Prognostic factors of methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorders associated with rheumatoid arthritis and plausible application of biological agents.
Takayuki KatsuyamaKen-Ei SadaMinglu YanSonia ZeggarSumie HiramatsuYoshia MiyawakiKeiji OhashiMichiko MorishitaHaruki WatanabeEri KatsuyamaMariko Takano-NarazakiNoriko Toyota-TatebeKatsue Sunahori-WatanabeTomoko KawabataKohei MiyakeToru KiguchiJun WadaPublished in: Modern rheumatology (2016)
Peripheral blood EBV-DNA positivity is a potential prognostic marker of better outcome in MTX-LPD. Biological agents could be an option for the treatment of RA patients with MTX-LPD.