title: [Rheumatoid arthritis and multiple myeloma. Apropos of 22 cases. Results of a multicenter national survey].
abstract: Although studies of patients with rheumatoid arthritis have found no increases in overall cancer rates, significant elevations in rates of lymphoma and myeloma have been reported, suggesting a causal relationship between autoimmune disorders and lymphoid malignancies. Nevertheless, only 22 cases of concomitant rheumatoid arthritis and multiple myeloma were identified during a retrospective national multicenter study carried out in France. Neither disease exhibited unusual features. In every case, rheumatoid arthritis preceded multiple myeloma. Monoclonal gammopathy preceded multiple myeloma in two patients, by 3 and 7 years respectively. No patient had amyloid arthritis. Analysis of data from the cancer registry of the Somme district in northern France did not suggest a significantly increased risk of multiple myeloma in rheumatoid arthritis patients (relative risk 2.3). Use of interferon alpha to treat myeloma has been reported to exacerbate concomitant autoimmune disorders.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, Centre André Verhaeghe, Hôpital B, Lille.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Flipo
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deprez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fardellone
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duquesnoy
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Delcambre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D008558:Melphalan
vernacular_title: Polyarthrite rhumatoïde et myélome multiple. A propos de vingt-deux observations. Résultats d'une enquête nationale multicentrique.