Large study checks cancer risk in arthritis drug abatacept

NCT ID NCT05413044

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at real-world data from over 140,000 people in Sweden with rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. Researchers tracked how many people developed different types of cancer while taking abatacept or other arthritis drugs. The goal was to better understand the safety of these treatments.

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Active substance

abatacept

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

neoplasm psoriatic arthritis rheumatoid arthritis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Local Institution

    Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, United States