Atsumi, Yosuke http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1071-5486
Rino, Yasushi
Wada, Hiroo
Kitani, Yuichi
Ozawa, Yukihiro
Aoyama, Toru
Oshima, Takashi
Yukawa, Norio
Yoshikawa, Takaki
Masuda, Munetaka
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, which provided Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (19591553)
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Tsumura & Co.
Johnson and Johnson
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Covidien Japan, Inc.
Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
Article History
Received: 4 March 2018
Accepted: 4 May 2018
First Online: 10 May 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: We are indebted to the following organizations for providing funding for this study: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Tsumura & Co., Johnson and Johnson, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Covidien Japan, Inc., Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd., and Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd..
: All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and later versions.
: Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.