IO102-IO103 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone in Advanced Melanoma (IOB-013 / KN-D18)

NCT ID: NCT05155254

Last Updated: 2025-08-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

407 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-17

Study Completion Date

2027-09-30

Brief Summary

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Phase 3, multicenter, international, open-label, randomized, 2-arm trial investigating the safety and efficacy of IO102-IO103 in combination with pembrolizumab as first-line treatment for patients with previously untreated unresectable or metastatic (advanced) melanoma.

Patients will be stratified on the basis of the following factors; Disease stage: Stage III (unresectable) and IV M1a-b versus stage IV M1c-d and BRAFV600 mutation status: mutated vs wild type.

All patients will receive pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously every 3 weeks for a maximum of 35 cycles (up to 2 years treatment). Patients randomized to IO102-IO103 dual-antigen, immunotherapeutic arm will also be given IO102-IO103 Q3W with an additional dose given during the induction period on Day 8 of cycles 1 and 2. IO102 IO103 will thereafter be administered subcutaneous every 3 weeks during the maintenance period. Each patient can be treated for a maximum of 37 administrations in total (up to 2 years of treatment).

The primary objective is to investigate the efficacy of IO102-IO103 in combination with pembrolizumab (compared with pembrolizumab alone) in terms of progression free survival.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Metastatic Melanoma Unresectable Melanoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Patients will be randomised 1:1 to receive either dual-antigen IO102-IO103 in combination with pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab alone
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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IO102-IO103 + pembrolizumab

IO102-IO103 subcutaneous injections (85µg) every 3 weeks for a maximum 35 cycles (up to 2 years treatment). Additional dose given during the induction period on Day 8 of cycles 1 and 2. Each patient can be treated for a maximum of 37 administrations in total (up to 2 years treatment).

Pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously every 3 weeks for a maximum of 35 cycles.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

IO102-IO103

Intervention Type DRUG

IO102-IO103 comprises IDO peptide antigen (IO102) and PD-L1 peptide antigen (IO103) emulsified with adjuvant (Montanide ISA 51 VG) administered subcutaneously

Pembrolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Pembrolizumab administered intravenously

pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously every 3 weeks for a maximum of 35 cycles (up to 2 years treatment).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pembrolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Pembrolizumab administered intravenously

Interventions

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IO102-IO103

IO102-IO103 comprises IDO peptide antigen (IO102) and PD-L1 peptide antigen (IO103) emulsified with adjuvant (Montanide ISA 51 VG) administered subcutaneously

Intervention Type DRUG

Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab administered intravenously

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed stage III (unresectable) or stage IV melanoma, as per American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition guidelines not amenable to local therapy
2. Patients are treatment naive, that is, no previous systemic anticancer therapy for unresectable or metastatic melanoma. For clarification, the following patients are eligible:

1. Patients with BRAFV600 mutation-positive melanoma are eligible if treatment naive and without rapidly progressive disease as per investigators assessment. Documented BRAF V600 mutation status must be available from all patients prior to trial entry.
2. Patients who have received previous adjuvant and/or neoadjuvant therapy with targeted therapy or immune therapy are eligible if administered the last dose at least 6 months before inclusion in this trial (randomization), and if relapse did not occur during active treatment or within 6 months of treatment discontinuation.
3. At least 1 measurable lesion according to response evaluation criteria for solid tumors (RECIST v1.1) and confirmed by IRC.
4. Provision of archival (obtained within 3 months), or newly acquired biopsy tissue not previously irradiated, and blood at screening for biomarker assessments. Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks are preferred to slides. Newly obtained biopsies are preferred to archived tissue.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with known or suspected central nervous system (CNS) metastases or with the CNS as the only site of active disease are excluded with the following exception:

• Patients with controlled (stable) brain metastases will be allowed to enroll (subject to baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmation). Controlled (stable) brain metastases are defined as those with no radiographic progression for at least 4 weeks after radiation and/or surgical treatment at the time of signed informed consent. Patients must have been off steroids for at least 2 weeks before signed informed consent and have no new or progressive neurological signs and symptoms.
2. Patient has received previous radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of trial treatment (visit 2). Patients must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout is permitted for palliative radiation (≤2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-CNS disease.
3. Patients with BRAFV600-positive disease who are experiencing rapidly progressing disease and/or have received standard first-line therapy with BRAF and/or MEK inhibitor for unresectable or metastatic disease.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Syneos Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

IO Biotech

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Inge Marie Svane, MD, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institut for Klinisk Medicin, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital; Denmark

Locations

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Mid Florida Hematology and Oncology Center

Orange City, Florida, United States

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Orlando Health Cancer Institute

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

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VCU Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Border Medical Oncology Research Unit

Albury, New South Wales, Australia

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Westmead Hospital

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

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Southern Medical Day Care Centre

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

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Cairns Hospital

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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Flinders Medical Centre

Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Woodville South, South Australia, Australia

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Sunshine Coast University Hospital

Birtinya, , Australia

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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre PMCC - East Melbourne

Melbourne, , Australia

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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent UZ Gent

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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AZ Nikolaas

Sint-Niklaas, , Belgium

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FNHK Klinika onkologie a radioterapie

Hradec Králové, , Czechia

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Fakultni Nemocnice Olomouc

Olomouc, , Czechia

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FN Ostrava

Ostrava, , Czechia

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FNKV Department of Dermatology

Prague, , Czechia

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Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, , Denmark

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Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, , Denmark

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Herlev og Gentofte Hospital

Herlev, , Denmark

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Odense University Hospital

Odense, , Denmark

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon Jean Minjoz

Besançon, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux Hospital Saint Andre

Bordeaux, , France

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Hopital Ambroise

Boulogne-Billancourt, , France

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Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

Dijon, , France

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Chu Grenoble - Hopital Albert Michallon

La Tronche, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

Lille, , France

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Hôpital de La Timone

Marseille, , France

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CHU de Nice Hpital de lArchet 2

Nice, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

Pierre-Bénite, , France

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Centre Eugene Marquis

Rennes, , France

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Institut de Cancérologie de L'Ouest

Saint-Herblain, , France

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Centre Hospitalier de Valence (CHV)

Valence, , France

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Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

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Universitatsklinikum Augsburg Medizincampus Sued

Augsburg, , Germany

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Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

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St. Josef Hospital - Ruhr-Universitt Bochum

Bochum, , Germany

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University Hospital Erlangen

Erlangen, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Essen

Essen, , Germany

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University Hospital Frankfurt Theodor-Stern-Kai

Frankfurt, , Germany

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Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie und Venerologie der MLU Halle-Wittenberg

Halle, , Germany

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Elbe Klinikum Buxtehude

Hamburg, , Germany

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Nationales Centrum fr Tumorerkrankungen NCT

Heidelberg, , Germany

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SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH

Heilbronn, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel, , Germany

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Department of Dermatology University of Mainz

Mainz, , Germany

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Universitatsmedizin Mannheim Dermatologie

Mannheim, , Germany

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Mühlenkreiskliniken AöR, University Hospital Ruhr University Bochum Campus Minden

Minden, , Germany

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LMU Muenchen

München, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Muenster

Münster, , Germany

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Hospital Tubingen

Tübingen, , Germany

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Universittsklinikum Wuerzburg

Würzburg, , Germany

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Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet

Budapest, , Hungary

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Bor, -Nemikortani es Onkodermatologiai Klinika

Pécs, , Hungary

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Hetenyi G Korhaz, Onkologiai Kozpont

Szolnok, , Hungary

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Emek Medical Center

Afula, , Israel

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - Soroka University Medical Center - Soroka Clinical Research Center

Beersheba, , Israel

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Hadassah University Hospital

Jerusalem, , Israel

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Rabin Medical Center

Petah Tikva, , Israel

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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, , Israel

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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center - The Ella Lemelbaum Institute for Immuno-Oncology

Tel Litwinsky, , Israel

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Clinica Oncologica, AOU Riuniti ancona

Ancona, , Italy

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Centro di Riferimento Oncologico

Aviano, , Italy

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Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II IRCCS Ospedale Oncologico Bari

Bari, , Italy

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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Candiolo, , Italy

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IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino

Genova, , Italy

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Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori " DINO AMADORI"

Meldola, , Italy

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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Milan, , Italy

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Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale

Napoli, , Italy

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Veneto Oncology Institute

Padua, , Italy

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Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia

Perugia, , Italy

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IRCCS Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri

Roma, , Italy

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Idi-Irccs

Rome, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese Policlinico Le Scotte

Siena, , Italy

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The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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AMC Amsterdam, locatie VUMC

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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LUMC

Leiden, , Netherlands

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UMC Maastricht

Maastricht, , Netherlands

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Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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University Medical Center Utrecht

Utrecht, , Netherlands

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Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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Szpital Kliniczny im. Heliodora Święcickiego UM w Poznaniu

Poznan, , Poland

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Cape Town Oncology Trials (Pty) Ltd.

Cape Town, , South Africa

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Mary Potter Oncology Centre Groenkloof

Pretoria, , South Africa

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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Seville, Andalusia, Spain

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CH Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC)

A Coruña, , Spain

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Hospital Clinic i Provincial

Barcelona, , Spain

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Instituto Oncologico Dr. Rosell IOR - Hospital Universitari Quiron Dexeus

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol HUGTP, ICO-Badalona

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Vall d'hebron

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

Madrid, , Spain

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Clinica Universidad de Navarra

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga

Málaga, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA)

Oviedo, , Spain

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Clinica Universidad de Navarra

Pamplona, , Spain

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Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

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Miguel Servet University Hospital

Zaragoza, , Spain

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Adana City Education and Research Hospital

Adana, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Gulhane School of Medicine

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Memorial Ankara Hospital

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Akdeniz University Medical Faculty

Antalya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ege university Faculty of Medicine, T. Aktas Oncology Hospital, Bornova

Bornova, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin Sehir Hastanesi

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Guy's Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Christie Hospital NHS Trust

Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Christie Hospital NHS Trust

Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Czechia Denmark France Germany Hungary Israel Italy Netherlands Poland South Africa Spain Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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2021-004594-32

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IO102-IO103-013 / KEYNOTE-D18

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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