Disclosures
Dr Kario has received speaker's honoraria and consulting fees from Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Daiichi Sankyo, and a research grant from Daiichi Sankyo. In addition, Dr Rakugi served as the external medical expert for this study and has received consulting fees from Novartis Pharmaceuticals. D. Yarimizu, Dr Morita, S. Eguchi, and Dr Iekushi are employees of Novartis Pharma K.K., Tokyo, Japan.