Oridate, Nobuhiko
Takahashi, Shunji
Tanaka, Kaoru
Shimizu, Yasushi
Fujimoto, Yasushi
Matsumoto, Koji
Yokota, Tomoya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-7949
Yamazaki, Tomoko
Takahashi, Masanobu
Ueda, Tsutomu
Hanai, Nobuhiro
Yamaguchi, Hironori
Hara, Hiroki
Yoshizaki, Tomokazu
Yasumatsu, Ryuji
Nakayama, Masahiro
Shiga, Kiyoto
Fujii, Takashi
Mitsugi, Kenji
Takahashi, Kenichi
Nohata, Nijiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6816-2984
Gumuscu, Burak
Lerman, Nati
Tahara, Makoto https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9035-3106
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
Article History
Received: 27 June 2024
Accepted: 17 September 2024
First Online: 9 October 2024
Declarations
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: Nobuhiko Oridate has received honoraria from MSD, Ono Pharmaceutical, Bristol Myers Squibb Japan, Merck Biopharm Japan, and Taiho Pharmaceutical. Shunji Takahashi has received honoraria from MSD, Eisai, and Ono Pharmaceutical and grants from Taiho Pharmaceutical, Daiichi Sankyo, Novartis, Ono Pharmaceutical, Eisai, BMS, Bayer, and Astra Zeneca. Kaoru Tanaka has received personal fees from Astra Zeneca, Merck Biopharma, Eisai, Bristol Myers Squibb, Ono Pharmaceutical, MSD, Kyowa Kirin, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Taiho Pharmaceutical, and Novartis Pharma, outside the submitted work. Yasushi Shimizu has received research funding from MSD. Koji Matsumoto has received honoraria from MSD, Kyowa Kirin, Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly, and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. and received trial fee from Daiichi Sankyo, MSD, Eli Lilly, Gildea Sciences, and Eisai. Tomoya Yokota has received research funding from MSD. Masanobu Takahashi has received lecture fees from Daiichi Sankyo, Ono Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. and research funding from Ono Pharmaceutical, Chugai Pharmaceutical, and MSD, outside the submitted work. Tsutomu Ueda has received research funding from Lilly and personal fees from Rakuten Medical, Merck Biopharma, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, MSD, and Bristol Myers Squibb. Nobuhiro Hanai has received honoraria from Rakuten Medical K.K. and research funding from MSD K.K. and Adlai Nortye USA Inc. Hiroki Hara has received honoraria from Bristol Myers Squibb, Chugai, Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly, Merck Biopharma, Miyarisan, MSD, Ono Pharmaceutical, Taiho Pharmaceutical, Takeda, and Yakult Honsha and research funding from ALX oncology, Amgen, Astellas, Astra Zeneca, Bayer, BioGene, Chugai, Daiichi Sankyo, Janssen, Jazz Pharma, MSD, Ono Pharmaceutical, and Taiho Pharmaceutical. Kenichi Takahashi is an employee of MSD K.K., Tokyo, Japan and owns stock/stock options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Nijiro Nohata is an employee of MSD K.K., Tokyo, Japan and owns stock/stock options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Burak Gumuscu is an employee of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, and owns stock/stock options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Nati Lerman is an employee of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, and owns stock/stock options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Makoto Tahara has received honoraria from Eisai, MSD, Merck Biopharma, Lilly and research funding from Bayer, Astra Zeneca, Ono Pharmaceutical, and Pfizer. Yasushi Fujimoto, Tomoko Yamazaki, Hironori Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Yoshizaki Ryuji Yasumatsu, Masahiro Nakayama, Kiyoto Shiga, Takashi Fujii, and Kenji Mitsugi declare they have no conflicts of interest.