About the Authors

Vanesa Garcia

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Jose Miguel Garcia

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Javier Silva

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Paloma Martin

Affiliation Department of Molecular Pathology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Cristina Peña

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Gemma Dominguez

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Raquel Diaz

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Mercedes Herrera

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Constanza Maximiano

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Pilar Sabin

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Antonio Rueda

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, Málaga, Spain

Miguel Angel Cruz

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, Spain

Jose Rodriguez

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Miguel Angel Canales

Affiliation Department of Hematology, La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Felix Bonilla

fbonilla.hpth@salud.madrid.org (FB); mprovencio.hpth@salud.madrid.org (MP)

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Mariano Provencio

fbonilla.hpth@salud.madrid.org (FB); mprovencio.hpth@salud.madrid.org (MP)

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VG JMG JS FB. Performed the experiments: VG PM. Analyzed the data: VG JMG JS PM CP GD RD MH FB. Wrote the paper: VG. Contributed with blood and clinicopathological/outcome data collection from patients: CM PS AR MAC JR MAC. Reviewed and approved the manuscript: FB VG JMG JS CP GD RD MH CM PS AR MAC JR MAC.