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Response to the letter to the Editor concerning our article “High adherence of patients with multiple myeloma who receive treatment with immunomodulatory drugs (IMIDS) in hematology/oncology group practices in Germany”

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Our work was supported through a restricted grant from Celgene GmbH, Germany. Celgene had no role in gathering, analyzing, or interpreting the data.

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  1. Institut für Versorgungsforschung in der Onkologie, Neversstr. 5, 56068, Koblenz, Germany

    Stefan Feiten

  2. Praxis für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Koblenz, Germany

    Geothy Chakupurakal & Rudolf Weide

  3. Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Speyer, Germany

    Hans Peter Feustel

  4. Onkologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Mayen, Germany

    Michael Maasberg

  5. Onkologische Praxis, Oldenburg/Delmenhorst, Germany

    Burkhard Otremba

  6. Onkologische Praxis Dr. Ehscheidt, Neuwied, Germany

    Peter Ehscheidt

  7. Mannheimer Onkologie Praxis, Mannheim, Germany

    Manfred Hensel

  8. Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Richard Hansen

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Feiten, S., Chakupurakal, G., Feustel, H.P. et al. Response to the letter to the Editor concerning our article “High adherence of patients with multiple myeloma who receive treatment with immunomodulatory drugs (IMIDS) in hematology/oncology group practices in Germany”. Support Care Cancer 28, 3–4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05126-z

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