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NCT04624659Active, not recruitingPhase 3

A Study of Etavopivat in Adults and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease (HIBISCUS)

An Adaptive, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Multi-center Study of Oral Etavopivat, a Pyruvate Kinase Activator in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease (HIBISCUS)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Apr 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This clinical trial is a Phase 2/3 study that will evaluate the efficacy and safety of etavopivat and test how well etavopivat works compared to placebo to improve the amount of hemoglobin in the blood and to reduce the number of vaso-occlusive crises (times when the blood vessels become blocked and cause pain).

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
450 (estimated)
First submitted
5 Nov 2020
Start date
29 Jan 2021
Primary completion date
6 Feb 2026
Lead sponsor
Forma Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT number
NCT04624659
EU CT number
2024-511535-97-00
EudraCT number
2020-003884-25

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 450
  • From 29 Jan 2021 to the primary completion date, 6 Feb 2026
  • 130 sites in 17 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

  • History of unstable or deteriorating cardiac or pulmonary disease within 6 months prior to consent including but not limited to the following:
    • Unstable angina pectoris or myocardial infarction or elective coronary intervention
    • Congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization
    • Uncontrolled clinically significant arrhythmias
    • Symptomatic pulmonary hypertension
  • History of overt clinical stroke within previous 2 years or any history of an intracranial hemorrhage
  • History of deep venous thrombosis requiring systemic anti-coagulation therapy for ≥ 6 weeks, occurring within 6 months prior to Day 1 of study treatment.
    • Prior/Concomitant Therapy
  • Patients receiving regularly scheduled blood (RBC) transfusion therapy (also termed chronic, prophylactic, or preventive transfusion)
  • Receiving or use of concomitant medications that are strong inducers of CYP3A4/5 within 2 weeks of starting study treatment or anticipated need for such agents during the study
  • Use of voxelotor within 28 days prior to starting study treatment or anticipated need for this agent during the study
  • Use of an experimental selectin antagonist (eg, monoclonal antibody or small molecule) within 28 days of starting study treatment or anticipated need for such agents during the study
  • Receipt of prior cellular-based therapy (eg, hematopoietic cell transplant, gene modification therapy)

Other illness

  • Known HIV positivity
  • Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection

Lab values

  • Hepatic dysfunction characterized by:
    • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 4.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Direct bilirubin \> 3.0 × ULN

Other

  • More than 15 vaso-occlusive crises within the past 12 months
  • Female who is breastfeeding or pregnant
  • Severe renal dysfunction or on chronic dialysis
  • Use of erythropoietin or other hematopoietic growth factor treatment within 28 days of starting study treatment or anticipated need for such agents during the study

Who the study is looking for

  • Provision of consent
  • Patient has a confirmed diagnosis of sickle cell disease
  • At least 2 episodes of vaso-occlusive crises in the past 12 months
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 5.5 and ≤ 10.5 g/dL (≥ 55 and ≤ 105 g/L) during screening
  • Patients taking hydroxyurea, must demonstrate a stable dose for at least 90 days prior to start of study treatment
  • Patients on crizanlizumab or L-glutamine treatment at the time of consent must be on a stable dose for ≥ 12 months and must be ≥ 80% compliant with the planned regimen at the time of consent and meet the VOC eligibility criteria
  • Female patients of childbearing potential must use highly effective methods of contraception, male patients are willing to use barrier methods of contraception

Age in the registry: 12 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (130)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital
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TorontoCanadaUnknown status
The Hospital for Sick Children
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TorontoCanadaUnknown status
Providence Hematolgy
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VancouverCanadaUnknown status
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
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BerlinGermanyActive, not recruiting
Medical Center- University of Freiburg
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Freiburg im BreisgauGermanyActive, not recruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg AöR
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HeidelbergGermanyActive, not recruiting
[Legal] Alexandria Clinical Research LLC
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AlexandriaEgyptUnknown status
Cairo University
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CairoEgyptUnknown status
Al Kasr AL Aini Hospital
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CairoEgyptUnknown status
Ain Shams University Hospital
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CairoEgyptUnknown status
Sydnawy University Hospital
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ZagazigEgyptUnknown status
Hospital Universitario de Cruces
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BarakaldoSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
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BarcelonaSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
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MadridSpainActive, not recruiting
Hospital Universitario La Paz
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MadridSpainActive, not recruiting
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
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SevillaSpainActive, not recruiting
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
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Creteil CedexFranceActive, not recruiting
Hospital Edouard Herriot
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Lyon Cedex 03FranceActive, not recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
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Montpellier Cedex 5FranceActive, not recruiting
Robert Debre University Hospital
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ParisFranceActive, not recruiting
Leicester Royal Infirmary - Haemostasis & Thrombosis Unit
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LeicesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust / Evelina Childrens Hospital
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Kings College Hospital - Haematology
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Hammersmith Hospital London
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Churchill Hospital
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OxfordUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
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SheffieldUnited KingdomUnknown status
Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH)
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AccraGhanaUnknown status
Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC)
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KintampoGhanaUnknown status
Hippokration Hospital
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AthensGreeceCompleted
General Hospital Of Larissa Koutlibaneio And Triantafylleio
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LarissaGreeceCompleted
General University Hospital Of Patras
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PatrasGreeceCompleted
Ippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki
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ThessalonikiGreeceCompleted
Victoria Hospital, Bangalore
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BangaloreIndiaUnknown status
Srirama Chandra Bhanj Medical College & Hospital (S.C.B Medical College)
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CutackIndiaUnknown status
Yashoda Hospital
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HyderabadIndiaUnknown status
K.J Somaiya Hospital and Research Centre
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MumbaiIndiaUnknown status
All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS)
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New DelhiIndiaUnknown status
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico G. Rodolico-San Marco Di Catania
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CataniaItalyActive, not recruiting
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga
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OrbassanoItalyActive, not recruiting
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
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PadovaItalyActive, not recruiting
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
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PaviaItalyActive, not recruiting
Bambino Gesu Childrens Hospital
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RomeItalyActive, not recruiting
Kombewa Clinical Research Centre
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KisumuKenyaUnknown status
KEMRI CRDR Siaya Clinical Research Annex, Country Referral Hospital
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KisumuKenyaUnknown status
KEMRI Kondele Children Hospital, Kisumu
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KisumuKenyaUnknown status
Gertrude's Children's Hospital
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NairobiKenyaUnknown status
Master Centre for Lebanon
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AmmanLebanonUnknown status
American University of Beirut Medical Center
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BeirutLebanonUnknown status
Hospital Nini
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TripoliLebanonUnknown status
University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja
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AbujaNigeriaUnknown status
Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna
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KadunaNigeriaUnknown status
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH)
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KanoNigeriaUnknown status
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH)
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LagosNigeriaUnknown status
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos
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LagosNigeriaUnknown status
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
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MuscatOmanUnknown status
King Fahad Specialist Hospital - Dammam
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DammamSaudi ArabiaUnknown status
Prince Mohammad Bin Naser Hospital
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JizanSaudi ArabiaUnknown status
King Khaled University Hospital,King Saud Univ. Med. City
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RiyadhSaudi ArabiaUnknown status
Cornerstone Research Institute
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Altamonte SpringsUnited StatesUnknown status
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Investigational Medication Pharmacy
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Sonar Clinical Research
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Emory University School of Medicine
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Center for Blood Disorders Augusta University
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AugustaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
Univ of Alabama Birmingham
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
Boston Medical Center
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
NYC Health+Hospitals
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BrooklynUnited StatesUnknown status
[Legal] The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel HillUnited StatesUnknown status
Medical University of South Carolina
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CharlestonUnited StatesUnknown status
Levine Cancer Institute
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CharlotteUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Illinois at Chicago
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Cincinnati
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
[Legal] Children's Hospital Medical Center dba Cincinnati Children's
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
The Ohio State University Medical Center
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ColumbusUnited StatesUnknown status
iResearch Atlanta, LLC
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DecaturUnited StatesUnknown status
Karmanos Cancer Institute
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DetroitUnited StatesUnknown status
[Legal] Dr. Vince Clinical Research, LLC and Dr. Vince Clinical Research, P.A.
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DetroitUnited StatesUnknown status
Duke University Medical Center
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Connecticut
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FarmingtonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Florida
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GainesvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Prisma Health-Upstate
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GreenvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
East Carolina University
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GreenvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research
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HollywoodUnited StatesUnknown status
[Legal] Baylor College of Medicine
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
UT Health University of Texas
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
Queens Hospital Center
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JamaicaUnited StatesUnknown status
[Legal] Woodland International Research Group, LLC
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Little RockUnited StatesUnknown status
[Legal] Collaborative Neuroscience Network, LLC
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Long BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
[Legal] St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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MemphisUnited StatesUnknown status
Methodist University Hospital
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MemphisUnited StatesUnknown status
Advanced Pharma CR
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Miami
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin
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MilwaukeeUnited StatesUnknown status
Yale University
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New HavenUnited StatesUnknown status
North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center
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New Hyde ParkUnited StatesUnknown status
Children's Hosp-New Orleans
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New OrleansUnited StatesUnknown status
Weill Cornell Med Coll-NYPH
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Columbia University Medical Center_New York
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research
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North CantonUnited StatesUnknown status
Pacific Research Partners
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OaklandUnited StatesUnknown status
UCSF Oakland Benioff ChildHosp
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OaklandUnited StatesUnknown status
Jimmy Everest Cancer Hematology & Oncology
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Oklahoma CityUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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OmahaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of California Irvine
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OrangeUnited StatesUnknown status
Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital
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OrlandoUnited StatesUnknown status
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Children's Hosptl Philadelphia
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Phoenix Children's Hsptl
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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PittsburghUnited StatesUnknown status
Rhode Island Hospital
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ProvidenceUnited StatesUnknown status
Virginia Commonwealth University
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RichmondUnited StatesUnknown status
UC Davis Medical Center
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SacramentoUnited StatesUnknown status
Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis
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St LouisUnited StatesUnknown status
Mary Bridge Children's Health
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TacomaUnited StatesUnknown status
Jacobi Medical Center
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The BronxUnited StatesUnknown status
Montefiore Medical Center
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The BronxUnited StatesUnknown status
Lynn Institute of Tulsa
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TulsaUnited StatesUnknown status
Howard University
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Washington D.C.United StatesUnknown status
Children's National Health Hospital
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Washington D.C.United StatesUnknown status
Wake Forest Baptist Health
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Winston-SalemUnited StatesUnknown status
Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Balcalı Hastanesi- Hematoloji
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AdanaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Başkent Üniversitesi Adana Dr. Turgut Noyan Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi
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AdanaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Adana City Training and Research Hospital
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AdanaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi- Hematoloji
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AnkaraTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Ege Üniversitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi - Nefroloji
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IzmirTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Mersin Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi Hastanesi- Çiftlikköy Yerleşkesi- Hematoloji
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MersinTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
VM Medical Park Mersin Hastanesi- Kardiyoloji
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MersinTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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