Fujimori, Juichi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7170-7853
Fujihara, Kazuo
Ogawa, Ryo
Baba, Toru
Wattjes, Mike
Nakashima, Ichiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bayer HealthCare
Biogen Idec
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Novartis
Astellas Pharma
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation
Daiichi-Sankyo
Nihon Pharmaceutical
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
LSI medience
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17K09772)
Article History
Received: 23 September 2019
Revised: 17 October 2019
Accepted: 18 October 2019
First Online: 25 October 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Kazuo Fujihara serves on scientific advisory boards for Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen Idec, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Novartis Pharma, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Ono Pharmaceutical, Nihon Pharmaceutical, Merck Serono, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, MedImmune, and Medical Review; serves as an editorial board member for <i>Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology</i> (2009 to present) and an advisory board member for the <i>Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology</i>; and has received research support from Bayer Schering Pharma, Biogen Idec Japan, Asahi Kasei Medical, The Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, Teva Pharmaceutical, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Teijin Pharma, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Ono Pharmaceutical, Nihon Pharmaceutical, and Genzyme Japan. Mike Wattjes reports speaker or consultancy fees from Bayer Healthcare, Biogen, Biologix, Celgene, Eisai, Genilac, Imcyse, Merck Serono, Novartis, Roche, and Sanofi Genzyme. Ichiro Nakashima is serving on scientific advisory boards for Biogen Japan and Novartis Pharma and is receiving honoraria for speaking engagements with Biogen Japan, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Novartis Pharma, Takeda Pharmaceutical, and Eisai. No other disclosures were reported.
: This study was approved by the institutional ethics committee and has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: All patients provided written informed consent.