Hasegawa, Takaaki https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7894-4528
Mori, Masanori https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-9395
Yamaguchi, Takashi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-0245
Imai, Kengo https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6962-1518
Matsuda, Yoshinobu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-9377
Maeda, Isseki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-3359
Hatano, Yutaka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9797-3487
Ishiki, Hiroto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-2161
Otani, Hiroyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2437-4344
Funding for this research was provided by:
Aichi Cancer Research Foundation
Article History
Received: 12 February 2025
Accepted: 11 August 2025
First Online: 16 August 2025
Declarations
:
: The institutional review board at each site approved the study protocol. Also, the Institutional Review Board of Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital (approval number 16–22).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.