Hayashi, Daiki
Kojima, Kensuke
Tokunaga, Toshiteru
Okishio, Kyoichi
Yoon, Hyungeun
Article History
Received: 29 September 2025
Accepted: 25 March 2026
First Online: 3 April 2026
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of NHO Kinki Chuo Chest Medical Center (Approval No. 2024 − 100, January 31, 2025). The requirement for informed consent was waived because of the retrospective and anonymized nature of the study.
: Not applicable.
: Kyoichi Okishio reports honoraria from Bristol-Myers Squibb K.K.; AstraZeneca K.K.; Chugai; Nippon Kayaku; Takeda; Taiho; Sawai; and Eli Lilly Japan, outside the submitted work. The remaining authors declare that they have no competing interests.