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Authors
Sathasivam, Hans Prakash
Japar, Rohaizam
Alias, Zanariah
Zakaria, Zahirrudin
Hashim, Hasmah
Marimuthu, Shashi Gopalan
Khalid, Noraida
Vairavan, Pappathy
Madatang, Angeline
Yong, Doh Jeing
Mohan Singh, Avatar Singh
Ahmad, Abd Razak
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck Sharp & Dohme (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
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Article History
Received: 5 November 2025
Accepted: 5 January 2026
First Online: 30 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and have been approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Health Medical Research and Ethics Committee (NMRR-21-629-59503). The need for informed consent was waived by the Malaysian Ministry of Health Medical Research and Ethics Committee due to the retrospective study design. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: HPS received funding for this study from the Investigator-Initiated Studies Program of Merck Sharp & Dohme (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Aside from that, the authors declare that they have no competing interests.
