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A Study of Talquetamab in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Talquetamab in Hematological Malignancies, sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Recruiting at 78 sites in 11 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-03.

Sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC (part of Johnson & Johnson) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Feb 2021; still recruiting 5 years 9 months later.
Updated Nov 3, 2026Site recruiting status changedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
510
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of talquetamab in participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma at the recommended Phase 2 dose(s) (RP2Ds) (Part 3).

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Conditions studied

  • Hematological Malignancies

Keywords

  • Multiple Myeloma
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In context

Hematologic Neoplasms

1,444 studies on the registry are indexed under Hematologic Neoplasms; 420 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 510 is above the median of 46 across 1,044 interventional studies indexed under Hematologic Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Janssen Research & Development, LLC is the lead sponsor of 932 studies on the registry; 76 are open to participants now.

Of its 285 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 136 (48%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Documented initial diagnosis of multiple myeloma according to international myeloma working group (IMWG) diagnostic criteria
  • Part 3: cohort A, cohort B, cohort C and cohort D: multiple myeloma must be measurable by central laboratory assessment; Cohort E: Multiple myeloma must be measurable by local laboratory assessment
  • (ECOG) performance status score of 0 to 2
  • Women of must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and prior to the first dose of study drug using a highly sensitive pregnancy test either serum (beta human chorionic gonadotropin [hCG]) or urine
  • Willing and able to adhere to the prohibitions and restrictions specified in this protocol

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Part 3 only: Cohort A and Cohort C only: exposed to a CAR-T or T cell redirection therapy at any time. Cohort B, Cohort D and Cohort E: T cell redirection therapy within 3 months
  • Toxicities from previous anticancer therapies should have resolved to baseline levels or to Grade 1 or less except for alopecia or peripheral neuropathy
  • Received a cumulative dose of equivalent to >= 140 milligram (mg) of prednisone within the 14-day period before the first dose of study drug (does not include pretreatment medication)
  • Stroke or seizure within 6 months prior to signing the form (ICF)
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Measurable disease

The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.

The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
510 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Part 3: Cohort A (Talquetamab)

    Cohort A will enroll participants with multiple myeloma who have previously received greater than or equal to (\>=) 3 prior lines of therapy and have not been exposed to T cell redirection therapies. Participants will receive talquetamab subcutaneously (SC) at a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) selected after review of safety, efficacy, PK, and pharmacodynamic data from Part 1 and Part 2 of this study. All participants (ongoing and those who are in follow-up) will transition to open-label extension (OLE) phase and will continue to receive the study treatment. Upon approval of amendment 19 and notification from the sponsor, participants will transition to the long-term extension (LTE) and will continue to receive study treatment.

    Drug: Talquetamab

  • Experimental
    Part 3: Cohort B (Talquetamab)

    Cohort B will enroll participants with multiple myeloma who have previously received \>= 3 prior lines of therapy and have been exposed to T cell redirection therapies. Participants will receive talquetamab subcutaneously (SC) at a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) selected after review of safety, efficacy, PK, and pharmacodynamic data from Part 1 and Part 2 of this study. All participants (ongoing and those who are in follow-up) will transition to OLE phase and will continue to receive the study treatment. Upon approval of amendment 19 and notification from the sponsor, participants will transition to the LTE and will continue to receive study treatment.

    Drug: Talquetamab

  • Experimental
    Part 3: Cohort C (Talquetamab)

    Cohort C will enroll participants with multiple myeloma who have previously received \>= 3 prior lines of therapy and have not been exposed to T cell redirection therapies. Participants will receive talquetamab SC biweekly at a RP2D selected after review of safety, efficacy, PK, and pharmacodynamic data from Part 1 and Part 2 of this study. All participants (ongoing and those who are in follow-up) will transition to OLE phase and will continue to receive the study treatment. Upon approval of amendment 19 and notification from the sponsor, participants will transition to the LTE and will continue to receive study treatment.

    Drug: Talquetamab

  • Experimental
    Part 3: Cohort D (Talquetamab)

    Cohort D will enroll participants with multiple myeloma who have previously received \>= 3 prior lines of therapy. Participants will receive talquetamab SC biweekly at a RP2D selected after review of safety, efficacy, PK, and pharmacodynamic data from Part 1 and Part 2 of this study. Participants in this cohort will receive tocilizumab prophylaxis for cytokine release syndrome (CRS) including all outpatient dosing. Participants will transition to OLE upon communication by the sponsor. Upon approval of amendment 19 and notification from the sponsor, participants will transition to the LTE and will continue to receive study treatment.

    Drug: Talquetamab

  • Experimental
    Part 3: Cohort E (Talquetamab)

    Cohort E will enroll participants with multiple myeloma who have previously received at least 1 proteasome inhibitor (PI), 1 immunomodulatory imide drug (IMiD), and 1 anti-cluster of differentiation 38 (CD38) monoclonal antibody. Participants will receive talquetamab SC biweekly at a RP2D selected after review of safety, efficacy, PK, and pharmacodynamic data from Part 1 and Part 2 of this study. Participants will receive tocilizumab prophylaxis for CRS with consolidated priming dose schedules as well as possible transition to outpatient priming dosing transition to OLE upon communication by the sponsor. Upon approval of amendment 19 and notification from the sponsor, participants will transition to the LTE and will continue to receive study treatment.

    Drug: Talquetamab

Interventions

  • Talquetamab will be administered SC until disease progression.

    Also known as: JNJ-64407564

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    ORR is defined as the proportion of participants who have a partial response (PR) or better according to the international myeloma working group (IMWG) criteria.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Duration of Response (DOR)

    DOR is defined as time from date of initial documentation of a response (PR or better) to date of first documented evidence of progressive disease (PD), per IMWG criteria, or death due to PD, whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  2. Very Good Partial Response (VGPR) or Better Rate

    VGPR or better rate is defined as the percentage of patients who achieve a VGPR or better according to IMWG response criteria.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  3. Complete Response (CR) or Better Rate

    CR or better rate is defined as the percentage of patients who achieve CR or better according to IMWG response criteria.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  4. Stringent Complete Response (sCR) Rate

    sCR rate is defined as the percentage of patients who achieve sCR according to IMWG response criteria.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  5. Time to Response (TTR)

    TTR is defined as the time between date of first dose of study drug and the first efficacy evaluation that the participant has met all criteria for PR or better.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  6. Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    PFS is defined as time from date of first dose of study drug to date of first documented PD, per IMWG criteria, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  7. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS is defined as the time from the date of first dose of study drug to the date of the participant's death.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  8. Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Negative Rate

    MRD negativity rate is measured only for participants who achieve at least a CR but is reported based on all treated similar to the other response data.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  9. Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant participating in a clinical study that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  10. Number of Participants with Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability

    An SAE is any AE that results in: death, persistent or significant disability/incapacity, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, is life-threatening, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect and may jeopardize participant and/or may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  11. Number of Participants with AEs by Severity

    Severity will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE). Severity scale ranges from Grade 1 (Mild) to Grade 5 (Death). Grade 1= Mild, Grade 2= Moderate, Grade 3= Severe, Grade 4= Life-threatening, and Grade 5= Death related to adverse event.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  12. Number of Participants with Abnormalities in Clinical Laboratory Values

    Number of participants with abnormalities in clinical laboratory values (such as hematology, serum chemistry and coagulation) will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  13. Serum Concentration of Talquetamab

    Serum samples will be analyzed to determine concentrations of talquetamab.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  14. Number of Participants with Talquetamab Antibodies

    Antibodies to talquetamab will be assessed to evaluate potential immunogenicity.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

  15. Change from Baseline in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) as Assessed by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core-30 item (EORTC QLQ-C30)

    The EORTC- QLQ-Core-30 includes 30 items that make up 5 functional scales (physical, role, emotional, cognitive, and social), 1 global health status scale, 3 symptom scales (pain, fatigue, and nausea/vomiting), and 6 single symptom items (dyspnea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhea, and financial difficulties). The recall period is 1 week ("past week") and responses are reported using a verbal and numeric rating scales. The item and scale scores are transformed to a 0 to 100 scale. A higher score represents greater HRQoL, better functioning, and more (worse) symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline up to 2 years and 10 months

  16. Change from Baseline in HRQoL as Assessed by EuroQol Five Dimension Five Level Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L)

    The EQ-5D-5L is a generic measure of health status. The EQ-5D-5L is a 5-item questionnaire that assesses 5 domains including mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression plus a visual analog scale rating "health today" with anchors ranging from 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state). The scores for the 5 separate questions are categorical and cannot be analyzed as cardinal numbers.

    Time frame: Baseline up to 2 years and 10 months

  17. Change from Baseline in HRQoL as Assessed by Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGIS)

    The PGIS is a single item that assesses severity of the participant's health state, on a 5-point verbal rating scale. Score ranges from 1 (None) to 5 (Very Severe).

    Time frame: Baseline up to 2 years and 10 months

  18. Overall Response Rate (ORR) in Participants with High-risk Molecular Features

    ORR in participants with high risk is defined as the overall response rate among the high risk molecular subgroups or other high-risk molecular subtypes.

    Time frame: Up to 2 years and 10 months

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Study locations

14 of 78 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Schinke C, Rodriguez-Otero P, van de Donk NWCJ, Lipe B, Lavi N, Rasche L, Cortes-Selva D, Masterson T, Khedkar S, Tolbert J, Kane C, Saber I, Heuck C, Chari A. Infections in MonumenTAL-1: a plain language summary of talquetamab treatment for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Future Oncol. 2026 Sep 28:1-16. doi: 10.1080/14796694.2026.2722559. Online ahead of print. PubMed 42803498 ↗
  • Chari A, Touzeau C, Berdeja JG, Oriol A, van de Donk NW, Rodriguez-Otero P, Morillo D, Martinez-Chamorro C, Mateos MV, Costa LJ, Caers J, Rasche L, Krishnan A, Ye JC, Karlin L, Lipe B, Masterton T, Tolbert J, Renaud T, Kane C, Heuck C, Moreau P. Talquetamab for people living with relapsed/ refractory multiple myeloma: plain language summary of the MonumenTAL-1 study. Future Oncol. 2026 Aug 30:1-20. doi: 10.1080/14796694.2026.2709901. Online ahead of print. PubMed 42669079 ↗
  • Rasche L, Schinke C, Touzeau C, Minnema MC, van de Donk N, Rodriguez-Otero P, Mateos MV, Ye JC, Tomlinson C, Vishwamitra D, Singh I, Qin X, Campagna M, Masterson T, Vreys V, Lau BW, Tolbert J, Renaud T, Heuck C, Chari A. Talquetamab in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: 3-year follow-up of the phase 1/2 MonumenTAL-1 study. Blood. 2026 Aug 6:blood.2025031994. doi: 10.1182/blood.2025031994. Online ahead of print. PubMed 42561120 ↗
  • Schinke C, Touzeau C, Oriol A, Mateos MV, Stevens D, Rasche L, Moreau P, San-Miguel J, Rodriguez-Otero P, Kato K, Bathija S, Katz EG, Masterson T, Tomlinson C, Chari A. A plain language summary describing how talquetamab affects the way people with multiple myeloma feel and function in the MonumenTAL-1 study. Future Oncol. 2026 Jun;22(14):1651-1668. doi: 10.1080/14796694.2026.2669331. Epub 2026 Jun 16. PubMed 42299486 ↗
  • Ito S, Kuroda Y, Sunami K, Matsue K, Imada K, Tamura H, Fujikawa E, Yamazaki H, Takamoto M, Pei L, Qin X, Masterson TJ, Campagna M, Vreys V, Lau BW, Takamatsu Y. Talquetamab in Japanese patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in the MonumenTAL-1 study. Int J Hematol. 2026 Apr;123(4):580-592. doi: 10.1007/s12185-025-04134-6. Epub 2025 Dec 17. PubMed 41405810 ↗
  • Einsele H, Moreau P, Bahlis N, Bhutani M, Vincent L, Karlin L, Perrot A, Goldschmidt H, van de Donk NWCJ, Ocio EM, Martinez Lopez J, Rodriguez-Otero P, Dytfeld D, Jakubowiak A, Schinke C, Besemer B, Anguille S, Manier S, Rasche L, Teipel R, Scheid C, Pawlyn C, Cavo M, Diels J, Ghilotti F, Lau BW, Renaud T, Orel O, Ong F, Ramos DF, Ammann E, Parekh T, Albrecht C, Weisel K, Mateos MV. Comparative Efficacy of Talquetamab vs. Real-World Physician's Choice of Treatment in Triple-Class-Exposed Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Updated Analyses of MonumenTAL-1 vs. LocoMMotion/MoMMent. Adv Ther. 2026 Jan;43(1):333-355. doi: 10.1007/s12325-025-03409-y. Epub 2025 Nov 28. PubMed 41313549 ↗
  • van de Donk NWCJ, Chari A, Martin T, Krishnan A, Rasche L, Ye JC, Popat R, Lipe B, Rodriguez C, Schinke C, Skerget S, Vishwamitra D, Verona R, Gong J, Singh I, Campagna M, Masterson T, Hilder B, Tolbert J, Renaud T, Smit MD, Heuck C, Mateos MV. Characterization and Management of Cytokine Release Syndrome From the MonumenTAL-1 Study of Talquetamab in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma. Cancer Med. 2025 Oct;14(19):e71276. doi: 10.1002/cam4.71276. PubMed 41036677 ↗
  • Schinke C, Rodriguez-Otero P, van de Donk NWCJ, Lipe B, Lavi N, Rasche L, Parekh S, Van Oekelen O, Vishwamitra D, Skerget S, Cortes-Selva D, Verona R, Hilder B, Masterson T, Campagna M, Khedkar S, Renaud T, Tolbert J, Kane C, Gray KS, Saber I, Heuck C, Chari A. Infections and parameters of humoral immunity with talquetamab in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in MonumenTAL-1. Blood Adv. 2025 Nov 25;9(22):5752-5762. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2025016613. PubMed 40864183 ↗
  • Schinke C, Touzeau C, Oriol A, Mateos MV, Stevens D, Rasche L, Qin X, Kato K, Bathija S, Katz EG, Gries KS, Campagna M, Masterson T, Hilder BW, Tolbert J, Renaud T, Heuck C, Tomlinson C, Moreau P, San-Miguel J, Rodriguez-Otero P, Chari A. Talquetamab improves patient-reported symptoms and health-related quality of life in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: Results from the phase 1/2 MonumenTAL-1 study. Cancer. 2025 Jul 15;131(14):e35927. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35927. PubMed 40631904 ↗
  • Chari A, Touzeau C, Schinke C, Minnema MC, Berdeja JG, Oriol A, van de Donk NWCJ, Rodriguez-Otero P, Morillo D, Martinez-Chamorro C, Mateos MV, Costa LJ, Caers J, Rasche L, Krishnan A, Ye JC, Karlin L, Lipe B, Vishwamitra D, Skerget S, Verona R, Ma X, Qin X, Ludlage H, Campagna M, Masterson T, Hilder B, Tolbert J, Renaud T, Goldberg JD, Kane C, Heuck C, San-Miguel J, Moreau P. Safety and activity of talquetamab in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MonumenTAL-1): a multicentre, open-label, phase 1-2 study. Lancet Haematol. 2025 Apr;12(4):e269-e281. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(24)00385-5. Epub 2025 Mar 13. PubMed 40090350 ↗
  • Catamero D, Ray C, Purcell K, Leahey S, Esler E, Rogers S, Hefner K, O'Rourke L, Gray K, Tolbert J, Renaud T, Patel S, Hannemann L, Shenoy S. Nursing Considerations for the Clinical Management of Adverse Events Associated with Talquetamab in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2024 Oct;40(5):151712. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151712. Epub 2024 Aug 17. PubMed 39155155 ↗
  • Einsele H, Moreau P, Bahlis N, Bhutani M, Vincent L, Karlin L, Perrot A, Goldschmidt H, van de Donk NWCJ, Ocio EM, Martinez-Lopez J, Rodriguez-Otero P, Dytfeld D, Diels J, Strulev V, Haddad I, Renaud T, Ammann E, Cabrieto J, Perualila N, Gan R, Zhang Y, Parekh T, Albrecht C, Weisel K, Mateos MV. Comparative Efficacy of Talquetamab vs. Current Treatments in the LocoMMotion and MoMMent Studies in Patients with Triple-Class-Exposed Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma. Adv Ther. 2024 Apr;41(4):1576-1593. doi: 10.1007/s12325-024-02797-x. Epub 2024 Feb 24. PubMed 38402374 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — The data sharing policy of Johnson \& Johnson Innovative Medicine is available at innovativemedicine.jnj.com/our-innovation/clinical-trials/transparency. As noted on this site, requests for access to the study data can be submitted through Yale Open Data Access (YODA) Project site at yoda.yale.edu

Data sharing details ↗ · innovativemedicine.jnj.com

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Updates

2 registry updates since Sep 25, 2026
Sites
2 sites changed recruiting status (2 now completed)
Show 2 sites
  • Peking University Third Hospital · Beijing, ChinaActive, not recruiting→Completed
  • Hosp. Univ. 12 de Octubre · Madrid, SpainActive, not recruiting→Completed
across 2 updates, Sep 25, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026
Show all 2 updates
  1. Nov 3, 2026
    Hosp. Univ. 12 de Octubre is now Completed
    + 1 other change: verification date
  2. Sep 25, 2026
    Peking University Third Hospital is now Completed
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04634552
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 18, 2020
Start date
Feb 1, 2021
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 30, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 3, 2026

Study contacts

Study Contact
Contact
Participate-In-This-Study1@its.jnj.com
844-434-4210
Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial
study director · Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Oversight

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