Escalation to Biologics After Methotrexate Among US Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis Grouped by Rural Versus Urban Areas.

Objective: Racial and ethnic disparities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes are well recognized. However, whether disparities in RA treatment selection and outcomes differ by urban versus rural residence, independent of race, have not been studied. Our objective was to evaluate whether biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) initiation after methotrexate administration differs by rural versus urban residence among veterans with RA.

The impact of histological grade on outcomes in follicular lymphoma: An analysis of patients in the SEER database in the context of evolving disease classification and treatment.

Currently, there is no convincing evidence that the grade of follicular lymphoma (FL) impacts patient outcome. We correlated grades in 33 925 patients with nodal FL during 1992-2018 in the SEER database with disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS). Patients with FL grade 3 had lower DSS and OS as compared to FL grades 1-2.