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Tazawa R, Ueda T, Abe M, Tatsumi K, Eda R, Kondoh S, Morimoto K, Tanaka T, Yamaguchi E, Takahashi A, Oda M, Ishii H, Izumi S, Sugiyama H, Nakagawa A, Tomii K, Suzuki M, Konno S, Ohkouchi S, Tode N, Handa T, Hirai T, Inoue Y, Arai T, Asakawa K, Sakagami T, Hashimoto A, Tanaka T, Takada T, Mikami A, Kitamura N, Nakata K. Inhaled GM-CSF for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. N Engl J Med 2019; 381:923-932. [PMID: 31483963 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1816216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a disease characterized by abnormal accumulation of surfactant in the alveoli. Most cases are autoimmune and are associated with an autoantibody against granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) that prevents clearing of pulmonary surfactant by alveolar macrophages. An open-label, phase 2 study showed some therapeutic efficacy of inhaled recombinant human GM-CSF in patients with severe pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; however, the efficacy in patients with mild-to-moderate disease remains unclear. METHODS We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of daily inhaled recombinant human GM-CSF (sargramostim), at a dose of 125 μg twice daily for 7 days, every other week for 24 weeks, or placebo in 64 patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis who had a partial pressure of arterial oxygen (Pao2) while breathing ambient air of less than 70 mm Hg (or <75 mm Hg in symptomatic patients). Patients with severe pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (Pao2 <50 mm Hg) were excluded to avoid possible exacerbation of the disease in patients who were assigned to receive placebo. The primary end point was the change in the alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient between baseline and week 25. RESULTS The change in the mean (±SD) alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient was significantly better in the GM-CSF group (33 patients) than in the placebo group (30 patients) (mean change from baseline, -4.50±9.03 mm Hg vs. 0.17±10.50 mm Hg; P = 0.02). The change between baseline and week 25 in the density of the lung field on computed tomography was also better in the GM-CSF group (between-group difference, -36.08 Hounsfield units; 95% confidence interval, -61.58 to -6.99, calculated with the use of the Mann-Whitney U test and the Hodges-Lehmann estimate of confidence intervals for pseudo-medians). Serious adverse events developed in 6 patients in the GM-CSF group and in 3 patients in the placebo group. CONCLUSIONS In this randomized, controlled trial, inhaled recombinant human GM-CSF was associated with a modest salutary effect on the laboratory outcome of arterial oxygen tension, and no clinical benefits were noted. (Funded by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan; PAGE ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02835742; Japan Medical Association Center for Clinical Trials number, JMA-IIA00205.).
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- Ryushi Tazawa
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Takahiro Ueda
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Mitsuhiro Abe
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Koichiro Tatsumi
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Ryosuke Eda
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Shotaro Kondoh
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Konosuke Morimoto
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Takeshi Tanaka
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Etsuro Yamaguchi
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Ayumu Takahashi
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Miku Oda
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Haruyuki Ishii
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Shinyu Izumi
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Haruhito Sugiyama
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Atsushi Nakagawa
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Keisuke Tomii
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Masaru Suzuki
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Satoshi Konno
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Shinya Ohkouchi
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Naoki Tode
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Tomohiro Handa
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Toyohiro Hirai
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Yoshikazu Inoue
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Toru Arai
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Katsuaki Asakawa
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Takuro Sakagami
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Atsushi Hashimoto
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Takahiro Tanaka
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Toshinori Takada
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Ayako Mikami
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Nobutaka Kitamura
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
| | - Koh Nakata
- From Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata (R.T., T.U., K.A., T.S., A.H., Takahiro Tanaka, T. Takada, N.K., K.N.), the Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba (M.A., K. Tatsumi), Kurashiki Municipal Hospital, Kurashiki (R.E., S. Kondoh), the Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki (K.M., Takeshi Tanaka), the Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi (E.Y., A.T.), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine (M.O., H.I.), and the Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (S.I., H.S., A.M.), Tokyo, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe (A.N., K. Tomii), the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (M.S., S. Konno), the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai (S.O., N.T.), the Departments of Advanced Medicine for Respiratory Failure (T. Handa) and Respiratory Medicine (T. Handa, T. Hirai), Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, and the National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka (Y.I., T.A.) - all in Japan
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