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Received: 7 September 2018

Accepted: 20 November 2018

First Online: 4 December 2018

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: JNK has received research funding from Kite Pharma and Bluebird Bio. He has also received royalties from intellectual property interests through Kite Pharma, Bluebird Bio, and Novartis. SSN has received research funding from Kite Pharma, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cellectis, Poseida, Acerta, Karus. He has also served as a consultant for Kite Pharma, Novartis, Unum Therapeutics, Celgene, and Merck. MVM has received consulting fees from Novartis, Juno, and Kite Pharma, and has intellectual property interests through the University of Pennsylvania. DLP has received research funding from Novartis, and has served on advisory boards for Kite Pharma and Bellicum. In addition, Dr. Porter reports intellectual property interests through the University of Pennsylvania, and that his spouse is employed by Genentech. DGM has received research funding from Juno Therapeutics and Kite Pharma, and has received personal fees for serving on the scientific advisory board from Celgene, BioLink RX, Eureka, Roche/Genentech, Kite Pharma/Gilead, Novartis, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Immunogen, and Seattle Genetics. In addition, he has a pending patents related to cellular therapies. SAG has served on the SCC for Novartis and on the scientific advisory board for TCR2 Therapeutics, Eureka Therapeutics, Adaptimmune, and Cellectis/Servier. CLM has received personal fees for serving on the scientific advisory board for Unum Therapeutics, Glaxo-Smith Kline, Adaptimmune, Servier/Pfizer, Vor Pharmaceuticals, Apricity Health, and Allogene. In addition, she has intellectual property interests through Juno Therapeutics, as well as multiple pending patents related to CAR T therapies. CHJ has received research funding and has intellectual property interests through Novartis. He is also a scientific founder of Tmunity Therapeutics and reports stock holdings. MRB has served as a clinical investigator and advisory board member for Novartis and Juno Therapeutics. He has also served as a clinical investigator, advisory board member, and on the Speakers Bureau with honoraria for Kite Pharma. MMB, MVD, and RJB declare no competing interests.

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