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Immunosuppressants associated with modestly increased risk of malignancy
Patients with inflammatory eye disease who underwent systemic immunosuppressive therapy had a moderately higher risk of malignancy than those who received corticosteroids, according to study findings.The retrospective cohort study included 190 patients with inflammatory eye disease (IED); 132 patients were treated with systemic immunosuppression and 58 patients were treated with corticosteroids for 6 months or longer between 1985 and 2007.