Horikoshi, Ko
Nakajima, Madoka
Miyajima, Masakazu
Miyahara, Ryo
Sakamoto, Koichiro
Kawamura, Kaito
Akiba, Chihiro
Kamohara, Chihiro
Ogino, Ikuko
Tsunemi, Taiji
Karagiozov, Kostadin
Kondo, Akihide
Funding for this research was provided by:
Juntendo Research Branding Project, Health, Labor and Welfare Sciences Research Grants (22GB1002)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science under Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (20K09355, 20K09398, and 24K10497)
Article History
Received: 12 November 2025
Accepted: 19 February 2026
First Online: 5 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Juntendo University (approval No. H17-0022, H18-02998, E25-0339). The requirement for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective design and use of de‑identified data. Research information was disclosed publicly and participants were given the opportunity to opt out according to institutional policy.
: Not applicable. No individual person’s data are presented that would require consent for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.