A Study of the Combination of Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax Versus Chlorambucil Plus Obinutuzumab for the First-line Treatment of Participants With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)

NCT ID: NCT03462719

Last Updated: 2025-11-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

211 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-17

Study Completion Date

2029-04-05

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess progression-free survival (PFS) from treatment with ibrutinib plus venetoclax (I+VEN) compared with obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil (G-Clb) as assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell

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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Treatment Arm A: Ibrutinib and Venetoclax (I+VEN)

Participants will initially receive ibrutinib (420 mg \[milligrams\]/day) for 3 cycles. Venetoclax dose ramp up (from 20 to 400 mg over 5 weeks) will begin at Cycle 4 and the combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax will be given for 12 cycles (each cycle is equivalent to 28 days). Participants who subsequently develop progressive disease may enter to Subsequent Therapy Phase to receive single-agent ibrutinib until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ibrutinib

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive ibrutinib 420 mg orally once daily up to 15 cycles.

Venetoclax

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive venetoclax in combination with ibrutinib for a total of 12 cycles, beginning at Cycle 4. For the first 5 weeks of venetoclax treatment, the treatment dose will be ramped up from 20 to 400 mg.

Ibrutinib (as Subsequent Therapy)

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive ibrutinib 420 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity during the subsequent therapy phase.

Treatment Arm B: Chlorambucil and Obinutuzumab (G-Clb)

Participants will receive chlorambucil and obinutuzumab (G-Clb) for 6 cycles. Participants will receive obinutuzumab, 1000 mg intravenously (IV) on Days 1, 8 and 15 of Cycle 1, and on Day 1 of Cycles 2 to 6 and chlorambucil 0.5 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) body weight, on Days 1 and 15 of Cycles 1 to 6. Participants who subsequently develop progressive disease may enter to Subsequent Therapy Phase to receive single-agent ibrutinib until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Chlorambucil

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive chlorambucil at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg body weight on Days 1 and 15 of Cycles 1 to 6.

Obinutuzumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Participant will receive obinutuzumab 1000 mg intravenously on Days 1, 8, and 15 of Cycle 1, and Day 1 of Cycles 2 to 6.

Ibrutinib (as Subsequent Therapy)

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive ibrutinib 420 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity during the subsequent therapy phase.

Interventions

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Ibrutinib

Participants will receive ibrutinib 420 mg orally once daily up to 15 cycles.

Intervention Type DRUG

Venetoclax

Participants will receive venetoclax in combination with ibrutinib for a total of 12 cycles, beginning at Cycle 4. For the first 5 weeks of venetoclax treatment, the treatment dose will be ramped up from 20 to 400 mg.

Intervention Type DRUG

Chlorambucil

Participants will receive chlorambucil at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg body weight on Days 1 and 15 of Cycles 1 to 6.

Intervention Type DRUG

Obinutuzumab

Participant will receive obinutuzumab 1000 mg intravenously on Days 1, 8, and 15 of Cycle 1, and Day 1 of Cycles 2 to 6.

Intervention Type DRUG

Ibrutinib (as Subsequent Therapy)

Participants will receive ibrutinib 420 mg orally once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity during the subsequent therapy phase.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult participants who are: (a) greater than or equal to (\>=) 65 years old or, (b) 18 to 64 years old and have at least 1 of the following:

1. Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) score \> 6
2. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) estimated less than (\<) 70 milliliter per minute (mL/min) using Cockcroft-Gault equation
* Diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) that meets International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) criteria
* Measurable nodal disease (by computed tomography \[CT\]), defined as at least one lymph node \> 1.5 centimeter (cm) in longest diameter
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) Grade less than or equal to (\<=) 2
* Active CLL/SLL requiring treatment per the iwCLL criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior anti-leukemic therapy for CLL or SLL
* Presence of deletion of the short arm of chromosome 17 (del17p) or known TP53 mutation detected at a threshold of \>10 percent (%) variable allele frequency (VAF)
* Major surgery within 4 weeks of first dose of study treatment
* Known bleeding disorders (example, von Willebrand's disease or hemophilia)
* Central nervous system (CNS) involvement or suspected Richter's syndrome
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pharmacyclics LLC.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Janssen Research & Development, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Locations

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Norton Cancer Institute

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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John Theurer Cancer Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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Novant Health

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Institut - Jules Bordet

Anderlecht, , Belgium

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ZNA Stuivenberg

Antwerp, , Belgium

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, , Belgium

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Virga Jessa Ziekenhuis

Hasselt, , Belgium

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UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg

Leuven, , Belgium

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Arthur J E Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Cross Cancer Institute

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Juravinski Cancer Centre

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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CIUSSS de l Est de l Ile de Montreal Installation Hopital Maisonneuve Rosemont

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Fakultni nemocnice Brno, Interni hematologicka a onkologicka klinika

Brno, , Czechia

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Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove

Hradec Králové, , Czechia

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Fakultni Nemocnice Ostrava

Ostrava, , Czechia

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Fakultni nemocnice Plzen, Hemato-onkologicke oddeleni

Pilsen, , Czechia

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Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze - I. interni klinika - klinika hematologie

Prague, , Czechia

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Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, , Denmark

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Aarhus Universitetshospital

Aarhus, , Denmark

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Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, , Denmark

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Odense Universitetshospital

Odense C, , Denmark

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Roskilde Sygehus

Roskilde, , Denmark

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CHU de Clermont Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

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Hopital Claude Huriez

Lille, , France

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CHU Montpellier

Montpellier, , France

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Hopital Haut Leveque Service Maladie Du Sang

Pessac, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Hôpital Robert Debré

Reims, , France

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Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse Oncopole

Toulouse, , France

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CHU Bretonneau

Tours, , France

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CHU-Nancy

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

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Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

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Bnai Zion Medical Center

Haifa, , Israel

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Carmel Medical Center

Haifa, , Israel

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Hadassah Medical Center

Jerusalem, , Israel

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Western Galilee Medical Center

Nahariya, , Israel

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Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, , Israel

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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, , Israel

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Flevoziekenhuis

Almere Stad, , Netherlands

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OLVG

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Academic Medical Center

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis

Delft, , Netherlands

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Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis

Dordrecht, , Netherlands

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Catharinaziekenhuis

Eindhoven, , Netherlands

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Spaarne Gasthuis

Hoofddorp, , Netherlands

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Zuyderland Medical Center

Sittard-Geleen, , Netherlands

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Antonius hospital

Sneek, , Netherlands

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MC Haaglanden

The Hague, , Netherlands

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Elisabeth zkh

Tilburg, , Netherlands

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Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Zespol Szpitali Miejskich

Chorzów, , Poland

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Wojewodzkie Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Onkologii i Traumatologii im M Kopernika w Lodzi

Lodz, , Poland

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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 w Lublinie

Lublin, , Poland

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Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im Janusza Korczaka

Słupsk, , Poland

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Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii

Warsaw, , Poland

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Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center named after S P Botkin

Moscow, , Russia

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S.P. Botkin Moscow City Clinical Hospital

Moscow, , Russia

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Nizhniy Novgorod Region Clinical Hospital

Nizhny Novgorod, , Russia

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Ryazan Regional Clinical Hospital

Ryazan, , Russia

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St.-Petersburg Clinical Research Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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FSBIFederal Centre of Heart, Blood and Endocrinology named after V.A.Almazov MoH of the RF

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Hosp Univ Vall D Hebron

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hosp Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hosp. de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hosp. Univ. de La Princesa

Madrid, , Spain

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Hosp. Gral. Univ. Gregorio Maranon

Madrid, , Spain

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Hosp. Univ. Infanta Leonor

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Ramon y Cajal

Madrid, , Spain

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Hosp Univ Fund Jimenez Diaz

Madrid, , Spain

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Clinica Univ. de Navarra

Pamplona, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico Universitario Salamanca

Salamanca, , Spain

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Hosp. Virgen Del Rocio

Seville, , Spain

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Sunderby Sjukhus Medicinkliniken

Luelå, , Sweden

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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, Centrum för Hematologi, Stockholm

Stockholm, , Sweden

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Gazi Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakültesi Ibn-i Sina Hastanesi

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ondokuz Mayis University

Atakum, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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V K V Amerikan Hastanesi

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

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Addenbrookes Hospital

Cambridge, , United Kingdom

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Queen Mary University of London

Charterhouse Square, , United Kingdom

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New Victoria Hospital

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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St James's Hospital

Leeds, , United Kingdom

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Derriford Hospital

Plymouth, , United Kingdom

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Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Romford, , United Kingdom

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Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Belgium Canada Czechia Denmark France Israel Netherlands Poland Russia Spain Sweden Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Kater AP, Owen C, Moreno C, Follows G, Munir T, Levin MD, Benjamini O, Janssens A, Osterborg A, Robak T, Simkovic M, Stevens D, Voloshin S, Vorobyev V, Ysebaert L, Qin R, Steele AJ, Schuier N, Baeten K, Caces DB, Niemann CU. Fixed-Duration Ibrutinib-Venetoclax in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Comorbidities. NEJM Evid. 2022 Jul;1(7):EVIDoa2200006. doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2200006. Epub 2022 May 13.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38319255 (View on PubMed)

Niemann CU, Munir T, Moreno C, Owen C, Follows GA, Benjamini O, Janssens A, Levin MD, Robak T, Simkovic M, Voloshin S, Vorobyev V, Yagci M, Ysebaert L, Qi K, Qi Q, Sinet P, Parisi L, Srinivasan S, Schuier N, Baeten K, Howes A, Caces DB, Kater AP. Fixed-duration ibrutinib-venetoclax versus chlorambucil-obinutuzumab in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (GLOW): 4-year follow-up from a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Dec;24(12):1423-1433. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00452-7. Epub 2023 Nov 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37944541 (View on PubMed)

Moreno C, Solman IG, Tam CS, Grigg A, Scarfo L, Kipps TJ, Srinivasan S, Mali RS, Zhou C, Dean JP, Szafer-Glusman E, Choi M. Immune restoration with ibrutinib plus venetoclax in first-line chronic lymphocytic leukemia: the phase 2 CAPTIVATE study. Blood Adv. 2023 Sep 26;7(18):5294-5303. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010236.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37315225 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2017-004699-77

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

54179060CLL3011

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CR108428

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id