About the Authors

Sebastian F. Schoppmann

Affiliations Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Gastroesophageal Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Lejla Alidzanovic

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Andrea Schultheis

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Hospital Rudolfsstiftung, Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Thomas Perkmann

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Christine Brostjan

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Peter Birner

peter.birner@meduniwien.ac.at

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Gastroesophageal Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SFS CB PB. Performed the experiments: LA CB TP. Analyzed the data: SFS LA AS TP CB PB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SFS AS TP. Wrote the paper: SFS LA AS TP CB PB.