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Pure Storage Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
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Q1 total revenue growth of 18%, year-over-year
Subscription services ARR over $1.4 billion
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world’s most advanced data storage technologies and services, announced financial results for its first quarter fiscal year 2025 ended May 5, 2024.
“Pure Storage is uniquely positioned to integrate fragmented data storage environments, which hinders enterprises from easily deploying artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, and modern application deployment,” said Charles Giancarlo, Chairman and CEO, Pure Storage. “At our June Accelerate conference, global customers will see how our latest innovations enable enterprises to adapt to rapid technological change with a platform that fuses data centers and cloud environments.”
First Quarter Financial Highlights
Revenue $693.5 million, an increase of 18% year-over-yearSubscription services revenue $346.1 million, up 23% year-over-yearSubscription annual recurring revenue (ARR) $1.4 billion, up 25% year-over-yearRemaining performance obligations (RPO) $2.3 billion, up 27% year-over-yearGAAP gross margin 71.5%; non-GAAP gross margin 73.9%GAAP operating loss $(41.8) million; non-GAAP operating income $100.4 millionGAAP operating margin (6.0%); non-GAAP operating margin 14.5%Q1 operating cash flow $221.5 million; free cash flow $172.7 millionTotal cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities $1.7 billion
“We are pleased with the strong start to our year as Q1 revenue growth of 18 percent and profitability both outperformed,” said Kevan Krysler, Chief Financial Officer, Pure Storage. “We are well positioned with our highly differentiated data storage platform for substantial long-term growth.”
At the Pure//Accelerate annual customer event next month, the company will be delivering industry-first innovations in the Pure data storage platform to address the most pressing topics critical to customers, including AI and Cyber Resiliency.
First Quarter Company Highlights
Accelerating Enterprise AI: Through integrations with NVIDIA, Pure delivered new validated reference architectures for running generative AI use cases, including a new NVIDIA OVX-ready validated reference architecture, adding more options for customers in addition to the previously announced NVIDIA BasePod certification. As a leader in AI, Pure Storage, in collaboration with NVIDIA, is arming global customers with a proven framework to manage the high-performance data and compute requirements they need to drive successful AI deployments.
Subscription Services Innovation: New self-service capabilities across its Pure1® storage management platform and Evergreen® portfolio empower customers with more control over their data storage environment via a single management layer, simplifying end-to-end operations.
Awards and Accolades
Financial Times The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2024Data Breakthrough Awards “Overall Data Storage Company of the Year”CRN AI 100 list in the Data Center and Edge category
Second Quarter and FY25 Guidance
Q2FY25
Revenue
$755M
Revenue YoY Growth Rate
9.6 %
Non-GAAP Operating Income
$125M
Non-GAAP Operating Margin
16.6 %
FY25
Revenue
$3.1B
Revenue YoY Growth Rate
10.5 %
TCV Sales for Evergreen//One & Evergreen//Flex
Subscription Service Offerings
$600M
TCV Sales for Evergreen//One & Evergreen//Flex
Subscription Service Offerings YoY Growth Rate
Approximately 50%
Non-GAAP Operating Income
$532M
Non-GAAP Operating Margin
17 %
These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward Looking Statements section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these statements. Pure has not reconciled its guidance for non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin to their most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items that impact these measures are not within Pure’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures are not available without unreasonable effort.
Pure//Accelerate 2024
Register for Pure//Accelerate® 2024 in Las Vegas from June 18-21, 2024 and discover how to embrace the new age of data. Be front and center as we make history, changing the future of storage and the industry. Pure Storage executives and world-leading experts – including Pure Storage CEO, Charles Giancarlo, and World Champion & Mental Health Advocate, Michael Phelps – will share insights, strategies, and their vision for the future.
Conference Call Information
Pure will host a teleconference to discuss the first quarter fiscal 2025 results at 2:00 pm PT today, May 29, 2024. A live audio broadcast of the conference call will be available on the Pure Storage Investor Relations website. Pure will also post its earnings presentation and prepared remarks to this website concurrent with this release.
A replay will be available following the call on the Pure Storage Investor Relations website or for two weeks at 1-800-770-2030 (or 1-647-362-9199 for international callers) with passcode 5667482.
Additionally, Pure is scheduled to participate at the following investor conferences:
Bank of America Global Technology Conference
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET
Founder & Chief Visionary Officer John “Coz” Colgrove
Chief Financial Officer Kevan Krysler
William Blair Growth Stock Conference
Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
Time: 9:20 a.m. PT / 12:20 p.m. ET
Chief Technology Officer Rob Lee
Product & Technology-Focused Meeting for Financial Analysts at Pure//Accelerate 2024
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET
The presentations will be webcast live and archived on Pure’s Investor Relations website at investor.purestorage.com.
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) delivers the industry’s best platform to store, manage, and protect the world’s data. With a cloud experience across a unified storage operating environment, Pure empowers every organization with the agility to meet evolving data requirements at speed and scale, while reducing total cost of ownership. Pure believes it can make a meaningful impact in reducing data center emissions worldwide by providing a storage platform that enables customers to significantly reduce their carbon and energy footprint. Pure is proud to be a customer-first organization, as evidenced by the highest Net Promoter Score in the industry. For more information, visit www.purestorage.com.
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Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage
Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems & Object Storage
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Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our products, business and operations, including but not limited to our views relating to future period financial and business results, demand for our products and subscription services, including Evergreen//One, our technology and product strategy, specifically customer priorities around sustainability, the benefits to our customers of using our products, our ability to perform during current macro conditions and expand market share, our sustainability goals and benefits, our ability to capture storage workloads for AI environments and hyperscalers, the timing and magnitude of large orders, the impact of inflation, economic or supply chain disruptions, our expectations regarding our product and technology differentiation, including the E//Family, new customer acquisition, and other statements regarding our products, business, operations and results. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on our Investor Relations website at investor.purestorage.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Additional information is also set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 4, 2024. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of May 29, 2024, and Pure undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
Key Performance Metrics
Subscription ARR is a key business metric that refers to total annualized contract value of all active subscription agreements on the last day of the quarter, plus on-demand revenue for the quarter multiplied by four.
Total Contract Value (TCV) Sales, or bookings, of Pure’s Evergreen//One and Evergreen//Flex offerings is an operating metric, representing the value of orders received and/or expected to be received during the fiscal year.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, Pure uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, and free cash flow.
We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses such as stock-based compensation expense, payments to former shareholders of acquired companies, payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities, amortization of debt issuance costs related to debt, amortization of intangible assets acquired from acquisitions, acquisition-related transaction and integration expenses, restructuring costs related to severance and termination benefits, and costs associated with the impairment and early exit of certain leased facilities that may not be indicative of our ongoing core business operating results. Pure believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when analyzing historical performance and liquidity and planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures” and “Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow,” included at the end of this release.
PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, unaudited)
At the End of
First Quarter of
Fiscal 2025
Fiscal 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 900,615
$ 702,536
Marketable securities
823,397
828,557
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $965 and $1,060
423,454
662,179
Inventory
40,674
42,663
Deferred commissions, current
85,386
88,712
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
174,238
173,407
Total current assets
2,447,764
2,498,054
Property and equipment, net
368,153
352,604
Operating lease right-of-use-assets
126,435
129,942
Deferred commissions, non-current
211,240
215,620
Intangible assets, net
29,156
33,012
Goodwill
361,427
361,427
Restricted cash
9,595
9,595
Other assets, non-current
69,840
55,506
Total assets
$ 3,623,610
$ 3,655,760
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 55,709
$ 82,757
Accrued compensation and benefits
137,669
250,257
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
127,885
135,755
Operating lease liabilities, current
44,819
44,668
Deferred revenue, current
860,221
852,247
Total current liabilities
1,226,303
1,365,684
Long-term debt
100,000
100,000
Operating lease liabilities, non-current
120,709
123,201
Deferred revenue, non-current
741,255
742,275
Other liabilities, non-current
61,370
54,506
Total liabilities
2,249,637
2,385,666
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
2,890,317
2,749,627
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(5,584)
(3,782)
Accumulated deficit
(1,510,760)
(1,475,751)
Total stockholders’ equity
1,373,973
1,270,094
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 3,623,610
$ 3,655,760
PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
First Quarter of Fiscal
2025
2024
Revenue:
Product
$ 347,384
$ 308,963
Subscription services
346,095
280,344
Total revenue
693,479
589,307
Cost of revenue:
Product (1)
100,753
96,213
Subscription services (1)
97,020
79,747
Total cost of revenue
197,773
175,960
Gross profit
495,706
413,347
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)
193,820
185,331
Sales and marketing (1)
250,972
232,446
General and administrative (1)
76,787
67,384
Restructuring and impairment (2)
15,901
—
Total operating expenses
537,480
485,161
Loss from operations
(41,774)
(71,814)
Other income (expense), net
14,091
11,749
Loss before provision for income taxes
(27,683)
(60,065)
Income tax provision
7,326
7,336
Net loss
$ (35,009)
$ (67,401)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
$ (0.11)
$ (0.22)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common
stockholders, basic and diluted
322,589
305,863
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Cost of revenue — product
$ 2,782
$ 2,655
Cost of revenue — subscription services
8,871
5,647
Research and development
50,294
38,232
Sales and marketing
23,519
17,181
General and administrative
27,528
14,115
Total stock-based compensation expense
$ 112,994
$ 77,830
(2) Includes expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment and lease impairment and
abandonment charges associated with cease-use of our former corporate headquarters.
PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)
First Quarter of Fiscal
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
$ (35,009)
$ (67,401)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
33,943
29,690
Stock-based compensation expense
112,994
77,830
Lease impairment and abandonment charges
6,375
—
Other
2,343
(1,804)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
238,768
221,205
Inventory
2,406
308
Deferred commissions
7,707
(2,331)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(9,219)
(6,095)
Operating lease right-of-use assets
8,122
11,001
Accounts payable
(26,581)
(3,993)
Accrued compensation and other liabilities
(116,716)
(89,082)
Operating lease liabilities
(10,587)
(6,100)
Deferred revenue
6,954
10,019
Net cash provided by operating activities
221,500
173,247
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment (1)
(48,818)
(51,424)
Purchases of marketable securities and other
(165,123)
(128,788)
Sales of marketable securities
37,689
43,040
Maturities of marketable securities
127,857
288,373
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(48,395)
151,201
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options
13,223
4,630
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan
25,328
21,219
Principal payments on borrowings and finance lease obligations
(1,099)
(576,780)
Proceeds from borrowing
—
100,000
Tax withholding on vesting of equity awards
(12,478)
(6,759)
Repurchases of common stock
—
(69,911)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
24,974
(527,601)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
198,079
(203,153)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
712,131
591,398
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$ 910,210
$ 388,245
(1) Includes capitalized internal-use software costs of $4.5 million and $5.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures
The following table presents non-GAAP gross margins by revenue source before certain items (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):
First Quarter of Fiscal 2025
First Quarter of Fiscal 2024
GAAP
results
GAAP
gross
margin (a)
Adjustment
Non-
GAAP
results
Non-
GAAP
gross
margin (b)
GAAP
results
GAAP
gross
margin (a)
Adjustment
Non-
GAAP
results
Non-
GAAP
gross
margin (b)
$ 2,782
(c)
$ 2,655
(c)
296
(d)
147
(d)
20
(e)
—
3,306
(f)
3,306
(f)
Gross profit —
product
$ 246,631
71.0 %
$ 6,404
$ 253,035
72.8 %
$ 212,750
68.9 %
$ 6,108
$ 218,858
70.8 %
$ 8,871
(c)
$ 5,647
(c)
867
(d)
338
(d)
309
(e)
—
—
13
(g)
Gross profit —
subscription
services
$ 249,075
72.0 %
$ 10,047
$ 259,122
74.9 %
$ 200,597
71.6 %
$ 5,998
$ 206,595
73.7 %
$ 11,653
(c)
$ 8,302
(c)
1,163
(d)
485
(d)
329
(e)
—
3,306
(f)
3,306
(f)
—
13
(g)
Total gross
profit
$ 495,706
71.5 %
$ 16,451
$ 512,157
73.9 %
$ 413,347
70.1 %
$ 12,106
$ 425,453
72.2 %
(a) GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.
(b) Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.
(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.
(d) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.
(e) To eliminate expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment.
(f) To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.
(g) To eliminate payments to former shareholders of acquired company.
The following table presents certain non-GAAP consolidated results before certain items (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages, unaudited):
First Quarter of Fiscal 2025
First Quarter of Fiscal 2024
GAAP
results
GAAP
operating
margin (a)
Adjustment
Non-
GAAP
results
Non-
GAAP
operating
margin (b)
GAAP
results
GAAP
operating
margin (a)
Adjustment
Non-
GAAP
results
Non-
GAAP
operating
margin (b)
$ 112,994
(c)
$ 77,830
(c)
—
885
(d)
9,400
(e)
4,815
(e)
—
4,070
(f)
3,536
(g)
3,839
(g)
9,855
(h)
—
6,375
(i)
—
Operating
income (loss)
$ (41,774)
-6.0 %
$ 142,160
$ 100,386
14.5 %
$ (71,814)
-12.2 %
$ 91,439
$ 19,625
3.3 %
$ 112,994
(c)
$ 77,830
(c)
—
885
(d)
9,400
(e)
4,815
(e)
—
4,070
(f)
3,536
(g)
3,839
(g)
9,855
(h)
—
6,375
(i)
—
153
(j)
647
(j)
Net income
(loss)
$ (35,009)
$ 142,313
$ 107,304
$ (67,401)
$ 92,086
$ 24,685
Net income
(loss) per
share — diluted
$ (0.11)
$ 0.32
$ (0.22)
$ 0.08
Weighted-
average
shares used in
per share
calculation —
diluted
322,589
15,959
(k)
338,548
305,863
11,134
(k)
316,997
(a) GAAP operating margin is defined as GAAP operating loss divided by revenue.
(b) Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP operating income divided by revenue.
(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.
(d) To eliminate payments to former shareholders of acquired company.
(e) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.
(f) To eliminate duplicate lease costs during the transition of our corporate headquarters.
(g) To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.
(h) To eliminate expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment.
(i) To eliminate lease impairment and abandonment charges associated with cease-use of our former corporate headquarters.
(j) To eliminate amortization expense of debt issuance costs related to our debt.
(k) To include effect of dilutive securities (employee stock options, restricted stock, and shares from employee stock purchase plan).
Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):
First Quarter of Fiscal
2025
2024
Net cash provided by operating activities
$ 221,500
$ 173,247
Less: purchases of property and equipment (1)
(48,818)
(51,424)
Free cash flow (non-GAAP)
$ 172,682
$ 121,823
(1) Includes capitalized internal-use software costs of $4.5 million and $5.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024.
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The Underwriters have also been granted an over-allotment option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) to purchase up to an additional 168,750 Common Shares from the Selling Securityholders at the Offering Price for additional gross proceeds of $1,712,812.50 if the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full. The Over-Allotment Option can be exercised at any time, in whole or in part, for a period of 30 days from the closing date of the Offering, which is expected to occur on or about September 26, 2024 and is subject to certain customary closing conditions.
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KITS makes eyecare easy. KITS is a leading vertically integrated digital eyecare brand providing eyewear for eyes everywhere. We offer customers access to a vast selection of contact lenses and eyeglasses, including our own exclusive KITS designed products, as well as a robust suite of online vision tools. Our efficient digital platform, backed by our industry-leading manufacturing and designs, removes intermediaries, and enables us to offer great prices and deliver made to order personalized products with incredible care and accuracy. We are creating disruption in the industry by constantly pursuing cutting-edge technologies to enable the best customer experience, including online eyewear fitting tools, and virtual try-on for glasses. We strive to delight our customers with our competitive prices, a convenient digital shopping experience, fast and reliable delivery options, and an unrelenting focus on earning our customers’ lifelong trust. For more information on KITS, visit: www.kits.com.
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Disparities Narrowing Among Patients Undergoing Blood Stem Cell Transplant, Roswell Park Study Reveals
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Historically, some patients with blood cancers have been less likely than others to receive stem cell transplant, also known as bone marrow transplant. Theresa Hahn, PhD, of Roswell Park is lead author of a new study showing that older adults and Black patients are much less likely than people from other groups to receive a blood stem cell transplant.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ —
Study led by Dr. Theresa Hahn published in JAMA Network OpenNumber of transplants for blood cancers rose from 2009 to 2018Research team analyzed trends in transplant utilization for that period
Every year, more than 22,000 patients in the U.S. undergo a potentially lifesaving blood stem cell transplant — often called a “bone marrow transplant” — for the treatment of hematologic diseases. But historically, some patients with blood cancers have been less likely than others to receive the treatment. Theresa Hahn, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is lead author of a new study in the journal JAMA Network Open showing that while progress has been made in reducing those disparities, older adults and Black patients are much less likely than people from other groups to receive a blood stem cell transplant.
The research team analyzed data provided by the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) for 136,280 patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) in the U.S. between 2009 and 1018, comparing those numbers with the incidence of six blood cancers (acute myeloid and lymphoblastic leukemia, multiple myeloma, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and myelodysplastic syndrome) in various age, race and ethnic groups the U.S. as reported by the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program.
The team found that during that period, the use of HCT increased for the treatment of most blood cancers — and rose among all age, race and ethnic groups.
The researchers also discovered that in the most recent years analyzed, from 2017-2018:
The rate of HCT utilization for blood cancers rose among Hispanic and younger patients to equal the rate of non-Hispanic white patients.Non-Hispanic Black patients had a lower rate of HCT for all six diseases studied.Pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients had a higher rate than adult patients of allogeneic HCT, which involves receiving cells from a healthy donor.
“This study shows that while progress has been made to reduce disparities among racial and ethnic groups, there’s a need to improve hematopoietic cell transplant utilization rates in older adults and in Black patients of all ages,” says Dr. Hahn, Professor of Oncology in the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at Roswell Park and the study’s first author.
The research team also include Dr. Hahn’s Roswell Park colleague Megan Herr, PhD, and collaborators from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; the CIBMTR; and the Mayo Clinic.
From the world’s first chemotherapy research to the PSA prostate cancer biomarker, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center generates innovations that shape how cancer is detected, treated and prevented worldwide. Driven to eliminate cancer’s grip on humanity, the Roswell Park team of 4,000 makes compassionate, patient-centered cancer care and services accessible across New York State and beyond. Founded in 1898, Roswell Park was among the first three cancer centers nationwide to become a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and is the only one to hold this designation in Upstate New York. To learn more about Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Roswell Park Care Network, visit http://www.roswellpark.org, call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or email ASKRoswell@RoswellPark.org.
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