Methotrexate at middle and high accumulative doses might be associated with lower risk of new-onset cancers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Background: We investigated whether taking methotrexate (MTX) is associated with a lower risk of new-onset cancers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: We conducted a 12-year retrospective cohort study from a population-based National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. A t...

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Main Authors: Wuu-Tsun Perng, Yao-Min Hung, Renin Chang, Cheng-Li Lin, Jeng-Yuan Chiou, Huang-Hsi Chen, Chia-Hung Kao, James Cheng-Chung Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X20981221