About the Authors

Issei Kurahashi

Affiliation Department of Planning, Information, and Management, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Yoshihiko Fujita

Affiliation Department of Genome Biology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

Tokuzo Arao

Affiliation Department of Genome Biology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

Takayasu Kurata

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

Yasuhiro Koh

Affiliation Division of Drug Discovery and Development, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Shizuoka, Japan

Kazuko Sakai

Affiliation Department of Genome Biology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

Koji Matsumoto

Affiliation Medical Oncology Division, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan

Maki Tanioka

Affiliation Medical Oncology Division, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan

Koji Takeda

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Yuichi Takiguchi

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Nobuyuki Yamamoto

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan

Asuka Tsuya

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Nobuaki Matsubara

Affiliation Division of Oncology and Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan

Hirofumi Mukai

Affiliation Division of Oncology and Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan

Hironobu Minami

Affiliation Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Naoko Chayahara

Affiliation Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Yasuhiro Yamanaka

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Japan

Keisuke Miwa

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, International Medical Center-Comprehensive Cancer Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Shin Takahashi

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Shunji Takahashi

Affiliation Division of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Kazuhiko Nakagawa

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

Kazuto Nishio

knishio@med.kindai.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Genome Biology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IK TK YK K. Nakagawa K. Nishio. Performed the experiments: YF YK KS. Analyzed the data: IK YF TA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TK K. Matsumoto MT KT YT NY AT NM H. Mukai H. Minami NC YY K. Miwa Shin Takahashi Shunji Takahashi. Wrote the paper: IK YF K. Nishio.