Schmitz, Felix Michael
Buzzi, Ann-Lea
Felber, Sibylle Jeanine
Zambrano, Sofia Carolina
Hitzblech, Tanja
Schnabel, Kai Philipp
Eychmüller, Steffen
Guttormsen, Sissel
Funding for this research was provided by:
Swiss Cancer Research Foundation (KFS-4522-08-2018)
Article History
Received: 17 December 2024
Accepted: 14 April 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: This study does not fall under Article 2, Paragraph 1 (Scope) of the Swiss Federal Act on Research Involving Human Beings (Human Research Act, HRA). Thus, the independent cantonal Bernese ethics committee declared that authorization was unnecessary and deemed the study exempt from full ethical review (REQ-2019-00977). We complied with international Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) for research involving human beings. The participants provided written informed consent for the material to be used for research purposes.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.