Stollenwerk, Björn http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-409X
Iannazzo, Sergio
Akehurst, Ron
Adena, Michael
Briggs, Andrew
Dehmel, Bastian
Parfrey, Patrick
Belozeroff, Vasily
Funding for this research was provided by:
Amgen
Article History
First Online: 2 February 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Financial support for this study was provided by Amgen. The funding agreement ensured the authors’ independence in designing the study, interpreting the data, writing, and publishing the report.
: SI, MA, RA, PP and AB contributed to the development of the study through a consulting agreement with Amgen. BS, BD and VB are employed by Amgen and holders of Amgen stock and/or stock options.
: All named authors meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship for this manuscript, take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, and have given final approval for the version to be published. The authors thank the Amgen biostatistical department for the support provided. Furthermore, we thank Kirsten Westerhout for valuable feedback within the later stages of the model development.