Yang, Min https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4864-6658
Zichlin, Miriam L.
Fix, Chelsey
Yang, Danni
Zhou, Mo
Butler, Lisa
Ay, Hakan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9146-0218
Anderson-Smits, Colin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc
Article History
Received: 24 October 2025
Accepted: 27 February 2026
First Online: 6 May 2026
Declarations
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: Min Yang, Danni Yang, and Mo Zhou are employees of Analysis Group, Inc., which received funding from Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. to perform this study. Danni Yang and Mo Zhou are former employees of Analysis Group, Inc. Miriam L Zichlin and Hakan Ay are employees of Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. and are Takeda shareholders. Chelsey Fix and Lisa Butler are employees of GBS/CIDP Foundation International. Colin Anderson-Smits is a former employee of Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Current affiliation, Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, USA.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and its later amendments, and was granted exemption from a full review by the Pearl Institutional Research Board according to FDA 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 56.104 and 45CFR46.104(b)(2): (2) Tests, Surveys, Interviews on 01/11/2022 (amendment approved on 03/31/2022). Informed consent was obtained from participants prior to interviews and online survey completion. Participants received an honorarium payment for their time spent and effort participating in this research.