Rheumatology

Non-melanoma skin cancer

Questions discussed in this category

Would you switch to a TNFi if a patient developed squamous cell skin cancer on abatacept after failure of methotrexate for seropositive RA?

The patient had no prior TNFi exposure and was not on methotrexate while receiving abatacept.

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Do you continue methotrexate in patients with inflammatory arthritis who develop non-melanomatous skin cancer while on therapy?

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Would you switch azathioprine to a different immunosuppressant if a controlled patient with SLE develops melanoma and/or non-melanoma skin cancer?

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What is the biologic of choice in a patient with RA and history of non-melanoma skin cancer?

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Papers discussed in this category

Arthritis Rheumatol, 2016 Jan

2015 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

British journal of cancer, 2023 Feb 04

Use of methotrexate and risk of skin cancer: a nationwide case-control study.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2024 Jan 11

Abatacept and non-melanoma skin cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a comprehensive evaluation of randomised controlled trials and observational studies.

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