About the Authors

Jacques De Grève

jacques.degreve@uzbrussel.be

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Jan Van Meerbeeck

Current address: Department of Thoracic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Oncology, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium

Johan F. Vansteenkiste

Affiliation Department of Pneumology, University Hospital KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Lore Decoster

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Anne-Pascale Meert

Affiliation Department of Pneumology, Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium

Peter Vuylsteke

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Clinique et Maternité Sainte-Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium

Christian Focan

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, CHC Clinique Saint Joseph, Liège, Belgium

Jean-Luc Canon

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium

Yves Humblet

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Centre du Cancer de l'Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Guy Berchem

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Hospitalier du Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Benoit Colinet

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium

Danny Galdermans

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, ZNA Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium

Lionel Bosquée

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium

Joanna Vermeij

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, ZNA Jan Palfijn, Merksem, Belgium

Alex Dewaele

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Caroline Geers

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Denis Schallier

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Erik Teugels

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JDG ET. Performed the experiments: JDG JVM JFV LD APM PV CF JC YH GB BC DG LB JV AD CG DS ET. Analyzed the data: JDG LD AD ET. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JDG JVM JFV LD APM PV CF JC YH GB BC DG LB JV AD CG DS ET. Wrote the paper: JDG JVM JFV LD DS ET.