Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81773297)
Article History
Received: 6 December 2018
Accepted: 6 February 2020
First Online: 26 February 2020
Change Date: 23 January 2024
Change Type: Correction
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Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08333-5
Compliance with ethical standards
: Previous to the commencement, ethical endorsement (HSEARS20140701001) and access approval were received from the Jiangnan University Ethics Commission, and the related hospitals respectively.
: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.