1Taipei Cancer Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
2Cancer Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
3Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
4School of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
5School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
6Division of Medical Imaging, E-Da Cancer Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
7School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
8Graduate Institute of Nanomedicine and Medical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
9Joint Biobank, Office of Human Research, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
10Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
11Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
12Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
13Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Rensselaer, NY, United States
14TMU Research Center of Cancer Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
15Traditional Herbal Medicine Research Center of Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
16Department of Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, United States
✉*Correspondence: Hung-Yun Lin linhy@tmu.edu.tw
*Jacqueline Whang-Peng jqwpeng@nhri.org.tw
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