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A methodological framework to enhance the clinical success of cancer immunotherapy

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We thank all participants of the workshops and community-wide initiatives conducted by CIC and CIMT for the contribution of knowledge to this evolving methodological framework.

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A.H. is an employee of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), a pharmaceutical company and holds stock in BMS. C.M.B. has 50% employment at Ribological (Mainz, Germany), which is a company developing vaccines to treat cancer. C.H. is cofounder and supervisory board member of Ganymed Pharmaceuticals and BioNtech (Mainz, Germany), both biotech companies.

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Hoos, A., Britten, C., Huber, C. et al. A methodological framework to enhance the clinical success of cancer immunotherapy. Nat Biotechnol 29, 867–870 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2000

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