Malignancy Risk of Immunoglobin G4-Related Disease: Evidence from a Large Cohort Multicenter Retrospective Study

ConclusionsA significantly increased prevalence of total malignancies was observed in our multicenter cohort. Eosinophil percentage and autoimmune pancreatitis are risk factors, whereas AGR is negatively associated with malignancy in IgG4-RD. A prediction model for malignancy risk of IgG4-RD was first developed and validated in our study.
Source: Rheumatology and Therapy - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research