Zhang, Ziyun
Li, Yi
Hu, Jingjiang
Tang, Xingjie
Li, Zhanpeng
Sun, Xiaoyan
Feng, Dade
Yao, Yixin
Mao, Chao
Tao, Yongguang https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2354-5321
Xie, Li
Luo, Huaiqing
Li, Yufei
Yu, Xing
Peng, Xiaoning
Cong, Li https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9146-3478
Jiang, Yiqun https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3262-9498
Article History
Received: 5 June 2025
Revised: 11 January 2026
Accepted: 30 January 2026
First Online: 11 February 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Human tumor and adjacent non-tumor specimens were obtained from the Institute of Cancer Research, Hunan Normal University. The collection and use of clinical samples were approved by the Ethics Committee of Hunan Normal University, and written informed consent was obtained from all participating patients or their legally authorized representatives, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All animal experiments, including nude mouse xenograft assays, were conducted in accordance with institutional guidelines, under protocols reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Hunan Normal University.