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  <xsd:element id="ctmx_ResearchAndCollaborationAgreementsTextBlock" name="ResearchAndCollaborationAgreementsTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
</xsd:schema>
