Kaufman, Howard L.
Dias Barbosa, Carla
Guillemin, Isabelle
Lambert, Jérémy
Mahnke, Lisa
Bharmal, Murtuza
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Pfizer, Inc
Article History
First Online: 6 March 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: This study was funded by and is part of an alliance between Merck KGaA and Pfizer, Inc, NY, USA.
: MB is an employee of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. CDB and IG, employees of Mapi at the time the study was performed, and JL, an employee of Mapi, were paid consultants to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. HK has served on advisory boards for Amgen, Celldex, Compass Therapeutics, EMD Serono, Merck, Prometheus, Sanofi and Turnstone Biologics. He has also served on a speakers’ bureau for Merck, but all honoraria were given to Rutgers University. LM is an employee of EMD Serono, Boston, USA. The authors did not receive payment for authorship.
: All participants provided written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures, including patient interviews. The study was reviewed and approved by all local applicable institutional review boards and ethics committees.