1School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
2Department of Medical Biosciences, and of Clinical Microbiology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
3Weston Park Cancer Centre, Sheffield, UK
4Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
5University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Morecambe Bay, UK
6Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, UK
7Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
8University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
9Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK
10Glasgow Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
11NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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