About the Authors

Gang Chen

Contributed equally to this work with: Gang Chen, Alfiah Noor

Affiliations Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, People's Republic of China, Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Alfiah Noor

Contributed equally to this work with: Gang Chen, Alfiah Noor

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Peter Kronenberger

Affiliations Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, Laboratory for Biotechnology, Departement Gezondheidszorg, Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Erik Teugels

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Ijeoma Adaku Umelo

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Jacques De Grève

Jacques.Degreve@uzbrussel.be

Affiliation Laboratory of Medical and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Center, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: This study was partly supported by the research fund of Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. There are no 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: GC AN PK ET JDG. Performed the experiments: GC AN PK IU. Analyzed the data: GC AN PK ET IU JDG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GC AN PK IU. Wrote the paper: GC AN PK ET IU JDG.