Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Joy, I'm not sure who gave you that figure about Humira, but it is in no way true. That would mean that about one out of three people using Humira would develop lymphoma. The fact is that the risk of an RA patient developing lymphoma is small, and it is not certain that the biologics increase the risk. It's thought by many researchers and rheumatologists that the risk is associated with the disease itself. Also, some people who do develop lymphoma while using a biologic will require treatment. Not an MD On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 12:36 AM, Joy Penn <bridgefinesse@...> wrote: > Thanks for sending that article, . A little more education......a lot of > good it does, huh? I've had RA 15 years and developed Sjogren's syndrome > about 3 years ago. Funny, but my opthamologist and my rheumatologist were > not surprised. " Autoimmune diseases often go hand-in-hand " they said. Also, > I could develop more of them, they warned. Great! > > The Sjogren's is a nuisance (eyedrops, eyedrops, eyedrops) but definitely > not as bad as RA. I don't believe any dr has checked my titer for > anti-Epstein-Barr antibodies but my initial testing showed the HLA-DR4 gene > marker for RA. Anyone else been tested for this stuff? > > I was told when I started Humira that patients taking it have >30% chance of > developing a lymphoma. I asked what happens then and the dr said that they > stop the Humira and the lymphoma goes away. > > Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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