAILABLESeoul, South Korea
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AVAILABLESeongnam-si, South Korea
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AVAILABLESuwon, South Korea
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AVAILABLESuwon, South Korea
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KR82011
AVAILABLEUlsan, South Korea
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SG65001
AVAILABLESingapore, Singapore
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AVAILABLESingapore, Singapore
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AVAILABLESingapore, Singapore
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SG65004
AVAILABLESingapore, Singapore
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SG65005
AVAILABLESingapore, Singapore
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SG65006
AVAILABLESingapore, Singapore
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Site US10001
AVAILABLEMorristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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