aDepartment of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

bDepartment of General Surgery, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital (SMVMCH), Puducherry, India

cDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

dCANSEARCH Research Platform in Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

eDepartment of Biostatistics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

fICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GOI, Medical Complex, Puducherry, India

gDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India

*Corresponding author. Address: Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India. Tel.: +91 9360532592. E-mail address: [email protected] (K. Ramasamy).

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