Do RA or TNF inhibitors increase the risk of cervical neoplasia or of recurrence of previous neoplasia? A nationwide study from Sweden.

Hjalmar Wadström Thomas FrisellPär SparénJohan Asklingnull null

Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2016)

Women with RA in general are at elevated risk of cervical dysplasia. Compared with biologics-naive patients, women treated with TNFi are at increased risk of cervical cancer. Whether this increase is causally linked with TNFi could not be fully disentangled.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
newly diagnosed
high grade
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
disease activity
prognostic factors
polycystic ovary syndrome
hiv infected
ankylosing spondylitis
systemic lupus erythematosus
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
interstitial lung disease