Article History
Received: 10 October 2022
Accepted: 8 May 2023
First Online: 17 May 2023
Declarations
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: T.T. received grants from Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd. and Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. H.K. received speaking honorarium from Kyowa-Kirin, Co. Ltd., Nipro Co. Ltd., and JMS Co. Ltd. The other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
: This study received comprehensive approval in March 2019 from the Institutional Review Board of the University of Tokyo Hospital (screening no: 2018167NI, approval date: March 26, 2019). Because we used database records (anonymized) for analysis, the requirement for the acquisition of informed consent from patients was waived at the Institutional Review Board of the University of Tokyo Hospital (opt-out format).
: Not applicable.