About the Authors

Olivier Hermine

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

ohermine@gmail.com

Affiliations Imagine Institute, INSERM UMR 1163, University of Paris, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hematological Disorders and Therapeutic Implication, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France, Department of Hematology, Necker Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

Laurent Gros

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation AB Science, Paris, France

Truong-An Tran

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation AB Science, Paris, France

Lamya Loussaief

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation AB Science, Paris, France

Kathleen Flosseau

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation AB Science, Paris, France

Alain Moussy

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation AB Science, Paris, France

Colin D. Mansfield

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation AB Science, Paris, France

Patrick Vermersch

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Univ. Lille, UMR Inserm U1172, CHU Lille, FHU Precise, Lille, France

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Masitinib is under clinical development by the study funder, AB Science. AM, CDM, KF, LG, LL, OH, and TAT are employees and/or shareholders of AB Science. PV reports honoraria and consulting fees from Biogen, Sanofi-Genzyme, Novartis, Teva, Merck, Roche, Celgene, Imcyse and AB Science; and research grants from Sanofi-Genzyme, Roche and Merck.