Suzuki, Takafumi
Kaburaki, Toshikatsu http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1132-6148
Tanaka, Rie
Shirahama, Shintaro
Komae, Keiko
Nakahara, Hisae
Takamoto, Mitsuko
Kawashima, Hidetoshi
Aihara, Makoto
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18K09398, 19K09986)
Research on Refractory Diseases of the Health Sciences Research from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (20FC1012)
Grant-in-Aid for Eisai Japan
NOVARTIS Foundation (Japan) for the Promotion of Science
Santen
Article History
Received: 24 October 2020
Accepted: 6 March 2021
First Online: 28 May 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: This retrospective study was approved by the research ethics committee of the Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine at The University of Tokyo. This study was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the ethical guidelines for medical and health research involving human subjects.
: We used an opt-out approach, which is a substitute for consent, by informing participants of the purpose and conduct of the study and guaranteeing them the opportunity to be excluded, rather than obtaining direct consent from each patient.
: Not applicable.