About the Authors

Cecilia Bozzetti

cbozzetti@ao.pr.it

Affiliation Division of Oncology, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

Federico Quaini

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Anna Squadrilli

Affiliation Division of Oncology, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

Marcello Tiseo

Affiliation Division of Oncology, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

Caterina Frati

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Costanza Lagrasta

Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Cinzia Azzoni

Affiliation Centre for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMT), Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences, Unit of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

Lorena Bottarelli

Affiliation Centre for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMT), Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences, Unit of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

Maricla Galetti

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Angela Alama

Affiliation Lung Cancer Unit, IRCCS AOU S. Martino—IST National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy

Silvana Belletti

Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Rita Gatti

Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Antonio Passaro

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

Angela Gradilone

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Andrea Cavazzoni

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Roberta Alfieri

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Pier Giorgio Petronini

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Mara Bonelli

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Angela Falco

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Cecilia Carubbi

Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Giuseppe Pedrazzi

Affiliation Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Rita Nizzoli

Affiliation Division of Oncology, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

Nadia Naldi

Affiliation Division of Oncology, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

Carmine Pinto

Affiliation Division of Medical Oncology, S. Maria Nuova Hospital/IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Andrea Ardizzoni

Affiliation Division of Oncology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CB FQ MT AP AC A. Ardizzoni. Performed the experiments: CB AS CF CL CA LB MG A. Alama SB RG AG AC AF RN NN. Analyzed the data: CB FQ AS CF RG GP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AC MB CC. Wrote the paper: CB FQ AS MT RA PGP CP A. Ardizzoni.