Acknowledgments
The authors thank Mr. Trevor Ralph for his English proofreading and Mr. Susumu Ito for his excellent technical assistance.
Author’s contributions
SSa and CT wrote the manuscript. CT and KM established and conducted the MRD analysis. SM performed flowcytometric analysis. SSa, RY, TS, KY, MT, KS, SSh, KK, and YN contributed to the patient’s care and acquired and analyzed patient data. RY and SSh performed emergency leukapheresis. KS and KK supervised the patient’s care. All authors critically revised the manuscript and have approved the final version.
Disclosure statement
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.