Study summary

The purpose of the study was to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of mirabegron 50 mg versus (vs) solifenacin 5 mg in the treatment of patients with OAB who were dissatisfied with their treatment due to lack of efficacy.

Additional Study Details

Phase
3
Product
  • Mirabegron
  • Solifenacin succinate
  • Type
    Interventional
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    Double (Participant, Investigator)
    Enrollment number
    1887
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      Site: 30006
      Herakleion, Greece, 711 10
      Completed
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      Achrafieh, Lebanon
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      Hennigsdorf, Germany, 16761
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      Eindhoven, Netherlands, 5623 EJ
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      Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000
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      Catanzaro, Italy, 88100
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      Frauenfeld, Switzerland, 8501
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      Graz, Austria, 9036
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      Koblenz, Germany, 56068
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      Judetul Ilfov, Romania, 077190
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      Thessaloniki, Greece, 56429
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      Barcelona, Spain, 080200
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      Moscow, Russian Federation, 105425
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      Bathurst, Canada, E2A 4Z2
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      Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000
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      Sofia, Bulgaria, 1504
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      Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG5 1PB
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      Warsaw, Poland, 00-560
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      Barcelona, Spain, 08036
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      Novo Mesto, Slovenia, 8000
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      Leicester, United Kingdom, LE5 4PW
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      Oradea, Romania, 410032
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      Craiova, Romania, 200647
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      Frederiksbjerg, Denmark, 2000
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      Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
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      Pontevedra, Spain
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      Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 199034
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      Kaunas, Lithuania, 50219
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      Irbid, Jordan, 22110
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      Innsbruck, Austria, 6020
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      Warsaw, Poland, 02-929
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      Sheffield, United Kingdom, S10 2JF
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      Amsterdam, Netherlands
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      Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650
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      Mainz, Germany, 55131
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      Lublin, Poland, 20-632
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      Deurne, Belgium, 2100
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      Plymouth, United Kingdom, PL6 8DH
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      Maroussi, Greece, 151 26
      Completed
      Site: 45001
      Aarhus N, Denmark, 8200
      Completed
      Site: 77702
      Astana, Kazakhstan, 10000
      Completed
      Site: 32006
      Brussels, Belgium, 1070
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      Site: 49008
      Hettstedt, Germany, 06333
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      Site: 45002
      Aalborg, Denmark, 9000
      Completed
      Site: 44030
      Chichester, United Kingdom, PO19 4SE
      Completed
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      Brno, Czech Republic, 602 00
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      Zilina, Slovakia, 010 01
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      Linz, Austria, 4020
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      Odense C, Denmark, 9000
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      Dublin, Ireland, 8
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      Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2TG
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      Oulu, Finland, 90029
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      Szekszard, Hungary, 7100
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      Site: 70005
      Moscow, Russian Federation, 117815
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      London, United Kingdom, SW17 0QT
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      Pierre Benite, France, 69495
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      Site: 48005
      Wroclaw, Poland, 01-432
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      Site: 38001
      Kharkov, Ukraine, 61057
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      Site: 10008
      Victoria, Canada, V8V 3N1
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      Espoo, Finland, 02100
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      Site: 34003
      Madrid, Spain, 28049
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      Augsburg, Germany, 86150
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      Paris Cedex 13, France, 75651
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      Site: 37504
      Vitebsk, Belarus, 210037
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      Vienna, Austria, 1090
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      Site: 42006
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      Pavia, Italy, 27100
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      Alexandroupoli, Greece, 68100
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      Matosinhos, Portugal, 4454-509
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      Cairo, Egypt, 11381
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      Trondheim, Norway, 7006
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      Site: 90004
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      Site: 70013
      Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 194175
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      Site: 33006
      Marseille, France, 13385
      Withdrawn
      Site: 49002
      Neustadt i. Sachsen, Germany, 01844
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      Site: 90007
      Diyarbakir, Turkey, 21080
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      Site: 44004
      London, United Kingdom, SE5 9RS
      Withdrawn
      Site: 90006
      Ankara, Turkey, 6100
      Withdrawn
      Site: 31003
      Winterswijk, Netherlands, 7101 BN
      Completed
      Site: 70002
      Moscow, Russian Federation, 119435
      Completed
      Site: 33004
      Orleans Cedex 2, France, 45067
      Completed
      Site: 34012
      Valencia, Spain, 46026
      Completed
      Site: 99503
      Tbilisi, Georgia, 159
      Completed
      Site: 44020
      Southampton, United Kingdom, SO16 5YA
      Completed
      Site: 35903
      Sofia, Bulgaria, 1606
      Completed
      Site: 30007
      Athens, Greece, 166 73
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      Varna, Bulgaria, 9000
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      Site: 44006
      Kent, United Kingdom, ME7 5NY
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      Site: 33015
      Valence, France, 26953
      Completed
      Site: 43011
      Vienna, Austria, 1020
      Completed
      Site: 90005
      Ankara, Turkey, 06500
      Completed
      Site: 44025
      Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB2 2QQ
      Completed
      Site: 32005
      Liege, Belgium
      Withdrawn
      Site: 40015
      Judetul Cluj, Romania, 400046
      Completed
      Site: 35906
      Sofia, Bulgaria, 1431
      Completed
      Site: 70003
      Moscow, Russian Federation, 125206
      Withdrawn
      Site: 44014
      Bristol, United Kingdom, BS10 5NB
      Completed
      Site: 42007
      Prague 4, Czech Republic, 14000
      Completed
      Site: 48006
      Krakow, Poland, 31-315
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      Site: 38007
      Chernivtsi, Ukraine, 58000
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      Site: 49004
      Hamburg, Germany, 22081
      Completed
      Site: 33017
      Tours, France, 37044
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      Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050040
      Completed
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      Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6525 GA
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      Nantes, France, 44093
      Completed
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      Stockholm, Sweden, 114 46
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      Baden, Austria, 2500
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      Patras, Greece, 26500
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      Pleven, Bulgaria, 5800
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      Beirut, Lebanon
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      Sangerhausen, Germany, 06526
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      Karlshamn, Sweden, 37435
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      Alcabideche, Portugal, 2755-009
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      Kuopio, Finland, 70211
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      Versailles, France, 78000
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      Madrid, Spain, 28046
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      Yerevan, Armenia, 0001
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      Judetul Mures, Romania, 540136
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      Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE7 7DN
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      Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 198103
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      Site: 42005
      Prague 1, Czech Republic, 110 00
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      Bohumin, Czech Republic, 73581
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      Cork, Ireland
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      Site: 90010
      Sivas, Turkey, 58140
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      Moscow, Russian Federation, 101000
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      Abbotsford, Canada, V2S 3N5
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      Site: 43016
      Vienna, Austria, 1090
      Completed
      Site: 41003
      Zurich, Switzerland, 8001
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      Uppsala, Sweden, 753 35
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      Site: 38006
      Zaporozhye, Ukraine, 69600
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      Halmstad, Sweden, 302 46
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      Angers, France, 49033
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      Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 4003
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      Site: 40009
      Bucharest, Romania, 011943
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      Glasgow, United Kingdom, G11 6NT
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      Porto, Portugal, 4100-180
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      Rome, Italy, 00133
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      Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
      Completed
      Site: 32007
      Leuven, Belgium, 3000
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      Site: 39009
      Milan, Italy, 20132
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      Site: 44012
      Leeds, United Kingdom, LS 9TF
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      Site: 43004
      Vienna, Austria, 1020
      Withdrawn
      Site: 37503
      Minsk, Belarus, 220114
      Withdrawn
      Site: 40001
      Bucharest, Romania, 22328
      Completed
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      Avellino, Italy, 83100
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      Site: 40010
      Arad, Romania, 310175
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      Vienna, Austria, 4020
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      Edegem, Belgium, 2650
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      Korneuburg, Austria, 2100
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      Piestany, Slovakia, 92102
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      Rouen, France, 76031
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      Vienna, Austria
      Completed
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      Bad Ems, Germany, 56130
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      Kiev, Ukraine, 2000
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      Salgotarjan, Hungary, 3100
      Completed
      Site: 35301
      Dublin, Ireland, 9
      Completed
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      Jihlava, Czech Republic, 586 33
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      Martin, Slovakia, 036 59
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      Site: 40011
      Craiova, Romania, 200349
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      Gent, Belgium, 9000
      Completed
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      Perugia, Italy, 06156
      Completed
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      Manisa, Turkey, 45010
      Completed
      Site: 44002
      West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, WF8 1PL
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      Site: 99502
      Tbilisi, Georgia, 159
      Completed
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      Zwolle, Netherlands, 8025 AB
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      Dublin, Ireland, 8
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      Site: 96201
      Al Jabayha, Jordan
      Completed
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      Mendaro, Spain, 20850
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      Paris Cedex 20, France, 75970
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      Site: 36005
      Csongrad, Hungary, H-6640
      Completed
      Site: 77705
      Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050060
      Completed
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      Wels, Austria, 4600
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      Site: 32002
      Antwerp, Belgium, 2030
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      Montreal, Canada, H4N 3C5
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      Moscow, Russian Federation, 115516
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      Denizli, Turkey, 20070
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      Paris, France, 75018
      Withdrawn
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      Arendal, Norway, 4809
      Completed
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      Devon, United Kingdom, TQ2 7AA
      Withdrawn
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      Bucharest, Romania, 50659
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      Amman, Jordan
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      Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, 500 05
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      Vitebsk, Belarus, 210604
      Completed
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      Poprad, Slovakia, 05801
      Completed
      Site: 31001
      Tilburg, Netherlands, 5022 GC
      Completed
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      Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584 CX
      Withdrawn
      Site: 40003
      Bucharest, Romania, 42122
      Completed
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      Halle Saale, Germany, 06132
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      Burgas, Bulgaria, 8000
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      Site: 37405
      Yerevan, Armenia, 0056
      Completed
      Site: 44001
      Edgbaston, United Kingdom, B15 2TH
      Completed
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      Izmir, Turkey, 35100
      Completed
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      Suresnes Cedex, France, 92151
      Completed
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      Madrid, Spain, 28031
      Completed
      Site: 10003
      Brampton, Canada, L6T 4S5
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      Vigo, Spain
      Completed
      Site: 42008
      Prague, Czech Republic, 128 51
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      Kocaeli, Turkey, 41380
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      Vilnius, Lithuania, 10207
      Withdrawn
      Site: 43007
      Mistelbach, Austria, 2130
      Completed
      Site: 42104
      Galanta, Slovakia, 924 22
      Completed
      Site: 99501
      Tbilisi, Georgia, 144
      Withdrawn
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      Iasi, Romania, 700503
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      Site: 37404
      Yerevan, Armenia, 0014
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      Trencin, Slovakia, 911 01
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      St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197089
      Completed
      Site: 33002
      Marseille, France, 13285
      Completed
      Site: 47002
      Hamar, Norway, 2317
      Completed
      Site: 35901
      Lovech, Bulgaria, 5500
      Withdrawn
      Site: 49005
      Berlin, Germany, 14052
      Completed
      Site: 77703
      Astana, Kazakhstan, 010000
      Completed
      Site: 46003
      Norrtalje, Sweden, 761 29
      Completed
      Site: 47001
      Tonsberg, Norway, 3103
      Withdrawn
      Site: 42009
      Novy Jicin, Czech Republic, 741 01
      Withdrawn
      Site: 31009
      Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1081AS
      Completed
      Site: 70006
      Moscow, Russian Federation, 117815
      Completed
      Site: 38003
      Lviv, Ukraine, 79044
      Completed
      Site: 37401
      Yerevan, Armenia, 0078
      Completed
      Site: 48007
      Kolbuszowa Dolna, Poland, 36-100
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      Site: 43001
      Innsbruck, Austria, 6020
      Withdrawn
      Site: 34006
      Gijon, Spain, 33394
      Completed
      Site: 39008
      Milan, Italy, 20153
      Completed
      Site: 44023
      Harrow, United Kingdom, HA 3UJ
      Completed
      Site: 35909
      Haskovo, Bulgaria, 6300
      Completed
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      Liverpool, United Kingdom, L8 7SS
      Completed
      Site: 44027
      Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZN
      Completed
      Site: 43002
      Vienna, Austria, 1220
      Completed
      Site: 37102
      Riga, Latvia, 1038
      Completed
      Site: 35305
      Waterford, Ireland
      Completed
      Site: 77706
      Almaty, Kazakhstan, 50091
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      Site: 39004
      Terracina, Italy, 04100
      Completed
      Site: 37103
      Liepaja, Latvia, LV-3401
      Completed
      Site: 34009
      Bilbao, Spain, 48013
      Completed
      Site: 30009
      Athens, Greece, 115 28
      Completed
      Site: 46007
      Gothenburg, Sweden, 413 45
      Completed
      Site: 39007
      Treviglio, Italy, 24047
      Completed
      Site: 36004
      Budapest, Hungary, 1237
      Completed
      Site: 37501
      Minsk, Belarus, 223041
      Completed
      Site: 35101
      Setubal, Portugal, 2910-446
      Completed
      Site: 36006
      Nyiregyhaza, Hungary, H-4400
      Completed
      Site: 90003
      Ankara, Turkey, 6100
      Completed
      Site: 30010
      Thessaloniki, Greece, 546 42
      Completed
      Site: 34010
      San Sebastian, Spain, 20014
      Completed
      Site: 96102
      Jbeil, Lebanon
      Completed
      Site: 48004
      Piaseczno, Poland, 05-500
      Completed
      Site: 38601
      Maribor, Slovenia, 2000
      Completed
      Site: 31004
      Enschede, Netherlands, 7511 JX
      Withdrawn
      Site: 20001
      Cairo, Egypt, 11651
      Completed
      Site: 39002
      Florence, Italy, 50139
      Completed
      Site: 44022
      Northwood, United Kingdom, HA6 2RN
      Completed
      Site: 37402
      Yerevan, Armenia, 0078
      Completed
      Site: 43005
      Oberwart, Austria, 7400
      Withdrawn
      Site: 40012
      Bucharest, Romania, 021336
      Completed
      Site: 39003
      Cinisello Balsamo, Italy, 20092
      Withdrawn
      Site: 44016
      Oxford, United Kingdom, OX3 9DU
      Completed
      Site: 33005
      Paris Cedex 20, France, 75970
      Completed
      Site: 34014
      Sevilla, Spain, 41014
      Completed
      Site: 30008
      Larisa, Greece, 41334
      Completed
      Site: 34013
      Murcia, Spain, 30008
      Completed
      Site: 70011
      Moscow, Russian Federation, 117997
      Withdrawn
      Site: 49001
      Hagenow, Germany, 19230
      Completed
      Site: 37502
      Minsk, Belarus, 220119
      Withdrawn
      Site: 10006
      Ottawa, Canada, K1Y 4E9
      Completed
      Site: 35303
      Tralee, Ireland
      Completed
      Site: 37101
      Riga, Latvia, LV-1002
      Withdrawn
      Site: 40013
      Bucharest, Romania, 021392
      Withdrawn
      Site: 20003
      Cairo, Egypt, 11451

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