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"Declaration of competing interest WS has served on Research, Consultant and Advisory Boards for Novartis, Regeneron, Sanofi, Genentech, AstraZeneca, and Amgen, and Speaker's Bureau for Regeneron, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, and Amgen. DP, MAW, and MK are employees of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. MMB is an employee of Novartis Pharma AG. IP and JS are employees of Analysis Group, Inc., a consulting company that has provided paid consulting services to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, which funded the development and conduct of this study and manuscript."

"Funding source Financial support for this research was provided by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The study sponsor was involved in several aspects of the research, including the study design, the interpretation of data, the writing of the manuscript, and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication."