First-in-Human (FIH) Trial in Patients With Relapsed, Progressive or Refractory B-Cell Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT03625037

Last Updated: 2026-01-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

666 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-26

Study Completion Date

2029-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this trial is to measure the following in participants with relapsed and/or refractory B-cell lymphoma who receive epcoritamab, an antibody also known as EPKINLY™ and GEN3013 (DuoBody®-CD3xCD20):

* The dose schedule for epcoritamab
* The side effects seen with epcoritamab
* What the body does with epcoritamab once it is administered
* What epcoritamab does to the body once it is administered
* How well epcoritamab works against relapsed and/or refractory B-cell lymphoma

The trial consists of 3 parts:

* a dose-escalation part (Phase 1, first-in-human \[FIH\])
* an expansion part (Phase 2a)
* a dose-optimization part (OPT) (Phase 2a)

The trial time for each participant depends on which trial part the participant enters:

* For the dose-escalation part, each participant will be in the trial for approximately 1 year, which is made up of 21 days of screening, 6 months of treatment (the total time of treatment may be different for each participant), and 6 months of follow-up (the total time of follow-up may be different for each participant).
* For the expansion and dose-OPT parts, each participant will be in the trial for approximately 1.5 years, which is made up of 21 days of screening, 1 year of treatment (the total time of treatment may be different for each participant), and 6 months of follow-up (the total time of follow-up may be different for each participant).

Participation in the study will require visits to the sites. During the first month, participants must visit every day or every few days, depending on which trial part the participant enters. After that, participants must visit weekly, every other week, once a month, and once every 2 months, as trial participation ends.

All participants will receive active drug, and no participants will be given placebo.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of the dose-escalation part of the trial is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D), as well as to establish the safety profile of epcoritamab in participants with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma.

In the expansion part, additional participants will be treated with epcoritamab, at the RP2D and the purpose is to further explore and determine the safety and efficacy of epcoritamab.

The dose-OPT part will evaluate alternative priming and intermediate dose regimens of epcoritamab in participants with:

* Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
* Follicular lymphoma (FL)
* Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)

All participants will receive epcoritamab at the RP2D.

Conditions

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DLBCL High-grade B-cell Lymphoma (HGBCL) Primary Mediastinal Large B-cell Lymphoma (PMBCL) FL MCL Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL) Indolent B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (iNHL) Aggressive B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (aNHL)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Epcoritamab

Epcoritamab will be administered by subcutaneous injections in cycles of 28 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Epcoritamab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Administered as specified in the treatment arm.

Interventions

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Epcoritamab

Administered as specified in the treatment arm.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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GEN3013 DuoBody®-CD3xCD20 EPKINLY™

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Documented CD20+ mature B-cell neoplasm

1. DLBCL - de novo or transformed
2. HGBCL
3. PMBCL
4. FL
5. MCL
6. SLL
7. MZL (nodal, extranodal or mucosa associated)
* Relapsed and/or refractory disease following treatment with an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (e.g. rituximab) potentially in combination with chemotherapy and/or relapsed after autologous stem cell rescue.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0,1 or 2.
* Participants must have measurable disease by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or Positron emission tomography-Computed tomography (PET-CT) scan
* Acceptable renal function.
* Acceptable liver function.


* Documented CD20 positive mature B cell neoplasm or CD20+ MCL.
* DLBCL, de novo or transformed (including double hit or triple hit).
* PMBCL
* FL grade 3B
* Histologic confirmed FL
* MZL
* SLL
* MCL (prior Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor \[BTKi\] or intolerant to BTKi)
* At least 2 therapies including an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody containing chemotherapy combination regimen.
* Either failed prior autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or ineligible for autologous stem cell transplantation due to age or comorbidities.
* At least 1 measurable site of disease based on CT, MRI or PET-CT scan with involvement of 2 or more clearly demarcated lesions and or nodes.

Exclusion Criteria

* Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma or CNS involvement by lymphoma at screening.
* Known past or current malignancy other than inclusion diagnosis.
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and/or alanine transaminase (ALT) \>3 × upper limit of normal.
* Total bilirubin \>1.5 × upper limit of normal, unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert's syndrome or of non-hepatic origin.
* Estimated Creatinine clearance (CrCl) \<45 milliliters (mL)/min.
* Known clinically significant cardiovascular disease.
* Ongoing active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection requiring systemic treatment (excluding prophylactic treatment). Past coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection may be a risk factor.
* Confirmed history or current autoimmune disease or other diseases resulting in permanent immunosuppression or requiring permanent immunosuppressive therapy.
* Seizure disorder requiring therapy (such as steroids or anti-epileptics).
* Any prior therapy with an investigational bispecific antibody targeting CD3 and CD20.
* Prior treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy within 30 days prior to first epcoritamab administration.
* Eligible for curative intensive salvage therapy followed by high dose chemotherapy with HSCT rescue.
* Autologous HSCT within 100 days prior to first epcoritamab administration, or any prior allogeneic HSCT or solid organ transplantation.
* Active hepatitis B (deoxyribonucleic acid \[DNA\] polymerase chain reaction \[PCR\]-positive) or hepatitis C (ribonucleic acid \[RNA\] PCR-positive infection). Participants with evidence of prior hepatitis B (HBV) but who are PCR-negative are permitted in
* Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
* Exposed to live or live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to signing Informed consent form (ICF).
* Pregnancy or breast feeding.
* Participant is known or suspected of not being able to comply with the study protocol or has any condition for which, participation would not be in the best interest of the participant.
* Contraindication to all uric acid lowering agents.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AbbVie

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Genmab

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Study Official

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Genmab

Locations

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Arizona Mayo Clinic

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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University of California at San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

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Colorado Blood Cancer Institute

Denver, Colorado, United States

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, United States

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University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Ochsner Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Hillman Cancer Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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UT Southwestern

Dallas, Texas, United States

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MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

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Monash Health

Clayton, , Australia

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Concord Hospital

Concord, , Australia

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St. Vincent Hospital

Fitzroy, , Australia

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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Herston, , Australia

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Royal Hobart Hospital RHH

Hobart, , Australia

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St. George Hospital

Kogarah, , Australia

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Cabrini Hospital

Malvern, , Australia

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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Nedlands, , Australia

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Gold Coast Hospital

Southport, , Australia

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Westmead Hospital

Sydney, , Australia

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Tom Baker Cancer Care

Calgary, , Canada

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Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Ctr

Toronto, , Canada

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Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, , Denmark

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Odense University Hospital

Odense, , Denmark

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Vejle Hospital

Vejle, , Denmark

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Helsinki University Hospital

Helsinki, , Finland

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Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, , Finland

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Tampere University Hospital

Tampere, , Finland

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Hopital Henri Mondor

Créteil, , France

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CHU Montpellier

Montpellier, , France

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Hospital Saint-Louis

Paris, , France

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Hospices Civils de Lyon Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

Pierre-Bénite, , France

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Centre Henri Becquerel

Rouen, , France

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CHU de Tours-Hopital Bretonneau

Tours, , France

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Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

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Klinik fur Innere Medizin Hamatologie and Onkologie

Berlin, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Koeln

Cologne, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Essen

Essen, , Germany

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Johannes Gutenberg University

Mainz, , Germany

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Der Universität Munchen Medizinische Klinik III LMU

München, , Germany

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Ao Ss Antonio E Biagio Alessandria

Alessandria, , Italy

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Policlinico S. Orsola-Ematologia LA Seragnoli

Bologna, , Italy

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Istituto di Candiolo- Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia

Candiolo, , Italy

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Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

Meldola, , Italy

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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, , Italy

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VU University Medical Center

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Maastricht University Medical Center

Maastricht, , Netherlands

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Erasmus MC Cancer Institute

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Utrecht, , Netherlands

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Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 2 im dr. Jana Biziela

Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

Gdansk, , Poland

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Pratia-McM

Krakow, , Poland

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Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Janusza Korczaka

Słupsk, , Poland

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Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute

Warsaw, , Poland

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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego

Wroclaw, , Poland

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National University Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

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Singapore General Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

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Dong-A University Hospital

Busan, , South Korea

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Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center

Daegu, , South Korea

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National Cancer Center

Goyang-si, , South Korea

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Chonbuk National University Hospital

Jeonju, , South Korea

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam-si, , 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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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University

Seoul, , South Korea

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Clinica Universidad de Navarra

Pamplona, Navarre, Spain

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Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

Badalona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Vall dHebron

Barcelona, , Spain

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Institut Catala de Oncologia

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Fundacin Jimnez Daz

Madrid, , Spain

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Skåne University Hospital

Lund, , Sweden

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Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge

Stockholm, , Sweden

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Akademiska sjukhuset Uppsala University Hospital

Uppsala, , Sweden

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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Plymouth University School of Medicine- Derriford Hospital

Plymouth, , United Kingdom

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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Southampton, , United Kingdom

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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Sutton, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden United Kingdom

References

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Thieblemont C, Phillips T, Ghesquieres H, Cheah CY, Clausen MR, Cunningham D, Do YR, Feldman T, Gasiorowski R, Jurczak W, Kim TM, Lewis DJ, van der Poel M, Poon ML, Cota Stirner M, Kilavuz N, Chiu C, Chen M, Sacchi M, Elliott B, Ahmadi T, Hutchings M, Lugtenburg PJ. Epcoritamab, a Novel, Subcutaneous CD3xCD20 Bispecific T-Cell-Engaging Antibody, in Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Dose Expansion in a Phase I/II Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Apr 20;41(12):2238-2247. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01725. Epub 2022 Dec 22.

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Hutchings M, Mous R, Clausen MR, Johnson P, Linton KM, Chamuleau MED, Lewis DJ, Sureda Balari A, Cunningham D, Oliveri RS, Elliott B, DeMarco D, Azaryan A, Chiu C, Li T, Chen KM, Ahmadi T, Lugtenburg PJ. Dose escalation of subcutaneous epcoritamab in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma: an open-label, phase 1/2 study. Lancet. 2021 Sep 25;398(10306):1157-1169. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00889-8. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Other Identifiers

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2017-001748-36

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NL64317.078.17

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

241053

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-504802-12-00

Identifier Type: CTIS

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GCT3013-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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