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NCT02831959CompletedPhase 3

Pivotal, Open-label, Randomized Study of Radiosurgery With or Without Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) for 1-10 Brain Metastases From Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 Oct 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The study is a prospective, randomized controlled phase III trial, to test the efficacy, safety and neurocognitive outcomes of advanced NSCLC patients, following stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for 1 inoperable brain metastasis or 2-10 brain metastases, treated with NovoTTF-200M and supportive treatment compared to supportive treatment alone. The device is an experimental, portable, battery operated device for chronic administration of alternating electric fields (termed TTFields or TTF) to the region of the malignant tumor, by means of surface, insulated electrode arrays.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
298 (actual)
First submitted
8 Jul 2016
Start date
Jul 2016
Primary completion date
29 Nov 2024
Lead sponsor
NovoCure GmbH
Diseases
Lung cancer
NCT number
NCT02831959

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 298
  • From Jul 2016 to the primary completion date, 29 Nov 2024
  • 128 sites in 15 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Prior WBRT for newly diagnosed brain metastases
  • Planned concurrent brain directed therapy (beyond SRS and NovoTTF-200M as per protocol)

Other illness

  • Patients with intractable seizures
  • Known allergies to medical adhesives or hydrogel

Lab values

  • Patients who are known to have somatic tumor mutations in the following genes, for which targeted agents are available that directly affect the treatment of brain metastasis: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), ROS-1 proto- oncogene, and proto-oncogene B-RAF
  • Severe comorbidities:
    • Clinically-significant inadequate hematological, hepatic and renal function, defined as: Neutrophil count \< 1.5 x 10 9/L and platelet count \< 100 x 10\^9/L; bilirubin \> 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN); aspartate transaminase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 2.5 x ULN or \> 5 x ULN if patient has documented liver metastases; and serum creatinine \> 1.5 x ULN
    • History of significant cardiovascular disease unless the disease is well controlled. Significant cardiac disease includes second/ third degree heart block; significant ischemic heart disease; poorly controlled hypertension; congestive heart failure of the New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or worse (slight limitation of physical activity; comfortable at rest, but ordinary activity results in fatigue, palpitation or dyspnea).
    • History of arrhythmia that is symptomatic or requires treatment. Patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter controlled by medication are not excluded from participation in the study.
    • History of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) within 6 months prior to randomization or that is not stable
    • Active infection or serious underlying medical condition that would impair the ability of the patient to received protocol therapy
    • History of any psychiatric condition that might impair patient's ability to understand or comply with the requirements of the study or to provide consent

Other

  • Patients who have a single, operable brain metastasis
  • Patients with significant edema leading to risk of brain herniation
  • Patients with midline shift \> 10mm
  • Leptomeningeal metastases
  • Recurrent brain metastases
  • Implantable electronic medical devices in the brain
  • Currently pregnant or breastfeeding

Who the study is looking for

  • 18 years of age and older
  • Life expectancy of ≥ 3 months
  • New diagnosis of brain metastases from a histologically or cytologically confirmed primary or metastatic NSCLC tumor within 5 years of registration on the study. If the original histological proof of malignancy is greater than 5 years, then pathological confirmation is required (i.e.: from extra-cranial or intracranial disease).
    • 5\. 1 inoperable brain metastasis or 2- 10 brain lesions per screening MRI, confirmed by contrast enhanced MRI amenable to SRS according to the following criteria:
  • largest tumor volume \< 10 cc b. longest tumor diameter \< 3 cm c. Cumulative volume of all tumors ≤ 15 cc 6. At least one measurable disease per study protocol 7. Patients must be receiving optimal therapy for their extracranial disease according to local practice at each center. Patients may continue on systemic therapy while receiving TTFields.
    • 8\. Able to operate the NovoTTF-200M device independently or with the help of a caregiver 9. Clinical trials prior to enrollment are allowed, as long as no brain directed therapy was included (current treatment trials are exclusionary)

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (128)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
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InnsbruckAustriaUnknown status
UMHAT Sv. Ivan Rilski EAD, Department of Medical Oncology
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SofiaBulgariaUnknown status
University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Sofiamed, Department of Medical Oncology
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SofiaBulgariaUnknown status
Jewish General Hospital
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
Le CIUSSS de I'Est-de-L'ile de Montreal - Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
(CHUS) Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Service de Neurochirurgie
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SherbrookeCanadaUnknown status
CancerCare Manitoba
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WinnipegCanadaUnknown status
Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
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BeijingChinaUnknown status
Peking University Third Hospital
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BeijingChinaUnknown status
The First Hospital of Jilin University
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ChangchunChinaUnknown status
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
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GuangzhouChinaUnknown status
The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Xingtai Medical College
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HebeiChinaUnknown status
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
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JinanChinaUnknown status
Shandong Cancer Hospital
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JinanChinaUnknown status
Nanjing Drum Tower hospital
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NanjingChinaUnknown status
Qingdao Central Hospital
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QingdaoChinaUnknown status
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
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ShanghaiChinaUnknown status
The First Hospital of China Medical University
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ShenyangChinaUnknown status
Liaoning Cancer Hospital
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ShenyangChinaUnknown status
The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
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ShenzhenChinaUnknown status
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
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SuzhouChinaUnknown status
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
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TianjinChinaUnknown status
Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
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WuhanChinaUnknown status
Hubei Cancer Hospital
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WuhanChinaUnknown status
The First Affiliated hospital of Xiamen University
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XiamenChinaUnknown status
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
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Xi'anChinaUnknown status
Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
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YangzhouChinaUnknown status
Taizhou Hospital, Zhejiang Province
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ZhejiangChinaUnknown status
Zigong Fourth People's Hospital
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ZigongChinaUnknown status
Klinik für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie der Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Charité Virchow-Klinikum
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BerlinGermanyUnknown status
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
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DüsseldorfGermanyUnknown status
Dr. Senckenbergisches Institut for Neurooncology,
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Frankfurt am MainGermanyUnknown status
Dr. Senckenbergisches Institut für Neuroonkologie, Zentrum der Neurologie und Neurochirurgie
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Frankfurt am MainGermanyUnknown status
Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Klinik für Innere Medizin IV, Hämatologie / Onkologie
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HalleGermanyUnknown status
Heidelberg University Clinic for Radiooncology and Radiation Therapy
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HeidelbergGermanyUnknown status
Catalan Institute of Oncology
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BarcelonaSpainUnknown status
Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro Edificio CIOCC
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MadridSpainUnknown status
Clínica Universidad de navarra
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PamplonaSpainUnknown status
University Hospital Lille
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LilleFranceUnknown status
Clairval Hospital Center
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MarseilleFranceUnknown status
Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere
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ParisFranceUnknown status
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
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Saint-EtienneFranceUnknown status
Queen Mary Hospital
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status
Radiochirugia Zagreb
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Sveta NedeljaCroatiaUnknown status
National Koranyi Institute of Tb and Pulmonology
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BudapestHungaryUnknown status
Onkologiai Osztaly, Balassa Janos Korhaz
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SzekszárdHungaryUnknown status
Geza Hetenyi Hospital-Clinic of Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok County
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SzolnokHungaryUnknown status
Rambam Medical Center
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HaifaIsraelUnknown status
Hadassah Medical Organization
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JerusalemIsraelUnknown status
Rabin Medical Center
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Petah TikvaIsraelUnknown status
Sheba medical center
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Ramat GanIsraelUnknown status
Sourasky Medical Center
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Tel AvivIsraelUnknown status
A.O.S.G. Moscati Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specialità
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AvellinoItalyUnknown status
General Hospital Gavazzeni
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BergamoItalyUnknown status
Radioterapia Oncologica AOU Careggi
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FlorenceItalyUnknown status
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Lecco
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LeccoItalyUnknown status
University Hospital of Messina AOU Policlinico "G. Martino"
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MessinaItalyUnknown status
The IRCCS Carlo Besta Neurological Institute Foundation
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MilanItalyUnknown status
A.O.U Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
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TorinoItalyUnknown status
Marek Harat Private Practice, Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology
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BydgoszczPolandUnknown status
University Clinical Center
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GdanskPolandUnknown status
Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
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GliwicePolandUnknown status
MS Clinsearch Sp. z.o.o.
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LublinPolandUnknown status
Szpital Kliniczny Przemienienia Pańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
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PoznanPolandUnknown status
Gamma Knife Center Warsaw
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WarsawPolandUnknown status
Center for Neuro-oncology, Neurosurgery Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia
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BelgradeSerbiaUnknown status
Piedmont Brain Tumor Center
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Maryland
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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BethesdaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Comprehensive Cancer Center
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
Grandview Medical Center - Cancer Center
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
Tufts Medical Center
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
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CamdenUnited StatesUnknown status
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Chapel HillUnited StatesUnknown status
Medical University of South Carolina - Hollings Cancer Center
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CharlestonUnited StatesUnknown status
Erlanger Baroness Hospital
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ChattanoogaUnited StatesUnknown status
Cleveland Clinic
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ClevelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, University of Missouri Healthcare
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ColumbiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Geisinger Medical Center
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DanvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Karmanos Cancer Institute
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DetroitUnited StatesUnknown status
West Cancer Center
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GermantownUnited StatesUnknown status
St. Mary's Medical Center - Grand Junction
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Grand JunctionUnited StatesUnknown status
Banner North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) - Oncology - Greeley
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GreeleyUnited StatesUnknown status
Vidant Medical Center
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GreenvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Prisma Health-Upstate
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GreenvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Houston Methodist Hospital
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Mischer Neuroscience Associates - Texas Medical Center
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Mississippi Medical Center
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JacksonUnited StatesUnknown status
UF Health Jacksonville
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Mayo Clinic
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Kansas Cancer Center and Medical Pavilion
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Kentucky HealthCare
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LexingtonUnited StatesUnknown status
MemorialCare Cancer Institute
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Long BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Louisville - James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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LouisvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center - McKee Medical Center
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LovelandUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Oncology
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McKinneyUnited StatesUnknown status
Miami Cancer Institute
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Aurora Research Institute
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MilwaukeeUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) - Fairview - Masonic Cancer Clinic
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MinneapolisUnited StatesUnknown status
Abbott Northwestern Hospital - Givens Brain Tumor Center
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MinneapolisUnited StatesUnknown status
John Nasseff Neuroscience Institute ANW Brain Tumor Center
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MinneapolisUnited StatesUnknown status
Infirmary Cancer Care
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MobileUnited StatesUnknown status
Ochsner Health System
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New OrleansUnited StatesUnknown status
The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St.Joseph Hospital of Orange
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OrangeUnited StatesUnknown status
Adult Oncology Research
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OrlandoUnited StatesUnknown status
UF Health Cancer Center
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OrlandoUnited StatesUnknown status
Barrow Neurological Institute
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
Mayo Clinic Phoenix
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Oncology
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PlanoUnited StatesUnknown status
BRCR Medical Center Inc
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PlantationUnited StatesUnknown status
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
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PortlandUnited StatesUnknown status
Rhode Island Hospital
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ProvidenceUnited StatesUnknown status
Kaiser Permanente-Redwood City
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Redwood CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Renown Regional Medical Center
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RenoUnited StatesUnknown status
Dignity Health - Mercy Cancer Centers
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SacramentoUnited StatesUnknown status
Kaiser Permanente - Sacramento
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SacramentoUnited StatesUnknown status
Sharp HealthCare
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San DiegoUnited StatesUnknown status
University of California
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Health University Medical Center
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SavannahUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Washington Medical Center
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
Willis-Knighton Cancer Center
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ShreveportUnited StatesUnknown status
Oncology Research | Mercy Research
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St LouisUnited StatesUnknown status
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
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WacoUnited StatesUnknown status
CDH-Delnor Health System
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WarrenvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) - Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Winston-SalemUnited StatesUnknown status

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