NCT02908672

Brief Summary

This is a Phase III, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized, multicenter study designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of atezolizumab + cobimetinib + vemurafenib compared with placebo + cobimetinib + vemurafenib in patients with previously untreated BRAFv600 mutation-positive metastatic or unresectable locally advanced melanoma.

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Strong global presence with extensive site network
Enrollment
514

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2017

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
19 countries

106 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 19, 2016

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 21, 2016

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 13, 2017

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 11, 2019

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

November 19, 2020

Completed
3.6 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

July 20, 2025

Status Verified

June 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

September 19, 2016

Results QC Date

September 15, 2020

Last Update Submit

June 26, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progression-Free Survival (PFS), as Determined by Investigator Using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1

    PFS was defined as the time from randomization to the first occurrence of PD, as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1, or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. PD was defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters (SOD) of target lesions, taking as reference smallest sum on study, including baseline. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the SOD must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 millimeters (mm).

    Baseline up to PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first (up to approximately 33 months)

Secondary Outcomes (13)

  • PFS as Determined by Independent Review Committee (IRC) Using RECIST v1.1

    Baseline up to PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first (up to approximately 33 months)

  • Percentage of Participants With Objective Response (OR), as Determined by Investigator Using RECIST V1.1

    Baseline up to PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first (up to approximately 56 months)

  • Duration of Response (DOR), as Determined by Investigator Using RECIST v1.1

    Baseline up to PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first (up to approximately 56 months)

  • Overall Survival (OS)

    Baseline up to death due to any cause (up to approximately 85 months)

  • Percentage of Participants Who Have Survived at 2 Years

    2 years

  • +8 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Atezolizumab + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib + Vemurafenib Placebo

EXPERIMENTAL

Run-In Period (Cycle 1=28 days): Participants will receive vemurafenib 960 mg (four, 240 mg tablets) PO BID along with cobimetinib 60 mg (three, 20 mg tablets) PO QD on Days 1 to 21 followed by vemurafenib 720 mg (three, 240 mg tablets) PO BID on Days 22 to 28 and vemurafenib placebo (1 tablet) PO BID on Days 22 to 28. Triple Combination Period (Cycle 1 onwards): Participants will receive atezolizumab 840 mg IV infusion on Day 1 and 15, cobimetinib 60 mg (three, 20 mg tablets) PO QD on Days 1 to 21, vemurafenib 720 mg (three, 240 mg tablets) PO BID on Days 1 to 28, and vemurafenib placebo (1 tablet) PO BID on Days 1 to 28 of each 28-day cycle. Study treatment will continue until investigator-determined disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or pregnancy, whichever occurs first.

Drug: AtezolizumabDrug: CobimetinibDrug: VemurafenibDrug: Vemurafenib Placebo

Atezolizumab Placebo + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib

EXPERIMENTAL

Run-In Period (Cycle1=28 days): Participants will receive vemurafenib 960 milligrams (mg) (four, 240 mg tablets) orally (PO) twice a day (BID) along with cobimetinib 60 mg (three, 20 mg tablets) PO once a day (QD) on Days 1 to 21 followed by vemurafenib 960 mg (four, 240 mg tablets) PO BID on Days 22 to 28. Triple Combination Period (Cycle 1 onwards): Participants will receive ATZ placebo by intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 and 15, cobimetinib 60 mg (three, 20 mg tablets) PO QD on Days 1 to 21, and vemurafenib 960 mg (four, 240 mg tablets) PO BID on Days 1 to 28 of each 28-day cycle. Study treatment will continue until investigator-determined disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or pregnancy, whichever occurs first.

Drug: Atezolizumab PlaceboDrug: CobimetinibDrug: Vemurafenib

Interventions

Will be administered as per the schedule described in individual arm.

Atezolizumab + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib + Vemurafenib Placebo

Will be administered as per the schedule described in individual arm.

Atezolizumab Placebo + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib

Will be administered as per the schedule described in individual arm.

Atezolizumab + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib + Vemurafenib PlaceboAtezolizumab Placebo + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib

Will be administered as per the schedule described in individual arm.

Atezolizumab + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib + Vemurafenib PlaceboAtezolizumab Placebo + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib

Will be administered as per the schedule described in individual arm.

Atezolizumab + Cobimetinib + Vemurafenib + Vemurafenib Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Females of child bearing potential and males with female partners must and use of contraceptive methods with a failure rate of less than or equal to (\</=)1% per year is required during treatment and for 6 months post treatment. Males should not expose pregnant partners to sperm and refrain from donating sperm for 6 months post treatment. Women must refrain from donating eggs during this same period
  • Histologically confirmed Stage IV (metastatic) or unresectable Stage IIIc (locally advanced) melanoma
  • Naive to prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for melanoma (example: chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or other biologic therapies) except adjuvant treatment with interferon (IFN), interleukin (IL)-2, or vaccine therapies or herbal therapies
  • Documentation of BRAFv600 mutation-positive status in melanoma tumor tissue (archival or newly obtained) through use of a clinical mutation test approved by the local health authority
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance (ECOG) Status of 0 or 1
  • Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1 (must be outside central nervous system (CNS))
  • Life expectancy \>/=18 weeks
  • For participants not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: International normalized ratio (INR) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) less than or equal to (\</=) 1.5\*upper limit of normal (ULN) within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment
  • For participants receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: stable anticoagulant regimen and stable INR during the 28 days immediately preceding initiation of study treatment

You may not qualify if:

  • Major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior study treatment initiation
  • Traumatic injury or palliative radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior study treatment initiation
  • Active malignancy (other than BRAFv600 mutation-positive melanoma) or malignancy within 3 years prior to screening are excluded, with the exception of resected melanoma, resected basal cell carcinoma (BCC), resected cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), resected carcinoma in situ of the cervix, resected carcinoma in situ of the breast, in situ prostate cancer, limited-stage bladder cancer, or any other curatively treated malignancies from which the participant has been disease-free for at least 3 years
  • History of or evidence of retinal pathology on ophthalmologic examination that is considered a risk factor for neurosensory retinal detachment, central serous chorioretinopathy, retinal vein occlusion (RVO), or neovascular macular degeneration
  • History of clinically significant cardiac dysfunction
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below the institutional lower limit of normal or below 50%
  • Untreated or actively progressing CNS lesions (carcinomatous meningitis)
  • History of metastases to brain stem, midbrain, pons, or medulla, or within 10 millimeter (mm) of the optic apparatus (optic nerves and chiasm); or leptomeningeal metastatic disease; or intracranial hemorrhage
  • Uncontrolled diabetes or symptomatic hyperglycemia
  • Current severe, uncontrolled systemic disease (including, but not limited to, clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, or renal disease) other than cancer
  • History of malabsorption or other clinically significant metabolic dysfunction
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study
  • Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation
  • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (example: bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan
  • Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency
  • +6 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (110)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294-3300, United States

Location

Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HAL

Tempe, Arizona, 85284, United States

Location

Highlands Oncology Group

Springdale, Arkansas, 72762, United States

Location

UC Irvine Medical Center

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Location

Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States

Location

UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

Location

St. Luke's University Health network

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States

Location

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

Location

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia

Location

Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre

Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia

Location

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia

Location

Medical University of Graz, Department of Dermatology

Graz, 8030, Austria

Location

LKH Innsbruck

Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

Location

Medizinische Universität Wien

Vienna, 1090, Austria

Location

Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

Location

UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

Location

CHU Sart-Tilman

Liège, 4000, Belgium

Location

Sint Augustinus Wilrijk

Wilrijk, 2610, Belgium

Location

Hospital das Clinicas - UFRGS

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil

Location

Centro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Oncologia de Santa Catarina - CEPEN

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88020-210, Brazil

Location

Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo - ICESP

São Paulo, São Paulo, 01246-000, Brazil

Location

Clinicas Oncologicas Integradas - COI

Rio de Janeiro, 22290-160, Brazil

Location

Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo

São Paulo, 01321-00, Brazil

Location

Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Center-Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada

Location

Cancer Care Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada

Location

Juravinski Cancer Clinic

Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 5C2, Canada

Location

LHSC - Victoria Hospital

London, Ontario, N6A 4L6, Canada

Location

Lakeridge Health Oshawa

Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 2B9, Canada

Location

The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

Location

Princess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, M4X 1K9, Canada

Location

CHU de Quebec - Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus

Québec, G1J 1Z4, Canada

Location

Groupe Hospitalier Saint André - Hôpital Saint André

Bordeaux, 33075, France

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble - Albert Michallon

Grenoble, 38043, France

Location

Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU Lille

Lille, 59037, France

Location

CHU de Nantes

Nantes, 44093, France

Location

Hopital Robert Debre

Reims, 51092, France

Location

Centre Eugene Marquis

Rennes, 35042, France

Location

CHU de Rouen - Hôpital Charles Nicolle

Rouen, 76031, France

Location

Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, 10117, Germany

Location

Elbekliniken Buxtehude

Buxtehude, 21616, Germany

Location

Klinikum d.Universität zu Köln Klinik u.Poliklinik f.Dermatologie

Cologne, 50937, Germany

Location

HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt

Erfurt, 99089, Germany

Location

Universitatsklinikum Essen

Essen, 45147, Germany

Location

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

Göttingen, 37075, Germany

Location

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, 30625, Germany

Location

Universitatsklinik Heidelberg

Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

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UKSH Kiel

Kiel, 24105, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

Leipzig, 04103, Germany

Location

UKSH Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein

Lübeck, 23538, Germany

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Universitatsklinikum Mainz

Mainz, 55131, Germany

Location

Klinikum der Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München

München, 80337, Germany

Location

Fachklinik Hornheide

Münster, 48157, Germany

Location

Harzklinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben GmbH, Standort Quedlinburg

Quedlinburg, 06484, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Regensburg

Regensburg, 93053, Germany

Location

Zentrum für Dermatoonkologie, Universitäts-Hautklinik Tübingen

Tübingen, 72076, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

Würzburg, 97080, Germany

Location

Laiko General Hospital Athen

Athens, 115 27, Greece

Location

Metropolitan Hospital

Pireaus, 185 47, Greece

Location

Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet

Budapest, 1122, Hungary

Location

University of Szeged Szent-Györgyi Albert Clinical Center

Szeged, 6720, Hungary

Location

Rambam Health Care Campus

Haifa, 3109601, Israel

Location

Sharett Institute - Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center

Jerusalem, 12000, Israel

Location

Rabin MC

Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel

Location

Ella Institute - Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel

Location

Istituto Tumori ?Giovanni Paolo II?, Oncologia

Bari, Apulia, 70124, Italy

Location

IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale

Napoli, Campania, 80131, Italy

Location

IRST Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo Per Lo Studio E Cura Dei Tumori, Sede Meldola

Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, 47014, Italy

Location

A.O. Universitaria S. Maria Della Misericordia Di Udine

Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33100, Italy

Location

IFO - Istituto Regina Elena

Rome, Lazio, 00168, Italy

Location

IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Per La Ricerca Sul Cancro (IST)

Genoa, Liguria, 16132, Italy

Location

Irccs Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori (Int)

Milan, Lombardy, 20133, Italy

Location

Irccs Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia (IEO)

Milan, Lombardy, 20141, Italy

Location

Fondazione Del Piemonte Per L'oncologia Ircc Di Candiolo

Candiolo, Piedmont, 10060, Italy

Location

A.O.U. Senese Policlinico Santa Maria Alle Scotte

Siena, Tuscany, 53100, Italy

Location

Erasmus Mc - Daniel Den Hoed Kliniek

Rotterdam, 3075 EA, Netherlands

Location

Wellington Hospital

Newtown, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand

Location

Mid Central DHB

Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand

Location

Tauranga Hospital, Clinical Trials Unit

Tauranga, 3112, New Zealand

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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

Gdansk, 80-952, Poland

Location

Narodowy Inst.Onkol.im.Sk?odowskiej-Curie Pa?stw.Inst.Badawczy Kraków

Krakow, 31-115, Poland

Location

COZL Oddzial Onkologii Klinicznej z pododdzialem Chemioterapii Dziennej

Lublin, 20-090, Poland

Location

Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu

Późna, 60-355, Poland

Location

Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sk?odowskiej-Curie - Pa?stwowy Instytut Badawczy

Warsaw, 02-781, Poland

Location

Dolno?l?skie Centrum Onkologii, Pulmonologii i Hematologii

Wroclaw, 53-413, Poland

Location

IPO de Lisboa

Lisbon, 1099-023, Portugal

Location

IPO do Porto

Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

Location

Moscow City Oncology Hospital #62

Moscovskaya Oblast, Moscow Oblast, 143423, Russia

Location

FSBSI "Russian Oncological Scientific Center n.a. N.N. Blokhin"

Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 115478, Russia

Location

FBI "Scientific Research Institute of Oncology n. a. N. N. Petrov"

Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, DUMMY_VALUE, Russia

Location

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, 03080, South Korea

Location

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

Seoul, 03722, South Korea

Location

Asan Medical Center

Seoul, 05505, South Korea

Location

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, 06351, South Korea

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Clinica Universitaria de Navarra

Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

Location

Hospital Clínic i Provincial

Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Location

Hospital Ramon y Cajal

Madrid, 28034, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, 28046, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena

Seville, 41071, Spain

Location

Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia (IVO)

Valencia, 04600, Spain

Location

Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

Valencia, 46014, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

Location

Bristol Haematology and Oncology centre

Bristol, BS2 8ED, United Kingdom

Location

Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

Glasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom

Location

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich, IP4 5PD, United Kingdom

Location

St James Uni Hospital

Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

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Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, Guys Hospital

London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

Location

Freeman Hospital

New Castle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom

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Singleton Hospital

Swansea, SA2 8QA, United Kingdom

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Royal Cornwall Hospital

Truro, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Li SN, Wan X, Peng LB, Li YM, Li JH. Cost-effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibition and targeted treatment in combination as adjuvant treatment of patient with BRAF-mutant advanced melanoma. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Jan 18;23(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09058-7.

  • Ascierto PA, Stroyakovskiy D, Gogas H, Robert C, Lewis K, Protsenko S, Pereira RP, Eigentler T, Rutkowski P, Demidov L, Zhukova N, Schachter J, Yan Y, Caro I, Hertig C, Xue C, Kusters L, McArthur GA, Gutzmer R. Overall survival with first-line atezolizumab in combination with vemurafenib and cobimetinib in BRAFV600 mutation-positive advanced melanoma (IMspire150): second interim analysis of a multicentre, randomised, phase 3 study. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Jan;24(1):33-44. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00687-8. Epub 2022 Nov 29.

  • Robert C, Lewis KD, Gutzmer R, Stroyakovskiy D, Gogas H, Protsenko S, Pereira RP, Eigentler T, Rutkowski P, Demidov L, Caro I, Forbes H, Shah K, Yan Y, Li H, McArthur GA, Ascierto PA. Biomarkers of treatment benefit with atezolizumab plus vemurafenib plus cobimetinib in BRAFV600 mutation-positive melanoma. Ann Oncol. 2022 May;33(5):544-555. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.01.076. Epub 2022 Feb 4.

  • de Azevedo SJ, de Melo AC, Roberts L, Caro I, Xue C, Wainstein A. First-line atezolizumab monotherapy in patients with advanced BRAFV600 wild-type melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2021 Sep;34(5):973-977. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12960. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

  • Gutzmer R, Stroyakovskiy D, Gogas H, Robert C, Lewis K, Protsenko S, Pereira RP, Eigentler T, Rutkowski P, Demidov L, Manikhas GM, Yan Y, Huang KC, Uyei A, McNally V, McArthur GA, Ascierto PA. Atezolizumab, vemurafenib, and cobimetinib as first-line treatment for unresectable advanced BRAFV600 mutation-positive melanoma (IMspire150): primary analysis of the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2020 Jun 13;395(10240):1835-1844. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30934-X.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Melanoma

Interventions

atezolizumabcobimetinibVemurafenib

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neuroendocrine TumorsNeuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Nerve TissueNevi and MelanomasSkin NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SulfonamidesAmidesOrganic ChemicalsSulfonesSulfur CompoundsIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Results Point of Contact

Title
Medical Communications
Organization
Hoffmann-La Roche

Study Officials

  • Clinical Trials

    Hoffmann-La Roche

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 19, 2016

First Posted

September 21, 2016

Study Start

January 13, 2017

Primary Completion

October 11, 2019

Study Completion

July 1, 2024

Last Updated

July 20, 2025

Results First Posted

November 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2025-06

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