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Malignancies in Patients with Anti-RNA Polymerase III Antibodies and Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis of the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research Cohort and Possible Recommendations for Screening.

  • Lazzaroni MG From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal. mariagrazialazzaroni@gmail.com.
  • Cavazzana I From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Colombo E From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Dobrota R From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Hernandez J From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Hesselstrand R From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Varju C From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Nagy G From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Smith V From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Caramaschi P From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Riccieri V From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Hachulla E From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Balbir-Gurman A From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Chatelus E From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Romanowska-Próchnicka K From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Araújo AC From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Distler O From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Allanore Y From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Airò P From the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia; Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary; Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, University Lille Nord-de-France, Lille; Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg; Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France; B. Shine Rheumatology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw and Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland; Unidade de Doenças Auto-Imunes, Serviço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
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  • 2017-01-17
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  • The Journal of rheumatology. - 2017
English OBJECTIVE
To analyze the characteristics of anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies (anti-RNAP3)- positive patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in the European League Against Rheumatism Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR) registry with a focus on the risk of cancer and the characteristics of malignancies, and the aim to provide guidelines about potential cancer screening in these patients.


METHODS
(1) Analysis of the EUSTAR database: 4986 patients with information on their anti-RNAP3 status were included. (2) Case-control study: additional retrospective data, including malignancy history, were queried in 13 participating EUSTAR centers; 158 anti-RNAP3+ cases were compared with 199 local anti-RNAP3- controls, matched for sex, cutaneous subset, disease duration, and age at SSc onset. (3) A Delphi exercise was performed by 82 experts to reach consensus for cancer screening in anti-RNAP3+ patients.


RESULTS
In the EUSTAR registry, anti-RNAP3 were associated in multivariable analysis with renal crisis and diffuse cutaneous involvement. In the case-control study, anti-RNAP3 were associated with gastric antral vascular ectasia, rapid progression of skin involvement, and malignancies concomitant to SSc onset (OR 7.38, 95% CI 1.61-33.8). When compared with other anti-RNAP3+ patients, those with concomitant malignancies had older age (p < 0.001) and more frequent diffuse cutaneous involvement (p = 0.008). The Delphi exercise highlighted the need for malignancy screening at the time of diagnosis for anti-RNAP3+ patients and tight followup in the following years.


CONCLUSION
Anti-RNAP3+ patients with SSc have a high risk of concomitant malignancy. These results have implications for clinical practice and suggest regular screening for cancer in anti-RNAP3+ patients.
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