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E.E. has received personal speaker honoraria from Organon and Novartis; and personal advisory board honoraria from Amgen, Bayer, Hoffman-La Roche, Merck Serono, Sanofi, Pierre Fabre, MSD, and Servier. Educational collaboration with Imedex/HMP and PeerView Institute for Medical Education. J.R. has received personal speaker honoraria from Sanofi and AMGEN, and accommodation expenses from Pierre-Fabre, Servier, Amgen and Merck. J.T. reports personal financial interest in form of scientific consultancy role for Array Biopharma, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chugai, Daiichi Sankyo, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Genentech Inc, HalioDX SAS, Hutchison MediPharma International, Ikena Oncology, Inspirna Inc, IQVIA, Lilly, Menarini, Merck Serono, Merus, MSD, Mirati, Neophore, Novartis, Ona Therapeutics, Orion Biotechnology, Peptomyc, Pfizer, Pierre Fabre, Samsung Bioepis, Sanofi, Scandion Oncology, Scorpion Therapeutics, Seattle Genetics, Servier, Sotio Biotech, Taiho, Tessa Therapeutics and TheraMyc. Stocks: Oniria Therapeutics and also educational collaboration with Imedex/HMP, Medscape Education, MJH Life Sciences, PeerView Institute for Medical Education and Physicians Education Resource (PER).
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Elez, E., Ros, J. & Tabernero, J. Seeking therapeutic synergy in BRAF mutant colorectal cancer. Nat Med 29, 307–308 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02192-5
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