About the Authors

Patricia J. Brooks

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

Ethan Z. Malkin

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, Department of Medical Biophysics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Steven De Michino

Roles Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, Department of Medical Biophysics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Scott V. Bratman

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

scott.bratman@rmp.uhn.ca

Affiliations Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, Department of Medical Biophysics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Department of Radiation Oncology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: SVB is inventor on patents related to cell-free DNA mutation and methylation analysis technologies that have been licensed to Roche Molecular Diagnostics and Adela, respectively. SVB is a cofounder of, has ownership in, and serves in a leadership role at Adela. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.