About the Authors

Gianfranco De Feo

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Simona Signoriello

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Public Health, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Jane C. Bryce

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Antonia Del Giudice

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Giuliana Canzanella

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Federika Crudele

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Fiorella Romano

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Giovanni de Matteis

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Manuela Florio

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Fabiano Falasconi

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Alfonso Savio

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Pasqualina Giordano

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Gennaro Daniele

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Mario Iaccarino

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Maria Carmela Piccirillo

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Massimo Di Maio

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Alessandro Morabito

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Ciro Gallo

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Public Health, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

Francesco Perrone

francesco.perrone@usc-intnapoli.net

Affiliation National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GDF FF AM FP. Performed the experiments: GDF SS JCB ADG GC FC FR GdM MF FF AS PG GD MI MCP MDM AM CG FP. Analyzed the data: GDF SS MCP MDM AM CG FP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GDF JCB ADG GC FC FR GdM MF FF AS PG GD MI MCP MDM AM FP. Wrote the paper: GDF JCB MCP MDM AM CG FP.