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Incidence of Malignancy and the Risk of Lymphoma in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to the General Population
Atsushi Hashimoto, Noriyuki Chiba, Hirotaka Tsuno, Akiko Komiya, Hiroshi Furukawa, Toshihiro Matsui, Jinju Nishino and Shigeto Tohma
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2015, jrheum.140533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.140533
Atsushi Hashimoto
From the Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, and the Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara; Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka; and the Nishino Orthopedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. A. Hashimoto, MD; T. Matsui, MD; Department of Rheumatology; H. Tsuno, MD; H. Furukawa, MD; S. Tohma, MD; Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology; A. Komiya, MD, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; N. Chiba, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; J. Nishino, MD, Nishino Orthopedic Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Hashimoto, Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0392, Japan. E-mail: a-hashimoto@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp. Accepted for publication December 2, 2014.
Noriyuki Chiba
From the Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, and the Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara; Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka; and the Nishino Orthopedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. A. Hashimoto, MD; T. Matsui, MD; Department of Rheumatology; H. Tsuno, MD; H. Furukawa, MD; S. Tohma, MD; Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology; A. Komiya, MD, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; N. Chiba, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; J. Nishino, MD, Nishino Orthopedic Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Hashimoto, Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0392, Japan. E-mail: a-hashimoto@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp. Accepted for publication December 2, 2014.
Hirotaka Tsuno
From the Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, and the Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara; Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka; and the Nishino Orthopedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. A. Hashimoto, MD; T. Matsui, MD; Department of Rheumatology; H. Tsuno, MD; H. Furukawa, MD; S. Tohma, MD; Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology; A. Komiya, MD, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; N. Chiba, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; J. Nishino, MD, Nishino Orthopedic Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Hashimoto, Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0392, Japan. E-mail: a-hashimoto@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp. Accepted for publication December 2, 2014.
Akiko Komiya
From the Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, and the Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara; Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka; and the Nishino Orthopedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. A. Hashimoto, MD; T. Matsui, MD; Department of Rheumatology; H. Tsuno, MD; H. Furukawa, MD; S. Tohma, MD; Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology; A. Komiya, MD, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; N. Chiba, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; J. Nishino, MD, Nishino Orthopedic Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Hashimoto, Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0392, Japan. E-mail: a-hashimoto@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp. Accepted for publication December 2, 2014.
Hiroshi Furukawa
From the Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, and the Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara; Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka; and the Nishino Orthopedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. A. Hashimoto, MD; T. Matsui, MD; Department of Rheumatology; H. Tsuno, MD; H. Furukawa, MD; S. Tohma, MD; Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology; A. Komiya, MD, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; N. Chiba, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; J. Nishino, MD, Nishino Orthopedic Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Hashimoto, Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0392, Japan. E-mail: a-hashimoto@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp. Accepted for publication December 2, 2014.
Toshihiro Matsui
From the Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, and the Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara; Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka; and the Nishino Orthopedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. A. Hashimoto, MD; T. Matsui, MD; Department of Rheumatology; H. Tsuno, MD; H. Furukawa, MD; S. Tohma, MD; Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology; A. Komiya, MD, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; N. Chiba, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; J. Nishino, MD, Nishino Orthopedic Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Hashimoto, Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0392, Japan. E-mail: a-hashimoto@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp. Accepted for publication December 2, 2014.
Jinju Nishino
From the Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, and the Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara; Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka; and the Nishino Orthopedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. A. Hashimoto, MD; T. Matsui, MD; Department of Rheumatology; H. Tsuno, MD; H. Furukawa, MD; S. Tohma, MD; Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology; A. Komiya, MD, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; N. Chiba, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; J. Nishino, MD, Nishino Orthopedic Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Hashimoto, Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0392, Japan. E-mail: a-hashimoto@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp. Accepted for publication December 2, 2014.
Shigeto Tohma
From the Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory, and the Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara; Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka; and the Nishino Orthopedic Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. Supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. A. Hashimoto, MD; T. Matsui, MD; Department of Rheumatology; H. Tsuno, MD; H. Furukawa, MD; S. Tohma, MD; Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology; A. Komiya, MD, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; N. Chiba, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Morioka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization; J. Nishino, MD, Nishino Orthopedic Clinic. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Hashimoto, Department of Rheumatology, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0392, Japan. E-mail: a-hashimoto@sagamihara-hosp.gr.jp. Accepted for publication December 2, 2014.
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