4th Department of Internal Medicine Haematology Charles University Faculty of Medicine University Hospital Hradec Králové Czech Republic

Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases University of Cologne Cologne Germany

Department 1 of Internal Medicine University Hospital of Cologne Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne German Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Study Group University of Cologne Cologne Germany

Department of Internal Medicine 3 Ulm University Ulm Germany

Department of Oncogeriatrics St Marien Hospital Cologne Germany

Oncology Practice Erlangen Germany

Oncology Practice Leer Germany

The Ernest and Helen Scott Haematological Research Institute University of Leicester Leicester United Kingdom

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