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NCT03816163Active, not recruitingPhase 2

A Study of Zolbetuximab (IMAB362) in Adults With Pancreatic Cancer

A Phase 2, Open-Label, Randomized Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Zolbetuximab (IMAB362) in Combination With Nab-Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine (Nab-P + GEM) as First Line Treatment in Subjects With Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) Positive, Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Zolbetuximab is being studied as a treatment for people with pancreatic cancer. Most people with pancreatic cancer have a protein called Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) in their tumor. Zolbetuximab is thought to work by attaching to CLDN 18.2 in their tumor. This switches on the body's immune system to attack the tumor. Zolbetuximab is a potential treatment for people with pancreatic cancer. There is an unmet medical need to treat people with pancreatic cancer. This study will help find the dose of zolbetuximab to be used with chemotherapy and provide more information on this treatment in adults with metastatic pancreatic cancer. The study is currently ongoing globally. People in this study will be treated with either zolbetuximab and chemotherapy or chemotherapy by itself. The study's main aims are to find a suitable dose of zolbetuximab to be used with chemotherapy in the second part of this study, to check if zolbetuximab and chemotherapy compared to chemotherapy by itself can improve the survival of people with pancreatic cancer, and to check the safety of zolbetuximab when given with chemotherapy and how well people cope with medical problems during the study. Adults with metastatic pancreatic cancer can take part. Their cancer is metastatic, has the CLDN18.2 marker in a tumor sample and has not previously been treated with chemotherapy. Metastatic means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. People cannot take part are if they have recently had radiotherapy and have not recovered, need to take medicines to suppress their immune system, have history of nervous system metastases from their pancreatic cancer, or they have other active cancers that need treatment. People who have a specific heart condition or infections also cannot take part. This study will be in 2 parts. Part 1 is called the Safety Lead-in Phase. Groups of people will receive 1 of 2 different doses of zolbetuximab: a lower dose or a higher dose, both together with chemotherapy. A medical expert panel will check the results and decide the dose to use in Part 2. Part 2 is called the Randomization Phase. People will be put in 1 of 2 groups by chance and will be given different treatments either zolbetuximab and chemotherapy or chemotherapy by itself. The chance of receiving zolbetuximab and chemotherapy is twice as high as receiving chemotherapy by itself. In both parts of the study, zolbetuximab and chemotherapy or chemotherapy by itself will be given through a vein. This is called an infusion. Each treatment cycle is 4 weeks (28 days) long and people will have either 2 infusions of zolbetuximab and 3 infusions of chemotherapy or 3 infusions of chemotherapy by itself during each treatment cycle. People will visit the clinic on certain days during their treatment. The study doctors will check for any medical problems from zolbetuximab. Also, people in the study will have a health check including blood tests. On some visits they will also have scans to check for any changes in their cancer. Tumor samples will be taken before treatment if a previous sample is not available. People will have the option of giving a tumor sample after treatment has finished. People will visit the clinic after they stop treatment. They will be asked about any medical problems and will have a health check including blood tests. The number of visits and checks done at each visit will depend on the health of each person and whether they completed their treatment or not. Astellas is terminating the zolbetuximab pancreatic development program from Dec 2025 (following the final OS analysis in Oct 2025). Active subjects may remain on treatment if the investigator determines they are receiving benefit from it. The Survival follow-up period is no longer required.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
393 (actual)
First submitted
23 Jan 2019
Start date
15 Mar 2019
Primary completion date
31 Oct 2026
Lead sponsor
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
NCT number
NCT03816163
EU CT number
2024-510985-17-00
EudraCT number
2018-002551-15

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 393
  • From 15 Mar 2019 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2026
  • 140 sites in 13 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

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

Prior treatment

  • Subject has received other investigational treatment within 28 days prior to randomization.
  • Subject has received radiotherapy for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma ≤ 14 days prior to randomization and has not recovered from any related toxicity.
  • Subject has received systemic immunosuppressive therapy, including systemic corticosteroids within 14 days prior to randomization. Subject using a physiologic replacement dose of hydrocortisone or its equivalent (defined as up to 30 mg per day of hydrocortisone or up to 10 mg per day of prednisone), receiving a single dose of systemic corticosteroids or receiving systemic corticosteroids as premedication for radiologic imaging contrast use are allowed.
  • Subject has prior severe allergic reaction or intolerance to known ingredients of zolbetuximab or other monoclonal antibody, including humanized or chimeric antibodies.
  • Subject has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 3 months prior to randomization.
  • Subject has active infection requiring systemic therapy that has not completely resolved per investigator judgment within 7 days prior to randomization.
  • Subject has had a major surgical procedure ≤ 28 days prior to randomization.
  • Subject without complete recovery from a major surgical procedure ≤ 14 days prior to randomization.
  • Subject has any concurrent disease, infection or co-morbid condition that interferes with the ability of the subject to participate in the study, which places the subject at undue risk or complicates the interpretation of data.

Other illness

  • Subject has known immediate or delayed hypersensitivity, intolerance or contraindication to any component of study treatment.
  • Subject has a known history of a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus infection or known active hepatitis B (positive HBs antigen \[Ag\]) or hepatitis C infection. NOTE: Screening for these infections should be conducted per local requirements.
    • For subjects who are negative for HBs Ag, but hepatitis B core antibody positive, a hepatitis B virus DNA test will be performed and if positive, the subject will be excluded.
    • Subjects with positive hepatitis C serology but negative hepatitis C virus RNA test results are eligible.
    • Subjects treated for hepatitis C with undetectable viral load results are eligible.
  • Subject has a history of interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Subject has a history of central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis from pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
  • Psychiatric illness or social situations that would preclude study compliance.
  • Subject has another malignancy for which treatment is required.

Lab values

  • Subject has significant cardiovascular disease, including:
    • Congestive heart failure (defined as New York Heart Association Class III or IV), myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary angioplasty, coronary stenting, coronary artery bypass graft, cerebrovascular accident or hypertensive crisis within 6 months prior to randomization;
    • History of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias (i.e., sustained ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation or Torsades de Pointes);
    • QTc interval \> 450 msec for male subjects; QTc interval \> 470 msec for female subjects;
    • Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic medications (Subjects with rate controlled atrial fibrillation for \> 1 month prior to randomization.)

Other

  • Subject has pleural effusion or ascites ≥ Grade 3.
  • Subject has known peripheral sensory neuropathy ≥ Grade 2 unless the absence of deep tendon reflexes is the sole neurological abnormality.

Who the study is looking for

  • A female subject is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or lactating and at least 1 of the following conditions applies:
    • Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR
    • WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance throughout the treatment period and for at least 6 months after the final study drug administration.
  • Female subject must agree not to breastfeed starting at screening and throughout the study period, and for 6 months after the final study drug administration.
  • Female subject must not donate ova starting at screening and throughout the study period, and for 6 months after the final study drug administration.
  • A male subject with female partner(s) of child-bearing potential must agree to use contraception during the treatment period and for at least 6 months after the final study drug administration.
  • A male subject must not donate sperm during the treatment period and for at least 6 months after the final study drug administration.
  • Male subject with a pregnant or breastfeeding partner(s) must agree to remain abstinent or use a condom for the duration of the pregnancy or time partner is breastfeeding throughout the study period and for 6 months after the final study drug administration.
  • Subject agrees not to participate in other interventional studies while receiving study drug in present study.
  • Subject has histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of pancreas.
  • Subjects must have metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma that has not been previously treated with chemotherapy.
    • Prior treatment with fluorouracil (5-FU) or GEM administered as a radiation sensitizer during and up to 4 weeks after radiation therapy is allowed
    • If a subject received adjuvant therapy, tumor recurrence or disease progression must have occurred at least 6 months after completing the last dose of the adjuvant therapy.
    • Subjects whose disease progressed on prior treatment with Nab-P and GEM are not eligible.
  • Subject has a measurable lesion(s) on at least 1 metastatic site based on RECIST 1.1 within 28 days prior to randomization. For subjects with only 1 measurable lesion and prior radiotherapy, the lesion must be outside the field of prior radiotherapy or must have documented progression following radiation therapy.
  • Subject's tumor sample has CLDN18.2 expression in ≥ 75% of tumor cells demonstrating moderate to strong membranous staining as determined by central immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing
  • Subject has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • Subject has predicted life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks.
  • Subject must meet all of the following criteria based on the laboratory tests that will be collected within 14 days prior to randomization. In case of multiple laboratory data within this period, the most recent data should be used.
    • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dl (no transfusion within 14 days of start of study treatment)
    • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L
    • Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L
    • Albumin ≥ 2.5 g/dL
    • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN without liver metastases (≤ 5 x ULN if liver metastases are present)
    • Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min
    • Prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (INR) and partial thromboplastin time ≤ 1.5 x ULN (except for subjects receiving anticoagulation therapy)

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (140)

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FitzroyAustraliaUnknown status
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GosfordAustraliaUnknown status
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WarrnamboolAustraliaUnknown status
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WollongongAustraliaUnknown status
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Centro Passo FundoBrazilUnknown status
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Rio GrandeBrazilUnknown status
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BeijingChinaUnknown status
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ZhengzhouChinaUnknown status
Institut Catala d'Oncologia
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BadalonaSpainCompleted
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
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BarcelonaSpainCompleted
Hospital del Mar
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BarcelonaSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitari Dexeus Grupo Quironsalud
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BarcelonaSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
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BarcelonaSpainCompleted
Hospital San Pedro De Alcántara
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CáceresSpainCompleted
Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial De Castellon
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Castello De La PlanaSpainCompleted
Institut Català d'Oncologia
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GironaSpainCompleted
Institut Catala D'oncologia
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L'Hospitalet de LlobregatSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitari Arnau De Vilanova De La Gerencia Territorial De Lleida
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LleidaSpainCompleted
MD Anderson Cancer Center
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MadridSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
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MadridSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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MadridSpainCompleted
Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga
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MálagaSpainCompleted
Clínica Universidad de navarra
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PamplonaSpainCompleted
Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari
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SabadellSpainCompleted
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario De Santiago
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Santiago de CompostelaSpainCompleted
Hospital Unviersitario Miguel Servet
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ZaragozaSpainCompleted
Centre Hospitalier de la Cote Basque
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BayonneFranceCompleted
Besancon University Hospital Center
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Besancon CedexFranceCompleted
Institut Bergonie
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BordeauxFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Brest
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BrestFranceCompleted
Centre Francois Baclesse
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Caen Cedex 5FranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
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Chambray Les ToursFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
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Grenoble Cedex 9FranceCompleted
Polyclinique De Blois
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La Chaussee St VictorFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
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La Roche Sur Yon Cedex 9FranceCompleted
Hospital Edouard Herriot
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LyonFranceCompleted
Medipole De Nancy
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NancyFranceCompleted
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
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Nice Cedex 2FranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
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PessacFranceCompleted
Hospices Civils de Lyon
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Pierre-BéniteFranceCompleted
Hôpital Privé des Côtes d'Armor
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PlérinFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
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Pringy CedexFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
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Rouen CedexFranceCompleted
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
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Saint-HerblainFranceCompleted
Groupe Hospitalier Saint Vincent
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StrasbourgFranceCompleted
Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté
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TrévenansFranceCompleted
Institut Gustave Roussy
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VillejuifFranceCompleted
St Vincent's University Hospital
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Dublin 4IrelandCompleted
Fondazione Poliambulanza
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BresciaItalyCompleted
Istituto Di Candiolo Fondazione Del Piemonte Per Loncologia IRCCS
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CandioloItalyCompleted
Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona
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CremonaItalyCompleted
Careggi University Hospital
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FlorenceItalyCompleted
Istituto Europeo di Oncologia s.r.l
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MilanItalyCompleted
Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
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RozzanoItalyCompleted
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Bunkyo-kuJapanUnknown status
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FukuokaJapanUnknown status
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MitakaJapanUnknown status
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DaeguSouth KoreaUnknown status
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
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SuwonSouth KoreaUnknown status
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Distrito FederalMexicoUnknown status
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
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Basking RidgeUnited StatesUnknown status
Lynn Cancer Institute
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Boca RatonUnited StatesUnknown status
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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BuffaloUnited StatesUnknown status
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
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CharlotteUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Illinois at Chicago
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
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CommackUnited StatesUnknown status
David C Pratt Cancer Center
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Creve CoeurUnited StatesUnknown status
St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group
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FullertonUnited StatesUnknown status
MultiCare Regional Cancer Center - Gig Harbor
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Gig HarborUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
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HarrisonUnited StatesUnknown status
Houston Methodist Hospital
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Northwell Health Cancer Institute
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Lake SuccessUnited StatesUnknown status
Norton Cancer Institute (NCI)
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LouisvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Midstate Medical Center
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MeridenUnited StatesUnknown status
Baptist Health
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
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MontvaleUnited StatesUnknown status
Cancer Treatment Centers of Atlanta
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NewnanUnited StatesUnknown status
Ochsner Health System
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New OrleansUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Vista Oncology
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OlympiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Utah Cancer Specialists
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Virginia Mason
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
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UniondaleUnited StatesUnknown status
TOI Clinical research
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WhittierUnited StatesUnknown status
Novant Health
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Winston-SalemUnited StatesUnknown status
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KonyaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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