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本研究为美国东部肿瘤协作组(Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group,ECOG)的临床试验协作项目,编号为ECOG 1594。以下医院参加了临床试验:University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics(新泽西州麦迪逊),Dana–Farber Cancer Institute(马萨诸塞州波士顿),University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute(宾西法尼亚州匹兹堡),the Fox Chase Cancer Center(宾西法尼亚州费城),Indiana University(印第安纳州印第安纳波利斯 ),Duluth Clinic(明尼苏达州德卢斯),Vanderbilt University(田纳西州纳什维尔)。
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