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Masakado, Yoshihisa
Abo, Masahiro
Kondo, Kunitsugu
Saeki, Satoru
Saitoh, Eiichi
Dekundy, Andrzej
Hanschmann, Angelika
Kaji, Ryuji
Funding for this research was provided by:
Merz Pharmaceuticals
Article History
Received: 18 December 2019
Revised: 24 February 2020
Accepted: 24 February 2020
First Online: 26 March 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: YM, MA, KK, SS and ES have no conflict of interest to declare. AD and AH are employees of Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH. RK is a recipient of consultancy fees from Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH.
: All participants provided informed consent in writing (or orally if physically unable to sign the consent form) prior to inclusion in the study. The study protocol and informed consent documentation were reviewed and approved by an Independent Ethics Committee (and Institutional Review Board). The study was conducted in accordance with the Japanese Good Clinical Practice.