Phase II Study of the Efficacy and Toxicity of Ontak(Registered Trademark) (Denileukin Diftitox) in the Therapy of Adult T-Cell Leukemia
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is and aggressive characterized by the presence of cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4)/cluster of differentiation 25 (CD25)-expressing T cells (interleukin-2 [IL-2]R expressing) in the peripheral blood and in lymphoid and other tissues. Denileukin diftitox (Ontak(Registered Trademark)) is a genetically engineered fusion protein that targets IL-2-expressing malignancies. Denileukin diftitox interacts with the IL-2R on the cell surface, is internalized via endocytosis, and inhibits cellular protein synthesis, resulting in cell death within hours to days. The objectives of this study are to determine the clinical response to Denileukin diftitox of patients with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and the safety of Denileukin diftitox in those patients.
Eligible participants must be 18 years of age or older with chronic, lymphomatous and acute forms of ATL, and must be infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV1).
Patients will be treated with 9 mcg/kg/d of Denileukin diftitox intravenously for 5 days every 2 weeks. Tumor response will be evaluated after two cycles of treatment. Stable or responding patients will continue treatment for a total of 12 months, with evaluations every four cycles of treatment. Patients will be treated for two cycles beyond a complete remission. The trial uses an optimal two-stage design targeting for a true response proportion of more than 30 percent. Nine patients will be treated initially, with expansion to 29 patients if a response is seen in 1 of the initial 9 patients treated. Treatment will be discontinued if a patient experiences serious side effects.
A potential benefit is that a patient may undergo partial or complete remission. The research may not directly benefit participants, but the results may aid in the treatment of others.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2 |
Detailed Description
Background:
Adult T-Cell Leukemia is a lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by the presence of CD4/CD25 expressing T cells (IL-2R expressing) in the peripheral blood, in lymphoid and other tissues.
Denileukin diftitox is a genetically engineered fusion protein combining the enzymatically active domains of diphtheria toxin (DT) and the full length sequence of interleukin-2 (IL-2) that targets IL-2 expressing malignancies.
Denileukin diftitox interacts with the IL-2 R on the cell surface, is internalized via endocytosis, and inhibits cellular protein synthesis resulting in cell death within hours to days.
Objective:
Determine the clinical response to Denileukin diftitox (Ontak) of patients with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL).
Define the safety of Denileukin diftitox in patients who have ATL.
Eligibility:
Patients with chronic, lymphomatous and acute forms of ATL.
Patients must be human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV1) positive.
Design:
Patients will be treated with 9mcg/kg/d of Denileukin diftitox for five days, on an every two week schedule.
Tumor response will be evaluated after two cycles of treatment. Stable or responding patients will continue treatment with evaluations every four cycles of treatment. Patients will be treated for two cycles beyond a complete remission.
The trial uses an optimal 2 stage design targeting for a true response proportion greater than 30%. Nine patients will be treated initially with expansion to 29 patients if a response is seen in one of the initial nine patients treated. If no response is seen at the 9 mcg/kg/d dose an additional 9 patients will be treated at a dose of 18 mcg/kg/d with expansion to 29 patients at this dose level if a response is seen. A stopping rule for excessive toxicity will be incorporated.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Denileukin Diftitox in ATL Denileukin Diftitox in adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) Patients will be treated with Denileukin Diftitox 9 mcg/kg/d intravenously for 5 days every 2 weeks. |
Biological: Denileukin diftitox (Ontak)
Patients will be treated with Denileukin Diftitox 9 mcg/kg/d intravenously for 5 days every 2 weeks.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Response Rate [up to 12 months]
Response rate is based on the number of patients who achieve either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) to therapy. Complete response is complete disappearance of all detectable clinical and radiographic evidence of disease and disappearance of all disease related symptoms if present before therapy and normalization of those biochemical abnormalities (for example LDH) definitely assignable to the lymphoma. Partial response is reduction by >=50% of leukemia cell count or >=50% reduction is the size of all measurable lesions, and no increase in size of any measurable or evaluable lesion or appearance of new lesion.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Number of Participants With Serious and Non-Serious Adverse Events [Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 72 months]
Here is the count of participants with serious and non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v3.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence. A serious adverse event is an adverse event or suspected adverse reaction that results in death, a life-threatening adverse drug experience, hospitalization, disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical events that jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the previous outcomes mentioned.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients must have serum antibodies directed to human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I).
All patients must have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and more than 10% of the malignant cells must express cluster of differentiation 25 (CD25).
All stages of Tac-expressing adult T cell leukemia except smoldering are eligible: patients with chronic, lymphomatous or acute adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) are eligible. (See appendix 2 for characteristics of patients with the various stages of ATL)
Patients must have measurable disease. All patients with greater than 10% abnormal (i.e. TAC homogenous strongly expressing) peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in the peripheral blood will be deemed to have measurable disease.
The patient must have a granulocyte count of at least 1000/mm3 and a platelet count of greater than or equal to 50,000/mm3.
Patients must have a creatinine of less than 2.0 mg/dl.
Omission of cytotoxic chemotherapy for ATL for 3 weeks prior to entry into the trial is required. However, patients receiving corticosteroids will be eligible.
Patients must have a life expectancy of greater than 2 months.
Eligible patients must be greater than or equal to 18 years old. There is no upper age limit.
Patients must have serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) value less than or equal to 2.5 times the upper limit of normal and bilirubin less than or equal to 3.0/dl. If a liver function test is judged to be elevated due to the underlying ATL, this parameter will be considered an unevaluable parameter for toxicity determinations.
Patients must have a serum albumin greater than or equal to 2.5 g/dl
Patients must be able to understand and sign an Informed Consent form.
All patients must use adequate contraception during participation in this trial and for three months after completing therapy.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients with symptomatic leukemic meningitis will be excluded. However, patients that have both ATL and another HTLV-I-associated disease, tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), will be included.
Pregnant and nursing patients are not eligible for the study.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients are excluded from the study. Denileukin diftitox may produce a different pattern of toxicities in immunocompromised individuals.
Patients with Smoldering ATL are excluded.
Patients with serious intercurrent illnesses, past history of a myocardial infarction within 6 months or severe coronary artery disease
Patients who previously received Denileukin diftitox are ineligible.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | Bethesda | Maryland | United States | 20892 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Thomas A Waldmann, M.D., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Study Documents (Full-Text)
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
- Poiesz BJ, Ruscetti FW, Gazdar AF, Bunn PA, Minna JD, Gallo RC. Detection and isolation of type C retrovirus particles from fresh and cultured lymphocytes of a patient with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Dec;77(12):7415-9.
- Uchiyama T, Yodoi J, Sagawa K, Takatsuki K, Uchino H. Adult T-cell leukemia: clinical and hematologic features of 16 cases. Blood. 1977 Sep;50(3):481-92.
- Yates AD, Morgan WT, Watkins WM. Linkage-specific alpha-D-galactosidases from Trichomonas foetus: characterisation of the blood-group B-destroying enzyme as a 1, 3-alpha-galactosidase and the blood-group P1-destroying enzyme as a 1, 4-alpha-galactosidase. FEBS Lett. 1975 Dec 15;60(2):281-5.
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- NCT00138190
Study Results
Participant Flow
Recruitment Details | |
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Pre-assignment Detail |
Arm/Group Title | Denileukin Diftitox in ATL |
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Arm/Group Description | Denileukin Diftitox in adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) Patients will be treated with Denileukin Diftitox 9 mcg/kg/d intravenously for 5 days every 2 weeks. |
Period Title: Overall Study | |
STARTED | 17 |
COMPLETED | 16 |
NOT COMPLETED | 1 |
Baseline Characteristics
Arm/Group Title | Denileukin Diftitox in ATL |
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Arm/Group Description | Denileukin Diftitox in adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) Patients will be treated with Denileukin Diftitox 9 mcg/kg/d intravenously for 5 days every 2 weeks. |
Overall Participants | 17 |
Age (Count of Participants) | |
<=18 years |
0
0%
|
Between 18 and 65 years |
15
88.2%
|
>=65 years |
2
11.8%
|
Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ] | |
Mean (Standard Deviation) [years] |
49.46
(11.64)
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Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants) | |
Female |
9
52.9%
|
Male |
8
47.1%
|
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants) | |
Hispanic or Latino |
0
0%
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
17
100%
|
Unknown or Not Reported |
0
0%
|
Race (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants) | |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0
0%
|
Asian |
1
5.9%
|
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0
0%
|
Black or African American |
16
94.1%
|
White |
0
0%
|
More than one race |
0
0%
|
Unknown or Not Reported |
0
0%
|
Region of Enrollment (Count of Participants) | |
United States |
17
100%
|
Outcome Measures
Title | Response Rate |
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Description | Response rate is based on the number of patients who achieve either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) to therapy. Complete response is complete disappearance of all detectable clinical and radiographic evidence of disease and disappearance of all disease related symptoms if present before therapy and normalization of those biochemical abnormalities (for example LDH) definitely assignable to the lymphoma. Partial response is reduction by >=50% of leukemia cell count or >=50% reduction is the size of all measurable lesions, and no increase in size of any measurable or evaluable lesion or appearance of new lesion. |
Time Frame | up to 12 months |
Outcome Measure Data
Analysis Population Description |
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[Not Specified] |
Arm/Group Title | Denileukin Diftitox in ATL |
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Arm/Group Description | Denileukin Diftitox in adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) Patients will be treated with Denileukin Diftitox 9 mcg/kg/d intravenously for 5 days every 2 weeks. |
Measure Participants | 17 |
Complete Response |
0
0%
|
Partial Response |
0
0%
|
Title | Number of Participants With Serious and Non-Serious Adverse Events |
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Description | Here is the count of participants with serious and non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v3.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence. A serious adverse event is an adverse event or suspected adverse reaction that results in death, a life-threatening adverse drug experience, hospitalization, disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical events that jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the previous outcomes mentioned. |
Time Frame | Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 72 months |
Outcome Measure Data
Analysis Population Description |
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[Not Specified] |
Arm/Group Title | Denileukin Diftitox in ATL |
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Arm/Group Description | Denileukin Diftitox in adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) Patients will be treated with Denileukin Diftitox 9 mcg/kg/d intravenously for 5 days every 2 weeks. |
Measure Participants | 17 |
Count of Participants [Participants] |
17
100%
|
Adverse Events
Time Frame | Date treatment consent signed to date off study, approximately 72 months. | |
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Adverse Event Reporting Description | ||
Arm/Group Title | Denileukin Diftitox in ATL | |
Arm/Group Description | Denileukin Diftitox in adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) Patients will be treated with Denileukin Diftitox 9 mcg/kg/d intravenously for 5 days every 2 weeks. | |
All Cause Mortality |
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Denileukin Diftitox in ATL | ||
Affected / at Risk (%) | # Events | |
Total | 0/17 (0%) | |
Serious Adverse Events |
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Denileukin Diftitox in ATL | ||
Affected / at Risk (%) | # Events | |
Total | 5/17 (29.4%) | |
Cardiac disorders | ||
Hypotension | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Gastrointestinal disorders | ||
Dehydration | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Perforation, GI::Duodenum | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
General disorders | ||
Fever (in the absence of neutropenia, where neutropenia is defined as ANC <1.0 x 10e9/L) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Rigors/chills | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Immune system disorders | ||
Allergic reaction/hypersensitivity (including drug fever) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Infections and infestations | ||
Infection (documented clinically or microbiologically) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Metabolism and nutrition disorders | ||
ALT, SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
AST, SGOT(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Alkaline phosphatase | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | ||
Obstruction/stenosis of airway::Larynx | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Vascular disorders | ||
Thrombosis/thrombus/embolism | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events |
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Denileukin Diftitox in ATL | ||
Affected / at Risk (%) | # Events | |
Total | 17/17 (100%) | |
Blood and lymphatic system disorders | ||
Edema: limb | 6/17 (35.3%) | 6 |
Hemoglobin | 14/17 (82.4%) | 44 |
Leukocytes (total WBC) | 8/17 (47.1%) | 19 |
Lymphopenia | 14/17 (82.4%) | 56 |
Neutrophils/granulocytes (ANC/AGC) | 9/17 (52.9%) | 17 |
PTT (Partial Thromboplastin Time) | 7/17 (41.2%) | 9 |
Platelets | 9/17 (52.9%) | 13 |
Prothrombin time (PT) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Cardiac disorders | ||
Cardiac troponin I (cTnT) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Hypertension | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Hypotension | 4/17 (23.5%) | 8 |
Palpitations | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Supraventricular and nodal arrhythmia::Sinus bradycardia | 1/17 (5.9%) | 2 |
Supraventricular and nodal arrhythmia::Sinus tachycardia | 7/17 (41.2%) | 11 |
Supraventricular and nodal arrhythmia::Supraventricular tachycardia | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Gastrointestinal disorders | ||
Anorexia | 4/17 (23.5%) | 4 |
Colitis | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Dehydration | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Diarrhea | 1/17 (5.9%) | 3 |
Heartburn/dyspepsia | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Mucositis/stomatitis (clinical exam)::Oral cavity | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Nausea | 6/17 (35.3%) | 6 |
Pain::Abdomen NOS | 1/17 (5.9%) | 3 |
Vomiting | 7/17 (41.2%) | 9 |
General disorders | ||
Fatigue (asthenia, lethargy, malaise) | 5/17 (29.4%) | 6 |
Fever (in the absence of neutropenia, where neutropenia is defined as ANC <1.0 x 10e9/L) | 9/17 (52.9%) | 27 |
Insomnia | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Pain - Other (Specify, Rt lumbar radiculopathy) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Pain::Tumor pain | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Rigors/chills | 7/17 (41.2%) | 10 |
Weight gain | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Weight loss | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Immune system disorders | ||
Allergic reaction/hypersensitivity (including drug fever) | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Allergic rhinitis (including sneezing, nasal stuffiness, postnasal drip) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Infections and infestations | ||
Febrile neutropenia | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Infection | 1/17 (5.9%) | 2 |
Infection | 1/17 (5.9%) | 2 |
Infection | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Infection | 1/17 (5.9%) | 3 |
Infection - Other (Specify, infection with neutropenia) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Infection with normal ANC or Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils::Blood | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Infection with normal ANC or Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils::Colon | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Infection with normal ANC or Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils::Eye NOS | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Infection with normal ANC or Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils::Skin (cellulitis) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Infection with normal ANC or Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils::Urinary tract NOS | 2/17 (11.8%) | 3 |
Metabolism and nutrition disorders | ||
ALT, SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) | 10/17 (58.8%) | 39 |
AST, SGOT(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase) | 12/17 (70.6%) | 48 |
Albumin, serum-low (hypoalbuminemia) | 12/17 (70.6%) | 36 |
Alkaline phosphatase | 9/17 (52.9%) | 20 |
Amylase | 2/17 (11.8%) | 6 |
Bicarbonate, serum-low | 3/17 (17.6%) | 4 |
Bilirubin (hyperbilirubinemia) | 4/17 (23.5%) | 16 |
CPK (creatine phosphokinase) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Calcium, serum-high (hypercalcemia) | 8/17 (47.1%) | 9 |
Calcium, serum-low (hypocalcemia) | 4/17 (23.5%) | 5 |
Creatinine | 4/17 (23.5%) | 6 |
GGT (gamma-Glutamyl transpeptidase) | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Glucose, serum-low (hyperglycemia) | 5/17 (29.4%) | 8 |
Glucose, serum-low (hypoglycemia) | 2/17 (11.8%) | 4 |
Lipase | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Magnesium, serum-high (hypermagnesemia) | 4/17 (23.5%) | 5 |
Magnesium, serum-low (hypomagnesemia) | 6/17 (35.3%) | 10 |
Metabolic/Laboratory - Other (Specify, hypokalemia) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Phosphate, serum-low (hypophosphatemia) | 5/17 (29.4%) | 11 |
Potassium, serum-high (hyperkalemia) | 3/17 (17.6%) | 3 |
Potassium, serum-low (hypokalemia) | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Proteinuria | 4/17 (23.5%) | 6 |
Sodium, serum-high (hypernatremia) | 3/17 (17.6%) | 4 |
Sodium, serum-low (hyponatremia) | 8/17 (47.1%) | 14 |
Uric acid, serum-high (hyperuricemia) | 4/17 (23.5%) | 8 |
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | ||
Pain::Back | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Pain::Extremity-limb | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Pain::Joint | 3/17 (17.6%) | 3 |
Pain::Neck | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Nervous system disorders | ||
Confusion | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Dizziness | 3/17 (17.6%) | 3 |
Mood alteration::Anxiety | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Neuropathy: cranial::CN I Smell | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Neuropathy: sensory | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Pain::Head/headache | 7/17 (41.2%) | 9 |
Tremor | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders | ||
Cough | 3/17 (17.6%) | 5 |
Dyspnea | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Hypoxia | 1/17 (5.9%) | 2 |
Nasal cavity/paranasal sinus reactions | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Pain::Chest/thorax NOS | 1/17 (5.9%) | 3 |
Pain::Larynx | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Pneumonitis/pulmonary infiltrates | 1/17 (5.9%) | 3 |
Pulmonary/Upper Respiratory - Other (Specify,) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | ||
Pruritus/itching | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2 |
Rash/desquamation | 4/17 (23.5%) | 4 |
Sweating (diaphoresis) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Vascular disorders | ||
Acute vascular leak syndrome | 3/17 (17.6%) | 3 |
Thrombosis/thrombus/embolism | 1/17 (5.9%) | 1 |
Limitations/Caveats
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Certain Agreements
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.
Results Point of Contact
Name/Title | Thomas Waldmann, M.D. |
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Organization | National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Phone | 301-496-6656 |
tawald@mail.nih.gov |
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