Funding for this research was provided by:
The National Science and Technology Major Project of China on Infectious Diseases Control (2012ZX10002003, 2012ZX10002005)
Major Project of National Science and Technology Creation of Major New Drugs (2012ZX09303019)
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NA)
Article History
Received: 15 December 2017
Accepted: 23 May 2018
First Online: 7 June 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All patients had written informed consent prior to participating in the study. In addition, each patient had relevant documentation and agreed to comply with the study protocol. The study was approved by the institutional review board or ethics committee at each center and complied with the provisions of the Good Clinical Practice guidelines for cross-sectional studies.The Ethics Committees of participating centers are listed below.Ethics Committee of Peking University People’s Hospital,Ethics Committee of Beijing Friendship Hospital Capital Medical University,Ethics Committee of Southwest Hospital,Ethics Committee of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University,Ethics Committee of Tangdu Hospital,Ethics Committee of The First Hospital of Lanzhou University,Ethics Committee of Ningxia People’s Hospital,Ethics Committee of Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology,Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University,Ethics Committee of Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Ethics Committee of The Second Hospitol of Shandong University,Ethics Committee of Shanghai General Hospital,Ethics Committee of The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Ethics Committee of Nanfang Hospital Southern Medical University,Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University,Ethics Committee of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityEthics Committee of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Haerbin Medical University,Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University,Ethics Committee of The First Hospital of Jilin University,Ethics Committee of West China Hospital, Sichuan University,Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University,Ethics Committee of Henan provincial People’s Hospital,Ethics Committee of The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University,Ethics Committee of Second Xiangya Hospital Central South University,Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University,Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University,Ethics Committee of Jiangsu Province Hospital,Ethics Committee of Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
: Bristol-Myers Squibb provided partial funding for this study.
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