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Article History

Received: 3 March 2025

Accepted: 8 July 2025

First Online: 14 July 2025

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests. Although the study received funding from Novartis, they had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, or publication decisions. The authors maintain full independence in the conduct and reporting of this research.

: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of the Helsinki World Medical Association and was approved by the local Ethics Committee in May 2019.

: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.