A Study to Evaluate Patient Preference for Home Administration of Fixed-Dose Combination of Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab for Subcutaneous Administration in Participants With Early or Locally Advanced/Inflammatory HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05415215

Last Updated: 2025-11-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

346 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-05

Study Completion Date

2025-11-07

Brief Summary

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This is a Phase IIIb, multinational, multicenter, randomized, open-label study to evaluate patient preference of the fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab for subcutaneous use (PH FDC SC) administration in the home setting compared with the hospital setting during the cross-over period of adjuvant treatment in participants with early or locally advanced/inflammatory human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Early Breast Cancer Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Keywords

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patient preference home administration fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab subcutaneous administration

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 A: Pertuzumab IV and Trastuzumab IV Plus Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy

During the neoadjuvant phase, the enrolled participants randomized to this arm will receive treatment with pertuzumab and trastuzumab intravenously (PH IV) plus investigator's choice of chemotherapy (Option 1, 2, or 3). With chemotherapy Option 1, PH IV will be administered at each cycle from Cycles 1 to 6 (1 cycle is 3 weeks); with chemotherapy Options 2 and 3, PH IV will be administered once per cycle from Cycles 5 to 8 (1 cycle is 3 weeks).

Group Type OTHER

Pertuzumab IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Pertuzumab is given as a fixed dose of 840 mg intravenous (IV) loading dose and then 420 mg IV for subsequent maintenance doses once every 3 weeks.

Trastuzumab IV

Intervention Type DRUG

Trastuzumab is given as an 8 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) intravenous (IV) loading dose and then 6 mg/kg IV for subsequent maintenance doses once every 3 weeks.

Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Option 1: Docetaxel and carboplatin once every 3 weeks for 6 cycles; Option 2: Doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles, followed by a taxane (docetaxel once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles or paclitaxel once every week for 12 cycles); Option 3: Dose-dense doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide (ddAC) once every 2 weeks for 4 cycles, followed by a taxane (docetaxel once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles or paclitaxel once every week for 12 cycles).

Surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

After completing their neoadjuvant therapy, participants will undergo surgical resection for early or locally advanced HER2+ breast cancer (if eligible for surgery). Participants may undergo breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy according to routine clinical practice. The surgery cannot be performed ≤2 weeks from the last systemic neoadjuvant therapy and must be performed ≤6 weeks after the last systemic neoadjuvant therapy.

Radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

After surgery, radiotherapy is to be given as clinically indicated and as per local practice or institutional standards. The selected radiotherapy regimen should be initiated within 4 weeks after surgery.

Arm B: PH FDC SC Plus Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy

During the neoadjuvant phase, the enrolled participants randomized to this arm will receive treatment with the fixed dose combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab for subcutaneous use (PH FDC SC) plus investigator's choice of chemotherapy (Option 1, 2, or 3). With chemotherapy Option 1, PH FDC SC will be administered at each cycle from Cycles 1 to 6 (1 cycle is 3 weeks); with chemotherapy Options 2 and 3, PH FDC SC will be administered once per cycle from Cycles 5 to 8 (1 cycle is 3 weeks).

Group Type OTHER

Fixed Dose Combination of Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab for Subcutaneous Use (PH FDC SC)

Intervention Type DRUG

PH FDC SC is administered subcutaneously (SC) as a fixed non-weight-based dose. A loading dose of 1200 milligram (mg) pertuzumab, 600 mg trastuzumab, and 30,000 units of recombinant human PH20 hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) is given in the first cycle (1 cycle is 21 days). In subsequent cycles, maintenance doses of 600 mg pertuzumab, 600 mg trastuzumab, and 20,000 units rHuPH20 are administered once every 3 weeks (Q3W).

Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Option 1: Docetaxel and carboplatin once every 3 weeks for 6 cycles; Option 2: Doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles, followed by a taxane (docetaxel once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles or paclitaxel once every week for 12 cycles); Option 3: Dose-dense doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide (ddAC) once every 2 weeks for 4 cycles, followed by a taxane (docetaxel once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles or paclitaxel once every week for 12 cycles).

Surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

After completing their neoadjuvant therapy, participants will undergo surgical resection for early or locally advanced HER2+ breast cancer (if eligible for surgery). Participants may undergo breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy according to routine clinical practice. The surgery cannot be performed ≤2 weeks from the last systemic neoadjuvant therapy and must be performed ≤6 weeks after the last systemic neoadjuvant therapy.

Radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

After surgery, radiotherapy is to be given as clinically indicated and as per local practice or institutional standards. The selected radiotherapy regimen should be initiated within 4 weeks after surgery.

Arm C: Adjuvant PH FDC SC in Hospital, Then at Home

During the adjuvant phase, participants who have achieved pCR after surgery will be treated with 2 cycles of PH FDC SC in the hospital (run-in period). After completion of the last cycle of radiotherapy and the last cycle of PH FDC SC (run-in period), participants will then be randomized with a ratio of 1:1 into one of two treatment arms (Arm C or D) in a cross-over treatment period to receive the next 6 cycles of PH FDC SC treatment. Participants in Arm C will receive 3 cycles of PH FDC SC in the hospital and then 3 cycles of PH FDC SC in the home setting. After the cross-over treatment period, participants will receive the remaining PH FDC SC treatment cycles required to complete the planned 18 cycles of HER2-directed therapy, unless of disease recurrence, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal. Study treatment during this treatment continuation period will be administered either in the hospital or in the home setting as selected by the participant at the end of the crossover period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fixed Dose Combination of Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab for Subcutaneous Use (PH FDC SC)

Intervention Type DRUG

PH FDC SC is administered subcutaneously (SC) as a fixed non-weight-based dose. A loading dose of 1200 milligram (mg) pertuzumab, 600 mg trastuzumab, and 30,000 units of recombinant human PH20 hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) is given in the first cycle (1 cycle is 21 days). In subsequent cycles, maintenance doses of 600 mg pertuzumab, 600 mg trastuzumab, and 20,000 units rHuPH20 are administered once every 3 weeks (Q3W).

Arm D: Adjuvant PH FDC SC at Home, Then in Hospital

During the adjuvant phase, participants who have achieved pCR after surgery will be treated with 2 cycles of PH FDC SC in the hospital (run-in period). After completion of the last cycle of radiotherapy and the last cycle of PH FDC SC (run-in period), participants will then be randomized with a ratio of 1:1 into one of two treatment arms (Arm C or D) in a cross-over treatment period to receive the next 6 cycles of PH FDC SC treatment. Participants in Arm D will receive 3 cycles of PH FDC SC in the home setting and then 3 cycles of PH FDC SC in the hospital. After the cross-over treatment period, participants will receive the remaining PH FDC SC treatment cycles required to complete the planned 18 cycles of HER2-directed therapy, unless of disease recurrence, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal. Study treatment during this treatment continuation period will be administered either in the hospital or in the home setting as selected by the participant at the end of the crossover period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fixed Dose Combination of Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab for Subcutaneous Use (PH FDC SC)

Intervention Type DRUG

PH FDC SC is administered subcutaneously (SC) as a fixed non-weight-based dose. A loading dose of 1200 milligram (mg) pertuzumab, 600 mg trastuzumab, and 30,000 units of recombinant human PH20 hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) is given in the first cycle (1 cycle is 21 days). In subsequent cycles, maintenance doses of 600 mg pertuzumab, 600 mg trastuzumab, and 20,000 units rHuPH20 are administered once every 3 weeks (Q3W).

Arm E: Adjuvant Trastuzumab Emtansine

Participants with pathological evidence of residual invasive carcinoma in the breast or axillary lymph nodes following completion of preoperative therapy and surgery will enter Arm E to receive trastuzumab emtansine for 14 cycles. Trastuzumab emtansine will be administered IV in the hospital as per prescribing information.

Group Type OTHER

Trastuzumab Emtansine

Intervention Type DRUG

Trastuzumab emtansine will be given at a dose of 3.6 mg/kg by intravenous (IV) infusion, once every 3 weeks.

Interventions

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Fixed Dose Combination of Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab for Subcutaneous Use (PH FDC SC)

PH FDC SC is administered subcutaneously (SC) as a fixed non-weight-based dose. A loading dose of 1200 milligram (mg) pertuzumab, 600 mg trastuzumab, and 30,000 units of recombinant human PH20 hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) is given in the first cycle (1 cycle is 21 days). In subsequent cycles, maintenance doses of 600 mg pertuzumab, 600 mg trastuzumab, and 20,000 units rHuPH20 are administered once every 3 weeks (Q3W).

Intervention Type DRUG

Pertuzumab IV

Pertuzumab is given as a fixed dose of 840 mg intravenous (IV) loading dose and then 420 mg IV for subsequent maintenance doses once every 3 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Trastuzumab IV

Trastuzumab is given as an 8 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) intravenous (IV) loading dose and then 6 mg/kg IV for subsequent maintenance doses once every 3 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Trastuzumab Emtansine

Trastuzumab emtansine will be given at a dose of 3.6 mg/kg by intravenous (IV) infusion, once every 3 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy

Option 1: Docetaxel and carboplatin once every 3 weeks for 6 cycles; Option 2: Doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles, followed by a taxane (docetaxel once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles or paclitaxel once every week for 12 cycles); Option 3: Dose-dense doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide (ddAC) once every 2 weeks for 4 cycles, followed by a taxane (docetaxel once every 3 weeks for 4 cycles or paclitaxel once every week for 12 cycles).

Intervention Type DRUG

Surgery

After completing their neoadjuvant therapy, participants will undergo surgical resection for early or locally advanced HER2+ breast cancer (if eligible for surgery). Participants may undergo breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy according to routine clinical practice. The surgery cannot be performed ≤2 weeks from the last systemic neoadjuvant therapy and must be performed ≤6 weeks after the last systemic neoadjuvant therapy.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Radiotherapy

After surgery, radiotherapy is to be given as clinically indicated and as per local practice or institutional standards. The selected radiotherapy regimen should be initiated within 4 weeks after surgery.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Other Intervention Names

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PHESGO® Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, and Hyaluronidase-zzxf Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, and rHuPH20 RO7198574 RG6264 Perjeta® RO4368451 Herceptin® RO0452317 Kadcyla® ado-trastuzumab emtansine T-DM1 RO5304020

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
* Intact skin at planned site of subcutaneous (SC) injections
* Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than or equal to (≥)55% by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multiple-gated acquisition scan (MUGA)
* Negative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test at screening
* Negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test at screening
* Positive hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) test at screening, or negative HBsAb at screening accompanied by either of the following: Negative total hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb); Positive total HBcAb test followed by a negative (per local laboratory definition) hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA test
* Negative hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test at screening, or positive HCV antibody test followed by a negative HCV RNA test at screening
* For female participants of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraception and agree to refrain from donating eggs during the treatment period and for 7 months after the final dose of the study treatment
* For male participants: agreement to remain abstinent or use a condom, and agree to refrain from donating sperm during the treatment period and for 7 months after the final dose of study treatment


* Female and male participants with stage II-IIIC early or locally advanced/inflammatory human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer
* Primary tumor \>2 centimetres (cm) in diameter, or node-positive disease
* HER2+ breast cancer confirmed by a local laboratory prior to study enrollment. HER2+ status will be determined based on pretreatment breast biopsy material and defined as 3+ by Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and/or positive by HER2 amplification by in situ hybridization (ISH) following American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines 2018 and updates (Wolff et al. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018)
* Hormone receptor status of the primary tumor determined by local assessment following American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines and updates (Allison et al. J Clin Oncol 2020)
* Agreement to undergo mastectomy or breast conserving surgery after neoadjuvant therapy, including the axillary nodes
* Availability of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue block for local confirmation of HER2 and hormone receptor status following current ASCO/CAP guidelines


* Completed the neoadjuvant phase of this study and underwent surgery, and achieved pathologic complete response (pCR), defined as eradication of invasive disease in the breast and axilla according to the current American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system classification, and using the resected specimen by the local pathologist on the basis of guidelines to be provided in a pathology manual
* Adequate wound healing after breast cancer surgery per investigator's assessment to allow initiation of study treatment within less than or equal to (≤)9 weeks of last systemic neoadjuvant therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Stage IV (metastatic) breast cancer
* History of concurrent or previously treated non-breast malignancies, except for appropriately treated 1) non-melanoma skin cancer and/or 2) in situ carcinomas, including cervix, colon, and skin. A participant with previous invasive non-breast cancer is eligible provided he/she has been disease free for more than 5 years
* Participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 7 months after the final dose of study treatments
* Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment
* Active, unresolved infections at screening requiring treatment
* Participants who may have had a recent episode of thromboembolism and are still trying to optimize the anticoagulation dose and/or have not normalized their International Normalized Ratio (INR)
* Serious cardiac illness or medical conditions
* History of ventricular dysrhythmias or risk factors for ventricular dysrhythmias
* Inadequate bone marrow function
* Impaired liver function
* Renal function with creatinine clearance \<50 mL/min using the Cockroft-Gault formula and serum creatinine \>1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Major surgical procedure unrelated to breast cancer within 28 days prior to study entry or anticipation of the need for major surgery during the course of study treatment
* Current severe, uncontrolled systemic disease that may interfere with planned treatment
* Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that precludes an individual's safe participation in and completion of the study
* Treatment with a live vaccine (e.g., FluMist) in the 30 days prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of need for such a vaccine during treatment or within 90 days after the final dose of study treatment
* Known active liver disease, for example, active viral hepatitis infection, autoimmune hepatic disorders, or sclerosing cholangitis
* Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs, excipients, and/or murine proteins or a history of severe allergic or immunological reactions, e.g., difficult to control asthma
* Current chronic daily treatment with corticosteroids
* Assessment by the investigator as being unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol


* Participants who have received any previous systemic therapy for treatment or prevention of breast cancer, or previous chest irradiation for the treatment of cancer
* Participants who have a past history of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) if they have received any systemic therapy for its treatment or radiation therapy to the ipsi- or contralateral breast cancer
* Participants with high-risk for breast cancer who have received chemopreventive drugs in the past
* Participants with multicentric breast cancer, unless all tumors are HER2+
* Participants with bilateral breast cancer
* Participants who have undergone an excisional biopsy of primary tumor and/or axillary lymph nodes
* Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) prior to initiation of neoadjuvant therapy
* Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) prior to neoadjuvant therapy

Exclusion Criterion for Treatment with Adjuvant Trastuzumab Emtansine (Arm E):

* Current Grade ≥3 peripheral neuropathy (according to the NCI CTCAE v5.0)
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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Fundación CENIT para la Investigación en Neurociencias

Buenos Aires, , Argentina

Site Status

Centro Oncologico Korben

Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska

Banja Luka, , Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Cantonal Hospital Zenica

Zenica, , Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Crio - Centro Regional Integrado de Oncologia

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

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Hospital Araujo Jorge

Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Site Status

Clinica de Pesquisa e Centro de Estudos em Oncologia Ginecologica e Mamaria Ltda

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Uni Hospital

Panagyurishte, , Bulgaria

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Complex Oncology Center - Plovdiv First Internal Chemotherapy Department

Plovdiv, , Bulgaria

Site Status

MHAT Nadezhda

Sofia, , Bulgaria

Site Status

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Lakeridge Health Oshawa

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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North York General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Hopital du Saint Sacrement

Québec, Quebec, Canada

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Clinica Vespucio

Santiago, , Chile

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Centro de Estudios Clínicos SAGA

Santiago, , Chile

Site Status

Clinica CIMCA

San José, , Costa Rica

Site Status

ICIMED Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Médicas

San José, , Costa Rica

Site Status

Hospital Metropolitano (Sede Lindora-Santa Ana)

San José, , Costa Rica

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Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb

Zagreb, , Croatia

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Saifee Hospital

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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TATA Medical Centre

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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International Cancer Institute (ICI)

Eldoret, , Kenya

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The Aga Khan University-Kenya.

Nairobi, , Kenya

Site Status

Iem-Fucam

D.F., Mexico City, Mexico

Site Status

Health Pharma Professional Research

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Site Status

Oncologico Potosino

San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Site Status

Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas del Sur

Arequipa, , Peru

Site Status

Oncocenter Peru S.A.C.

Lima, , Peru

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National Cancer Centre

Singapore, , Singapore

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Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

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Medical Oncology Centre of Rosebank

Johannesburg, , South Africa

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Wilgers Oncology Centre

Pretoria, , South Africa

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Korea University Anam Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Complejo Hospitalario de Jaen-Hospital Universitario Medico Quirurgico

Jaén, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Virgen de Arrixaca

Murcia, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca

Salamanca, , Spain

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Gulhane Training and Research Hospital

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ankara City Hospital

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Trakya University Medical Faculty Research And Practice Hospital Medical Oncology Department

Edirne, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Ba?c?lar Medipol Mega Üniversite Hastanesi

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Hacettepe Uni Medical Faculty Hospital

Sihhiye/Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Argentina Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Costa Rica Croatia India Kenya Mexico Peru Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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2021-002346-33

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-506380-33-00

Identifier Type: CTIS

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MO43110

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id