Kapturkiewicz, Bartosz https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2894-4834
Kazanowski, Michal https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8080-3001
Lesiak, Pawel https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6454-4943
Ramsey, David https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7186-1436
Bebenek, Marek https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7376-7286
Article History
Received: 31 May 2025
Accepted: 16 February 2026
First Online: 4 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Lower Silesian Medical Chamber in Wrocław, Poland (decision number 03/BNBO/2025). Additional institutional approval was granted by the Director of the Lower Silesian Center for Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology. The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Bioethics Committee of the Lower Silesian Medical Chamber in Wrocław, Poland due to the retrospective and non-interventional nature of the study and the use of anonymised data.This manuscript was prepared in accordance with the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines. Due to the retrospective and non-interventional nature of the study, it was not registered in a clinical trial registry.