Raised melanoma risk from biologics 'cannot be ruled out'

Pooled evidence from cohort studies of patients treated with biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, IBD and psoriasis does not show a statistically significant increased risk of melanoma, a study shows.

However, because the systematic review and meta-analysis found trends toward increased melanoma rates with long-term therapy, a clinically meaningful increase in risk cannot be ruled out, the investigators say.

The UK and Australian researchers found seven eligible studies between 1995 and 2019 involving more than 34,000 patients who received biologics for at