Vinereanu, Dragos
Napalkov, Dmitry
Bergler-Klein, Jutta
Benczur, Bela
Ciernik, Martin
Gotcheva, Nina
Medvedchikov, Alexey
Põder, Pentti
Simić, Dragan
Skride, Andris
Tang, Wenbo
Trusz-Gluza, Maria
Vesely, Jiří
Funding for this research was provided by:
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH (N/A)
Article History
Accepted: 13 April 2021
First Online: 30 April 2021
Declarations
:
: Dragos Vinereanu received grants and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim during the conduct of the study; grants and personal fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, and Daiichi Sankyo outside the submitted work. Dmitry Napalkov received research grants and has participated in scientific advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim and has received speaker’s honoraria from Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, and Takeda. Bela Benczur received speaker’s/consultancy fees from Bayer, Berlin-Chemie/Menarini, Boehringer Ingelheim, Krka Pharma, Novartis, Pfizer, Sandoz, and Sanofi. Martin Ciernik, Alexey Medvedchikov, and Wenbo Tang are employees of Boehringer Ingelheim. Pentti Põder received educational grants from Boehringer Ingelheim. Maria Trusz-Gluza received personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim (null during the conduct of the study), personal fees and non-financial support from Boehringer Ingelheim, and personal fees from Bayer outside the submitted work. Jiří Vesely received personal fees and non-financial support from Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, MSD, and PRO.MED.CS outside the submitted work. All other authors report no conflicts of interest.
: This study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, International Conference of Harmonisation Tripartite Guideline, Good Clinical Practice, Guidelines for Good Epidemiological Practice and Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice. The study was initiated in centers once approved by the respective Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee and competent authority, according to national and international regulations.
: Written informed consent was obtained from eligible patients prior to participation.