Abatacept initiation in rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of cancer: a population-based comparative cohort study

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether abatacept as initial biological DMARD (bDMARD) in the treatment of RA, when compared with other bDMARDs, is associated with an increased risk of cancer overall and by specific cancer sites (breast, lung, lymphoma, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer). METHODS: We perfo...

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Published in:Rheumatology (Oxford)
Main Authors: Montastruc, François, Renoux, Christel, Dell’Aniello, Sophie, Simon, Teresa A, Azoulay, Laurent, Hudson, Marie, Suissa, Samy
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Clinical Science
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434371/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30535094
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key352
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