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A Two-part Phase IIb Trial of Vigil (Bi-shRNAfurin and GMCSF Augmented Autologous Tumor Cell Immunotherapy) in Ewing's Sarcoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Vigil and Temozolomide in Ewing's Sarcoma, sponsored by Gradalis, Inc.. Completed at 6 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 2 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-22.

Sponsored by Gradalis, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
2 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A two-part trial in patients with metastic Ewing's sarcoma. Participants in Part 1 will be randomized to receive either Vigil immunotherapy or gemcitabine and docetaxel with the objective of comparing the overall survival between the two arms. Participants enrolled in Part 2 will receive Vigil immunotherapy in combination of temozolomide and irinotecan with the objective to determine the safety profile of the combination treatment.

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Part 1 Methodology:

This is a multicenter, 1:1 randomized Phase IIb study of intradermal autologous Vigil immunotherapy (1.0 x 10e7 cells/injection; minimum of 4 to a maximum of 12 administrations) versus gemcitabine / docetaxel in patients with metastatic Ewing's sarcoma Family of Tumors (ESFT) refractory or intolerant to at least 2 prior lines of chemotherapy. Patients undergoing a standard surgical procedure (e.g., tumor biopsy or palliative resection) may have tumor tissue harvested for manufacture of investigational product. Patients meeting eligibility criteria including manufacture of a minimum of 4 immunotherapy doses will be randomized to receive either (1) intradermal Vigil every 28 days for 4-12 administrations, or (2) gemcitabine 675 mg/m2 IV at 10 mg/m2/min D1 and D8 and docetaxel 75 mg/m2 IV D8 every 21 days. The primary trial objective is to determine the overall survival of patients treated with Vigil versus gemcitabine/docetaxel. Randomization may occur as early as vaccine is released (typically 3 - 4 weeks following tumor procurement) but no later than 8 weeks following tumor procurement. Randomization of patients will be stratified by Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 80% vs \< 80%.

Patients will be managed in an outpatient setting. Hematologic function, liver enzymes, renal function and electrolytes will be monitored monthly. Blood for immune function analyses including IFNγ-ELISPOT analysis of cytotoxic T cell response to autologous tumor antigens will be collected at tissue procurement, baseline, and prior to product administration at Cycles 2, 4, end of treatment, and every 6 months thereafter.

Part 2 Methodology:

Based on the limited accrual to Part 1 of this study, Gradalis is opening Part 2 of this clinical protocol to assess the safety of Vigil immunotherapy in combination with irinotecan and temozolomide. Part 2 will be conducted at the same centers as Part 1, studying intradermal autologous Vigil cancer vaccine (1.0 x 10e7 cells/injection; minimum of 4 to a maximum of 12 administrations) in patients with metastatic Ewing's sarcoma Family of Tumors (ESFT) refractory or intolerant to at least 1 prior line of chemotherapy. Patients undergoing a standard surgical procedure (e.g., tumor biopsy or palliative resection) may have tumor tissue harvested for manufacture of investigational product. Patients meeting eligibility criteria including manufacture of a minimum of 4 immunotherapy doses of Vigil will be registered to receive: (i) oral temozolomide 100 mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 500 mg/m2/cycle), (ii) irinotecan 50 mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 250mg/m2/cycle), orally or irinotecan 20mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 100mg/m2/cycle ), intravenously (iii) peg-filgrastim 100μg/kg (Day 6) subcutaneously (optional and may be administered at home), and (iv) Vigil 1.0 x 107 cells/injection, intradermally on Day 15 and every 3 weeks thereafter. One cycle = 21 days. Registration onto Part 2 may occur as early as one week but no later than 8 weeks following tumor procurement. Vigil is typically released approximately 3 weeks after the completion of the two-day manufacturing process.

Patients will be managed in an outpatient setting. Hematologic function, liver enzymes, renal function and electrolytes will be monitored. Blood for immune function analyses including IFNγ-ELISPOT analysis of cytotoxic T cell response to autologous tumor antigens will be collected at tissue procurement, post-procurement screening and prior to Day 15 Vigil administration at Cycles 2, 4, end of treatment, and every 6 months thereafter. Blood for ctDNA analysis will be collected prior to chemotherapy administration at baseline, Cycle 2 - Week 1 Day 1, Cycle 4 - Week 1 Day 1, and EOT.

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Conditions studied

  • Ewing's Sarcoma

Keywords

  • Ewing's Sarcoma Family of Tumors, ESFT, Sarcoma
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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In context

Sarcoma

1,667 studies on the registry are indexed under Sarcoma; 393 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 22 is below the median of 40 across 1,283 interventional studies indexed under Sarcoma.

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Lead sponsor

Gradalis, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Tissue Procurement Inclusion Criteria:

Patients will be eligible for tissue procurement for the Vigil manufacturing process, if they meet all of the following criteria:

  • Histologically confirmed Ewing's Sarcoma Family of Tumors (ESFT)
  • Age ≥2 years
  • Estimated survival ≥ 6 months
  • Evidence of EWS translocation by FISH or RT-PCR or Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Metastatic disease
  • Refractory or intolerant to ≥ 2 lines of systemic chemotherapy (Part 1) or Refractory or intolerant to at least 1 line of systemic chemotherapy (Part 2)
  • Planned standard of care surgical procedure (e.g., tumor biopsy or palliative resection or thoracentesis) and expected availability of a cumulative mass of \~10-30 grams tissue ("golf-ball" size) or pleural fluid estimated volume ≥ 500mL (must be primary tap) for immunotherapy manufacture
  • Tumor intended for immunotherapy manufacture is not embedded in bone and does not contain luminal tissue (e.g., bowel, ureter, bile duct)
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document for tissue harvest

Tissue Procurement Exclusion Criteria:

Patients meeting any of the following criteria are not eligible for tissue procurement for the Vigil manufacturing:

  • Medical condition requiring any form of chronic systemic immunosuppressive therapy (steroid or other) except physiologic replacement doses of hydrocortisone or equivalent (no more than 30 mg hydrocortisone or 10 mg prednisone equivalent daily) for \< 30 days duration
  • Known history of other malignancy unless having undergone curative intent therapy without evidence of that disease for ≥ 3 years except cutaneous squamous cell and basal cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, in situ cervical cancer or other in situ cancers are allowed if definitively resected
  • Brain metastases unless treated with curative intent (gamma knife or surgical resection) and without evidence of progression for ≥ 2 months
  • Any documented history of autoimmune disease with exception of Type 1 diabetes on stable insulin regimen, hypothyroidism on stable dose of replacement thyroid medication, vitiligo, or asthma not requiring systemic steroids
  • Known history of allergies or sensitivities to gentamicin
  • Known hypersensitivity reactions to docetaxel or to other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80 that would preclude treatment with docetaxel (Part 1 only)
  • History of or current evidence of any condition (including medical, psychiatric or substance abuse disorder), therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate, in the opinion of the treating Investigator.
  • Known HIV or chronic Hepatitis B or C infection

Study Enrollment Inclusion Criteria:

Patients will be eligible for registration if they meet all of the following inclusion criteria:

  • Successful manufacturing of at least 4 vials of Vigil
  • Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥60% (Part 1) or KPS ≥80% (Part 2)
  • Estimated survival ≥ 4 months (Part 1) or estimated survival of ≥6 months (Part 2)
  • Normal organ and marrow function as defined below:

    • Absolute granulocyte count ≥1,500/mm3
    • Absolute lymphocyte count ≥400/mm3
    • Platelets ≥100,000/mm3
    • Total bilirubin ≤ institutional upper limit of normal
    • AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤2x institutional upper limit of normal
    • Creatinine \<1.5 mg/dL
  • Subject has recovered to CTCAE Grade 1 or better from all adverse events associated with prior therapy or surgery. Pre-existing motor or sensory neurologic pathology or symptoms must be recovered to CTCAE Grade 2 or better.
  • If female of childbearing potential, has a negative urine or serum pregnancy test. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a negative serum test will be required for study entry.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed protocol specific consent

Study Enrollment Exclusion Criteria:

Measureable disease is not a requirement for enrollment onto the trial.

In addition to the procurement exclusion criteria, patients will NOT be eligible for study registration and randomization if meeting any of the following criteria:

  • Any anti-neoplastic therapy between tissue procurement for Vigil manufacture and start of study therapy
  • Live vaccine used for the prevention of infectious disease administered \< 30 days prior to the start of study therapy
  • Post-surgery complication that in the opinion of the treating investigator would interfere with the patient's study participation or make it not in the best interest of the patient to participate
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Part 1: Vigil Alone

    Vigil immunotherapy 1.0 x 107 cells/injection; minimum of 4 to a maximum of 12 administrations every 28 days

    Biological: Vigil

  • Active comparator
    Part 1: Gemicitabine and Docetaxel

    Gemcitabine 675 mg/m2 IV at 10 mg/m2/min D1 and Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 IV starting on D8 and given every 21 days.

    Drug: Gemcitabine · Drug: Docetaxel

  • Experimental
    Part 2: Vigil plus Temozolomide and Irinotecan

    (i) oral temozolomide 100 mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 500 mg/m2/cycle), (ii) irinotecan 50 mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 250mg/m2/cycle), orally or irinotecan 20mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 100mg/m2/cycle ), intravenously (iii) peg-filgrastim 100μg/kg (Day 6) subcutaneously (optional and may be administered at home), and (iv) Vigil 1.0 x 107 cells/injection, intradermally on Day 15 and every 3 weeks thereafter. One cycle = 21 days.

    Biological: Vigil · Drug: Temozolomide · Drug: Irinotecan

Interventions

  • BiologicalVigil

    Vigil 1.0 x 10e7 cells/injection, minimum of 4 to a maximum of 12 administrations.

    Also known as: formerly known as FANG™, bi-shRNAfurin and GMCSF Autologous Tumor Cell Immunotherapy

  • DrugTemozolomide

    oral temozolimidetemozolomide 100 mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 500 mg/m2/cycle)

    Also known as: TEMODAR

  • DrugIrinotecan

    irinotecan 50 mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 250mg/m2/cycle), orally or irinotecan 20mg/m2 daily (Days 1 - 5, total dose 100mg/m2/cycle ), intravenously

    Also known as: CAMPTOSAR

  • DrugGemcitabine

    675 mg/m2 IV at a rate of 10 mg/m2/min on Day 1 and Day 8 every 21 days

    Also known as: GEMZAR

  • DrugDocetaxel

    75 mg/m2 IV administered on Day 8 and every 21 days

    Also known as: TAXOTERE

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Adverse Events Determined by Laboratory Assessments and Physical Examinations

    To determine safety profile of Vigil immunotherapy in combination with irinotecan and temozolomide with 30 days of last dose in patients with metastatic Ewing's sarcoma refractory or intolerant to at least 1 prior line of systemic chemotherapy. • To determine safety profile of Vigil immunotherapy in combination with irinotecan and temozolimidetemozolomide in patients with metastatic Ewing's sarcoma refractory or intolerant to at least 1 prior line of systemic chemotherapy.

    Time frame: 30 days of last treatment dosing

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival

    Progression Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time from randomization to the event of disease recurrence/progression defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) or death due to any cause. To determine the progression free survival of subjects dosed with Vigil immunotherapy in combination with irinotecan and temozolomide.

    Time frame: Estimated median 1.3 years

  2. Overall Survival

    OS is defined as time from randomization to death or to the date of last follow-up. The date of last follow-up confirming survival will be used as the censoring date for subjects who are alive and/or do not have a known date of death.

    Time frame: Estimated median 2 years

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Results

Posted Jul 22, 2022
Limitations and caveats
Due to limited accrual to Part 1 of this study (rare disease), Gradalis opened Part 2 of this clinical protocol to assess the safety of Vigil immunotherapy in combination with irinotecan and temozolomide. Both parts of the study led to small numbers of subjects analyzed.

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePart 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and Irinotecan
Started589
Completed579
Not completed010

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Adverse Events Determined by Laboratory Assessments and Physical Examinations

To determine safety profile of Vigil immunotherapy in combination with irinotecan and temozolomide with 30 days of last dose in patients with metastatic Ewing's sarcoma refractory or intolerant to at least 1 prior line of systemic chemotherapy. • To determine safety profile of Vigil immunotherapy in combination with irinotecan and temozolimidetemozolomide in patients with metastatic Ewing's sarcoma refractory or intolerant to at least 1 prior line of systemic chemotherapy.

Time frame:
30 days of last treatment dosing
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Adverse Events Determined by Laboratory Assessments and Physical Examinations
ParticipantsPart 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemcitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and Irinotecan
Number of Participants With Adverse Events Determined by Laboratory Assessments and Physical Examinations569
SecondaryProgression Free Survival

Progression Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time from randomization to the event of disease recurrence/progression defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) or death due to any cause. To determine the progression free survival of subjects dosed with Vigil immunotherapy in combination with irinotecan and temozolomide.

Time frame:
Estimated median 1.3 years
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Progression Free Survival
ParticipantsPart 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and Irinotecan
Progression Free Survival569
SecondaryOverall Survival

OS is defined as time from randomization to death or to the date of last follow-up. The date of last follow-up confirming survival will be used as the censoring date for subjects who are alive and/or do not have a known date of death.

Time frame:
Estimated median 2 years
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Overall Survival
ParticipantsPart 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemcitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and Irinotecan
Overall Survival365

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse events were recorded for the duration of a patient's study treatment: from the first dose of the Investigational Product to 30 days following the last study treatment (up to 10 months).. Non-serious events are listed at a 3% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Part 1: Vigil Alone4/4 (100%)2/5 (40%)2/5 (40%)
Part 1: Gemicitabine and Docetaxel8/8 (100%)5/8 (62.5%)5/8 (62.5%)
Part 2: Vigil Plus Temozolomide and Irinotecan9/9 (100%)5/9 (55.6%)9/9 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventPart 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil Plus Temozolomide and Irinotecan
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders0/50/82/9
Edema extremitiesGeneral disorders1/50/80/9
Disease progressionGeneral disorders1/50/81/9
Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/50/81/9
DyspneaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/50/80/9
Brain massNervous system disorders0/51/80/9
BlistersSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/51/80/9
Facial swellingSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders0/51/80/9
HeadacheNervous system disorders0/51/81/9
HypertensionVascular disorders0/51/80/9
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPart 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil Plus Temozolomide and Irinotecan
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/53/86/9
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders0/52/86/9
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders1/53/85/9
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders0/50/85/9
FatigueGeneral disorders1/53/85/9
NeutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/50/84/9
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders0/52/84/9
Edema extremitiesGeneral disorders2/51/81/9
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/53/83/9
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders0/50/83/9

Baseline characteristics

All subjects registered to treatment

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Part 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and IrinotecanTotal
<=18 years0437
Between 18 and 65 years54615
>=65 years0000
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Part 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and IrinotecanTotal
Female36413
Male2259
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Part 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and IrinotecanTotal
Hispanic or Latino1113
Not Hispanic or Latino47819
Unknown or Not Reported0000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Part 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and IrinotecanTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native0000
Asian0101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0000
Black or African American0000
White57921
More than one race0000
Unknown or Not Reported0000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Part 1: Vigil AlonePart 1: Gemicitabine and DocetaxelPart 2: Vigil in Combination With Temozolomide and IrinotecanTotal
United States58922
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Study locations

6 sites
  • Arkansas Children's Hospital
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, United States
  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital (Miami Children's Health System)
    Miami, Florida 33155, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Cleveland Clinic Children's
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers
    Dallas, Texas 75230, United States
  • TOPA - Medical City Dallas Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
    Dallas, Texas 75230, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Ghisoli M, Barve M, Schneider R, Mennel R, Lenarsky C, Wallraven G, Pappen BO, LaNoue J, Kumar P, Nemunaitis D, Roth A, Nemunaitis J, Whiting S, Senzer N, Fletcher FA, Nemunaitis J. Pilot Trial of FANG Immunotherapy in Ewing's Sarcoma. Mol Ther. 2015 Jun;23(6):1103-1109. doi: 10.1038/mt.2015.43. Epub 2015 Mar 19. PubMed 25917459 ↗
  • Senzer N, Barve M, Kuhn J, Melnyk A, Beitsch P, Lazar M, Lifshitz S, Magee M, Oh J, Mill SW, Bedell C, Higgs C, Kumar P, Yu Y, Norvell F, Phalon C, Taquet N, Rao DD, Wang Z, Jay CM, Pappen BO, Wallraven G, Brunicardi FC, Shanahan DM, Maples PB, Nemunaitis J. Phase I trial of "bi-shRNAi(furin)/GMCSF DNA/autologous tumor cell" vaccine (FANG) in advanced cancer. Mol Ther. 2012 Mar;20(3):679-86. doi: 10.1038/mt.2011.269. Epub 2011 Dec 20. PubMed 22186789 ↗
  • Ghisoli M, Barve M, Mennel R, Lenarsky C, Horvath S, Wallraven G, Pappen BO, Whiting S, Rao D, Senzer N, Nemunaitis J. Three-year Follow up of GMCSF/bi-shRNA(furin) DNA-transfected Autologous Tumor Immunotherapy (Vigil) in Metastatic Advanced Ewing's Sarcoma. Mol Ther. 2016 Aug;24(8):1478-83. doi: 10.1038/mt.2016.86. Epub 2016 Apr 25. PubMed 27109631 ↗
  • Ghisoli M, Rutledge M, Stephens PJ, Mennel R, Barve M, Manley M, Oliai BR, Murphy KM, Manning L, Gutierrez B, Rangadass P, Walker A, Wang Z, Rao D, Adams N, Wallraven G, Senzer N, Nemunaitis J. Case Report: Immune-mediated Complete Response in a Patient With Recurrent Advanced Ewing Sarcoma (EWS) After Vigil Immunotherapy. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 May;39(4):e183-e186. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000822. PubMed 28338569 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Apr 12, 2017

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Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 22, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02511132
Lead sponsor
Gradalis, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 29, 2015
Start date
Feb 10, 2016
Primary completion
Nov 12, 2018
Completion
Dec 23, 2020
Results posted
Jul 22, 2022
Last update
Dec 22, 2022

Study contacts

John Nemunaitis, MD
study director · Gradalis, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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