Zhang, Min
Meng, Lei
Zhang, Zhaoxuan
Wu, Jing
Chen, Xi
Wang, Yuejing
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81872055)
Article History
Received: 19 December 2021
Accepted: 23 November 2022
First Online: 14 December 2022
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of the USTC, Hongbo Zhang, Grant No. 2021-BLK-07. Since this study is retrospective and the clinical samples used were paraffin-embedded tissue blocks, this study did not affect the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and considering the privacy of patients, the ethics committee did not consider a written consent procedure necessary. Prior to the start of follow-up, we communicated with patients by telephone to obtain consent, which was recorded. All individuals gave verbal consent to the study plan, and their clinical samples and personal data were used under the supervision of their physicians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.