Gupta, Manoj
Ahmad, Irfan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2944-6797
Chufal, Kundan Singh
Miller, Alexis Andrew
Bajpai, Ram
Chadha, Prerna
Bhatia, Kratika
Gupta, Aman
Verma, Jeevesh
Dewan, Abhinav
Choudhary, Sabeena Kataria
Sharma, Mansi
Batra, Ullas
Singh, Sandeep
Mishra, Manindra
Goyal, Rajiv
Gairola, Munish
Article History
Received: 31 March 2026
Accepted: 28 May 2026
First Online: 6 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study’s protocol was submitted to and reviewed by the Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee (IRB/IEC) of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India (RGCIRC). After protocol review, the IRB/IEC of RGCIRC waived the need for additional consent from patients, as the analysis was retrospective and all patients had consented to undergo the prescribed diagnostic procedures and treatment. The IRB/IEC of RGCIRC is registered with the Department of Health Research (EC/NEW/INST/2020/74). The composition and operating procedures of the Ethics Committee are as per ICH-GCP procedure, ICMR guidelines, Indian GCP and CT rules 2019.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: Dr Irfan Ahmad; Dr Ram Bajpai
: Not applicable.