About the Authors

Rebecca Kan

Contributed equally to this work with: Rebecca Kan, Wai Ho Shuen

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Wai Ho Shuen

Contributed equally to this work with: Rebecca Kan, Wai Ho Shuen

Current address: Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Hong Lok Lung

Affiliations Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Center for Cancer Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Arthur Kwok Leung Cheung

Affiliations Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Center for Cancer Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Wei Dai

Affiliation Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Dora Lai-Wan Kwong

Affiliations Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Center for Cancer Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Wai Tong Ng

Affiliations Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Department of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Anne Wing Mui Lee

Affiliations Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong—Shen Zhen Hospital, PR China

Chun Chung Yau

Affiliations Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Roger Kai Cheong Ngan

Affiliations Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Stewart Yuk Tung

Affiliations Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Department of Clinical Oncology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Maria Li Lung

mlilung@hku.hk

Affiliations Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Center for Cancer Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), PR China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RK WHS. Performed the experiments: RK WHS. Analyzed the data: RK WHS WD MLL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HLL AKLC DLK WTN AWML CCY RKCN SYT MLL. Wrote the paper: RK WHS MLL.