About the Authors

Carmen D. Schweighofer

Affiliation Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Kevin R. Coombes

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Lynn L. Barron

Affiliation Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Lixia Diao

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Rachel J. Newman

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Alessandra Ferrajoli

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Susan O'Brien

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

William G. Wierda

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Rajyalakshmi Luthra

Affiliation Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

L. Jeffrey Medeiros

Affiliation Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Michael J. Keating

Affiliation Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Lynne V. Abruzzo

labruzzo@mdanderson.org

Affiliation Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LVA KRC. Performed the experiments: CDS LLB. Analyzed the data: LVA CDS LD RJN RL KRC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AF SO WGW MJK. Wrote the paper: CDS KRC LJM LVA. Maintained the clinical database: MJK. Provided patient samples and clinical expertise: AF SO WGW MJK. Provided pathology expertise: LJM.