Efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with previous malignancy

Background: Abatacept (ABT) is known to lower infection risk than other biologics and is effective and safe in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there were inconsistent reports on the impact of ABT on malignancies which are more common in the elderly and strongly related to p...

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Main Authors: Yosuke Kunishita, Kento Ichikawa, Yuji Uzawa, Masaki Mitsuhashi, Yuji Yoshioka, Tadanobu Okubo, Shouhei Nagaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-07-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X231186874