Amadori, Michele
Barone, Domenico
Scarpi, Emanuela
Oboldi, Devil
Amadori, Elena
Bandi, Gianfranco
Rossi, Alice
Ferroni, Fabio
Ragazzini, Angela
Casadei Gardini, Andrea
Frassineti, Giovanni Luca
Gavelli, Giampaolo
Passardi, Alessandro
Article History
Received: 31 May 2017
Revised: 30 November 2017
Accepted: 18 December 2017
First Online: 7 February 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Alessandro Passardi.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: The Corresponding Author, Emanuela Scarpi, is an expert in statistics.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in the ITACa trial paper published in Annals of Oncology in 2015 (Passardi et al, Ann Oncol 2015;26(6):1201-7).
: • Prospective• Case-control study/randomized controlled trial• Performed at one institution