Sim, Jae Ang
Kong, Kyeong-Sik
Kim, Moon Hee
Kim, Kyung Jin
Lee, Byung Hoon
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (2017R1A6A1A03015562)
he Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (P0025775)
the Gachon University research fund (GCU-202410300001)
Article History
Received: 23 September 2025
Accepted: 31 January 2026
First Online: 10 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors affirm that we have no financial affiliation (including research funding) or involvement with any commercial organization that has a direct financial interest in any matter included in this manuscript, except as disclosed and cited in the manuscript. Any other conflict of interest (i.e., personal associations or involvement as a director, officer, or expert witness) is also disclosed and cited in the manuscript.
: The study protocol was approved by Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Gachon University Hospital (IRB No: GDIRB2022-095). This trial was registered in the Clinical Research Information Service (CRiS) (Registration No. KCT0009533) on 14/06/2024.
: Written informed consent has been obtained from the patient(s) to publish this paper.