Melanoma risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
| Autor: | Adèle C. Green, Kimme L. Hyrich, Lani Knight, Catherine M. Olsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Oncology
Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms Population MEDLINE Arthritis Dermatology Arthritis Rheumatoid Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Melanoma Aged 030203 arthritis & rheumatology education.field_of_study Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Confidence interval Meta-analysis Rheumatoid arthritis business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Olsen, C M, Hyrich, K, Knight, L L & Green, A 2016, ' Melanoma risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis ', Melanoma research, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 517-23 . https://doi.org/10.1097/CMR.0000000000000284 |
| ISSN: | 0960-8931 |
| Popis: | Clinicians are concerned that treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with tumour necrosis factor alpha antagonists (TNF[alpha] biologics) may increase patients’ risk of melanoma compared with treatment with nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (nbDMARDS). We aimed to assess the risk of melanoma in RA patients treated with TNF[alpha] biologics compared with RA patients treated with nbDMARDS. A secondary aim was to quantify the risk of melanoma in RA patients treated with TNF[alpha] biologics compared with the general population. We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis searching Medline, Embase and the ISI Science Citation Index databases to January 2016. Cohort studies that enabled a quantitative assessment of the risk of melanoma in RA patients treated with TNF[alpha] biologics compared with either RA patients treated with nbDMARDS or the general population or both were included. Data were pooled using a random-effects model. From 812 articles, we identified six that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Four studies reported on the risk of melanoma in RA patients treated with TNF[alpha] biologics compared with those treated with nbDMARDS, with a pooled effect estimate of 1.60 (95% confidence interval 1.16–2.19). Five reported on the risk of melanoma in RA patients treated with TNF[alpha] biologics compared with the general population, and the pooled effect estimate was 1.87 (95% confidence interval 1.53–2.30). There was no significant heterogeneity in either analysis. This systematic review and meta-analysis does not allay clinician’s fears and, while awaiting further evidence from large collaborative studies, this patient population may benefit from regular skin checks and counselling to avoid excessive sun exposure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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