Holmstrom, Stefan
Naidoo, Shevani
Turnbull, James
Hawryluk, Emily http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8890-2882
Paty, Jean
Morlock, Robert
Funding for this research was provided by:
Astellas Pharma Inc.
Article History
First Online: 6 December 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The study was funded by Astellas. Medical writing and editorial assistance was funded by Astellas Pharma Inc.
: Stefan Holmstrom is an employee of Astellas. Shevani Naidoo was an employee of Astellas at the time the research was conducted. James Turnbull is an employee of Pfizer and was an employee of IQVIA at the time the research was conducted. Emily Hawryluk and Jean Paty are employees of IQVIA, which received consulting fees from Astellas. Robert Morlock received personal fees from Astellas during the conduct of the research; he has also received personal fees from Abbot Medical Optics, Ironwood and Genentech outside the submitted work.
: The study and all interview materials were reviewed and approved by the New England Independent Review Board (no. 20160817) and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the regulations of the US Food and Drug Administration.
: All patients provided informed online consent that was verbally confirmed before the start of the interview. As part of the consent procedure, patients agreed that the results could be presented, provided that individual patient data could not be identified.