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

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Rheumatology · University of Cincinnati

If the concern is the risk of recurrence of lymphoma in a patient with RA requiring DMARD therapy, particularly biologic DMARD therapy, rituximab has not been associated with recurrence or even new onset lymphoma. Rituximab is a highly efficacious biologic DMARD for seropositive RA. This is consiste...

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