About the Authors

Giovanni Sette

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Valentina Salvati

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Lorenzo Memeo

Affiliation Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy

Katia Fecchi

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Cristina Colarossi

Affiliation Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, Catania, Italy

Paola Di Matteo

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Michele Signore

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Mauro Biffoni

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Vito D’Andrea

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Enrico De Antoni

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Vincenzo Canzonieri

Affiliation Division of Pathology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Aviano, Italy

Ruggero De Maria

Affiliation Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy

Adriana Eramo

adriana.eramo@iss.it

Affiliation Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AE GS RDM. Performed the experiments: GS KF VS LM CC MB MS. Analyzed the data: AE GS RDM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VDA EDA VC PDM. Wrote the paper: AE GS RDM.