Hirano, Takahiro http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3803-0809
Saito, Naoko
Wakabayashi, Ryozo
Kuwatsuru, Ryohei
Article History
Accepted: 21 November 2022
First Online: 18 January 2023
Declarations
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: This study was conducted as part of a joint research course (Real-World Evidence and Data Assessment) between Juntendo University and Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.
: TH and RW are employees of Clinical Study Support, Inc. NS and RK have no conflicts of interest to report.
: The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
: The ethics committee of Juntendo University Hospital approved this study. This study was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Because this was a retrospective chart and claims data review, informed consent was not required according to the Japanese Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects, and thus was not obtained. However, information about the study, including the purpose and data use, was posted on the hospital’s website, ensuring that participants had the right to opt out.
: Not applicable.
: TH and RW conceptualized this study and analyzed the data. NS and RK substantially contributed to the interpretation of the data. TH drafted the original manuscript, and NS, RW, and RK revised it critically for important intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final version. Further, they agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.