Spontaneous regression of lymphoproliferative disorders in patients treated with methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.
Salloum E, Cooper D, Howe G, Lacy J, Tallini G, Crouch J, Schultz M, Murren J. Spontaneous regression of lymphoproliferative disorders in patients treated with methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1996, 14: 1943-9. PMID: 8656264, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1996.14.6.1943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpstein-Barr virusMTX withdrawalLymphoproliferative disordersComplete remissionPolymerase chain reactionRheumatic diseasesPartial responseAbsence of EBVNegative Epstein-Barr virusEBV RNA transcriptsSpontaneous complete remissionLow-grade lymphomaCNS involvementExtranodal diseaseImmunosuppressive therapyMethotrexate therapyMTX therapyInitial managementAggressive lymphomaClinicopathologic featuresHodgkin's diseasePathologic findingsRheumatoid arthritisSitu hybridization studiesSpontaneous regression