Funding for this research was provided by:
Maruho
Article History
Received: 22 August 2025
Accepted: 17 September 2025
First Online: 29 September 2025
Declarations
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: Tomoki Takechi and Junya Shimizu are employees of Maruho Co., Ltd. Kenji Kabashima has received consulting fees, honoraria, grant support, and/or lecture fees from AbbVie, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Kyowa Kirin, Japan Tobacco, LEO Pharma, Maruho, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Ono Pharmaceutical, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Sanofi, Regeneron, Taiho, and Torii Pharmaceutical. Ichiro Ieiri has received fees from the company for consultation, lectures, and writing.
: All clinical trials included in this pooled analysis were approved by their respective independent ethics committees, and all participants provided written informed consent in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.