Acknowledgements
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The authors wish to thank Dr. Toshifusa Nakajima, the former Vice President of the Japan Clinical Cancer Research Organization (JACCRO), for his advisory role, Drs. Yasuhiro Shimada, Kenji Omura, and Toru Takebayashi for their roles on the independent data and safety monitoring committee, and Ms. Sachika Koyama for data management and editorial assistance.