Hermann, Robert
Karlsson, Mats O.
Novakovic, Ana M.
Terranova, Nadia
Fluck, Markus
Munafo, Alain
Funding for this research was provided by:
EMD Serono
Article History
First Online: 10 July 2018
Change Date: 1 August 2018
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: The cladribine prodrug is phosphorylated intracellularly to its active product, 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine triphosphate (Cd-ATP), by deoxycytidine kinase.
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The studies summarised in this report were sponsored by EMD Serono Inc., a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (in the US), and Merck Serono SA, Geneva, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (rest of the world). Medical writing assistance was funded by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
: Robert Hermann served as an external clinical pharmacology expert advisor for various aspects of several cladribine studies, and received financial support for research, consulting and training services from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Mats Karlsson is an employee of Uppsala University, which has performed contractual research for Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Ana Novakovic and Markus Fluck are employees of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Nadia Terranova and Alain Munafo are employees of Merck Serono SA, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.