Zhang, Xiaotao
Browman, Gladys
Siu, Wesley
Basen-Engquist, Karen M.
Hanash, Samir M.
Hoffman, Kristi L.
Okhuysen, Pablo C.
Scheet, Paul
Petrosino, Joseph F.
Kopetz, Scott
Daniel, Carrie R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6455-9482
Funding for this research was provided by:
American Cancer Society (RSG-17-049-01-NEC)
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Institutional Research Grant)
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (RP160097)
National Cancer Institute (5P30 CA016672-37)
Article History
Received: 7 October 2019
Accepted: 22 November 2019
First Online: 18 December 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The trial is conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Individuals participate in the study voluntarily and provide written informed consent prior to beginning the study. Individuals are informed that they can cease their participation in the study at any time without disclosing reasons for their cancellation and without negative consequences for their future medical care. The ethics review board and all responsible ethics committees of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center approved the study protocol. This protocol underwent extensive and multi-level review including scientific evaluation by the MD Anderson Scientific Review Committee (SRC, formerly known as the Clinical Review Committee) and Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Health Services Research Committee (PBHSRC) and ethical evaluation by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The MD Anderson Offices of Human Subjects Protection and Protocol Review and Reporting further support regulatory oversight, review, and monitoring of protocols. The trial has been registered at(reference: NCT02843425).
: NA – The manuscript does not contain any reference or image pertaining to an individual or research participant.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. The funders did not play a role in the study design; collection and management; writing of the report; and the decision to submit the report for publication.