Malignancy and autoimmunity

S Bernatsky, R Ramsey-Goldman… - Current opinion in …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
There have been several papers published related to cancer in the rheumatic diseases,
particularly inflammatory arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, and …

Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus

M Petri, AM Orbai, GS Alarcón, C Gordon… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group
revised and validated the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) systemic lupus …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of validation studies on a diabetes case definition from health administrative records

A Leong, K Dasgupta, S Bernatsky, D Lacaille… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Health administrative data are frequently used for diabetes surveillance. We
aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of a commonly-used diabetes case …

Malignancies in systemic lupus erythematosus: a 2015 update

GC Goobie, S Bernatsky… - Current opinion in …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Recent data confirm previously reported altered malignancy rates in SLE. Most striking in
recent years are publications further elucidating mechanisms underlying cancer …

Factors associated with damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) …

IN Bruce, AG O'Keeffe, V Farewell, JG Hanly… - Annals of the …, 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Background and aims We studied damage accrual and factors determining development
and progression of damage in an international cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus …

The frequency and outcome of lupus nephritis: results from an international inception cohort study

JG Hanly, AG O'Keeffe, L Su, MB Urowitz… - …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To determine nephritis outcomes in a prospective multi-ethnic/racial SLE
inception cohort. Methods. Patients in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics …

Immediate and delayed impact of oral glucocorticoid therapy on risk of serious infection in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nested case–control analysis

WG Dixon, M Abrahamowicz, ME Beauchamp… - Annals of the …, 2012 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To explore the relationship of serious infection risk with current and prior oral
glucocorticoid (GC) therapy in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A …

Cancer risk in systemic lupus: an updated international multi-centre cohort study

S Bernatsky, R Ramsey-Goldman, J Labrecque… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To update estimates of cancer risk in SLE relative to the general population.
METHODS: A multisite international SLE cohort was linked with regional tumor registries …

Real-world comparative risks of herpes virus infections in tofacitinib and biologic-treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis

JR Curtis, F Xie, H Yun, S Bernatsky… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the risks of herpes zoster (HZ) and herpes simplex virus (HSV)
infection associated with tofacitinib compared with biologic agents among patients with …

Serious infections in a population‐based cohort of 86,039 seniors with rheumatoid arthritis

J Widdifield, S Bernatsky, JM Paterson… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess risk and risk factors for serious infections in seniors with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) using a case–control study nested within an RA cohort. Methods We …