Table 1: Risk of cancer with immunomodulator treatment.
|
Corticosteroids |
Thiopurines |
Methotrexate |
Anti-TNF |
Lymphoma
EBV |
No |
↑↑ |
↑+/- |
No? |
Nommelanoma skin cancer |
Basal cell carcinoma |
↑↑ |
No |
No? |
Melanoma |
No |
No |
No |
↑ |
Colorectal
cancer |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Breast
cancer |
No |
No |
No |
No |
All
cancers |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
?
= It is not clearly established |