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Biomarkers and response to pembrolizumab (pembro) in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC).
 
Laura Quan Man Chow
Honoraria - Amgen; Astellas Pharma; Emergent BioSolutions; Merck; Novartis
Consulting or Advisory Role - Amgen; Amgen; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Emergent BioSolutions; Merck; Novartis
Research Funding - AstraZeneca/MedImmune (Inst); Bays (Inst); Bristol-Myers Squibb (Inst); Genentech (Inst); Incyte (Inst); Lilly/ImClone (Inst); Merck (Inst); NCCN/GSL (Inst); Novartis (Inst); OSI Pharmaceuticals (Inst); Pfizer (Inst); VentiRx (Inst)
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Merck; Novartis
 
Ranee Mehra
Employment - GlaxoSmithKline (I)
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - GlaxoSmithKline (I)
Consulting or Advisory Role - Bayer; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Genentech; Novartis
Research Funding - Genentech
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Mirati Therapeutics
 
Robert I. Haddad
Consulting or Advisory Role - Bayer; Celgene; Eisai; Merck
Research Funding - Boehringer Ingelheim (Inst); Bristol-Myers Squibb (Inst); Celgene (Inst); Merck (Inst)
 
Amit Mahipal
No Relationships to Disclose
 
Jared Weiss
Consulting or Advisory Role - AstraZeneca; Biodesix; Clovis Oncology; EMD Serono; Lilly; OncoPlex Diagnostics
Research Funding - Astellas Pharma (Inst); Celgene (Inst); MedImmune (Inst); Merck (Inst); novartis (Inst); Pfizer (Inst)
 
Raanan Berger
No Relationships to Disclose
 
Joseph Paul Eder
Honoraria - Merck
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Merck
 
Barbara Burtness
Consulting or Advisory Role - MedImmune; Merck; Novartis; VentiRx
Research Funding - Genentech; Merck
Expert Testimony - Johnson & Johnson
 
Makoto Tahara
Honoraria - Bayer; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Eisai; Merck Serono; Otsuka
Consulting or Advisory Role - Bayer; MSD; Ono Pharmaceutical; Pfizer
Research Funding - AstraZeneca (Inst); Bayer (Inst); Boehringer Ingelheim (Inst); Eisai (Inst); Merck Sharp & Dohme (Inst); NanoCarrier (Inst); Novartis (Inst); Ono Pharmaceutical (Inst); Pfizer (Inst)
 
Bhumsuk Keam
No Relationships to Disclose
 
Dung T. Le
Research Funding - Aduro Biotech; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Merck
 
Kei Muro
Honoraria - Chugai Pharma; Takeda; Yakult Honsha
Consulting or Advisory Role - Takeda
 
Ravit Geva
No Relationships to Disclose
 
Hyun Cheol Chung
Consulting or Advisory Role - Celltrion; Lilly; Merck; MSD; Quintiles; Taiho Pharmaceutical
Speakers' Bureau - Lilly; Merck Serono
Research Funding - GlaxoSmithKline; Lilly
 
Chia-Chi Lin
No Relationships to Disclose
 
Mark Ayers
Employment - Merck
Leadership - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
Research Funding - Merck
Patents, Royalties, Other Intellectual Property - Merck
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Merck
 
Deepti Aurora-Garg
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
Travel, Accommodations, Expenses - Merck
 
Jared K. Lunceford
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
 
Jonathan D. Cheng
Employment - Merck
Stock and Other Ownership Interests - Merck
 
Tanguy Y. Seiwert
Honoraria - Amgen; AstraZeneca; Bayer/Onyx; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Merck; Merck Serono
Research Funding - Boehringer Ingelheim (Inst); Genentech/Roche (Inst)