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Choi K, Jung S, Jung G, Kim D, Oh J. Incidence of cancer in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea. Front Neurol 2024; 15:1456835. [PMID: 39268061 PMCID: PMC11390450 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1456835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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Background Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare disease, and the potential risk of cancer in patients with CIDP remains an important concern during treatment. However, a comprehensive epidemiological study examining this association is yet to be conducted. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of cancer in patients with CIDP in South Korea using data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) database. Methods Data from the HIRA database between January 2016 and June 2021 were analyzed. The actual incidence of cancer in patients with CIDP was compared with the expected incidence based on the general population statistics in South Korea, with adjustments for age. Results In total, 888 patients with CIDP were included in the analysis, of whom 50 (5.63% of malignancy incidence) were newly diagnosed with cancer during the study period. Among the patients with CIDP diagnosed with cancer, 32 (64.00%) were aged 60 years or older, and 36 (72.00%) were male. The observed number of cancer diagnoses corresponded to an incidence rate of 5.63%, with a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 2.83 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.89-4.39) compared to the expected cancer incidence rate of 2.00%. Notably, the SIR for malignancies of lymphoid, hematopoietic, and related tissues, excluding malignant immunoproliferative diseases, multiple myeloma, and plasma cell neoplasms (C81-96, except C88 and C90), was the highest at 8.51 (95% CI: 4.18-19.83). Conclusion Our study shows a potential association between CIDP and an increased risk of hematological malignancies, which is consistent with previous investigations. Further studies are required to better understand the relationship between CIDP and cancer.
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- Kyomin Choi
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Artificial Intelligence, Deepnoid Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Artificial Intelligence, Deepnoid Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Leong PY, Shih PC, Huo AP. Is low-dose tumor necrosis factor inhibitor effective and safe in patients with ankylosing spondylitis flare-up after renal transplantation? A case report and literature review. Int J Rheum Dis 2024; 27:e14877. [PMID: 37602749 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Rheumatic diseases, the immunosuppressant drugs used after solid organ transplantation to prevent graft rejection, and the biologics used for controlling rheumatic disease, especially tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi)-all of these could increase the risk of malignancy. The roles of biologics for disease control in rheumatic disease patients after kidney transplantation (KT) are not well established because only a few cases are reported, and the possibility of increasing infection and malignancy rates. Here, we present the first case of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) successfully treated with low-dose TNFi for disease activity flare-up 5 months after KT and review the literature to see whether the use of biologics, especially TNFi, in AS patients with disease activity flare-ups after receiving KT is effective and safe.
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- Pui-Ying Leong
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Kiranatlioglu-Firat F, Demir H, Cuce I, Altın-Celik P, Eciroglu H, Bayram F, Donmez-Altuntas H. Increased oxidative and chromosomal DNA damage in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: its role in pathogenesis. Clin Exp Med 2023; 23:1721-1728. [PMID: 36441439 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-022-00957-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Increased DNA damage has been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases, but controlled studies are lacking in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Therefore, we assessed oxidative stress, oxidative DNA damage, chromosomal DNA damage, cell proliferation and cell death in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with AS as well as the possible role of DNA damage in the development of the disease. In total, 25 newly diagnosed AS patients who had not received anti-inflammatory agents and 25 healthy controls were recruited. Oxidative DNA damage was assessed by plasma 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels, and chromosomal DNA damage was assessed by the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome (CBMN-cyt) method. Compared to controls, the micronucleus (MN) frequencies, nucleoplasmic bridge (NPB) frequencies, nuclear bud (NBUD) frequencies, apoptotic cell frequencies, necrotic cell frequencies and plasma 8-OHdG levels were significantly higher in patients with AS (p < 0.001, p < 0.05, p < 0.01, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, and p < 0.001, respectively), and the metaphase cell numbers, binucleated (BN) cell frequencies and nuclear division index (NDI) values were significantly lower in patients with AS (p < 0.01, p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). Thus, the present findings suggested that oxidative stress, oxidative DNA damage, and chromosomal DNA damage may be involved in the pathogenesis of AS similar to other chronic inflammatory diseases. In addition, the increased plasma 8-OHdG levels, MN frequencies, NPB frequencies and NBUD frequencies in AS patients may reflect an increased cancer risk.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Palace Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38030, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38030, Kayseri, Turkey
- Vocational School of Health Services, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38030, Kayseri, Turkey.
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Kagan P, Horesh N, Amital H, Tsur AM, Watad A, Cohen AD, Ben-Shabat N. The Risk and Predictors of Malignancies in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients in Israel-A Retrospective Electronic Data-Based Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5153. [PMID: 37568555 PMCID: PMC10419948 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12155153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies demonstrated unclear and vast variability in the association between Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and the risk of cancer. OBJECTIVES To assess the risk of overall and site-specific malignancies for AS patients in Israel, while examining the role of comorbidities and immunomodulatory therapy. METHODS We conducted a retrospective electronic data-based study including all AS patients diagnosed between 2002 and 2018, with no history of cancer prior to enrollment, with 5:1 ratio matched-control by age, gender, and place of residence. The odds Ratios (OR) for site-specific malignancies, comparing AS patients and controls, were calculated using logistic regression. Risk factors for malignancies within the AS cohort were evaluated in the same manner. RESULTS This study comprised 5825 AS patients and 28,356 matched controls. There was a higher overall risk of cancer in AS patients compared to controls (OR = 1.4, 95% CI 1.24-1.6), specifically for solid malignancies (OR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.3-1.7), CNS (OR = 3.72, 95% CI 1.29-10.7), kidney (OR = 2.06, 95% CI 1.12-3.8), and malignancy of unknown primary (OR = 3.06, 95% CI 2.35-3.98). Regarding predictors for malignancy within AS patients, older age at diagnosis (OR = 1.31, 95%,CI 1.25-2.36), diabetes (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.18-1.97), IBD (OR = 2.61, 95% CI 1.75-3.89), and treatment with DMARDs (OR = 2.17, 95% CI 1.65-2.83) were associated with a higher risk of solid malignancies, while NSAIDs treatment alone had a protective effect for solid malignancies (OR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.61-0.99). No significant association was found between anti-TNF therapy and the risk of solid or hematologic malignancies within the AS group. CONCLUSION AS is associated with an increased risk of overall and site-specific malignancies, with independently higher risk for older age, comorbidity of DM, IBD, and treatment with DMARDs.
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- Polina Kagan
- Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 5262100, Israel; (P.K.); (N.H.); (H.A.); (A.W.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 5262100, Israel; (P.K.); (N.H.); (H.A.); (A.W.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 5262100, Israel; (P.K.); (N.H.); (H.A.); (A.W.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 5262100, Israel; (P.K.); (N.H.); (H.A.); (A.W.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Israel Defense Forces, Medical Corps, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan 9112102, Israel
- Department of Military Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 5262100, Israel; (P.K.); (N.H.); (H.A.); (A.W.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds LS7 4SA, UK
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- Chief Physician’s Office, Clalit Health Services, Tel-Aviv 6209813, Israel;
- Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Medicine B, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 5262100, Israel; (P.K.); (N.H.); (H.A.); (A.W.)
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Alehashemi S, Ward MM. Risk of Hematologic Malignancies in Elderly Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Cohort Study and Systematic Review. Mayo Clin Proc 2023; 98:100-110. [PMID: 36470752 PMCID: PMC9822846 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the risk of hematologic malignancies in older adults with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). PATIENTS AND METHODS We used US Medicare data from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2010, to identify a population-based cohort of beneficiaries with AS. We also included beneficiaries with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as disease controls and beneficiaries without AS or IBD as unaffected controls. We excluded those treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in this period. We followed up each group for new diagnosis claims for hematologic malignancies until September 30, 2015. RESULTS We included 12,451 beneficiaries with AS, 234,905 with IBD, and 10,975,340 unaffected controls, with a mean follow-up of 9.9, 9.3, and 8.0 years, respectively. We identified 297 hematologic malignancies in the AS group, 4538 malignancies in the IBD group, and 128,239 malignancies in unaffected controls. The standardized incidence ratio in AS vs unaffected controls was 1.39 (95% CI, 1.05 to 1.61) for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 1.50 (95% CI, 1.17 to 1.92) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and 1.52 (95% CI, 1.12 to 2.06) for multiple myeloma. Risks of acute myeloid leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia were not elevated in AS, and there were too few cases of Hodgkin lymphoma to compute risks. Risks were comparable to those of beneficiaries with IBD. We also performed a systematic literature review of the risk of hematologic malignancy in AS, focusing on age associations, which have not been previously examined. We identified 21 studies in the systematic literature review, which included mainly young or middle-aged patients. Results suggested that AS was largely not associated with an increased risk of hematologic malignancies. Two cohort studies reported an increased risk of multiple myeloma in AS. CONCLUSION The risks of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and multiple myeloma are increased among elderly patients with AS.
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MESH Headings
- Middle Aged
- Humans
- Aged
- United States/epidemiology
- Multiple Myeloma/complications
- Cohort Studies
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/epidemiology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/complications
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/complications
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/drug therapy
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/epidemiology
- Medicare
- Hematologic Neoplasms/complications
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/etiology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/complications
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/drug therapy
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/epidemiology
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- Sara Alehashemi
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Ao Y, Wen Y, Li Y, Peng H, Wu X, Wang Z, Jiang Y, Lin Y, Li S. Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Risk of Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Mendelian Randomization. Front Genet 2022; 13:861984. [PMID: 35910198 PMCID: PMC9337881 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.861984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: It remains uncertain whether ankylosing spondylitis is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis to comprehensively evaluate the correlation between ankylosing spondylitis and lung cancer based on existing literature. Eligible studies were identified by searching the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library before 26 March 2021. Subgroup analyses based on regions were also carried out. To further explore their causality, a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis was performed, with 25 ankylosing spondylitis-related single nucleotide polymorphisms derived from the largest sample genome-wide association study of ankylosing spondylitis (ebi-a-GCST005529, 22,647 individuals). The inverse variance-weighted method was applied to estimate the causality, and the pleiotropy was assessed utilizing the Mendelian randomization-Egger regression approach. Results: The meta-analysis including seven studies, with a total of 39,186 individuals, suggested no significant association between ankylosing spondylitis and lung cancer (relative risk, 1.10; 95% confidence interval, 0.89-1.36; I2, 61.8%). After excluding one study leading to high heterogeneity, we found that ankylosing spondylitis was associated with a 19% increased risk of lung cancer (relative risk, 1.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.40; I2, 0.0%). Subgroup analyses suggested that ankylosing spondylitis was not associated with increased risks of lung cancer in neither European (relative risk, 1.05; 95% confidence interval, 0.80-1.39; I2, 0.0%) nor non-European (relative risk, 1.14; 95% confidence interval, 0.84-1.55; I2, 79.6%) patients. Nevertheless, the Mendelian randomization results indicated that genetically determined ankylosing spondylitis was causally correlated with a remarkably increased risk of lung cancer among European populations (odds ratio, 1.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-1.48). Subgroup analyses further elucidated that genetically determined ankylosing spondylitis was causally associated with a notably higher risk of only squamous cell lung cancer (odds ratio, 1.39; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-1.83), rather than lung adenocarcinoma (odds ratio, 1.18; 95% confidence interval, 0.91-1.54). In addition, the results indicated the absence of pleiotropy. Conclusion: The results of both modified meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization analysis suggested that ankylosing spondylitis was likely to be correlated with the development of lung cancer. Further research is warranted to clarify the specific mechanism regarding the causality between the two diseases.
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- Yiyuan Ao
- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
- Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University Medical School Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
- Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
- Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
- Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
- Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
- Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China
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Bittar M, Merjanah S, Alkilany R, Magrey M. Malignancy in ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional analysis of a large population database. BMC Rheumatol 2022; 6:44. [PMID: 35768880 PMCID: PMC9245256 DOI: 10.1186/s41927-022-00275-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Increased cancer-risk has been reported with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, but the risk is poorly studied in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Conflicting data in AS have been reported in Asia and Europe, with lack of US population-based studies. Our objective is to study the prevalence of cancer in patients with AS in the US. METHODS Using the Explorys database, we performed a cross-sectional study. Data from AS patients and controls were stratified by 2 rheumatology visits, age groups, clinical characteristics, and frequency of cancers. The data were analyzed using a series of chi-square tests of independence as well as logistic regression to test for association between AS and cancer. RESULTS 1410 AS patients (12.88%) had cancer. Female AS patients had a lower prevalence of cancer compared to controls (OR 0.840, 95% CI [0.769, 0.916]), while male AS patients had no statistically significant difference (OR 1.011, 95% CI [0.929, 1.099]). Among patients with AS, Skin cancers (squamous cell, malignant melanoma, and basal cell) and head and neck cancers were significantly increased. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrated that the prevalence of "any-type-cancer" was not increased in AS patients compared to controls with no rheumatic disease. Skin, head, and neck cancers were more frequently seen in AS patients.
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- Mohamad Bittar
- Division of Connective Tissue Disease (Rheumatology), The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine, The MetroHealth System Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The MetroHealth System Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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BACKGROUND Circular RNA (circRNA) is a type of closed circular noncoding RNA (ncRNA), mostly formed by back-splicing or alternative splicing of pre-messenger RNA (mRNA). The aim of this study was to explore the expression profile of circRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and discover potential molecular markers of AS. METHODS The circRNA microarray technology was used to detect the expression of circRNAs in the peripheral blood of 6 patients with AS and 6 healthy controls (HC). To screen the differentially expressed circRNAs by fold change (FC) and P value, these differentially expressed circRNAs were analyzed by bioinformatics. In 60 cases of AS and 30 cases of HC, 4 circRNAs were subjected to real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and their correlation with various clinical indicators was analyzed. Finally, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze their potential as AS diagnostic markers. RESULTS The microarray results showed that there were 1369 significantly differently expressed (P < 0.05, FC > 1.5) circRNAs between the AS and HC groups (675 upregulated and 694 downregulated). The results of bioinformatics analysis suggested that they were mainly involved in "enzyme binding," "adenosine ribonucleotide binding," "MAPK signaling pathway", etc. The RT-qPCR results showed that the expressions of hsa_circRNA_001544 (U = 486.5, P < 0.05) and hsa_circRNA_102532 (U = 645, P < 0.05) were significantly different between the AS group and the HC group. The AS group was further divided into two subgroups: active AS (ASA) and stable AS (ASS). After analysis, it was found that compared with the HC group, hsa_circRNA_001544 was significantly increased in both ASA (U = 214, P < 0.05) and ASS groups (U = 273, P < 0.05), while hsa_circRNA_008961 (U = 250, P < 0.05) and hsa_circRNA_102532 (U = 295, P < 0.05) were only significantly increased in the ASA group. Furthermore, hsa_circRNA_012732 was significantly different between the ASA and ASS groups (U = 194, P < 0.05), and there was no statistical significance among the remaining groups. Correlation analysis results showed that hsa_circRNA_012732 was negatively correlated with Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and globulin (GLOB) and positively correlated with lymphocyte count (LY), mean corpusular volume, and albumin (ALB), and hsa_circRNA_008961 was negatively correlated with platelet (PLT) count. ROC curve analysis showed that hsa_circRNA_001544 (95% CI = 0.610-0.831, P < 0.05) and hsa_circRNA_102532 (95% CI = 0.521-0.762, P < 0.05) were statistically significant, and their area under curve (AUC) values were 0.720 and 0.642, respectively. CONCLUSIONS There are differentially expressed circRNAs in PBMCs of AS patients, and they may be involved in the occurrence and development of AS. Among these differentially expressed circRNAs, hsa_circRNA_012732 has the potential to become an indicator of disease activity, and hsa_circRNA_001544 has the potential to become a molecular marker for AS diagnosis.
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Tournadre A, Sellam J, Morel J, Jullien D, Bouhnik Y, Cornec D, Devauchelle-Pensec V, Goupille P, Kluger N, Lazaro E, Goff BL, Lédinghen VD, Lequerré T, Nocturne G, Seror R, Truchetet ME, Verhoeven F, Richez C, Pham T. Practical management of patients on anti-IL17 therapy: Practical guidelines drawn up by the Club Rhumatismes et Inflammation (CRI). Joint Bone Spine 2021; 88:105210. [PMID: 34074455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Anne Tournadre
- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service de Gastro-entérologie, CHU Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHRU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
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- Dpt Dermatology, Helsinki, Finland; Service de Dermatologie, CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, CHU Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Unité d'Hépatologie et transplantation hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, CHU Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille, France
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Sellam J, Morel J, Tournadre A, Bouhnik Y, Cornec D, Devauchelle-Pensec V, Dieudé P, Goupille P, Jullien D, Kluger N, Lazaro E, Le Goff B, de Lédinghen V, Lequerré T, Nocturne G, Seror R, Truchetet ME, Verhoeven F, Pham T, Richez C. PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT of patients on anti-TNF therapy: Practical guidelines drawn up by the Club Rhumatismes et Inflammation (CRI). Joint Bone Spine 2021; 88:105174. [PMID: 33992225 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jérémie Sellam
- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Gastro-entérologie, CHU Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHRU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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- Dpt Dermatology, Helsinki, Finland; Service de Dermatologie, CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, CHU Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Unité d'Hépatologie et transplantation hépatique, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, CHU Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille, France
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Kelty E, Raymond W, Inderjeeth C, Keen H, Nossent J, Preen DB. Cancer diagnosis and mortality in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A Western Australian retrospective cohort study. Int J Rheum Dis 2021; 24:216-222. [PMID: 33252845 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
AIM Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has been associated with a modest increase in the risk of cancer. However, little is known as to how AS influences risk of mortality following cancer diagnosis. This study compared the risk of cancer and subsequent mortality in patients with AS compared with a non-AS population group. METHODS Patients diagnosed with AS in Western Australia (WA) between 1980 and 2014 were identified from the WA Rheumatic Disease Epidemiological Register (N = 2152; 31 099 patient-years). A non-AS comparison group (N = 10 760; 165 609 patient-years) was selected from hospital records, matched 1:5 on age, Aboriginality, and gender. Data on cancer diagnosis, comorbidities and mortality were extracted from state cancer, hospital, and mortality registers. The relative risk of cancer (overall and by type) and mortality following cancer diagnosis between AS and non-AS comparators was compared using Cox proportional hazard models, adjusting for risk factors and comorbidities. RESULTS Ankylosing spondylitis patients had a 15% increase in the crude risk of cancer (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.02-1.30). However, this association was attenuated following adjustment for smoking and common comorbidities (adjusted HR: 1.08, 95% CI: 0.95-1.22). Following a cancer diagnosis, patients with AS had an increased risk of 5-year mortality in the unadjusted (HR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.03-1.49) and the adjusted models (adjusted HR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.13-1.66). CONCLUSION Ankylosing spondylitis was not associated with an increased risk of cancer diagnosis. Following a cancer diagnosis, AS was associated with an increased risk of 5-year mortality.
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- Erin Kelty
- The School of Population & Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Rheumatology Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Rheumatology Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Rheumatology Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The School of Population & Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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