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Provenzano made substantial contributions to the analysis and interpretation of data and drafted the manuscript. Arcuri participated in the collection and analysis of data and has been involved in drafting the manuscript. Miceli participated in the collection and analysis of data.
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Giuseppe Provenzano served as advisory board member and/or received lecture grants from AbbVie, Biogen, BMS, Grunenthal, Lilly, MSD, Roche, Sandoz, Sanofi and UCB. Chiara Arcuri served as advisory board member and/or received lecture grants from AbbVie, BMS, Celgene, Novartis and Roche. Maria Concetta Miceli served as advisory board member and/or received lecture grants from BMS, Lilly, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi and UCB.
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Provenzano, G., Arcuri, C. & Miceli, M.C. Open-label non-mandatory transitioning from originators to biosimilars in routine clinical care. Clin Rheumatol 40, 425–427 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-020-05327-6
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