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Data were collected regarding bDMARD and conventional DMARD consumption, types of malignancies, and their temporal relation to RA diagnosis. The association between baseline variables and occurrence of malignancies was examined by Cox regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 4268 eligible RA patients, 688 (16.12%) were diagnosed with any malignancy. Melanoma skin cancer (MSC) was the most prevalent malignancy (148\/688, 21.5%). The proportions out of all malignancies of MSC and non\u2010melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) were higher after than before RA diagnosis (24.7% vs 19.1%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.025 and 24.7% vs 13.0%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.021, respectively). A higher proportion of RA patients diagnosed with malignancy used bDMARDs in comparison with RA patients who were malignancy\u2010free (40.2% vs 17.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009.001). After adjusting for demographic and clinical variables, bDMARDs were associated with an increased risk of malignancy (hazard ratio 1.42, 95% confidence interval 1.10\u20101.78).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Biologic DMARDs are associated with increased risk of malignancy among Israeli RA patients, presumably contributed by MSC and NMSC. 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