Tajiri, Hitoshi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8100-2715
Arai, Katsuhiro
Kagimoto, Seiichi
Kunisaki, Reiko
Hida, Nobuyuki
Sato, Noriko
Yamada, Hiroshi
Nagano, Mieko
Susuta, Yutaka
Ozaki, Kunihiko
Kondo, Kazuoki
Hibi, Toshifumi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Article History
Received: 10 May 2019
Accepted: 20 September 2019
First Online: 13 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles described in the Declaration of Helsinki and in compliance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines. Written informed consent was obtained from each patient’s legal representative and written assent, if possible, from each patient. Prior to the conduct of the study, the protocol was reviewed and approved by each and every institutional review board of the participating institution at Sapporo-kosei General Hospital, Tokushukai Group, Gunma University Hospital, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Osaka City University Hospital, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Hyogo College of Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Kurume University, and Oita Red Cross Hospital.
: Not applicable.
: HT received consultancy fees from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation. KA received consultancy fees from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; and speaking fees from AbbVie G.K., EA Pharma Co., Ltd., Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., JIMRO Co., Ltd., KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. RK has financial competing interests with Abbott Japan Co., Ltd., AbbVie G.K., AJINOMOTO CO., Inc., Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd., AstraZeneca, Astellas Pharm Inc., EA Pharma Co., Ltd., Eisai Co., Ltd., Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., JIMRO Co., Ltd., Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., RPM Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. NH received lecture fees from AbbVie G.K. and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation. NS, HY, MN, YS, KO, and KK are employees of Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation. TH received consultancy fees from AbbVie G.K., EA Pharma Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly Japan K.K., JIMRO Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., Pfizer Japan Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; lecture fees from AbbVie G.K., Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd., EA Pharma Co., Ltd., Ferring Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., JIMRO Co., Ltd., Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, MIYARISAN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; and research grants from AbbVie G.K., EA Pharma Co., Ltd., JIMRO Co., Ltd., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The other authors have no competing interests.