New pill combo aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat HER2 cancers
NCT ID NCT06324357
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental oral drug called zongertinib, which blocks HER2, a protein that fuels cancer growth. It is given alone or with other cancer drugs to adults with advanced HER2+ breast, stomach, or colorectal cancer that has spread and not responded to prior treatment. The trial has two parts: first finding a safe dose, then testing how well the drug shrinks tumors. About 768 participants will take part across multiple sites.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- zongertinib (a HER2 inhibitor) combined with other cancer drugs
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with advanced HER2+ cancers that have stopped responding to current therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so the drug may not work as hoped or may cause unexpected side effects. The results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 768 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 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.
- 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: * Patients ≥18 years of age or over the legal age of consent in countries where that is greater than 18 years at the time of signature of the informed consent form (ICF) * Cohorts A to K and Cohort O: Documented Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpressing and/or amplified (HER2+), metastatic breast cancer (mBC) or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, or esophageal adenocarcinoma (mGEAC). * Cohorts L (L-ext), M, and N (metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)): Documented Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression/amplification according to American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) gastric cancer guidelines and according to the result of local testing. * For dose optimization and justification (Phase II): Patient must provide tumor tissue from locations not radiated prior to biopsy, if possible, collected through archival tissue * History of prior treatment lines in palliative setting: * For cohorts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, I-ext, J, J-ext, K and O documented investigator assessed progression after HER2-directed treatment for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease (For Cohorts D, H, I (I-ext), J (J-ext) - patients must have been pretreated with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) and have progressed or have been intolerant to previous T-DXd). * For cohorts L, L-ext, M and N documented progression or recurrence of disease during or following their latest line of therapy. Patients must have had at least one prior line of therapy for locally advanced unresectable disease or metastatic disease (adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy excluded) and documented disease progression or recurrence of disease during or following their latest line of therapy. In the opinion of the Investigator, patients must be unlikely to tolerate or derive clinically meaningful benefit from further standard of care therapy known to prolong survival. * Presence of at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0 or 1 * Adequate organ function based on laboratory values Further inclusion criteria apply. Exclusion criteria: * Previous treatment with: * Any small molecule HER2 inhibitor in the palliative setting in Cohorts D, E, F, H, L, L-ext, M, and N. In Cohort D allowed in up to 15 patients in each dose level (DL). * T-DXd in Cohorts E and F. In Cohort E allowed in up to 15 patients in each DL. * trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in the palliative setting in Cohort D and H. In Cohort H allowed in up to 15 patients in each DL. * Capecitabine in Cohort D and H. In Cohort D allowed in up to 15 patients in each DL * Presence of uncontrolled and/or symptomatic brain metastases, or leptomeningeal disease * Mean resting corrected QT interval (QT interval corrected for heart rate by Fridericia´s formula (QTcF)) \>470 msec. * Any factors that increase the risk of QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events such as heart failure, hypokalemia, congenital long QT syndrome, personal or family history of long QT syndrome or unexplained sudden death under 40 years-of-age. * Ejection fraction \<50% or the lower limit of normal of the institutional standard within 28 days prior to randomization * History of (non-infectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis that required steroids, current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening Further exclusion criteria 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.
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
104 sites in 10 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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Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGAichi, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA
RECRUITINGHamburg, 22763, Germany
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Avera Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche
RECRUITINGAncona, 60126, Italy
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Baptist Cancer Center - Memphis
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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CHA Bundang Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, 13496, South Korea
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CHU UCL Namur
RECRUITINGNamur, 5000, Belgium
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CIO Clara Campal
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28050, Spain
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CTR Eugène Marquis
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRennes, 35042, France
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CTR François Baclesse
RECRUITINGCaen, 14076, France
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CTR Georges-François Leclerc
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDijon, 21000, France
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CTR Leon Berard
RECRUITINGLyon, 69008, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège
TERMINATEDLiège, 4000, Belgium
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
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Clínica Universidad de Navarra - Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28022, Spain
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Community Health Network
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña
RECRUITINGA Coruña, 15006, Spain
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Ellison Medical Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90064, United States
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Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte gGmbh
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEssen, 45136, Germany
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Freeman Hospital
RECRUITINGNewcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200032, China
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Fundación Jiménez Díaz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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HOP Tenon
RECRUITINGParis, 75020, France
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Hakuaikai Sagara Hospital
RECRUITINGKagoshima, 892-0833, Japan
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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGHarbin, 150081, China
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Helios CR Inc
RECRUITINGLakeland, Florida, 33812, United States
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Henan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, 450003, China
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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clínico San Carlos
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Duran i Reynals
RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 8906, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Macarena
RECRUITINGSeville, 41009, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08003, Spain
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Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese S.p.A.
RECRUITINGMisterbianco (CT), 95045, Italy
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Hôpital Vivalia De Libramont
RECRUITINGLibramont-Chevigny, 6800, Belgium
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INS Bergonie
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33000, France
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INS Claudius Regaud IUCT-Oncopole
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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INS Paoli-Calmettes
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13273, France
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, 94805, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67200, France
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest
RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44800, France
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Instituto Valenciano de Oncología
RECRUITINGValencia, 46009, Spain
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Istituto Clinico Humanitas
RECRUITINGRozzano, 20089, Italy
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Istituto Di Candiolo
RECRUITINGCandiolo (TO), 10060, Italy
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Istituto Europeo di Oncologia
RECRUITINGMilan, 20141, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale IRCCS Tumori Fondazione Pascale
RECRUITINGNaples, 80131, Italy
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Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo
RECRUITINGMeldola (FC), 47014, Italy
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Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
RECRUITINGTokyo, Koto-ku, 135-8550, Japan
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, 210029, China
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Jilin Province Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChangchun, 130012, China
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Kanagawa Cancer Center
RECRUITINGKanagawa, Yokohama, 241-8515, Japan
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Korea University Anam Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 2841, South Korea
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Kyoto University Hospital
RECRUITINGKyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
RECRUITINGKashiwa-shi, 277-8577, Japan
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New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
RECRUITINGShirley, New York, 11967, United States
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Nottingham University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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Orchard Healthcare Research Inc.- Skokie
RECRUITINGSkokie, Illinois, 60077, United States
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Osaka International Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGOsaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Royal Free Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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SCRI Oncology Partners
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeoul, 6591, South Korea
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Sharp Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, 310000, China
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St Bartholomew's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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St James's University Hospital
RECRUITINGLeeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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Tennessee Oncology, Pllc
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St.Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 6273, South Korea
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The Christie Hospital
RECRUITINGManchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, 130021, China
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The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation
RECRUITINGCerritos, California, 90703, United States
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The Royal Marsden Hospital, Chelsea
RECRUITINGLondon, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
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The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton
RECRUITINGSutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Tianjin Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300060, China
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Tokai University Hospital
RECRUITINGIsehara, 259-1193, Japan
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
RECRUITINGEdegem, 2650, Belgium
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University College Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, NW1 2BU, United Kingdom
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University of California Irvine
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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University of California Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Michigan
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
RECRUITINGDresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
RECRUITINGErlangen, 91054, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Mannheim GmbH
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMannheim, 68167, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
RECRUITINGUlm, 89075, Germany
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Valkyrie Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90067, United States
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Velindre Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGCardiff, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
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Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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