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Phase IV: Ranibizumab in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (Belvedere)

Clinical Trial Overview

Clinical Trial Overview

Recruiting

A Phase IV, Multicenter, Open-label Study to Assess Corneal Endothelial Cells in Patients With Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration Treated With the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab (PDS)

Objective

This study will assess corneal endothelial cells in participants with nAMD treated with PDS refilled every 24 weeks (Q24W).

Trial Design

Primary Endpoints

  • Percent Change in Corneal Endothelial Cell Density (ECD) From Baseline at Week 48 in the Study Eye as Compared With the Fellow Eye, as Assessed by Specular Microscopy

Secondary Endpoints

  • Percent Change in Corneal ECD From Baseline at Week 24 in the Study Eye as Compared With the Fellow Eye
  • Percent Change in the Coefficient of Variation (CV) of Corneal Endothelial Cell Area From Baseline at Weeks 24 and 48 in the Study Eye as Compared With the Fellow Eye
  • Percent Change in Hexagonal Cells (HEX) From Baseline at Weeks 24 and 48 in the Study Eye as Compared With the Fellow Eye
  • Percentage of Participants With Ocular Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Severity of SAEs
  • Percentage of Participants With Ocular Adverse Events of Special Interests (AESIs) and Severity of Ocular AESIs
  • Duration of Ocular AESIs
  • Percentage of Participants With Ocular AESIs During the Postoperative Period
  • Percentage of Participants With Ocular AESIs During the Intermediate Postoperative Period
  • Percentage of Participants With Ocular AESIs During the Follow-up Period
  • Percentage of Participants With Adverse Device Effects (ADEs)
  • Number of Participants with Anticipated Serious Adverse Device Effects (ASADEs) and Severity of ASADEs
  • Duration of ASADEs

Ranibizumab

Other names: Not Applicable

Modality: Recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody fragment

Disease/Condition: Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria
  • Ocular Inclusion Criteria:
  • Diagnosis of nAMD prior to screening as determined by the investigator
  • Difference of <10% in ECD at screening between the 2 eyes as measured by specular microscopy and determined by the independent reading center
  • Availability of historical visual acuity (VA) data and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Additionally, fluorescein angiography or color fundus photography can both be used to support participant eligibility per protocol at investigator discretion
  • Availability of comprehensive historical anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection data, including agent administered and date of administration from the time of diagnosis, or for at least 2 years prior to screening if diagnosis was made more than 2 years before screening
  • Response to at least two prior anti-VEGF IVT injections as determined by the investigator based on the following:
  • Overall decrease in nAMD disease activity detected on historical or screening OCT
  • Stable or improved best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA)
  • BCVA of 34 letters (approximate 20/200 Snellen equivalent) or better, using Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at a starting distance of 4 meters at screening and enrollment
  • All subtypes of nAMD lesions are permissible
  • nAMD lesions at the time of diagnosis must involve the macula
  • Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupillary dilation to allow for clinical examination and analysis and grading by the central reading center of SD-OCT images
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior Ocular Treatment
  • Study Eye:
  • Prior treatment with external-beam radiation therapy or transpupillary thermotherapy
  • Previous treatment with verteporfin injection (PDT) or corticosteroid IVT injection within 2 years of screening
  • Previous laser (except PDT as stated above) used for age related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment
  • History of corneal transplant
  • History of conjunctival surgery in the superotemporal quadrant
  • History of intraocular inflammation following anti-VEGF injection
  • Either Eye:
  • Previous PDS implantation
  • Previous intraocular surgery (including cataract surgery) within 6 months of study enrollment
  • Prior vitrectomy surgery, submacular surgery, or other surgical intervention for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
  • Prior pars plana vitrectomy surgery
  • Previous intraocular device implantation, excluding intraocular lenses
  • History of glaucoma-filtering surgery, tube shunts, or microinvasive glaucoma surgery
  • Prior participation in a clinical trial involving any intravitreal agents that are not approved at time of screening
  • Intraocular laser therapy, including selective laser trabeculoplasty, yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG), prophylactic peripheral iridotomy within 1 year of screening, or YAG capsulotomy within 3 months of screening
  • Contact lens wear in either eye within 2 months of screening
  • Any prior penetrating ocular trauma
  • Any prior ocular blunt trauma affecting corneal or retinal health in the opinion of the investigator, or any ocular blunt trauma within 6 months of screening
  • History of corneal transplantation, including partial-thickness corneal grafts
  • Prior treatment with brolucizumab
  • Prior treatment with external-beam radiation therapy or brachytherapy
  • History of hypersensitivity to ranibizumab or any excipients of Susvimo
  • Macular Neovascularization Lesion (MNV) Characteristics
  • Study Eye:
  • Subretinal hemorrhage that involves the center of the fovea, if the hemorrhage is greater than 0.5-disc area [1.27 square millimeters (mm^2)] in size
  • Subfoveal fibrosis or subfoveal atrophy
  • Either Eye:
  • MNV due to other causes, such as ocular histoplasmosis, trauma, or pathologic myopia
  • MNV masquerading lesions (e.g., cone dystrophy, adult vitelliform dystrophy, pattern dystrophy)
  • Current or Historical Ocular Conditions
  • Study Eye:
  • Retinal pigment epithelial tear
  • Retinal tears or peripheral retinal breaks on depressed fundus exam that are untreated, or treated within the 3 months prior to study enrollment
  • Current vitreous hemorrhage
  • Current or history of retinal detachment
  • Previous violation of the posterior capsule is also an exclusion criterion unless it occurred as a result of YAG laser posterior capsulotomy in association with prior, posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation
  • Spherical equivalent of the refractive error demonstrating more than 8 diopters of myopia or evidence of pathologic myopia on depressed fundus examination
  • Preoperative refractive error that exceeds 8 diopters of myopia, for participants who have undergone prior refractive or cataract surgery
  • Spherical equivalent of the refractive error demonstrating more than 5 diopters of hyperopia
  • Preoperative refractive error that exceeds 5 diopters of hyperopia, for participants who have undergone prior refractive or cataract surgery
  • Uncontrolled ocular hypertension or glaucoma and any such condition the investigator determines may require a glaucoma-filtering surgery during a patient's participation in the study
  • Scleral pathology in the superotemporal quadrant (e.g., scleral thinning or calcification)
  • Conjunctival pathologies in the superotemporal quadrant
  • History or presence of severe posterior blepharitis, recurrent chalazia or hordeolum, severe dry eye syndrome, or severe allergic conjunctivitis
  • Ectropion, entropion or other impairment of the upper or lower eyelid impacting lid functionality needed to protect the ocular surface from exposure
  • Trichiasis
  • Corneal neuropathy
  • Lagophthalmos or incomplete blink
  • Active or history of facial nerve palsy/paresis
  • Fellow (Non-Study) Eye:
  • • Concurrent or history of PDS implantation
  • Either Eye:
  • Aphakia or absence of the posterior capsule
  • Any concurrent intraocular condition that would either require surgical intervention during the study to prevent or treat visual loss that might result from that condition or affect interpretation of study results
  • Corneal ECD ≤1500 cells/mm2 in either eye at screening as determined by the independent reading center
  • Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy Grade ≥ 2
  • Previous corneal endothelial cell damage, including from blunt or surgical trauma
  • Any ocular condition that precludes obtaining an analyzable specular microscopy image
  • Active or history of corneal edema
  • Active or history of corneal dystrophies
  • Active or history of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome
  • Active or history of pseudoexfoliation syndrome
  • Active or history of herpetic keratitis or kerato-uveitis
  • Any active or history of uveitis
  • Active intraocular inflammation
  • Active or history of keratitis, scleritis, or endophthalmitis
  • Active ocular or periocular infection
  • Active or history of Sjogren's syndrome or keratoconjunctivitis sicca
  • Active or history of floppy eyelid syndrome
  • Active or history of chronic eye rubbing
  • Active thyroid eye disease
  • Concurrent Systemic Conditions:
  • History of uncontrolled blood pressure
  • Active or history of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's)
  • History of stroke within the last 3 months prior to screening
  • Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation within 3 months of screening
  • History of myocardial infarction within the last 3 months prior to screening
  • History of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab or placement of the implant and that might affect interpretation of the results of the study or renders the patient at high risk of treatment complications, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Current active systemic infection
  • Use of any systemic anti-VEGF agents
  • Chronic use of oral corticosteroids
  • Active cancer within 12 months of enrollment except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, and prostate cancer with a Gleason score of ≤ 6 and a stable prostate-specific antigen for > 12 months
  • Previous participation in any non-ocular (systemic) disease studies of investigational drugs within 1 month prior to screening (excluding vitamins and minerals)
  • Use of antimitotic or antimetabolite therapy within 30 days or 5 elimination half-lives of the screening visit
  • Requirement for continuous use of any medications or treatments indicated as prohibited therapy
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intention to become pregnant during the study
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test result within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment. If the urine pregnancy test is positive, it must be confirmed by a serum pregnancy test
Study Site Locations

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    Enrollment and Resources

    Enrollment & Resources

    Enrollment

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    Resources

    ClinicalTrials.gov

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      Basic activities of daily living

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      International Shopping List Test

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      Mild cognitive impairment

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      coefficient of variation

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      cell hexagonality

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      Port Delivery System

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      once every 24 weeks

    • BMI
      Body mass index

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      hemoglobin A1C

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      Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance

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      National Library of Medicine

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      Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index

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      Subcutaneous

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      sodium-glucose cotransporter-2

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      Self-Monitored Blood Glucose

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      Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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      Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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      adverse events

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      Adverse Events of Special Interest

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      major depressive disorder

    • PHQ-9
      Patient Health Questionnaire-9

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      serious adverse events

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      Annualized Bleed Rate

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      clinical benefit rate

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      cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitor

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      central nervous system

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      complete response

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      duration of response

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      estrogen receptor

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      human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

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      human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative

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      hormone receptor

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      hormone receptor-positive

    • mut
      mutated

    • NIS
      non-interventional study

    • ORR
      objective response rate

    • OS
      overall survival

    • PFS
      progression-free-survival

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      phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha

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      PIK3CA-mutated

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      pharmacokinetics

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      patient-reported outcomes

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      stable disease

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      standard of care

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      von Willebrand disease

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      World Health Organization

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      Type 2 diabetes

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      Type 1 Diabetes

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      atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

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      fibroblast growth factor 21

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      triglycerides

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      metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis

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      non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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      NAFLD Activity Score

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      nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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      partial modified Mayo

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      Crohn's disease

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      cytomegalovirus

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      human immunodeficiency virus

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      tuberculosis

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      ulcerative colitis

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      tumor necrosis factor-like ligand 1A

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      modified Mayo Score

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      Crohn’s Disease Activity Index

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      Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire

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      stool frequency subscore

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      Placebo

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      Eczema Area and Severity Index

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      Investigator Global Assessment

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      Numerical Rating Scale

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      intramuscular

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      intralesional

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      Phosphodiesterase-4

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      angiotensin-converting enzyme

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      angiotensin II receptor blockers

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      Antisense Oligonucleotide

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      Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration

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      Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

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      Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue subscale

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      gram per day

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      gram per gram

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      Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide

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      Glucagon-like Peptide-1

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      IgA nephropathy

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      milligrams per day

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      Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

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      Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio

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      Adverse events

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      Alanine aminotransferase

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      Aspartate aminotransferase

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      Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale

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      Disease-modifying therapy

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      Electrocardiogram

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      Expanded Disability Status Scale

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      Gadolinium

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      International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group

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      Magnetic resonance imaging

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      Multiple sclerosis

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      Pharmacodynamic

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      Primary progressive multiple sclerosis

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      Relapsing multiple sclerosis

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      Suicidal ideation

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      Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

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      cytochrome-p450-3a4

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      Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognition 13

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      Anti-drug antibodies

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      Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study Activities of Daily Living Inventory

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      Clinical Dementia Rating, Global Score

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      Clinical Dementia Rating, Sum of Boxes

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      Cerebrospinal fluid

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      Glial fibrillar acidic protein

    • iADRS
      Integrated Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale

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      Mini-Mental State Examination

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      Positron emission tomography

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      Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Delayed Memory Index

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      European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire

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      Patient-Reported Outcomes Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events

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      Time to Confirmed Deterioration

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      American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System

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      Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

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      formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded

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      Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors

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      non-small cell lung cancer

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      blinded independent central review

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      Cluster of Differentiation 137

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      Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog G12C

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      Programmed death-ligand 1

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      RAt Sarcoma

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      Radiation therapy

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      duration of complete response

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      disease-free survival

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      event-free survival efficacy causes

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      lymphoma subscale within the functional assessment of cancer therapy-Lymphoma questionnaire

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      international prognostic index

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      Independent Review Facility

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      polatuzumab vedotin plus rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone

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      large B-cell lymphoma

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      Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29

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      ESR1 no-mutation-detected

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      4

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      endothelial cell density

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