Yao, Xiangrong
He, Junyan
Xiao, Wentao
Chen, Limou
Xiao, Fangzhu
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ecology and Environment Department of Hunan (HBKYXM-2023021)
Article History
Received: 15 January 2025
Accepted: 9 June 2025
First Online: 22 June 2025
Declarations
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: This study utilized de-identified data from publicly available databases, including the The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and DepMap (Cancer Dependency Map), which falls under retrospective analysis. According to international ethical standards and the requirements of the target journal, ethical committee approval was not necessary since the data did not involve identifiable human individual information and has been officially anonymized by the database. The research process adhered to the regulations regarding the use of public data as outlined in the “Declaration of Helsinki” and the “Public Health Research Ethical Guidelines.”
: As this study analyzes publicly available de-identified data, it does not involve the recruitment or direct contact with specific human participants, and therefore there is no need to obtain individual informed consent. All data is sourced from official database channels, and its use complies with their data usage agreements.
: The authors declare no competing interests.