About the Authors

Daniela Furrer

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Université Laval Cancer Research Center 11, Côte du Palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Jean Grégoire

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Gynecologic Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval, L’Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada

Stéphane Turcotte

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Marie Plante

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Gynecologic Oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval, L’Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada

Dimcho Bachvarov

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Université Laval Cancer Research Center 11, Côte du Palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Dominique Trudel

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Department of Pathology, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal, rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Bernard Têtu

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Université Laval Cancer Research Center 11, Côte du Palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Pierre Douville

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Isabelle Bairati

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Isabelle.bairati@fmed.ulaval.ca

Affiliations Université Laval Cancer Research Center 11, Côte du Palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Research Center of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Oncology division), Côte du palais, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Avenue de la Médecine, Quebec City, QC, Canada

Competing Interests

Doctor Isabelle Bairati received a grant from Roche Diagnostics, Canada, for conducting this study. Roche Diagnostics approved the study protocol without any change. Roche Diagnostics was informed of the study results, as well as the interpretations done by the research team. They did not interfere in the writing of this manuscript. This funding does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.