Ooki, Akira
Morita, Satoshi
Tsuji, Akihito
Iwamoto, Shigeyoshi
Hara, Hiroki
Tanioka, Hiroaki
Satake, Hironaga
Kataoka, Masato
Kotaka, Masahito
Kagawa, Yoshinori
Nakamura, Masato
Shingai, Tatsushi
Ishikawa, Masashi
Miyake, Yasuhiro
Suto, Takeshi
Hashiguchi, Yojiro
Yabuno, Taichi
Ando, Masahiko
Sakamoto, Junichi
Yamaguchi, Kensei
Article History
Received: 19 May 2021
Accepted: 11 May 2022
First Online: 28 June 2022
Declarations
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: This study was conducted according to the criteria set by the Declaration of Helsinki and the Ethics Guidelines for Clinical Research by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare in Japan. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients before the start of study treatment. The study design was approved by the local ethics committees/institutional review boards of Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Saitama Cancer Center, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Okayama Rosai Hospital, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Sano Hospital, Aizawa Hospital, Osaka Saiseikai Senri Hospital, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital, Shikoku Central Hospital, Teikyo University Hospital, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Tokai Central Hospital, Gifu University Hospital, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Ina Central Hospital, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Kiyoukai Okamoto Hospital, Kyoto Miniren Chuo Hospital, Fukuiken Saiseikai Hospital, National Hospital Organization Kobe Medical Center, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Higashiosaka City General Hospital, Machida Municipal Hospital, Kansai Medical University Takii Hospital, Matsuda Hospital, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Japan Community Health Care Organization Kanazawa Hospital, Japan Post Kyoto Teishin Hospital, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Saiseikai Shigaken Hospital, Kanazawa Medical University, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kinki Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers, Kawasaki Hospital, Kaizuka City Hospital, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Kikugawa General Hospital, Hirakata kohsai Hospital, Kouseiren Takaoka Hospital, Tachikawa Medical Center, Japanese Red Cross Otsu Hospital, Kagawa University Hospital, National Hospital Organization Fukuyama Medical Center, Takarazuka City Hospital, and Kansai Medical University Kori Hospital.
: Not applicable.
: Merck KGaA reviewed the manuscript for medical accuracy only before journal submission.