Andera, Lillian F. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8608-6233
Chetty, Dharshnee R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-2180
Mohamed, Zainab https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4730-4231
Oelofse, Diana https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6571-3526
Bailey, Jenna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7181-3015
Brown, Karryn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6132-4717
Panchoo, Girisha
Antel, Katherine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9000-5504
Simba, Kudakwashe https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-154X
Kritzinger, Gerdien https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8072-7537
Cassim, Sumaiya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2489-987X
Ramburan, Amsha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-6839
Opie, Jessica J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1408-2604
Louw, Vernon J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2885-3342
Verburgh, Estelle https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-7318
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
National Institutes of Health (DW TW010345)
Cancer Research Initiative, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Cancer Association of South Africa
Article History
Received: 22 June 2025
Accepted: 24 February 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the Groote Schuur Hospital Haematology Patient Registry (HREC R024/2018), and for this study (HREC 479/2020), were obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) at UCT and the Groote Schuur Hospital ethics review board. Patient consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of data collection.
: The authors declare no competing interests.