Pemphigoid was not associated with increased risk of solid organ, hematologic, or nonmelanoma skin malignancies in a nationally representative matched cohort
The association between pemphigoid and malignancy remains controversial. In a national matched case-control analysis of the NIH All of Us database, encompassing 249 pemphigoid patients and 1,238 matched controls, we found no significant increase in hematologic, solid organ, or nonmelanoma skin cancer risk among patients with pemphigoid. These findings suggest that routine enhanced cancer screening beyond standard age-appropriate recommendations may not be warranted solely because of pemphigoid.
Authors
- Dedee Frances Murrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2971-0199)
- Aalia Syed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0831-8021)
- Suraj S. Pathak
- Gaurav N. Pathak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8383-4451)
- Brandon Tan
Institutions
- Somerset Medical Center (US)
- Johnson University (US)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- St George Hospital (AU)
- St. George Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llag312
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00