Ushigusa, Takeshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5946-3742
Hirakawa, Nami https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-3793
Kanomata, Naoki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0172-4524
Article History
Received: 26 February 2025
Accepted: 6 May 2025
First Online: 13 May 2025
Declarations
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: T.U. has no conflict of interest; N.H. has no conflict of interest; N.K. has received research support from Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., and is an associate editor of Breast Cancer .
: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional review board of St. Luke’s International University (approval No. 24R-136).
: Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study.