McDermott, David F.
Shah, Ruchit
Gupte-Singh, Komal
Sabater, Javier
Luo, Linlin
Botteman, Marc
Rao, Sumati
Regan, Meredith M.
Atkins, Michael
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Article History
Accepted: 28 August 2018
First Online: 6 September 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: DavidĀ F. McDermott served as a consultant or advisor for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, Eisai, Exelixis, Array BioPharma, and Genentech; and his institution received research funding from Prometheus Laboratories and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Ruchit Shah, Linlin Luo, and Marc Botteman are employed by Pharmerit International. Marc Botteman also reports stock ownership in Pharmerit International. Pharmerit International has received research funding from Bristol-Myers Squibb to conduct this research. Pharmerit International is a global health economics and outcomes research consulting firm that receives research funding and fees related to consulting and other advisory roles from numerous private organizations from the pharmaceutical, biotech, device, and medical industry. Komal Gupte-Singh and Sumati Rao are employed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and own stock in Bristol-Myers Squibb. Javier Sabater was a Bristol-Myers Squibb employee at the time this work was conducted and owns stock in Bristol-Myers Squibb. Meredith M. Regan served as a consultant or advisor for Merck and Ipsen; received funding for travel, accommodations and expenses from Bristol-Myers Squibb; and her institution received research funding from Veridex, OncoGenex, Pfizer, Ipsen, Novartis, Merck, Ferring, Celgene, AstraZeneca, Pierre Fabre, Bayer, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Michael Atkins served as a consultant or advisor for Genentech, Pfizer, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, C-Cam, X4 Pharma, Amgen, Lilly, Alkermes, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Genoptix, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Nektar, and Merck.
: All procedures performed in the CheckMate 067 study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the CheckMate 067 study.