Yi, Zinan https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4997-3121
Owusu-Edusei, Kwame
Flem, Elmira
Feemster, Kristen
Elbasha, Elamin H.
Article History
Received: 10 February 2026
Accepted: 5 May 2026
First Online: 19 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Zinan Yi, Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Elmira Flem, Kristen Feemster, and Elamin Elbasha are employees of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, and may hold stock or stock options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in—or financial conflict with—the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript apart from those disclosed herewith.
: This article is based on previously conducted studies and does not contain any new studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.