Fukushima, Hiroshi
Yajima, Shugo
Chen, Wei
Hirakawa, Akihiro
Tanabe, Kenji
Fujiwara, Motohiro
Arita, Yuki
Tanaka, Hajime
Masuda, Hitoshi
Fujii, Yasuhisa
Yoshida, Soichiro
Article History
Received: 10 November 2025
Accepted: 30 December 2025
First Online: 23 January 2026
Declarations
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: Hiroshi Fukushima, Shugo Yajima, Wei Chen, Akihiro Hirakawa, Kenji Tanabe, Motohiro Fujiwara, Yuki Arita, Hajime Tanaka, Hitoshi Masuda, Yasuhisa Fujii, and Soichiro Yoshida have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article.
: Not applicable.
: Not applicable.
: Not applicable.
: The reconstructed individual patient data and analysis code used in this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
: Not applicable.
: Conceptualization: HF, SY; methodology: HF, SY, WC, SY; formal analysis and investigation: HF, SY; writing (original draft preparation): HF; writing (review and editing): all authors; resources: HF; supervision: SY, YF.