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Authors
Selim, Mustafa Mohamed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7058-4406
Hegazy, Reem Ragab
Eltohamy, Mahitab Ibrahim
Ahmed, Nesreen Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-6290
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cairo University
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Article History
Received: 4 July 2025
Accepted: 4 March 2026
First Online: 27 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of NCI, Cairo University, an ethical committee (Approval number: 2204-307-017). Written informed consent was obtained from the guardians of all patients prior to the initiation of treatment. The IRB of NCI, Cairo University has approved the waiver of patient consent form because of retrospective nature of the study which used archived data and did not affect patient well-being in any way. Patient confidentiality was maintained at all time in accordance with NCI, Cairo University policies.Data collection and presentation were anonymous and both privacy and confidentiality were protected to the maximal possible standards. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki (World Medical Association, 2013).
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
