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Faculty Affiliations

	Daniel R Budman, MD Associate Chief, Don Monti Division of Medical Oncology Division of Hematology North Shore University Hospital Professor of Medicine New York University Manhasset, New York		Edith A Perez, MD Professor of Medicine Mayo Medical School Director, Cancer Clinical Study Unit Director, Breast Cancer Program Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida
	Nancy E Davidson, MD Professor of Oncology Breast Cancer Research Chair in Oncology, Director of the Breast Cancer Research Program The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Maryland		Martine J Piccart-Gebhart, MD, PhD Head, Medicine Department Breast International Group Chair, Medical Oncology Clinic Jules Bordet Institute Brussels, Belgium
	Clifford Hudis, MD Chief, Breast Cancer Medicine Service, Solid Tumor Division Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York

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Dr Budman — Fees for Non-CME Services Received Directly from Commercial Interest or Their Agents: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi- Aventis. Dr Davidson — No financial interests or affiliations to disclose.
Dr Hudis — Consulting Fees: Abraxis BioScience, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi-Aventis; Fees for Non-CME Services Received Directly from Commercial Interest or Their Agents: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Contracted Research: Kosan Biosciences; Ownership Interest: Genomic Health Inc. Dr Perez — Consulting Fees: Genentech BioOncology, GlaxoSmithKline; Contracted Research: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech BioOncology, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi-Aventis. Dr Piccart-Gebhart — Consulting Fees: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, DiaGenic ASA, Ipsen, Novartis AG, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi-Aventis, Schering-Plough Corporation.

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Medical Oncologist Community Panel

Seymour M Cohen, MD New York, New York Robert Drapkin, MD Clearwater, Florida Allan Freedman, MD Snellville, Georgia

Jeremy K Hon, MD Huntsville, Alabama Christopher F Lobo, MD Port Charlotte, Florida Dennis A Lowenthal, MD Short Hills, New Jersey

Robert A Moss, MD Fountain Valley, California Steven W Papish, MD Morristown, New Jersey Patricia H Steinecker, MD Oak Brook, Illinois