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 Type: Package
 Package: simIDM
 Title: Simulating Oncology Trials using an Illness-Death Model
-Version: 0.1.0.9002
+Version: 0.1.0.9003
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Alexandra", "Erdmann", , "alexandra.erdmann@uni-ulm.de", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Kaspar", "Rufibach", , "kaspar.rufibach@roche.com", role = "aut"),
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-# simIDM 0.1.0.9002
+# simIDM 0.1.0.9003
 
 ### New Features