Document is current

Article History

Received: 20 January 2015

Revised: 27 February 2015

Accepted: 3 March 2015

First Online: 18 March 2015

Competing interests

: VSH, MB, JH and DL receive research funding from Novartis. NT and ZS have a consulting or advisory role at Novartis. AC and GG are employed by Novartis. KI has a consulting or advisory role at Amgen and Novartis. BS has a consulting or advisory role at BMS. AB receives funding of travel, accommodations or expenses from Novartis Oncology, Serbia. RH receives honoraria from BMS and research funding from Novartis and BMS. SB receives honoraria from Novartis, Celgene and AOP, has a consulting or advisory role at Novartis and Celgene, and receives funding of travel, accommodations or expenses from Novartis and AOP. AGT and JM have a consulting or advisory role at Novartis and BMS, and JM receives research funding and funding of travel, accommodations or expenses from Novartis and BMS. AZ has a consulting or advisory role at and participated in a speakers’ bureau for Novartis and received research funding from BMS. LG receives research funding from Novartis and Roche and funding of travel, accommodations, or expenses from Novartis, Roche and Takeda. PK has a consulting or advisory role at GSK, BMS and Novartis, receives funding from Novartis, provides expert testimony for Pfizer and Novartis, and receives funding of travel, accommodations or expenses from BMS and Ariad. FR receives honoraria from BMS and Novartis, has a consulting or advisory role at BMS and Ariad, participated in a speakers’ bureau for BMS and Novartis, and receives research funding from BMS. AH participated in a speakers’ bureau for Novartis and BMS, receives research funding and funding of travel, accommodations or expenses from Novartis and BMS, and provides expert testimony for Novartis and BMS. FC has a consulting or advisory role and receives honoraria and funding of travel, accommodations or expenses from Novartis and BMS. TS has a consulting or advisory role at, participated in a speakers’ bureau for and receives honoraria from Novartis, BMS, ADAMED and receives research funding and funding of travel, accommodations or expenses from Novartis and BMS. JLS has a consulting or advisory role at and receives honoraria and research funding from BMS, Novartis and Pfizer, and funding of travel, accommodations or expenses from BMS and Novartis. REC participated in a speakers’ bureau for Novartis, receives funding from and has a consulting or advisory role at Novartis, BMS, Pfizer and Sanofi, and receives honoraria from Novartis, BMS, Pfizer, Sanofi and TEVA. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interests.