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Association of response to programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) blockade with pembrolizumab (MK-3475) with an interferon-inflammatory immune gene signature.
 
Antoni Ribas
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Compugen; Kite, a Gilead company
Consulting or Advisory Role - Amgen; Genentech/Roche; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; Novartis
Research Funding - Merck Sharp & Dohme (Inst)
 
Caroline Robert
Honoraria - Amgen; Bristol-Myers Squibb; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; Novartis; Roche Pharma AG
Consulting or Advisory Role - Amgen; Bristol-Myers Squibb; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; Novartis; Roche Pharma AG
 
F. Stephen Hodi
Consulting or Advisory Role - Merck Sharp & Dohme; Novartis
Research Funding - bristol-myers squibb (Inst); Genentech/Roche (Inst); Merck Sharp & Dohme (Inst); novartis (Inst)
Patents, Royalties, Other Intellectual Property - patent pending as per institutional policy (Inst)
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Bristol-Myers Squibb; Novartis
Other Relationship - Bristol-Myers Squibb; Genentech/Roche
 
Jedd D. Wolchok
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Potenza Therapeutics; Vesuvius Pharmaceuticals
Honoraria - EMD Serono; Janssen Oncology
Consulting or Advisory Role - Bristol-Myers Squibb; GlaxoSmithKline; Jounce Therapeutics; MedImmune; Merck; Polaris; Polynoma; ZIOPHARM Oncology
Research Funding - Bristol-Myers Squibb (Inst); GlaxoSmithKline (Inst); MedImmune (Inst); Merck (Inst)
Patents, Royalties, Other Intellectual Property - I am a co-inventor on an issued patent for DNA vaccines for treatment of cancer in companion animals.
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Bristol-Myers Squibb
 
Anthony M Joshua
Research Funding - Astellas Pharma; Janssen
 
Wen-Jen Hwu
Consulting or Advisory Role - Merck
Research Funding - Merck
 
Jeffrey S. Weber
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Altor BioScience; Celldex; Merck
Honoraria - Abbvie; Altor BioScience; Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Celldex; Daiichi Sankyo; Eisai; Genentech; GlaxoSmithKline; Ichor Medical Systems; Lion Biotechnologies; Merck; Merck; Pieris Pharmaceuticals; Roche
Consulting or Advisory Role - Abbvie; Altor BioScience; Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Celldex; Daiichi Sankyo; Eisai; Genentech; GlaxoSmithKline; Ichor Medical Systems; Lion Biotechnologies; Merck; Merck; Pieris Pharmaceuticals; Roche
Research Funding - Astellas Pharma (Inst); Bristol-Myers Squibb (Inst); Genentech (Inst); GlaxoSmithKline (Inst); Incyte (Inst); Merck (Inst); Novartis (Inst); Roche (Inst)
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Celldex; Daiichi Sankyo; Genentech; GlaxoSmithKline; Lion Biotechnologies; Merck; Merck; Pieris Pharmaceuticals; Roche
 
Hassane M. Zarour
Research Funding - Bristol-Myers Squibb; Merck
 
Richard Kefford
Honoraria - Bristol-Myers Squibb; Merck
Consulting or Advisory Role - Bristol-Myers Squibb; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; Novartis
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Bristol-Myers Squibb
 
Andrey Loboda
Employment - Merck
 
Andrew Albright
Employment - Merck
 
Soonmo Peter Kang
Employment - Merck
 
Scot Ebbinghaus
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
 
Jennifer Yearley
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
 
Erin Murphy
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
Patents, Royalties, Other Intellectual Property - Merck
 
Michael Nebozhyn
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
Honoraria - Merck
Research Funding - Merck
Patents, Royalties, Other Intellectual Property - Merck
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Merck
 
Jared K. Lunceford
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
 
Terri McClanahan
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
Patents, Royalties, Other Intellectual Property - Merck
 
Mark Ayers
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
Research Funding - Merck
Patents, Royalties, Other Intellectual Property - Merck
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Merck
 
Adil Daud
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - OncoSec
Consulting or Advisory Role - Merck; OncoSec
Research Funding - Bristol-Myers Squibb; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; OncoSec