Okuyama, Ayako https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4732-3272
Takemura, Yukie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2861-8673
Sasaki, Minako
Higashi, Takahiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
JSPS KAKENHI (22K10700, 22K10700, 22K10700, 22K10700)
Article History
Received: 14 February 2024
Accepted: 24 March 2025
First Online: 1 April 2025
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of St. Luke’s International University (22-AC106) and the Committee of the National Cancer Center in Japan.
: Owing to the retrospective nature of the data, the project outlines were made public to provide patients with the opportunity to decline participation according to the national ethics guidelines for medical research on human participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.