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Faculty Affiliations

	G Thomas Budd, MD Professor of Medicine Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio		Julie R Gralow, MD Associate Professor, Medical Oncology University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Director, Breast Medical Oncology Seattle Cancer Care Alliance/University of Washington Seattle, Washington
	Charles E Geyer Jr, MD Director of Medical Affairs National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Vice-Chair, Department of Human Oncology Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		John Mackey, MD Medical Oncologist, Cross Cancer Institute Professor, Medical and Experimental Oncology, University of Alberta Chair of Research, Northern Alberta Breast Cancer Program Executive Director, Cancer International Research Group Edmonton, Canada

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FACULTY — Dr Geyer — No real or apparent conflicts of interest to disclose. The following faculty (and their spouses/partners) reported real or apparent conflicts of interest, which have been resolved through a conflict of interest resolution process: Dr Budd — Advisory Committee: Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Pfizer Inc, Wyeth. Dr Gralow — Consulting Agreements: Amgen Inc, Genentech BioOncology, Genomic Health Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi-Aventis.
Dr Mackey — Honoraria: Amgen Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Roche Laboratories Inc, Sanofi-Aventis.

COMMUNITY PANEL — Drs Allison, Astrow, Bobrow, Hoffman, Levy, Lunin and Schwartz — No real or apparent conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr Marcom — Preceptorship: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Sanofi-Aventis. Dr Moss — Advisory Committee: Celgene Corporation, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc, Pharmion Corporation; Paid Research: Abraxis BioScience, Amgen Inc, Archimedes Development Limited, Eisai Inc, Genentech BioOncology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Ortho Biotech Products LP, Pharmatech Inc, Sanofi-Aventis, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. Dr Seigel — Stock Ownership: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Celgene Corporation, Genentech BioOncology, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr Vacirca — Speakers Bureau: Abraxis BioScience, OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi-Aventis.

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Medical Oncologist Community Panel

Mary Ann K Allison, MD Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada Siena Campus Henderson, Nevada Alan B Astrow, MD Director, Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology Maimonides Cancer Center Brooklyn, New York Samuel N Bobrow, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University Attending Physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital Attending Physician at the Hospital of St Raphael New Haven, Connecticut

Kenneth R Hoffman, MD, MPH Teaneck, New Jersey Isaac Levy, MD Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, Florida Scott D Lunin, MD Florida Cancer Specialists Port Charlotte, Florida Paul K Marcom, MD Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina Robert A Moss, MD President Medical Oncology Association of Southern California Private Practice Fountain Valley, California

Michael A Schwartz, MD Attending Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, Florida Leonard J Seigel, MD Bienes Cancer Center Ft Lauderdale, Florida Jeffrey L Vacirca, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine at University Hospital, Stony Brook North Shore Hematology/ Oncology Associates East Setauket, New York