Cuttano, Roberto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4150-2114
Afanga, Miriam Kuku
Longo, Francesca
Di Cillo, Nicole
Melocchi, Valentina https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9656-3681
Dama, Elisa
Mazzarelli, Francesco
Palumbo, Pietro
Bertalot, Giovanni
Bianchi, Fabrizio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7412-8638
Funding for this research was provided by:
Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (IG 2019 – ID. 22827)
Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (IG 2024 - ID. 30689)
Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (ID-29714)
Ministero della Salute (RF-2021-12372433)
Ministero della Salute (GR-2016-02363975)
Ministero della Salute (PNRR-POC-2023-12377322)
Article History
Received: 16 September 2025
Revised: 9 March 2026
Accepted: 24 March 2026
First Online: 8 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The Institutional Review Board (Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza approval number BIO-POLMONE - V1.0_08 Giu 16) approved this study. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants.