Cathryn Sibbald, BScPhm^1*, Jin-Hyeun Huh, BScPhm, ACPR, BCPS^2*, William Brien, MD, FRCPC³, Bassem Hamandi, BSc, BScPhm, MSc^4*, Donna Lowe, BScPhm, PharmD^3*, Menaka Pai, MD⁵, Anne Mcleod, MD, FRCPC⁶, Gary Wong, BScPhm^7*, Erik Yeo, MD⁸ and David Barth, MD, FRCPC^4*

¹Pharmacy, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
²Pharmacy, University Health Network, University of Toronto
³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
⁴University Health Network, University of Toronto
⁵Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
⁶The University Health Network, ON, Canada
⁷Pharmacy, University Health Network, ON, Canada
⁸The University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

Michele Cavo, MD^1*, Antonio Palumbo, M.D.^2*, Sara Bringhen, M.D.^2*, Antonietta Falcone, M.D.^3*, Pellegrino Musto, M.D.^3*, Fabio Ciceri, M.D.^3*, Mariella Grasso, M.D.^3*, Renato Zambello, M.D.^3*, Maria Concetta Petti, M.D.^3*, Fabrizio Ciambelli, M.D.^3*, Giovanni De Sabbata, M.D.^3*, Stefano Rocco, M.D.^3*, Luigi Gugliotta, M.D.^3*, Filippo Gherlinzoni, M.D.^3*, Alfonso D'Arco, M.D.^3*, Massimo Martelli, M.D.^3*, Tommasina Guglielmelli, M.D.^3*, Paola Tacchetti, M.D.^1*, Michele Baccarani, M.D.⁴ and Mario Boccadoro^2*

¹Seragnoli Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Bologna University School of Medicine, Bologna, Italy
²Division of Hematology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
³Italian Myeloma Network GIMEMA, Italy
⁴Dept. Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Jacqueline Kuziej^1*, Walter Jeske^2*, Debra Hoppensteadt^3*, Evangelos Litinas^3*, Elizabeth McGeehan^1*, Jawed Fareed, PhD⁴ and Richard Kennedy^1*

¹Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
²Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
³Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
⁴Loyola Univ. Medical Ctr., Maywood, IL

Nils Kucher, MD^1*, David Spirk, MD^2*, Christoph Kalka, MD^3*, Lucia Mazzolai, MD^4*, Daniel Nobel, MD^5*, Martin Banyai, MD^6*, Beat Frauchiger, MD^7* and Henri Bounameaux, MD^8*

¹Cardiovascular Division, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
²Medical Department, Sanofi-Aventis (Suisse) Sa, Meyrin, Switzerland
³Division of Angiology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
⁴Division of Angiology, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
⁵Department of Medicine, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
⁶Division of Angiology, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
⁷Department of Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland
⁸Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva 14, Switzerland

Lauren Elreda, MD^1*, Reena K Vora, MD^2* and Alice J. Cohen, MD³

¹Hematology/Oncology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
²Newark Beth Israel Med. Ctr., Newark, NJ
³Hematology/Oncology, Newark Beth Israel Med. Ctr., Newark, NJ

Evangelos Litinas, MD^1*, Walter Jeske, Ph.D.^2*, Debra Hoppensteadt, Ph.D.^1*, Harry Messmore, MD^1*, Jeanine M. Walenga, PhD³ and Jawed Fareed, Ph.D.¹

¹Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
²Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
³Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola Univ. Medical Center, Maywood, IL

Vinod Bansal^1*, Josephine Cunanan^2*, Cafer Adiguzel^3*, Evangelos Litinas^2*, Kelly Nelson^2* and Jawed Fareed²

¹Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
²Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
³Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

Alessandra Malato^1*, Wendy Lim, MD², Sergio Siragusa, MD³, Deborah Cook^4* and Mark A. Crowther, MD⁵

¹Hematology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
³Istituto di Ematologia, Policlinico Universitario di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
⁴Hematology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
⁵St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Steven B Deitelzweig, MD^1*, Mohamed Hussein, Ms.C.S., M.S.P.H, Ph.D.^2*, Jay Lin, PhD, MBA^3*, Charles Kreilick^4* and David Battleman, MD^2*

¹Ochsner Hospital, New Orleans, LA
²Health Economics and Outcomes Research, IMS Health, Falls Church, VA
³Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, NJ
⁴Pro Unlimited Inc., Boca Raton, FL

Pancras C. Wong, PhD^*, Earl Crain Jr.^* and Carol Watson^*

Thrombosis Biology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Pennington, NJ

Michel Meyer Samama, Prof^1*, Satoshi Kunitada^2*, A. Oursin^1*, Francois Depasse^1* and Nazneen Haque^3*

¹Biomnis, 94208 Ivry-sur-Seine cedex, France
²Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development, Edison, NJ
³Daiichi Sankyo Development Ltd., Buckinghamshire SL9 0BG, United Kingdom

Francesco Dentali, MD¹, Walter Ageno^1*, Dan Witt^2*, Alessandra Malato^3*, Nathan Clark II^2*, David Garcia, MD⁴, Sergio Siragusa, MD⁵, Kathleen McCool^2*, Shannon Dyke^4* and Mark A. Crowther, MD⁶

¹Clinical Med., Insubria Univ., Varese, Varese, Italy
²Kaiser Permanente Colorado
³Hematology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
⁴University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
⁵Istituto di Ematologia, Policlinico Universitario di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
⁶St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Meyer Michel Samama, Prof^1*, Lena Le Flem^2*, Celine Guinet^2*, Elisabeth Perzborn^3*, Jean-Luc Martinoli^4* and François Depasse^2*

¹University Hospital, Hotel Dieu, Ivry-sur-Seine cedex, France
²Biomnis, 94208 Ivry-sur-Seine cedex, France
³Bayer Healthcare AG, Wuppertal, Germany
⁴Stago Diagnostica, Franconville, France

Alfonso Iorio^1*, Esmeralda Filippucci^1*, Maura Marcucci^1*, Clive Kearon, MB, PhD² and Gualtiero Palareti^3*

¹Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
²Henderson Hospital, McMaster University Clinic, Hamilton, ON, Canada
³Angiologia, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Francesco Dentali, MD¹, Marco Donadini^1*, Benilde Cosmi^2*, Alessandro Squizzato^1*, Silvia Bozzato^3* and Walter Ageno^1*

¹Clinical Med., Insubria Univ., Varese, Varese, Italy
²Università di Bologna
³Insubria University

Remi Varin^1*, Shasultan Mirshahi^2*, Pehzman Mirshahi^3*, Li Lu-Hong^1*, Gerald Kierzek^4*, Jean-Francois Vigneau^4*, Jean-Pierre Marie⁵, Elisabeth Perzborn^6*, Massoud Mirshahi^3*, Claudine Soria^1* and Jeannette Soria^3*

¹MERCI laboratory - Rouen university hospital, Rouen, France
²Diagnostica Stago, Genevilliers, France
³Laboratoire Onco-Hématologie Hotel Dieu et Centre de Recherches des Cordeliers UMR872, Paris, France
⁴Emergency Unit Hotel Dieu, Paris, France
⁵Hematologie et Oncologie Medicale, Hopital Hotel-Dieu, Paris, France
⁶Bayer Healthcare AG, Bayer Healthcare AG, Wuppertal, Germany

Marc Carrier, MD, Gregoire Le Gal, MD, PhD^*, Philip Wells, MD, MSc^* and Marc Rodger, MD, MSc^*

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Chin Y Liu, PharmD^1* and Judith C. Andersen, MD²

¹Pharmacy, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
²Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI

Angel G. Galvez, MD, PhD¹, Benjamin Parsons, D.O.^2*, Daniel Resnick, M.D.^3*, Morawa Ewelina, M.D.^2*, Abhilasha Radharkrishnan, M.D.^2*, Matthew Jimenez, M.D.^4* and Richard Messersmith, M.D.^5*

¹Oncology Specialists, Park Ridge, IL
²Internal Medicine, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
³Surgery, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
⁴Orthopedic surgery, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
⁵Interventional Radiology, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL