Ribeiro, Luciana A. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8808-6781
Kurizky, Patrícia S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5759-2727
de Sena, Rodrigo R. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1788-7070
Fares, Samia https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4455-2017
dos Santos, Gabriel B. F. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5015-8000
Galvão, Letícia O. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4486-1892
da Mota, Licia Maria H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8182-5121
Gomes, Ciro M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3069-6884
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Article History
Received: 19 May 2026
Accepted: 22 June 2026
First Online: 2 July 2026
Declarations
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: Dr. Luciana Alves Ribeiro does not have conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. Patrícia Shu Kurizky is a consultant, lecturer, and/or researcher for Boehringer-Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, UCB, and Novartis. Mr. Rodrigo Ramos de Sena is a consultant for the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Samia Fares and Gabriel B F dos Santos are employees of Bristol Myers Squibb. Dr. Letícia Oba Galvão is a consultant, lecturer, and/or researcher for Johnson & Johnson, UCB, Novartis, and AbbVie. Professor Licia Maria Henruique da Mota has received personal or institutional support from AbbVie, Janssen, Pfizer, and Roche; has delivered speeches at events related to this work; and is sponsored by AbbVie, Boehringer-Ingelheim, GSK, Janssen, Libbs, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sandoz, and UCB. Prof. Ciro Martins Gomes is a consultant, lecturer, and/or researcher for Boehringer-Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, UCB, Eli Lilly and Company, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, and AbbVie.
: The data used in this study were obtained from a longitudinal registry entitled “Autoimmune Diseases in Real Life in Brazil: A Multicenter Cohort Study Based on the Evaluation of Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology"; registry no./approval no. CAAE: 68,068,323.3.1001.5558. The registry received approval from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Brasília, Brazil. All patients signed informed consent forms.