Kobayashi, Hiroshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9509-5609
Watanabe, Kazuyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0286-2440
Otani, Koji https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8409-9623
Nikaido, Takuya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8162-9294
Kato, Kinshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1749-7274
Kobayashi, Yoshihiro
Kobayashi, Kenji
Nakamura, Masataka
Hakozaki, Michiyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1641-0795
Kaneuchi, Yoichi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6682-8236
Kameda, Takuya https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8770-4884
Sekiguchi, Miho https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-0159
Yabuki, Shoji https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3647-3718
Matsumoto, Yoshihiro
Article History
Received: 21 October 2025
Accepted: 5 March 2026
First Online: 10 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Fukushima Medical University (approval number: REC2025-068) and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Because only existing clinical data were used, informed consent for participation was obtained in the form of an opt-out on the institutional website.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.