A Study of Atezolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab Compared With Sorafenib in Patients With Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT03434379

Last Updated: 2023-10-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

558 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-15

Study Completion Date

2022-11-17

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab compared with sorafenib in participants with locally advanced or metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) who have received no prior systemic treatment.

Detailed Description

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The participants will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to one of the two treatment arms: Arm A (experimental arm): Atezolizumab +bevacizumab; Arm B (control arm): Sorafenib

Conditions

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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

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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Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab

Participants will receive Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit as determined by the investigator

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atezolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Atezolizumab will be administered by IV, 1200 mg on day 1 of each 21 day cycle

Bevacizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab will be administered by IV, 15 mg/kg on day 1 of each 21 day cycle

Sorafenib

Participants will receive Sorafenib until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit as determined by the investigator

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sorafenib

Intervention Type DRUG

Sorafenib will be administered by mouth, 400 mg twice per day, on days 1-21 of each 21-day cycle

Interventions

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Atezolizumab

Atezolizumab will be administered by IV, 1200 mg on day 1 of each 21 day cycle

Intervention Type DRUG

Bevacizumab

Bevacizumab will be administered by IV, 15 mg/kg on day 1 of each 21 day cycle

Intervention Type DRUG

Sorafenib

Sorafenib will be administered by mouth, 400 mg twice per day, on days 1-21 of each 21-day cycle

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Locally advanced or metastatic and/or unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
* No prior systemic therapy for HCC. Previous use of herbal therapies/traditional Chinese medicines with anti-cancer activity included in the label is allowed, provided that these medications are discontinued prior to randomization.
* At least one measurable untreated lesion
* ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1
* Adequate hematologic and end-organ function
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent
* For men: agreement to remain abstinent
* Child-Pugh class A

Exclusion Criteria

* History of leptomeningeal disease
* Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency
* History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography scan
* Known active tuberculosis
* History of malignancy other than HCC within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during study treatment or within at least 5 months after the last dose of atezolizumab, 6 months after the last dose of bevacizumab, or 1 month after the last dose of sorafenib
* Known fibrolamellar HCC, sarcomatoid HCC, or mixed cholangiocarcinoma and HCC
* Untreated or incompletely treated esophageal and/or gastric varices with bleeding or high-risk for bleeding
* A prior bleeding event due to esophageal and/or gastric varices within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment.
* Moderate or severe ascites
* History of hepatic encephalopathy
* Co-infection of HBV and HCV
* Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases
* Uncontrolled tumor-related pain
* Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures
* Uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia
* Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents
* Inadequately controlled arterial hypertension
* Prior history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
* Evidence of bleeding diathesis or significant coagulopathy
* History of intestinal obstruction and/or clinical signs or symptoms of GI obstruction including sub-occlusive disease related to the underlying disease or requirement for routine parenteral hydration
* Serious, non-healing or dehiscing wound, active ulcer, or untreated bone fracture
* Metastatic disease that involves major airways or blood vessels, or centrally located mediastinal tumor masses
* Local therapy to liver within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment or non-recovery from side effects of any such procedure
* Chronic daily treatment with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States

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Uni of California - San Diego; Cancer Center & Dept of Medicine

La Jolla, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Novato, California, United States

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University of California Irvine Medical Center

Orange, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States

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California Pacific Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente - San Francisco Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States

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University of California Los Angeles

Santa Monica, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek, California, United States

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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Greeley, Colorado, United States

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Georgetown University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Washington University; Wash Uni. Sch. Of Med

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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Laura and ISAAC Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone.

New York, New York, United States

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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M.D Anderson Cancer Center; Uni of Texas At Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

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Swedish Cancer Inst.

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital

Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

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St George Hospital

Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Woodville, South Australia, Australia

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Sunshine Hospital

St Albans, Victoria, Australia

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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Centre hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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McGill University Health Centre - Glen Site

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Beijing, , China

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Beijing Friendship Hospital

Beijing, , China

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Beijing Cancer Hospital

Beijing, , China

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the First Hospital of Jilin University

Changchun, , China

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Jilin Cancer Hospital

Changchun, , China

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Hunan Cancer Hospital

Changsha, , China

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The First People's Hospital of Foshan; Local Ethic Committee

Foshan, , China

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The 900th Hospital of PLA joint service support force

Fuzhou, , China

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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

Guangzhou, , China

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Sun Yet-sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, , China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, , China

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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Hangzhou, , China

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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital; Zhejiang Cancer Hospital cancer department

Hangzhou, , China

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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

Harbin, , China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, , China

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Anhui Province Cancer Hospital

Hefei, , China

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General Hospital of Jinan Military Command of PLA

Jinan, , China

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The 81st Hospital of P.L.A.

Nanjing, , China

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Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

Shanghai, , China

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Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med. Col, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech

Wuhan, , China

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Masarykuv onkologicky ustav

Brno, , Czechia

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Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc; Onkologicka klinika

Olomouc, , Czechia

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Hopital Claude Huriez;Gastro Enterologie

Lille, , France

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Hopital De La Croix Rousse; Hepatologie Gastro Enterologie

Lyon, , France

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Hopital Timone Adultes; Gastro Enterologie

Marseille, , France

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Hopital Saint-Eloi; Hepatologie-Gastro-Enterologie

Montpellier, , France

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Hopital Hotel Dieu Et Hme; Hepatologie Gastro Enterologie

Nantes, , France

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CHU Nice - HĂ´pital de l'Archet 2; service Hepato gastro enterologie

Nice, , France

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Hopital Charles Nicolle; Gastroenterologie

Rouen, , France

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Hopital Hautepierre; Gastro Enterologie

Strasbourg, , France

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Hôpital d'Adultes; Service hépato-gastro-entérologie

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

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Institut Gustave Roussy; Gastro-Enterologie

Villejuif, , France

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Campus Virchow-Klinikum Charité Centrum 13; Medizinische Klinik; Abt.Hepatologie u.Gastroenterologie

Berlin, , Germany

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Klinik Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Uni; Zentrum der Inneren Medizin; Medizinische Klinik I

Frankfurt, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf; I. Medizinische Klinik - Gastroenterologie

Hamburg, , Germany

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Med. Hochschule Hannover; Gastroenterologie

Hanover, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Leipzig Medizinische Klinik II Gastroenterolog. u. Hepatolog.

Leipzig, , Germany

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Uniklinik Mainz; I. Medizinische Klinik

Mainz, , Germany

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Klinikum der Uni Regensburg; Klinik f.Innere Medizin I Abt. Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie

Regensburg, , Germany

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Queen Mary Hospital; Dept. Of Haematology & Oncology

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

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Prince of Wales Hosp; Dept. Of Clinical Onc

Shatin, , Hong Kong

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Az. Osp. Rummo; Oncologia Medica

Benevento, Campania, Italy

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IRST Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo Per Lo Studio E Cura Dei Tumori, Sede Meldola; Oncologia Medica

Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Az. Osp. S. Luigi Gonzaga; Divisione Di Oncologia Medica

Orbassano, Piedmont, Italy

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A.O.U. Cagliari-P.O. Monserrato;U.O. Oncologia

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria Pisana U.O. Oncologia Medica 2 Universitaria ? Polo Oncologico

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

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IRCCS Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV); Oncologia Medica Prima

Padua, Veneto, Italy

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Chiba University Hospital

Chiba, , Japan

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National Cancer Center Hospital East

Chiba, , Japan

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Kurume University Hospital

Fukuoka, , Japan

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Sapporo Kosei Genaral Hospital

Hokkaido, , Japan

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Hokkaido University Hospital

Hokkaido, , Japan

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Kanazawa University Hospital

Ishikawa, , Japan

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Kitasato University Hospital

Kanagawa, , Japan

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Kumamoto University Hospital

Kumamoto, , Japan

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Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital

Osaka, , Japan

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Kindai University Hospital

Osaka, , Japan

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Saga-ken Medical Centre Koseikan

Saga, , Japan

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Shizuoka Cancer Center

Shizuoka, , Japan

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Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital

Tokyo, , Japan

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Copernicus Podmiot Medyczny Sp. z o.o. Wojewodzkie Centrum Onkologii

Gdansk, , Poland

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ID Clinic

Mysłowice, , Poland

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SP ZOZ MSWiA z WARMINSKO-MAZURSKIM CENTRUM ONKOLOGII; CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Olsztyn, , Poland

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Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sk?odowskiej-Curie - Pa?stwowy Instytut Badawczy

Warsaw, , Poland

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Dolno?l?skie Centrum Onkologii; Oddzia? Onkologii Klinicznej i Chemioterapii

Wroc?aw, , Poland

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FSBI "National Medical Research Center of Oncology N.N. Blokhin?; Clinical Biotechnologies

Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia

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GBUZ Saint Petersburg Clinical Research Center of Specialized Types of Care (Oncology)

Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

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National Cancer Centre

Singapore, , Singapore

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Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Oncology

Singapore, , Singapore

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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

Jeollanam-do, , South Korea

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

Seoul, , South Korea

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Asan Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Ulsan University Hosiptal

Ulsan, , South Korea

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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron; Oncology

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico San Carlos; Servicio de Oncologia

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario La Paz; Servicio de Oncologia

Madrid, , Spain

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Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal; Servicio de OncologĂ­a

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet; Servicio de Oncologia Medica

Zaragoza, , Spain

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National Cheng Kung University Hospital; Oncology

Tainan City, , Taiwan

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Chi-Mei Medical Centre; Hematology & Oncology

Tainan City, , Taiwan

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Veterans General Hospital; Cancer Center

Taipei, , Taiwan

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National Taiwan Uni Hospital; Dept of Oncology

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou; Dept of Oncology

Taoyuan, , Taiwan

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Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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Royal Free Hospital; Dept of Oncology

London, , United Kingdom

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King'S College Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Christie Hospital Nhs Trust; Medical Oncology

Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Canada China Czechia France Germany Hong Kong Italy Japan Poland Russia Singapore South Korea Spain Taiwan United Kingdom

References

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Provided Documents

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Other Identifiers

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2017-003691-31

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

YO40245

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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