Ebrahim, Noura A. A.
Abdelbaky, Heba A.
Elsalam, Ahmed Mustafa Abd
Hussein, Mustafa A
Amin, Nancy H
Funding for this research was provided by:
Cairo University
Article History
Received: 6 May 2025
Accepted: 11 January 2026
First Online: 10 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in full alignment with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki governing research involving human participants. Prior approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University(Approval Number: PA2502-501-095-197). Patient anonymity was rigorously preserved through data de-identification procedures. Owing to the retrospective design of the study, the Institutional Review Board granted a waiver for informed consent.
: The authors declare no competing interests.