Gkalpakiotis, Spyridon http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6956-5961
Kannenberg, Susanna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9881-1631
Kingo, Külli
Nada, Hanan Rabea http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4011-9861
Rakhmatulina, Margarita R. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3039-7769
Lesiak, Aleksandra
Nicolescu, Alin C. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4828-464X
Darlenski, Razvigor http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4220-8040
Masri, Alaa
Zhou, Limei
Albuquerque, Teotonio
Hammad, Shereen
Almasry, Iman http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3294-5987
Funding for this research was provided by:
AbbVie
Article History
Received: 4 January 2024
Accepted: 20 March 2024
First Online: 4 May 2024
Declarations
:
: Spyridon Gkalpakiotis has served as a consultant, speaker, or investigator for AbbVie, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Leo Pharma, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi and UCB. Susanna Kannenberg has received honoraria as a speaker and/or investigator from AbbVie, Adcock Ingram, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, and Sanofi. Külli Kingo has received fees for serving as an investigator in studies sponsored by AbbVie, Celgene, Merck, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Novartis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and Sandoz. Hanan Rabea Nada reports no conflicts of interest. Margarita R. Rakhmatulina reports no obvious and potential conflicts of interest associated with the publication of this article. Aleksandra Lesiak is a speaker and/or advisor for AbbVie, Almirall, Bausch Health, Bayer, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Mylan, Novartis, Polpharma, Pfizer, Sandoz, Sanofi, and UCB. Alin C. Nicolescu has served as a speaker, investigator or consultant for AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, Servier, and UCB. Razvigor Darlenski has no conflicts of interest. Alaa Masri, Limei Zhou, Teotonio Albuquerque, and Shereen Hammad are full-time salaried employees of AbbVie and may own stock/options. Iman Almasry has received honorarium fees as an investigator for AbbVie.
: This study was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki, applicable local laws, and regulations. Notifications/submissions to the responsible ethics committees (see Table in the Supplementary Material for details), health institutions, and/or competent authorities were performed as required by applicable local laws and regulations. Prior to enrollment, all patients gave written informed consent.