Santa Errichiello, PhD1*, Simona Caruso2*, Concetta Quintarelli, PhD3*, Biagio De Angelis, PhD4*, Novella Pugliese, MD2*, Roberta Della Pepa2*, Barbara Izzo2*, Luigia Luciano, MD5, Simona Soverini6, Carolina Terragna, PhD7*, Giovanni Martinelli8, Daniela Cilloni, MD, PhD9, Giuseppe Saglio10, Mario Annunziata, MD11*, Giovanni Caocci12*, Luciano Levato, MD13*, Emilio Usala, MD14*, Massimo Breccia, MD15*, Angelo Michele Carella16, Nicola Cascavilla, MD17*, Mariella D'Adda, MD18*, Claudia Galimberti19*, Frank Giles, MD, MB, FRCPI, FRCPath20, Andreas Hochhaus, MD21 and Fabrizio Pane, MD22
1Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II", Naples, Italy
2Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
3Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II of Naples, Napoli, Italy
4Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, TX, Italy
5Area Funzionale di Ematologia- II Policlinico, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
6Institute of Hematology, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
7DIMES - Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Institute of Hematology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
8"Seràgnoli" Institute of Hematology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
9Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
10University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy
11Hematology, OSPEDALE CARDARELLI, NAPOLI, Italy
12Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
13Section of Hematology, A.O. Pugliese-Ciaccio, Catanzaro, Italy
14Hematology Unit, "A.Businco" Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
15Chair of Hematology, "Sapienza" University, Roma, Italy
16Division of Hematology 1, IRCCS A.O.U. San Martino IST, Genova, Italy
17Hematology and BMT Unit, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
18Division of Hematology, A.O. Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
19NOVARTIS ONCOLOGY COMPANY, ORIGGIO VARESE, Italy
20Cancer Therapy & Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
21Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
22A.F. di Oncologia Ematologica Diagnostica, Azienda Ospedaliera, Napoli, Italy