Tanimoto, Ryuta
Saika, Takashi
Ebara, Shin
Kobayashi, Yasuyuki
Nasu, Ryoji
Yamada, Daisuke
Takamoto, Hitoshi
Miyaji, Yoshiyuki
Nasu, Yasutomo
Tsushima, Tomoyasu
Kumon, Hiromi
Funding for this research was provided by:
OURG
Article History
Received: 23 September 2017
Accepted: 19 January 2018
First Online: 31 January 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: All authors of this manuscript declare no conflict of interest.
: The OURG (Okayama, Japan) has been funded by several companies, including Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. This research was performed using self-funding from the OURG (Okayama, Japan), which is a non-profit organization that promotes and conducts clinical research.
: This study was registered as UMIN C000000266 and approved by our institutional review board (IRB #05-1001).
: Written informed consent was obtained from each patient based on local institutional guidelines.