Nabeta, Takeru
Kida, Keisuke
Ishida, Miwa
Shiono, Takaaki
Suzuki, Norio
Doi, Shunichi
Tsukahara, Maya
Ohta, Yuki
Kimura, Tetsuya
Yamaguchi, Keita
Takita, Atsushi
Matsumoto, Naoki
Akashi, Yoshihiro J.
Ako, Junya
Inomata, Takayuki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Daiichi Sankyo Company
Article History
Accepted: 6 February 2021
First Online: 30 March 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: This study was supported by Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
: Takeru Nabeta, Miwa Ishida, Takaaki Shiono, Norio Suzuki, Shunichi Doi, Maya Tsukahara, and Yuki Ohta have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article. Keisuke Kida has received research funding from Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd., Terumo Corp., Novartis Pharma K.K., Amgen Astellas BioPharma K.K., and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Tetsuya Kimura, Keita Yamaguchi, and Atsushi Takita are employees of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. Naoki Matsumoto has received research funding from Pfizer Inc., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Novartis Pharma K.K., Bayer Yakuhin Ltd., and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. Yoshihiro J. Akashi has received lecture fees from Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd., and scholarship funds from Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd., Abbott Japan Co., Ltd., Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd., FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd., and MC Co., Ltd. Junya Ako has received a speaking honorarium and research grant from Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. Takayuki Inomata has received lecture fees from Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Pfizer Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Bayer Yakuhin Ltd., Novartis Pharma K.K., and Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
: The study protocol and all related documentation were approved by the Kitasato Institute, Clinical Research Review Board (accreditation number: CRB3180002). The study was registered in the Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (No. jRCTs031190006).
: All patients, or their legal proxies, provided written informed consent for participation in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The anonymized data underlying the results presented in this article may be made available to researchers upon submission of a reasonable request to the corresponding author. The decision to disclose the data will be made by the corresponding author and the funder, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. Data disclosure can be requested for 36 months from the article publication.
: Not applicable.