Tominaga, Ayako https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2280-9287
Maruki, Hideyuki
Wada, Keiji
Terayama, Yasushi
Nishi, Hideharu
Kato, Yoshiharu
Okazaki, Ken
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Tokyo Women’s Medical University Career Development Center for Medical Professionals
Saitama Medical University
Article History
Received: 30 April 2025
Accepted: 14 October 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
Declarations
:
: The performed procedures complied with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its subsequent amendments and were approved by the Tokyo Women’s Medical University Ethics Committee (No. 2022-0063).
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants in the study.
: Ayako Tominaga, Maruki Hideyuki, Yoshiharu Kato, Yasushi Terayama, Hideharu Nishi, and Ken Okazaki declare that they have no conflict of interest. Keiji Wada received a speaking fee from Amgen, Inc.
: Not applicable.