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What Is The Relationship Between Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Skin And Actemra?
Question: What is the relationship between squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and Actemra?
Brief Answer:
Few squamous cancers of skin were reported in patients on actemra
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
Actemra treated patients have a slight excess of malignancies as compared to patients on other treatment. This may be related to the immunosuppression caused by Actemra.
However, squamous cancer of skin consisted of only a few of all the cancers combined. So exact relation can't be determined for skin cancer (or for that matter any other cancer), as the numbers were small.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Few squamous cancers of skin were reported in patients on actemra
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
Actemra treated patients have a slight excess of malignancies as compared to patients on other treatment. This may be related to the immunosuppression caused by Actemra.
However, squamous cancer of skin consisted of only a few of all the cancers combined. So exact relation can't be determined for skin cancer (or for that matter any other cancer), as the numbers were small.
Hope this helps.
Regards
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