Sonomoto, Koshiro http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4003-8842
Fujino, Yoshihisa http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9126-206X
Tanaka, Hiroaki http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3022-1317
Nagayasu, Atsushi
Nakayamada, Shingo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2209-8454
Tanaka, Yoshiya http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0807-7139
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grant-in-aid for scientific research from the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan (19K17919)
Article History
Received: 24 January 2024
Accepted: 18 March 2024
First Online: 18 April 2024
Declarations
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: Koshiro Sonomoto has received speaking fee from Chugai, Astellas, AbbVie, Taisho, Janssen, Eli Lilly Japan, Ayumi, Gilead Sciences and has received research funding from UCB Japan. Shingo Nakayamada has received consulting fees, speaking fees, lecture fees, and/or honoraria from AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers, Astellas, Asahi-kasei, AbbVie, Chugai, Sanofi, Eisai, Gilead Sciences, Mitsubishi-Tanabe, Janssen, Eli Lilly, and Ayumi. Yoshiya Tanaka has received speaking fees and/or honoraria from Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Gilead, Chugai, Behringer-Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai, Taisho, Bristol-Myers, Pfizer, Taiho, received research grants from Mitsubishi-Tanabe, Eisai, Chugai, Taisho. Yoshiya Tanaka is an Editorial Board member of <i>Rheumatology and Therapy</i>. Yoshiya Tanaka was not involved in the selection of peer reviewers for the manuscript nor any of the subsequent editorial decisions. Yoshihisa Fujino, Hiroaki Tanaka, and Atsushi Nagayasu have nothing to disclose.
: This study followed the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health School of Medicine (#UOEHCRB21-068). Informed consent was obtained from all participants based on the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects issued by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Written informed consent was obtained from participants enrolled after April 2015, and written or verbal consent was obtained from others.
: Patients were not involved in the design of or recruitment of this study.