Toro Jimenez, Walter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5369-497X
Yang, Min
Song, Wei
Lemus Wirtz, Esteban
Ye, Dongni
Article History
Received: 3 March 2026
Accepted: 9 June 2026
First Online: 6 August 2026
Declarations
Conflict of Interest: Walter Toro Jimenez is an employee of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and holds stock/options. Min Yang, Wei Song, Esteban Lemus Wirtz, and Dongni Ye are employees of Analysis Group, Inc., which has received consulting fees from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation for the conduct of this study.
Ethical Approval: The data used in this study were de-identified and complied with the confidentiality requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; therefore, no ethical review was required. This study was performed in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki of 1964 and its later amendments.