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Funding for this research was provided by:
Cancer Center Amsterdam (Visiting professorship position)
KWF Kankerbestrijding (VU 2013–5930)
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Article History
Received: 28 April 2024
Accepted: 15 August 2025
First Online: 29 August 2025
Declarations
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: The protocol of the NET-QUBIC project was approved by the medical ethics committee of the coordinating research center (Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc) (2013.301(A2018.307)-NL45051.029.13). The biobank protocol was also approved by the biobank committee of VUmc (2018.406). All patients signed an informed consent, and all research procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The authors declare no competing interests.