Hamano, Takayuki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-9106
Yamaguchi, Yusuke http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-5303
Goto, Kashia
Mizokawa, Sho http://orcid.org/0009-0008-4064-4528
Ito, Yuichiro http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3117-9328
Dellanna, Frank
Barratt, Jonathan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9063-7229
Akizawa, Tadao http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6150-9201
Funding for this research was provided by:
Astellas Pharma, Inc
Article History
Received: 7 July 2023
Accepted: 1 November 2023
First Online: 16 February 2024
Declarations
:
: Takayuki Hamano has received grants for physician-initiated research, consulting fees, and honoraria for lectures from Astellas Pharma, Inc. Yusuke Yamaguchi is an employee of Astellas Pharma, Inc. Kashia Goto has participated in company stock ownership plan through Astellas Pharma, Inc. Sho Mizokawa is an employee of Astellas Pharma, Inc. Yuichiro Ito is an employee of Astellas Pharma, Inc. Frank Dellanna has nothing to disclose. Jonathan Barratt has received fees for invited lectures from Astellas Pharma Inc. Tadao Akizawa has received personal consulting fees from Astellas Pharma, Inc., Kyowa Kirin, Kissei Pharmaceutical, Ono Pharmaceutical, Fuso Pharmaceutical, Torii Pharmaceutical, GlaxoSmithKline, JT Pharmaceutical, Nipro Corporation, Otsuka, Sanwa Kagaku, and Bayer and has also received personal payment or honoraria for lectures from Astellas Pharma, Inc., Kyowa Kirin, Kissei Pharmaceutical, Ono Pharmaceutical, Fuso Pharmaceutical, Torii Pharmaceutical, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Mitsubishi Tanabe, and Bayer.
: All studies included in this post hoc analysis were conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki of 1964 and its later amendments, the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use guidelines, Good Clinical Practice, and applicable local laws and regulations. As this was a pooled post hoc analysis, approval by an ethics committee for this analysis was not necessary; however, institutional review board approval was obtained prior to initiating each of the studies. All participants provided written informed consent.