About the Authors
- Antonio Marchetti
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Contributed equally to this work with: Antonio Marchetti, Maela Del Grammastro, Lara Felicioni, Sara Malatesta
* E-mail: amarchetti@unich.it (AM); fbuttitta@unich.it (FB)
Affiliation Center of Predictive Molecular Medicine, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy
- Maela Del Grammastro
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Contributed equally to this work with: Antonio Marchetti, Maela Del Grammastro, Lara Felicioni, Sara Malatesta
Affiliation Center of Predictive Molecular Medicine, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy
- Lara Felicioni
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Contributed equally to this work with: Antonio Marchetti, Maela Del Grammastro, Lara Felicioni, Sara Malatesta
Affiliations Center of Predictive Molecular Medicine, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy, Oncological and Cardiovascular Molecular Medicine Unit, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy
- Sara Malatesta
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Contributed equally to this work with: Antonio Marchetti, Maela Del Grammastro, Lara Felicioni, Sara Malatesta
Affiliation Center of Predictive Molecular Medicine, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy
- Giampaolo Filice
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Affiliation Center of Predictive Molecular Medicine, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy
- Irene Centi
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Affiliation Hospital “SS Annunziata”, Pathology Unit, Chieti, Italy
- Tommaso De Pas
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
- Armando Santoro
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Affiliation Department of Oncology, Humanitas Cancer Center IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
- Antonio Chella
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Affiliation Cardiothoracic Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Alba Ariela Brandes
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Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Bellaria-Maggiore Hospital, Azienda USL of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Paola Venturino
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Affiliation Roche S.p.A., Monza, Italy
- Franco Cuccurullo
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Affiliation Center of Predictive Molecular Medicine, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy
- Lucio Crinò
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Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Fiamma Buttitta
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* E-mail: amarchetti@unich.it (AM); fbuttitta@unich.it (FB)
Affiliations Center of Predictive Molecular Medicine, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy, Oncological and Cardiovascular Molecular Medicine Unit, Center of Excellence on Aging, University-Foundation, Chieti, Italy
Competing Interests
This study was partly funded by Roche S.p.A., the employer of Paola Venturino. The CellSearch system tested in this study is a commercial tool (Veridex LLC). There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AM FB. Performed the experiments: MDG LF SM GF IC. Analyzed the data: AM MDG LF GF FB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TDP AS AC AAB LC. Wrote the paper: AM FB. Supervision: AM PV FC FB.