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From: To: Subject: Date: ~D-,-[i(~}'Y_Q_;-;_@?'!QL(Qm Richard.Irons(g',cinpalhogen.com; SHS matters: extension of lymphoid case accrual through Jan 2008 Friday, January 04, 2008 6:20:36 PM Hello Rich, I sincerely hope that I haven't upset an applecart by mentioning to the folks at API that you expect to continue case accrual through Jan 31, at no additional cost to your contract and without negative impact on your schedule for deliverables. I have tried to emphasize these two latter provisions in my discussions with API -- especially the provision that accrual of these additional cases will not delay delivery of the final data set to Applied Health Sciences, since the exposure assessment project will not be complete until well after Jan 31 and the EA people say they can deliver the final exposure numbers 4 months after the case enrollment is finished -- the June/July timeframe. I have supported your proposal as scientifically justified and as a reasonable use of available funds, provided there is no delay in deliverables. I hope those points prevail in your discussions with the API financial people. Also, I have told Otto that you have completed your paper on lymphoid tumor prevalence in Shanghai as reflected in the cases presented at the participating Shanghai hospitals. I have urged him to compare the relative frequencies of the various diagnostic categories reflected in your manuscript with those in his smaller dataset for the case-control study. To do that, of course, he will need to obtain a copy of your manuscript directly from you or Sherilyn, or he will need to make some arrangement for you or your pathologist colleagues to do the comparison for him -- I have told him the manuscript is currently under review and therefore is a privileged communication that I cannot pass on to him. I expect that he will ask you for it. Is Jan 13 still your departure date for Shanghai? If so, I would very much like to talk with you at some mutually convenient time. Evenings are bad for me on 1/7, 1/8, 1/10 and 1/11, but I'm available during the day most days until the 13th. Best regards and best wishes for the New Year, Jerry ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 SH ELL-MCCLU RG-053968