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In addition, the following faculty (and their spouses/partners) has reported real or apparent conflicts of
interest that have been resolved through a peer review process:
Dr Ravdin — Grants/Research Support: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Consulting Fees: Pfizer Inc, Sanofi-
Aventis; Ownership: Adjuvant! Inc. Dr Seidman — Consulting Fees: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eli Lilly and
Company, Sanofi-Aventis; Speakers Bureau: Abraxis Oncology, Amgen Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eli
Lilly and Company, Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis. Dr Budd — Consulting
Fees: Pfizer Inc; Speakers Bureau: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Genomic Health Inc, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi-
Aventis. Dr Valero — Consulting Fees and Speakers Bureau: Genentech BioOncology; Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Genentech BioOncology.
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Lilliam Sklaver Poltorack, PharmD and Kathryn Ault Ziel, PhD — no real or apparent conflicts of interest
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