Neumann, Joachim
Kirchhefer, Uwe
Hofmann, Britt
Gergs, Ulrich
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Article History
Received: 27 July 2026
Accepted: 11 September 2026
First Online: 21 September 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: Humans: This study in patients complies with the Declaration of Helsinki and has been approved by the local ethics committee (internal code: hm-bü).
Consent to participate: Informed written consent was obtained from all patients included in the study.
Consent to publish: All authors declare that they have seen and approved the submitted version of this manuscript.
Competing interests: All authors declare no competing financial, nonfinancial, or personal interests.
Clinical trials number: Does not apply.