About the Authors

Seth A. Brodie

Affiliations Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Departments of Hematology and Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Courtney Lombardo

Affiliations Departments of Hematology and Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Ge Li

Affiliations Departments of Hematology and Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Jeanne Kowalski

Affiliations Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Khanjan Gandhi

Affiliations Department of Human Genetics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Shaojin You

Affiliations Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Fadlo R. Khuri

Affiliations Departments of Hematology and Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Adam Marcus

Affiliations Departments of Hematology and Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Paula M. Vertino

Affiliations Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Johann C. Brandes

johann.brandes@emory.edu

Affiliations Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Departments of Hematology and Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors' have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: the Suntrust Scholar Award was an unconditional philanthropic gift of Suntrust Bank to the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University to support pilot projects. The authors never had a direct connection with this commercial source. Rather, the authors' project was chosen by the Director of the Winship Cancer institute for funding based on the results of a peer review. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SAB CL GL JCB AIM PMV FRK. Performed the experiments: SAB CL GL JCB. Analyzed the data: SAB CL GL JK KG JCB PMV AIM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SY. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SAB JCB PMV FRK.