S0709: Erlotinib With or Without Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00661193

Last Updated: 2020-02-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

59 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-12-31

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Erlotinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving erlotinib together with carboplatin and paclitaxel may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well erlotinib works when given alone or together with carboplatin and paclitaxel in treating patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To select a regimen (erlotinib hydrochloride with or without carboplatin and paclitaxel) for further testing against standard treatment, based on median progression-free survival for ≥ 3 months, in patients with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer with a Zubrod performance status of 2.

Secondary

* To assess the feasibility of selecting patients for a trial based on central EGFR testing of serum in a cooperative group setting.
* To evaluate the objective tumor response rates (confirmed and unconfirmed, complete and partial response), in a subset of patients with measurable disease.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive oral erlotinib hydrochloride once daily on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
* Arm II: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and oral erlotinib hydrochloride once daily on days 2-16. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses. Beginning in course 5 and for all subsequent courses, patients receive oral erlotinib hydrochloride alone on days 1-21. Courses with erlotinib hydrochloride repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 2 years.

Conditions

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Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm I

Patients receive oral erlotinib hydrochloride once daily on days 1-21. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

erlotinib hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

given orally

Arm II

Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and oral erlotinib hydrochloride once daily on days 2-16. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses. Beginning in course 5 and for all subsequent courses, patients receive oral erlotinib hydrochloride alone on days 1-21. Courses with erlotinib hydrochloride repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

given IV

erlotinib hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

given orally

paclitaxel

Intervention Type DRUG

given IV

Interventions

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carboplatin

given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

erlotinib hydrochloride

given orally

Intervention Type DRUG

paclitaxel

given IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including any of the following subtypes:

* Adenocarcinoma
* Large cell carcinoma
* Squamous cell carcinoma
* Unspecified
* Newly diagnosed primary disease OR recurrent disease after prior surgery and/or radiotherapy, meeting 1 of the following staging criteria:

* Selected stage IIIB disease (T4 \[secondary to malignant pleural effusion only\], any N, M0)
* Stage IV disease (any T, any N, M1 \[distant metastases present\])
* Measurable or nonmeasurable disease by CT scan, MRI, x-ray, physical exam, or nuclear scan

* The CT scan from a combined PET/CT scan may only be used to document nonmeasurable disease
* Pleural effusions, ascites, and laboratory parameters are not acceptable as the only evidence of disease
* Shows evidence of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy benefit (i.e., "proteomics positive") prior to study registration
* No untreated brain metastases

* Patients with treated brain metastases are allowed provided metastases have remained controlled for at least two weeks following treatment, AND patient has no residual neurological dysfunction off corticosteroids
* Patients with neurologic abnormalities on physical examination or symptoms must have a negative pretreatment CT or MRI scan of the brain 28 days prior to registration

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Zubrod performance status 2
* ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
* Platelet count ≥ 1,000/mm³
* Serum bilirubin normal
* SGOT or SGPT normal
* Serum creatinine ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal OR creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
* Willing to provide prior smoking history as requested on the prestudy form
* No gastrointestinal (GI) tract disease resulting in an inability to take enteral medication
* No malabsorption syndrome or requirement for IV alimentation
* No uncontrolled inflammatory GI disease (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
* No significant history of cardiac disease, including any of the following:

* Uncontrolled high blood pressure
* Unstable angina
* Congestive heart failure
* Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
* Cardiac ventricular arrhythmia requiring medication
* No other prior malignancy except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, adequately treated stage I or II cancer from which the patient is currently in complete remission, or any other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for 5 years
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy or surgery (thoracic or other major surgery) and recovered
* At least 1 year since prior adjuvant chemotherapy
* No prior systemic hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, or biological therapy for advanced NSCLC
* No prior EGFR inhibitors
* No prior surgical procedures affecting absorption
* No concurrent major surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Primo N. Lara, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of California, Davis

Locations

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Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Kaiser Permanente - Deer Valley

Antioch, California, United States

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Alta Bates Summit Comprehensive Cancer Center

Berkeley, California, United States

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Peninsula Medical Center

Burlingame, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente - Fremont

Fremont, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Hayward

Hayward, California, United States

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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Contra Costa Regional Medical Center

Martinez, California, United States

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Tibotec Therapeutics - Division of Ortho Biotech Products, LP

Marysville, California, United States

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El Camino Hospital Cancer Center

Mountain View, California, United States

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Sutter Health - Western Division Cancer Research Group

Novato, California, United States

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Highland General Hospital

Oakland, California, United States

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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus

Oakland, California, United States

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CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

Oakland, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

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Epic Care - Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center

Orange, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Redwood City

Redwood City, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Richmond

Richmond, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Roseville

Roseville, California, United States

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University of California Davis Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, United States

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South Sacramento Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Sacramento

Sacramento, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - San Francisco Geary Campus

San Francisco, California, United States

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California Pacific Medical Center - California Campus

San Francisco, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Teresa

San Jose, California, United States

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Doctors Medical Center - San Pablo Campus

San Pablo, California, United States

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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael

San Rafael, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara Kiely Campus

Santa Clara, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - South San Francisco

South San Francisco, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Facility - Stockton

Stockton, California, United States

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Tahoe Forest Cancer Center

Truckee, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Vacaville

Vacaville, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Vallejo

Vallejo, California, United States

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Sutter Solano Medical Center

Vallejo, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek, California, United States

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Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Pearlman Comprehensive Cancer Center at South Georgia Medical Center

Valdosta, Georgia, United States

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Kaiser Permanente - Moanalua Medical Center and Clinic

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Boise, Idaho, United States

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Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center

Boise, Idaho, United States

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Saint Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute - Fruitland

Fruitland, Idaho, United States

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Mountain States Tumor Institute - Meridian

Meridian, Idaho, United States

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Saint Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute

Nampa, Idaho, United States

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Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's

Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

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Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute

Decatur, Illinois, United States

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Regional Cancer Center at Memorial Medical Center

Springfield, Illinois, United States

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St. Rose Ambulatory and Surgery Center

Great Bend, Kansas, United States

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Hays Medical Center

Hays, Kansas, United States

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Hutchinson Hospital Corporation

Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

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Kansas City Cancer Centers - West

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Kansas City Cancer Centers - Southwest

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

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Mount Carmel Regional Cancer Center

Pittsburg, Kansas, United States

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Tammy Walker Cancer Center at Salina Regional Health Center

Salina, Kansas, United States

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Kansas City Cancer Center - Shawnee Mission

Shawnee Mission, Kansas, United States

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St. Francis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Topeka, Kansas, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Topeka (O'Neil)

Topeka, Kansas, United States

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Cancer Center of Kansas, PA - Winfield

Winfield, Kansas, United States

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Lahey Clinic Medical Center - Burlington

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

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Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Flint, Michigan, United States

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Hurley Medical Center

Flint, Michigan, United States

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Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States

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Foote Memorial Hospital

Jackson, Michigan, United States

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Sparrow Regional Cancer Center

Lansing, Michigan, United States

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St. Mary Mercy Hospital

Livonia, Michigan, United States

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St. Joseph Mercy Oakland

Pontiac, Michigan, United States

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Mercy Regional Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital

Port Huron, Michigan, United States

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Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

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St. John Macomb Hospital

Warren, Michigan, United States

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Regional Cancer Center at Singing River Hospital

Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

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Truman Medical Center - Hospital Hill

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Kansas City Cancer Centers - South

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Kansas City Cancer Centers - North

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Kansas City Cancer Centers - East

Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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St. John's Regional Health Center

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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Hulston Cancer Center at Cox Medical Center South

Springfield, Missouri, United States

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CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium

Billings, Montana, United States

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St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services

Billings, Montana, United States

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Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings

Billings, Montana, United States

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Billings Clinic - Downtown

Billings, Montana, United States

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Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center

Bozeman, Montana, United States

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Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility

Great Falls, Montana, United States

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Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare

Great Falls, Montana, United States

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St. Peter's Hospital

Helena, Montana, United States

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Glacier Oncology, PLLC

Kalispell, Montana, United States

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Kalispell Regional Medical Center

Kalispell, Montana, United States

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Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center

Missoula, Montana, United States

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Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center

Missoula, Montana, United States

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Randolph Hospital

Asheboro, North Carolina, United States

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Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated

Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States

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Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center at Wesley Long Community Hospital

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

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Harrington Cancer Center

Amarillo, Texas, United States

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Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Danville Regional Medical Center

Danville, Virginia, United States

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Ravenel Oncology Center at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County

Martinsville, Virginia, United States

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Island Hospital Cancer Care Center at Island Hospital

Anacortes, Washington, United States

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St. Joseph Cancer Center

Bellingham, Washington, United States

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Olympic Hematology and Oncology

Bremerton, Washington, United States

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Highline Medical Center Cancer Center

Burien, Washington, United States

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Swedish Medical Center - Issaquah Campus

Issaquah, Washington, United States

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Columbia Basin Hematology

Kennewick, Washington, United States

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Skagit Valley Hospital Cancer Care Center

Mount Vernon, Washington, United States

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Harrison Poulsbo Hematology and Onocology

Poulsbo, Washington, United States

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Harborview Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Minor and James Medical, PLLC

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Group Health Central Hospital

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Polyclinic First Hill

Seattle, Washington, United States

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University Cancer Center at University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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North Puget Oncology at United General Hospital

Sedro-Woolley, Washington, United States

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Cancer Care Northwest - Spokane South

Spokane, Washington, United States

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Evergreen Hematology and Oncology, PS

Spokane, Washington, United States

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Wenatchee Valley Medical Center

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

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Rocky Mountain Oncology

Casper, Wyoming, United States

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Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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S0709

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA032102

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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CDR0000593575

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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