Rheumatology

Hematologic Malignancies

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When do you recommend initiation of targeted therapies in active RA with history of malignancy?

What is your most and least preferred? In case of cancer in remission and in case of non-remission?

Is it necessary to prescribe a steroid taper after two weeks of high-dose prednisone (60 mg daily)?

What are magic mouthwash alternatives that you would recommend?

There was a recall on viscous lidocaine and many of our patients cannot find it. What would you recommend as alternatives?

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How would you manage a case of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T cell lymphoma (A/B) who is already on steroids and methotrexate for autoimmune disease?

1 Answer available

How do you approach evaluation and management of arthralgia in a patient after CAR-T cell therapy?

1 Answer available

How do you approach monitoring for lymphoproliferative disease in Sjogren's patients?

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How often should you screen for lymphoma in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome?

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Do you typically see peripheral neuropathy in patients with castleman syndrome?

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What is the appropriate management of arthralgias associated with bosutinib?

1 Answer available

What workup and initial treatment should be considered for suspected autoimmune myelofibrosis?

1 Answer available

How would you approach treating patients with RA refractory to cDMARDs and a prior history of MALT lymphoma?

1 Answer available

How would you approach a patient with gastric MALT lymphoma who has CREST syndrome?

Would chemotherapy be preferred over RT?

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How do you approach treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a patient with an active hematologic malignancy (such as leukemia or lymphoma) after methotrexate failure?

Does your management change if there is renal involvement of the malignancy?

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How would you treat uveitis in a patient with a history of cutaneous T cell lymphoma?

Patient was previously well controlled on methotrexate, which was discontinued during cancer treatment.

1 Answer available

For which rituximab infusion reaction symptoms do you consider it safe to re-challenge in the office with adjusted rates and pre-medications?

1 Answer available

How do you handle hypogammaglobulinemia detected in patients prior to maintenance rituximab infusion?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

JAMA network open, 2018-11-02

Association of Immunoglobulin Levels, Infectious Risk, and Mortality With Rituximab and Hypogammaglobulinemia.

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2017

Reactions to Rituximab in an Outpatient Infusion Center: A 5-Year Review.

Rheumatology (Oxford),

The management of Sjögren's syndrome: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.

Rheumatology (Oxford), 2019 Mar 05

Lymphomas complicating primary Sjögren's syndrome: from autoimmunity to lymphoma.

Chest, 2021 Feb

Consensus Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disease in Sjögren's.

J Am Dent Assoc, 2016 Jan 05

Clinical practice guidelines for oral management of Sjögren disease: Dental caries prevention.

The ocular surface, 2015 Jan 15

Clinical guidelines for management of dry eye associated with Sjögren disease.

Arthritis care & research, 2018-10

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Scleroderma and Cancer Outcomes in Scleroderma Patients With Breast Cancer.

Am J Med,

Systemic lupus erythematosus and myelofibrosis.

Lupus, 2019 Jun 19

Prognostic markers of lymphoma development in primary Sjögren syndrome.

Ann Rheum Dis, 2011 Nov 09

Incidence of cancer in a nationwide population cohort of 7852 patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome in Taiwan.

Pediatr Blood Cancer, 2021 Oct

Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease with TAFRO clinical subtype responsive to IL-6/JAK inhibition: A pediatric case series.

JAMA, 2019 Apr 16

Effect of Doxepin Mouthwash or Diphenhydramine-Lidocaine-Antacid Mouthwash vs Placebo on Radiotherapy-Related Oral Mucositis Pain: The Alliance A221304 Randomized Clinical Trial.

Head Neck, 2016 Mar 29

Effectiveness of honey on radiation-induced oral mucositis, time to mucositis, weight loss, and treatment interruptions among patients with head and neck malignancies: A meta-analysis and systematic review of literature.

The Lancet. Oncology, 2017-05

Prevention of everolimus-related stomatitis in women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer using dexamethasone mouthwash (SWISH): a single-arm, phase 2 trial.

Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2022 Dec 02

Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Patients on Glucocorticoids.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Apr 20

Glucocorticoid Withdrawal-An Overview on When and How to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Clinical Practice.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2021 Jul

2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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