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WGH is a founder of Accuronix Therapeutics and has a financial interest in this entity. WGH also receives clinical trial support from Celldex Corporation. Neither of these disclosures is directly relevant to the current paper.
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Robbins, K.J., Hawkins, W.G. ASO Author Reflections: A Role for Extended VTE Prophylaxis After Neoadjuvant Therapy and Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 31, 2965–2966 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-14849-7
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