About the Authors

Kathryn E. Flynn

Affiliations Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Cynthia L. Hahn

Affiliation Office of Research Compliance, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-Long Island Health System, Manhasset, New York, United States of America

Judith M. Kramer

Affiliations Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Devon K. Check

Affiliation Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Carrie B. Dombeck

Affiliation Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Soo Bang

Affiliation Celgene Corporation, Summit, New Jersey, United States of America

Jane Perlmutter

Affiliation Gemini Group, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Felix A. Khin-Maung-Gyi

Affiliation Chesapeake IRB, Columbia, Maryland, United States of America

Kevin P. Weinfurt

kevin.weinfurt@duke.edu

Affiliations Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

SB is an employee of Celgene Corporation. FK is an employee of Chesapeake IRB, and JP is an employee of the Gemini Group. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KEF JMK SB FK KPW. Performed the experiments: KEF CLH JMK DKC CBD KPW. Analyzed the data: KEF CLH JMK DKC CBD DPW. Wrote the paper: KEF CLH JMK DKC CBD SB JP FK KPW.