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Personalized Risk-Adapted Therapy in Post-Pubertal Patients With Newly-Diagnosed Medulloblastoma

Study Purpose

Medulloblastoma is a rare brain malignancy, mainly affecting children. Treatment of this rapidly growing tumor begins with maximal surgical removal plus radiation and chemotherapy. Treatment toxicity is high. Post-pubertal and pediatric medulloblastomas are biologically and prognostically different, which mandates age-adapted treatment strategies. Patients after puberty bear an intermediate to high prognostic risk. This means that a large number of these patients, are faced with death and/or disability (mainly neurocognitive). Therefore, the scientific and medical need is high. One of the genetic subgroups of medulloblastoma, the SHH-subgroup (Sonic HedgeHog- subgroup), is highly overrepresented in medulloblastoma patients after puberty. This subgroup can be treated with a targeted therapy. The investigators will therefore randomize patients and treat SHH-subgroup patients with sonidegib and a reduction of radiotherapy dose in the experimental arm of the trial. The hypothesis that this personalized risk-adapted therapy will improve outcomes in view of increased efficacy and decreased toxicity.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms

No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 15 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Newly diagnosed, histologically proven, genetically classified, centrally confirmed medulloblastoma (WNT M0-1, SHH M0-1 (p53wt), Group 4 M0-1) - Molecular subtype: medulloblastoma, SHH-activated and TP53-wildtype, M0-1; medulloblastoma, WNT-activated, M0-1; medulloblastoma, Group 4, M0-1.
  • - Histologic subtype: medulloblastoma, classic (CMB); medulloblastoma, desmoplastic/nodular (DNMB); medulloblastoma, with extensive nodularity (MBEN); medulloblastoma, large cell/anaplastic (LCA) - Adult (18 years and above): in WNT-activated and Group 4 medulloblastoma.
  • - Post-pubertal, defined as females with a bone age of at least 15 years and males with a bone age of at least 17 years, or adult (greater than 18 y of age) (see appendix N) in SHH-activated and TP53-wildtype medulloblastoma.
  • - Availability of prognostic markers (MYC/MYCN amplification, MYC/MYCN mutation) - Availability of paraffin embedded tumour tissue (FFPE) (1 block or 30 unstained slides) and whole blood sample (10 ml) for central review.
  • - For patients with SHH activated tumours: exclusion of germline alteration of TP53, PTCH, SUFU, BRCA2 and PALB2 if known before randomization.
  • - Clinical status within 2 weeks of randomization: Karnofsky 50-100.
NANO-score 0 to 9 (allowing full-blown cerebellar symptoms)
  • - Clinically standard-risk (centrally assessed MRI review) defined as: total or near total surgical resection with less than or equal to 1.5 cm2 (measured in axial plane) of residual tumour on early post-operative MRI, without and with contrast; no CNS metastasis on MRI (cranial and spinal); Chang stage M0-1 with no clinical evidence of extra-CNS metastasis.
  • - Full recovery from surgery or any post-surgical complication (e.g. Bleeding, infections etc) - Pre-surgery and/or post-surgery MRI available.
  • - Baseline brain MRI and spinal MRI available within 2 weeks of randomization.
  • - Normal liver, renal and haematological function within 2 weeks of randomization.
  • - WBC greater than or equal to 3×10^9/L.
  • - ANC greater than or equal to 1.5×10^9/L.
  • - Platelet count of greater than or equal to 100×10^9/L independent of transfusion.
  • - Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10 g/dl.
  • - Total Bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 ULN.
  • - ALT (SGPT), AST (SGOT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) less than or equal to 2.5 × ULN.
  • - Serum creatinine less than 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance (CrCl) greater than 30 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula) - Negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days of randomization for WOCBP.
  • - Patients of childbearing / reproductive potential (WOCBP) must use two methods of adequate birth control, including a highly effective method and a barrier method during the study treatment period and for at least 20 months after the last study treatment is mandatory for the patients that received sonidegib, for all other patients this period is at least 6 months after the last study treatment.
A highly effective method of birth control is defined as those which result in low failure rate (i.e. less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly. Male patients even those who have had a vasectomy must always use a condom during treatment and for 6 months after last treatment. Men should not donate semen during treatment and for at least 6 months after ending treatment (donation of semen for the semen analyses of the fertility project 1 b is allowed). Appendix H.
  • - Female subjects who are breast feeding must discontinue nursing prior to the first dose of study treatment and until 20 months after the last study treatment.
  • - Before patient registration/randomization, written informed consent must be given according to ICH/GCP, and national/local regulations.
For patients less than 18 years of age, consent has to be obtained from the parent(s) or legal representative.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Prior treatment for medulloblastoma.
  • - Unavailability of central review pathology results.
  • - Inability to start radiotherapy within 43 days of surgery.
  • - Significant sensorineural hearing deficit as defined by pure tone audiometry with bone conduction or air conduction and normal tympanogram showing impairment greater than or equal to 20 dB at 1-3 kHz.
  • - Any medical contraindication to radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
  • - Hypersensitivity to contrast medium for MRI.
  • - Hypersensitivity towards the active substance of any of study drugs or their excipients.
  • - Prior or current use of mitoxantrone, methotrexate, topotecan, imatinib, irinotecan or statins.
  • - Concurrent severe or uncontrolled medical disease (e.g., active systemic infection, diabetes, psychiatric disorder) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or compromise the ability of the patient to complete the study.
  • - Prior or second invasive malignancy, except non-melanoma skin cancer, completely resected cervical carcinoma in situ, low risk prostate cancer (cT1-2a N0 and Gleason score less than or equal to 6 and PSA less than 10 ng/mL), either totally resected or irradiated with curative intent (with PSA of less than or equal to 0.1 ng/mL) or under active surveillance as per ESMO guidelines.
Other cancers for which the subject has completed potentially curative treatment more than 5 years prior to diagnosis of medulloblastoma study entry are allowed.
  • - Known history or current evidence of active Hepatitis B (e.g., positive HBV surface antigen) or C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected) - Known or current evidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection (positive HIV-1/2 antibodies) - Presence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.

NCT04402073
Phase

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Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data.

Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs.

Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.

Phase 2
Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Peter Hau
Principal Investigator Affiliation EORTC study coordinator
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Medulloblastoma
Arms & Interventions

Arms

Other: standard arms

Criteria: Adult SHH (p53wt) M0-1, adult WNT M0-1, adult Group 4 M0-1. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 35.2 Gy in 22 daily fractions of 1.6 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 19.8 Gy in 11 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 55.0 Gy in 33 daily fractions of 1.6/1.8 Gy. Criteria: Post pubertal < 18 y SHH (p53wt) M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy.

Experimental: experimental arms

Radiotherapy Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0; adult WNT M0, adult Group 4 M0. Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 23.4 Gy in 13 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 30.6 Gy in 17 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 54.0 Gy in 30 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy. SMO-inhibitor Criteria: Adult and post-pubertal SHH (p53wt) M0. Sonidegib 200 mg/day (daily) from first day of radio-chemotherapy until end of maintenance chemotherapy, including 6w chemotherapy break.

Interventions

Drug: - Sonidegib

Sonidegib is a selective smoothened inhibitor that inhibits the sonic hedgehog-signaling pathway. It is used in patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) that has recurred following surgery or radiation therapy, or those who are not candidates for surgery or radiation therapy.

Drug: - Cisplatin

Cisplatin (CIS) is a platinum derivate used in the treatment in several epithelial tumours. The application route is through the veins.

Drug: - Lomustine

Lomustine is a nitrosourea used in the treatment of brain tumours and Hodgkin's disease. The application route is oral.

Drug: - Vincristine

Vincristine sulfate (VCR) is an inhibitor of microtubule formation in the mitotic spindle, resulting in an arrest of dividing cells at the metaphase stage. Vincristine sulfate is indicated in acute leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, and Wilms' tumor. The application route is through the vein.

Radiation: - radiotherapy

Radiotherapy to the cranio-spinal axis of 35.2 Gy in 22 daily fractions of 1.6 Gy, followed by an additional boost to the tumour site of 19.8 Gy in 11 daily fractions of 1.8 Gy, summing up to a total dose of 55.0 Gy in 33 daily fractions of 1.6/1.8 Gy.

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International Sites

Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia

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Recruiting

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Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, ,

Brisbane, Australia

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Recruiting

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Princess Alexandra Hospital - University Of Queensland

Brisbane, ,

Austin Health - Austin hospital, Melbourne, Australia

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Recruiting

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Austin Health - Austin hospital

Melbourne, ,

Peter Maccallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Australia

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Recruiting

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Peter Maccallum Cancer Institute

Melbourne, ,

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Australia

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Not yet recruiting

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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Nedlands, ,

John Hunter Children's Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Australia

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Not yet recruiting

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John Hunter Children's Hospital

New Lambton Heights, ,

Prince Of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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Not yet recruiting

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Prince Of Wales Hospital

Sydney, ,

Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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Recruiting

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Royal North Shore Hospital

Sydney, ,

Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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Recruiting

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Sydney Children's Hospital

Sydney, ,

Westmead, Australia

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Not yet recruiting

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Westmead Hospital - Crown Princess Mary Cancer Center

Westmead, ,

Innsbruck, Austria

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Not yet recruiting

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A.O Landeskrankenhaus - Innsbruck Universitaetsklinik

Innsbruck, ,

AKH unikliniken, Wien, Austria

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Recruiting

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AKH unikliniken

Wien, ,

CHRU de Lille, Lille, France

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Not yet recruiting

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CHRU de Lille

Lille, ,

Site Contact

Apolline Monfilliette-Djelad, MD

[email protected]

003227741611

Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France

Status

Recruiting

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Centre Leon Berard

Lyon, ,

Site Contact

Tanguy Ronan, MD

[email protected]

003227741611

Hopital de La Timone (APHM), Marseille, France

Status

Recruiting

Address

Hopital de La Timone (APHM)

Marseille, ,

Site Contact

Olivier Chinot, MD

[email protected]

003227741611

CHU de Nice - Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France

Status

Recruiting

Address

CHU de Nice - Hopital Pasteur

Nice, ,

Site Contact

Véronique Bourg, MD

[email protected]

003227741611

Hopital la Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France

Status

Not yet recruiting

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Hopital la Pitie-Salpetriere

Paris, ,

Site Contact

Florence Laigle-Donadey, MD

[email protected]

003227741611

Saint-Herblain, France

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Not yet recruiting

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Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest (ICO) - Saint Herblain

Saint-Herblain, ,

Site Contact

Ludovic Doucet, MD

[email protected]

003227741611

Toulouse, France

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Not yet recruiting

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CHU de Toulouse - Institut Claudius Regaud - IUCT oncopole

Toulouse, ,

Site Contact

Anne Laprie, MD

[email protected]

003227741611

Knappschaft Krankenhaus Langendreer, Bochum, Germany

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Recruiting

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Knappschaft Krankenhaus Langendreer

Bochum, ,

Universitaetsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetsklinikum Bonn

Bonn, ,

Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

Dresden, ,

Erfurt, Germany

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Recruiting

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HELIOS Kliniken - HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt GmbH

Erfurt, ,

Universitaetsklinikum - Essen, Essen, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetsklinikum - Essen

Essen, , 45147

Frankfurt, Germany

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Recruiting

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University Frankfurt - Goethe Univ. - University Hospital Frankfurt -Senckenberg Institute of Neurooncology

Frankfurt, ,

Freiburg, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg - Klinik fuer Neurochirurgie

Freiburg, ,

Goettigen, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen - Georg-August Universitaet

Goettigen, ,

Hamburg, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaets Krankenhaus Eppendorf - Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf KE - University Cancer Center

Hamburg, ,

Heidelberg, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg - UniversitaetsKlinikum Heidelberg - Head Hospital

Heidelberg, ,

Leipzig, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig-Klinik fuer Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie

Leipzig, ,

Mainz, Germany

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Recruiting

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Univ. Mainz - Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz-University Medical Center

Mainz, , 55131

UniversitaetsMedizin Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

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Recruiting

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UniversitaetsMedizin Mannheim

Mannheim, ,

Munich, Germany

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Recruiting

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Klinikum Rechts der isar Der Technische Universitaet Muenchen

Munich, ,

Munich, Germany

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Recruiting

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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen - Campus Grosshadern

Munich, ,

Regensburg, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetskliniken Regensburg - Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg

Regensburg, , 93053

Tuebingen, Germany

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Recruiting

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Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen- Crona Kliniken

Tuebingen, ,

AUSL Bologna - Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy

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Not yet recruiting

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AUSL Bologna - Ospedale Bellaria

Bologna, ,

Florence, Italy

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Not yet recruiting

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Univ. of Florence -Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

Florence, ,

IRCCS - Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy

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Not yet recruiting

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IRCCS - Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

Milano, ,

Torino, Italy

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Not yet recruiting

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Azienda Ospedaliera Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Torino, ,

ULSS2 - Marca Trevigniana, Treviso, Italy

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Not yet recruiting

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ULSS2 - Marca Trevigniana

Treviso, ,

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

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Not yet recruiting

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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Groningen, ,

Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Recruiting

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Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, ,

Badalona, Spain

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Recruiting

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Institut Catala d'Oncologia - ICO Badalona - Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

Badalona, ,

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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Not yet recruiting

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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, ,

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

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Not yet recruiting

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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, ,

Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre, Madrid, Spain

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Not yet recruiting

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Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre

Madrid, ,

Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

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Not yet recruiting

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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

Madrid, ,

Lausanne, Switzerland

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Not yet recruiting

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois - Lausanne

Lausanne, ,

University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

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Not yet recruiting

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University Hospital zurich

Zürich, , 8091