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Carbone A, Chadburn A, Gloghini A, Vaccher E, Bower M. Immune deficiency/dysregulation -associated lymphoproliferative disorders. Revised classification and management. Blood Rev 2024; 64:101167. [PMID: 38195294 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2023.101167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Significant advances in the field of lymphoma have resulted in two recent classification proposals, the International Consensus Classification (ICC) and the 5th edition WHO. A few entities are categorized differently in the ICC compared to the WHO. Nowhere is this more apparent than the immunodeficiency lymphoproliferative disorders. The three previous versions of the WHO classification (3rd, 4th and revised 4th editions) and the ICC focused on four clinical settings in which these lesions arise for primary categorization. In contrast the 2023 WHO 5th edition includes pathologic characteristics including morphology and viral status, in addition to clinical setting, as important information for lesion classification. In addition, the 2023 WHO recognizes a broader number of clinical scenarios in which these lesions arise, including not only traditional types of immune deficiency but also immune dysregulation. With this classification it is hoped that new treatment strategies will be developed leading to better patient outcomes.
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- Antonino Carbone
- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America.
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- Department of Advanced Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Infectious Diseases and Tumors Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy.
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- Department of Oncology and National Centre for HIV Malignancy, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London SW109NH, UK.
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Liu R, Zhao H, Xiao G, Tao Y, Tang X, Feng L, Liao B, Liu B, Guan J, Li L, Chen Z, He H, You H. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of AIDS-Related Burkitt Lymphoma in China: A Retrospective Single-Center Study. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2024; 23:15330338231214236. [PMID: 38179657 PMCID: PMC10771070 DOI: 10.1177/15330338231214236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Objectives: Studies on the prognosis and risk stratification of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) - related Burkitt lymphoma (AR-BL) are rare. We aim to construct a novel model to improve the risk assessment of these patients. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 34 patients over the past 10 years and the factors associated with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated in univariate and multivariate Cox models. Then, the novel model consisting of screened factors was compared with the existing models. Results: With a 37-month median follow-up, the overall 2-year PFS and OS rates were 40.50% and 36.18%, respectively. The OS of patients who received chemotherapy was better compared with those without chemotherapy (P = .0012). Treatment with an etoposide, prednisone, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, and hydroxydaunorubicin-based regimen was associated with longer OS and PFS compared with a cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone-based regimen (OS, P = .0002; PFS, P = .0158). Chemotherapy (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.075; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.009-0.614) and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) 2 to 4 (HR = 4.738; 95% CI, 1.178-19.061) were independent prognostic factors of OS in multivariate analysis and we established a novel prognostic risk stratification model named GZ8H model with chemotherapy and ECOG PS. Conclusion: GZ8H showed better stratification ability than the international prognostic index (IPI) or Burkitt lymphoma IPI (BL-IPI). Furthermore, the C-index of the nomogram used to predict OS was 0.884 in the entire cohort and the calibration curve showed excellent agreement between the predicted and actual results of OS. No human immunodeficiency virus-related factors were found to be associated with OS and PFS of AR-BL patients in our study. Overall, the clinical characteristics and outcomes in AR-BL were shown and prognostic factors for OS and PFS were identified in this study.
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- Rongqiu Liu
- Laboratory for Excellence in Systems Biomedicine of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory for Excellence in Systems Biomedicine of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory for Excellence in Systems Biomedicine of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Ferreira MP, Thuler LCS, Bergmann A, Soares EA, Soares MA. Differential survival of Brazilian patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with and without HIV infection. AIDS 2023; 37:2331-2338. [PMID: 37650761 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Combinatorial antiretroviral therapy provided improvement of HIV patients' immune function and a decrease in the incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is one of the most common NHL forms affecting HIV+ patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of HIV infection on the prognosis of patients treated for DLBCL in a reference cancer treatment center in Brazil. METHODS A retrospective case-control study was developed with patients followed-up at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute, in which 243 DLBCL patients (91 HIV+ and 152 HIV-) were enrolled. HIV- controls were matched to HIV+ according to date of cancer diagnosis, clinical staging, primary cancer treatment and date of birth. Sociodemographic and cancer treatment data were extracted from medical charts. Kaplan-Meier analyses were carried out to estimate survival, while univariate and multiple Cox regression analyses were used to determine factors associated with mortality. RESULTS A total of 98 deaths were observed in a 5-year period after cancer diagnosis. A negative association of HIV infection with both overall and disease-specific survival 1 year after cancer diagnosis was observed [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.98 and 1.96, respectively]. The negative association with HIV infection with disease-specific survival remained significant for a 5-year period after cancer diagnosis (HR = 1.53). HIV viral load above 1000 copies/ml at study entry was also associated with shorter overall and cancer-specific survival. CONCLUSIONS HIV infection negatively impacted prognosis and mortality of DLBCL patients irrespective of cancer-related clinical factors.
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- Programa de Oncovirologia, Instituto Nacional do Câncer
- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Kolijn PM, Langerak AW. Immune dysregulation as a leading principle for lymphoma development in diverse immunological backgrounds. Immunol Lett 2023; 263:46-59. [PMID: 37774986 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2023.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Lymphoma is a heterogeneous group of malignancies arising from lymphocytes, which poses a significant challenge in terms of diagnosis and treatment due to its diverse subtypes and underlying mechanisms. This review aims to explore the shared and distinct features of various forms of lymphoma predisposing conditions, with a focus on genetic, immunological and molecular aspects. While diseases such as autoimmune disorders, inborn errors of immunity and iatrogenic immunodeficiencies are biologically and immunologically distinct, each of these diseases results in profound immune dysregulation and a predisposition to lymphoma development. Interestingly, the increased risk is often skewed towards a particular subtype of lymphoma. Patients with inborn errors of immunity in particular present with extreme forms of lymphoma predisposition, providing a unique opportunity to study the underlying mechanisms. External factors such as chronic infections and environmental exposures further modulate the risk of lymphoma development. Common features of conditions predisposing to lymphoma include: persistent inflammation, recurrent DNA damage or malfunctioning DNA repair, impaired tumor surveillance and viral clearance, and dysregulation of fundamental cellular processes such as activation, proliferation and apoptosis. Our growing understanding of the underlying mechanisms of lymphomagenesis provides opportunities for early detection, prevention and tailored treatment of lymphoma development.
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- P Martijn Kolijn
- Laboratory Medical Immunology, Department of Immunology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory Medical Immunology, Department of Immunology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Hattenhauer ST, Mispelbaum R, Hentrich M, Boesecke C, Monin MB. Enabling CAR T-cell therapies for HIV-positive lymphoma patients - A call for action. HIV Med 2023; 24:957-964. [PMID: 37322863 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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People living with HIV have a higher risk of developing lymphoma. Outcomes for people living with HIV with relapsed or refractory (r/r) lymphoma remain poor. For this group of patients, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy represents a new successful treatment strategy. However, people living with HIV were not included in pivotal trials, so data are limited to case reports. We searched the PubMed and Ovid technologies databases for literature until 1 November 2022 using the terms 'HIV and CAR-T', 'HIV and lymphoma' and 'HIV and CAR-T and lymphoma'. Six cases with sufficient information were included in the review. The mean CD4+ T-cell count before CAR T-cell therapy was 221 cells/μL (range 52-629). The viral load was below the limit of detection in four patients. All patients had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and were treated with gamma-retroviral-based axicabtagene ciloleucel. Four patients developed cytokine-release syndrome (CRS) grade 2 or less or immune effector-cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANs) grade 3-4. Four of six patients responded to CAR T-cell therapy (three complete remissions, one partial remission). In summary, there are no clinical reasons to restrict the use of CAR T-cell therapy in people living with HIV with r/r DLBCL. According to the current data, CAR T-cell therapy was safe and effective. In people who meet the standard criteria for CAR T-cell therapy, this treatment approach could significantly improve the unmet need for more effective treatment options for people living with HIV with r/r lymphoma.
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- Sandra Tessa Hattenhauer
- Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Immune-Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Immune-Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Red Cross Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner-site Cologne-Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner-site Cologne-Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Huguet M, Navarro JT, Moltó J, Ribera JM, Tapia G. Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the HIV Setting. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3191. [PMID: 37370801 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15123191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Despite the widespread use of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) and the subsequent decrease in AIDS-defining cancers, HIV-related lymphomas remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in people with HIV (PWH). Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) subtype in PWH. This lymphoma is a heterogeneous disease including morphological variants and molecular subtypes according to the cell of origin or the mutation profile. In the pre-cART era, treatment with standard-dose chemotherapy induced high rates of toxicity and outcomes were very poor. The introduction of cART and the incorporation of infection prophylaxis allowed the use of conventional intensive chemotherapy regimens used in the general population, such as R-CHOP or R-EPOCH. The use of cART during chemotherapy treatment was initially controversial due to the potential risk of adverse drug-drug interactions. However, the availability of current cART regimens with less potential to cause drug interactions and evidence that cART improves survival rates in NHL strongly support the use of cART in PWH with DLBCL. Consequently, interdisciplinary collaboration between HIV specialists and hemato-oncologists for the management of potential interactions and overlapping toxicities between antiretroviral and antineoplastic drugs is crucial for the optimal treatment of PWH with NHL.
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- Maria Huguet
- Department of Hematology, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Ctra. de Canyet, S/N, 08916 Badalona, Spain
- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, 08916 Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Ctra. de Canyet, S/N, 08916 Badalona, Spain
- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, 08916 Badalona, Spain
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- Fundació Lluita Contra les Infeccions, Infectious Diseases Department, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Ctra. de Canyet, S/N, 08916 Badalona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Ctra. de Canyet, S/N, 08916 Badalona, Spain
- Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, 08916 Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Ctra. de Canyet, S/N, 08916 Badalona, Spain
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Chu Y, Liu Y, Fang X, Jiang Y, Ding M, Ge X, Yuan D, Lu K, Li P, Li Y, Xu H, Fan J, Zhou X, Wang X. The epidemiological patterns of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: global estimates of disease burden, risk factors, and temporal trends. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1059914. [PMID: 37333805 PMCID: PMC10272809 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1059914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Background The incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) has increased steadily over the past few decades. Elucidating its global burden will facilitate more effective disease management and improve patient outcomes. We explored the disease burden, risk factors, and trends in incidence and mortality in NHL globally. Methods The up-to-date data on age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of NHL were retrieved from the GLOBOCAN 2020, CI5 volumes I-XI, WHO mortality database, and Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019, focusing on geographic disparities worldwide. We reported incidence and mortality by sex and age, along with corresponding age-standardized rates (ASRs), the average annual percentage change (AAPC), and future burden estimates to 2040. Results In 2020, there were an estimated 545,000 new cases and 260,000 deaths of NHL globally. In addition, NHL resulted in 8,650,352 age-standardized DALYs in 2019 worldwide. The age-specific incidence rates varied drastically across world areas, at least 10-fold in both sexes, with the most pronounced increase trend found in Australia and New Zealand. By contrast, North African countries faced a more significant mortality burden (ASR, 3.7 per 100,000) than highly developed countries. In the past decades, the pace of increase in incidence and mortality accelerated, with the highest AAPC of 4.9 (95%CI: 3.6-6.2) and 6.8 (95%CI: 4.3-9.2) in the elderly population, respectively. Considering risk factors, obesity was positively correlated with age-standardized incidence rates (P< 0.001). And North America was the high-risk region for DALYs due to the high body mass index in 2019. Regarding demographic change, NHL incident cases are projected to rise to approximately 778,000 by 2040. Conclusion In this pooled analysis, we provided evidence for the growing incidence trends in NHL, particularly among women, older adults, obese populations, and HIV-infected people. And the marked increase in the older population is still a public health issue that requires more attention. Future efforts should be directed at cultivating health awareness and formulating effective and locally tailored cancer prevention strategies, especially in most developing countries.
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- Yurou Chu
- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Lymphoma, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Lymphoma, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Chen J, Wu Y, Kang Z, Qin S, Ruan G, Zhao H, Tao X, Xie Z, Peng J. A promising prognostic model for predicting survival of patients with HIV-related diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the cART era. Cancer Med 2023. [PMID: 37081761 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Optimization of risk stratification is important for facilitating prognoses and therapeutic decisions regarding diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, a simple and applicable prognostic tool is lacking for individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related DLBCL in the era of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). METHODS This retrospective multicenter observational study included 147 HIV-related DLBCL patients with histologically confirmed DLBCL from 2013 to 2020. The total group was divided into training (n = 78) and validation (n = 69) cohorts to derive the best prognostic score. Clinicopathological and characteristic biomarkers correlated with clinical outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS Age, Ann Arbor stage, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) ratio, bulky disease, and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) ratio retained robust independent correlations with overall survival (OS) in multivariate analysis. A new and practical prognostic model was generated and externally validated, classifying patients into three categories with significantly different survival rates. Moreover, the new index outperformed the International Prognostic Index (IPI) score (area under the curve values of 0.94 vs. 0.81 in the training cohort and 0.85 vs. 0.74 in the validation cohort, C-indices of 0.80 vs. 0.70 in the training cohort and 0.74 vs. 0.70 in the validation cohort, and integrated discrimination improvement values of 0.203 in the training cohort and 0.175 in the validation cohort) and was better at defining intermediate- and high-risk groups. The calibration curves performed satisfactorily for predicting 3-year OS in the training and validation cohorts. CONCLUSIONS We developed and validated a simple and feasible prognostic model for patients with HIV-related DLBCL that had more discriminative and predictive accuracy than the IPI score for risk stratification and individualized treatment in the cART era.
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- Juanjuan Chen
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangxi AIDS Diagnosis and Treatment Quality Control Center, Longtan Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Liuzhou, China
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- Guangxi AIDS Clinical Treatment Center, The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Infectious Diseases Center, Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangxi AIDS Clinical Treatment Center, The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Lim KJC, Di Ciaccio P, Polizzotto MN, Milliken S, Cochrane T, Goh Z, Shaw B, Perry E, Gilbertson M, Kermode W, Cheah CY, Latimer M, Hamad N, Ku M. Outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus-associated Burkitt lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated in Australia: A report from the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance. Br J Haematol 2023; 201:865-873. [PMID: 36866733 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
Abstract
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has improved outcomes for human immunodeficiency virus-associated non-Hodgkin lymphoma (HIV-NHL). This is an analysis of 44 patients with HIV with Burkitt lymphoma (HIV-BL) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (HIV-DLBCL) treated in Australia over a 10-year period (2009-2019) during the ART and rituximab era. At HIV-NHL diagnosis, the majority of presenting patients had adequate CD4 counts and undetectable HIV viral load <50 copies/mL. More than 80% of patients received chemotherapy with curative intent, rituximab, and concurrent ART with chemotherapy (immunotherapy). R-CODOX-M/IVAC or R-Hyper-CVAD (55%) were most commonly used in HIV-BL. CHOP (58%) was the most commonly used chemotherapy backbone for HIV-DLBCL, although 45% of patients received more intense chemotherapy regimens. Overall, 93% of patients who received curative therapy completed their intended course. The 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for the HIV-BL cohort was 67% and 67% respectively. The 2-year PFS and OS for the HIV-DLBCL cohort was 77% and 81% respectively. Treatment related mortality was 5%. In all, 83% of patients achieved a CD4 count of >0.2 ×109 /L 6 months after the end of treatment. Current Australian practice favours the treatment of HIV-BL and HIV-DLBCL similarly to the HIV-negative population with the use of concurrent ART, achieving outcomes comparable to the HIV-negative population.
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- Kenneth J C Lim
- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Sydney, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Fitzroy, New South Wales, Australia.,College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Fitzroy, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia.,Griffiths University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia.,Griffiths University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- Monash Hospital, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Sydney, Melbourne, Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Fitzroy, New South Wales, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Sydney, Melbourne, Australia.,University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Wang C, Liang S, Quan X, Guo B, Huang D, Li J, Liu Y. HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma in the combination antiretroviral therapy era: Real-world outcomes and prognostication. EJHAEM 2022; 4:100-107. [PMID: 36819158 PMCID: PMC9928793 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We performed a retrospective study to analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus-associated Burkitt's lymphoma in Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, southwest China, from March 2012 to February 2022. In the entire cohort, the median age was 36 years (range, 28-60 years), and more patients were male (82.4%). The median CD4+ T cell count was 214/μl (range, 54-601), of whom 47.1% had a CD4+ T cell count below 200/μl. Most patients had elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), elevated β2-MG, extranodal involvement and advanced Ann Arbor stage at diagnosis. With a median follow-up of 11.5 months (range, 1.6-94.9 months), the overall 1-year progression-free survival and overall survival (OS) rates were 27.6% and 47.6%, respectively. The 1-year OS times in the LDH < 3 upper limit of normal and LDH ≥ 3 upper limit of normal groups were 62.5% and 31.3%, respectively (p = 0.008). The 1-year OS times in the received <4 cycles and ≥4 cycles groups were 0% and 77.8%, respectively (p < 0.001). These results demonstrated that LDH < 3 upper limit of normal and received ≥4 cycles of chemotherapy were significantly associated with improved outcomes. However, rituximab administration was not significantly associated with improved outcomes.
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- Chaoyu Wang
- Department of Hematology OncologyChongqing University Cancer HospitalChongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized TreatmentChongqingChina
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- Department of Hematology OncologyChongqing University Cancer HospitalChongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized TreatmentChongqingChina
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- Department of Hematology OncologyChongqing University Cancer HospitalChongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized TreatmentChongqingChina
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- Department of Hematology OncologyChongqing University Cancer HospitalChongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized TreatmentChongqingChina
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- Department of Hematology OncologyChongqing University Cancer HospitalChongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized TreatmentChongqingChina
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- Department of Hematology OncologyChongqing University Cancer HospitalChongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized TreatmentChongqingChina
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- Department of Hematology OncologyChongqing University Cancer HospitalChongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized TreatmentChongqingChina
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López C, Burkhardt B, Chan JKC, Leoncini L, Mbulaiteye SM, Ogwang MD, Orem J, Rochford R, Roschewski M, Siebert R. Burkitt lymphoma. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2022; 8:78. [PMID: 36522349 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-022-00404-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive form of B cell lymphoma that can affect children and adults. The study of BL led to the identification of the first recurrent chromosomal aberration in lymphoma, t(8;14)(q24;q32), and subsequent discovery of the central role of MYC and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in tumorigenesis. Most patients with BL are cured with chemotherapy but those with relapsed or refractory disease usually die of lymphoma. Historically, endemic BL, non-endemic sporadic BL and the immunodeficiency-associated BL have been recognized, but differentiation of these epidemiological variants is confounded by the frequency of EBV positivity. Subtyping into EBV+ and EBV- BL might better describe the biological heterogeneity of the disease. Phenotypically resembling germinal centre B cells, all types of BL are characterized by dysregulation of MYC due to enhancer activation via juxtaposition with one of the three immunoglobulin loci. Additional molecular changes commonly affect B cell receptor and sphingosine-1-phosphate signalling, proliferation, survival and SWI-SNF chromatin remodelling. BL is diagnosed on the basis of morphology and high expression of MYC. BL can be effectively treated in children and adolescents with short durations of high dose-intensity multiagent chemotherapy regimens. Adults are more susceptible to toxic effects but are effectively treated with chemotherapy, including modified versions of paediatric regimens. The outcomes in patients with BL are good in high-income countries with low mortality and few late effects, but in low-income and middle-income countries, BL is diagnosed late and is usually treated with less-effective regimens affecting the overall good outcomes in patients with this lymphoma.
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- Cristina López
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.,Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (NHL-BFM) Study Center and Paediatric Hematology, Oncology and BMT, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
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Lurain K, Ramaswami R, Yarchoan R. The role of viruses in HIV-associated lymphomas. Semin Hematol 2022; 59:183-191. [PMID: 36805886 PMCID: PMC9971650 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2022.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Lymphomas are among the most common cancers in people with HIV (PWH). The lymphoma subtypes and pathogenesis of lymphoma in PWH are different from the immunocompetent population. It is well-known that HIV causes severe CD4+ T cell lymphopenia in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART); however, the risk of developing certain subtypes of lymphoma remains elevated even in people receiving ART with preserved CD4+ T cells. HIV contributes to lymphomagenesis and causes decreased immune surveillance via T cell depletion and dysregulation, B cell dysregulation, and the potential contribution of HIV-encoded proteins. The oncogenic gammaherpesviruses, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV, also known as human herpesvirus 8), are the causative agents in the majority of HIV-associated lymphomas. HIV-associated T cell depletion and dysregulation allows EBV and KSHV to proliferate in infected B cells. Specific EBV- and KSHV-encoded proteins participate in B cell activation, and proliferation leading to B cell transformation. Understanding the distinct pathogenesis of HIV-associated lymphomas affords opportunities to develop therapies that specifically target these unique aspects and improve lymphoma outcomes in PWH. Agents being studied that target the specific roles of HIV, EBV, and KSHV in lymphomagenesis include immunotherapies, targeted agents, and cellular therapies.
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- Kathryn Lurain
- HIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.
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- HIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- HIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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HLA homozygosity is associated with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hum Immunol 2022; 83:730-735. [PMID: 35953408 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The "heterozygote advantage" hypothesis has been postulated regarding the role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), where homozygous loci are associated with an increased risk of disease. In this retrospective study, we analyzed the HLA homozygosity of 3789 patients with aplastic anemia (AA), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), multiple myeloma (MM), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) at HLA-A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1 loci compared to 169,964 normal controls. HLA homozygosity at one or more loci was only associated with an increased risk in NHL patients (OR = 1.28, 95% CI [1.09, 1.50], p = 0.002). This association was not seen in any of the other hematologic diseases. Homozygosity at HLA-A alone, HLA-B + C only, and HLA-DRB1 + DQB1 only was also significantly associated with NHL. Finally, we observed a 17% increased risk of NHL with each additional homozygous locus (OR per locus = 1.17, 95% CI [1.08, 1.25], p trend = 2.4 × 10-5). These results suggest that reduction of HLA diversity could predispose individuals to an increased risk of developing NHL.
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Luo Q, Pfeiffer RM, Noone AM, Horner MJ, Engels EA, Shiels MS. Years of life lost to cancer among the United States HIV population, 2006-2015. AIDS 2022; 36:1279-1286. [PMID: 35608110 PMCID: PMC9283267 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We estimated years of life lost (YLLs) to all causes of death and YLL lost to cancer among persons with HIV (PWH) in the United States. DESIGN Linked HIV and cancer registry data from the HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study were used to identify incident cancers and deaths among PWH in 11 regions of the United States during 2006-2015. METHODS Mean YLL (MYLL) to all causes of death and MYLL to cancer during 2006-2015 were derived from the restricted mean survival estimated from Cox proportional hazards regression models. MYLLs were then upweighted to the national population of PWH to obtain all-cause total YLL (TYLL) and cancer-related TYLL in the United Staets during 2006-2015. RESULTS Among 466 234 PWH in the study population, 25 772 (5.5%) developed cancer during 2006-2015. Nationally, an estimated 134 986 years of life were lost to cancer of all types during 2006-2015 among PWH, representing 9.6% of TYLL to all causes. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), Kaposi sarcoma, anal cancer, and lung cancer were the four largest cancer contributors (45% of TYLL to cancer). The largest fraction of TYLL occurred among back PWH, MSM, and PWH aged 40-59 years old. CONCLUSION PWH have higher mortality rates after developing cancer. NHL, Kaposi sarcoma and anal and lung cancers were large contributors to YLL to cancer in the United States population of PWH, highlighting opportunities to reduce cancer mortality through improved access to antiretroviral treatment, prevention, and screening.
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- Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Zhang J, Xie Z, Cai S, Qin S, Ruan G, Lu A, Wu Y, Chen J, Peng J. Hypoalbuminemia predicts inferior outcome in patients with AIDS-related lymphoma. Infect Agent Cancer 2022; 17:33. [PMID: 35717275 PMCID: PMC9206320 DOI: 10.1186/s13027-022-00448-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background The prognostic value of serum albumin in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related lymphoma (ARL) remains covered. Methods We retrospectively analyzed de novo ARL patients from 2013 to 2019 across three centers. Factors correlated with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated in Kaplan–Meier, univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard models. Results A total of 86 ARL patients were enrolled with a median follow-up of 34 months. In the cohort, the OS and 2-year PFS rates were 37.5% and 35.4%, respectively. In multivariate models, older age (PFS, hazard ratios [HR] = 1.035, p = 0.037; OS, HR = 1.034, p = 0.041) and hypoalbuminemia (OS, HR = 0.910, p = 0.038) predicted inferior survival. ARL patients with hypoalbuminemia showed worse OS and 2-year PFS (p = 0.028 and p = 0.01, respectively), which was associated with poor Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) and higher International Prognosis Index (IPI) score. Conclusion In conclusion, serum albumin at diagnosis is an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in AIDS-related lymphoma.
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- Jinxin Zhang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838 Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Fourth Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838 Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangxi AIDS Diagnosis and Treatment Quality Control Center, Longtan Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Fourth Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838 Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Fourth Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838 Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838 Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, China.
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Tattersall T, Tam C, Moore D, Wesseling T, Grieve S, Wang L, Bacani N, Montaner JSG, Hogg RS, Barrios R, Salters K. Healthcare and treatment experiences among people diagnosed with HIV before and after a province-wide treatment as prevention initiative in British Columbia, Canada. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1022. [PMID: 35597938 PMCID: PMC9123764 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13415-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction In 2010, the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) initiated the Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/AIDS (STOP HIV/AIDS) program to improve HIV testing, linkage to care, and treatment uptake, thereby operationalizing the HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP) framework at the population-level. In this analysis, we evaluated self-reported HIV care experiences and therapeutic outcomes among people diagnosed with HIV prior to and after implementation of this provincial program. Methods A cross-sectional analysis was performed on the baseline data of a cohort of people living with HIV (PLWH) (19 years and older) in the province of BC sampled from July 2016 to September 2018. All participants consented to linking their survey data to the provincial HIV treatment registry. Individuals diagnosed with HIV from January 1 2000—December 31 2009 were classified as pre-intervention and those diagnosed January 1 2010—December 31 2018 as post-intervention cohorts. Bivariate analyses were run using Chi-square and Wilcoxon Rank Sum tests. Cox proportional hazards regression model demonstrates time to antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation (from HIV baseline) and virological suppression (2 consecutive plasma viral load measurements < 200 copies/ml). Results Of the 325 participants included in this analysis, 198 (61%) were diagnosed with HIV in the pre-intervention era and 127 (39%) in the post-intervention era. A higher proportion of participants in post-intervention era were diagnosed at walk-in clinics (45% vs. 39%) and hospitals (21% vs. 11%) (vs pre-intervention) (p = 0.042). Post-intervention participants had initiated ART with less advanced HIV disease (CD4 count 410 vs. 270 cells/ul; p = 0.001) and were less likely to experience treatment interruptions at any point in the 5 years after HIV diagnosis (17% vs. 48%; p < 0.001). The post-intervention cohort had significantly more timely ART initiation (aHR: 5.97, 95%CI 4.47, 7.97) and virologic suppression (aHR: 2.03, 95%CI 1.58, 2.60) following diagnosis, after controlling for confounders. Conclusions We found favourable treatment experiences and more timely ART initiation and virologic suppression after a targeted TasP provincial program. Our results illustrate the importance of accessible low-barrier HIV testing and treatment in tackling the HIV epidemic.
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- Tessa Tattersall
- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z1Y6, Canada. .,Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
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Koh MJ, Merrill MH, Koh MJ, Stuver R, Alonso CD, Foss FM, Mayor AM, Gill J, Epeldegui M, Cachay E, Thorne JE, Silverberg MJ, Horberg MA, Althoff KN, Nijhawan AE, McGinnis KA, Lee JS, Rabkin CS, Napravnik S, Li J, Castilho JL, Shen C, Jain S. Comparative outcomes for mature T-cell and NK/T-cell lymphomas in people with and without HIV and to AIDS-defining lymphomas. Blood Adv 2022; 6:1420-1431. [PMID: 35026839 PMCID: PMC8905704 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021006208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
There are no studies comparing the prognosis for mature T-cell lymphoma (TCL) in people with HIV (PWH) to people without HIV (PWoH) and to AIDS-defining B-cell lymphomas (A-BCLs) in the modern antiretroviral therapy era. North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design and Comprehensive Oncology Measures for Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma Treatment are cohorts that enroll patients diagnosed with HIV and TCL, respectively. In our study, 52, 64, 101, 500, and 246 PWH with histologic confirmation of TCL, primary central nervous system lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), respectively, and 450 TCLs without HIV were eligible for analysis. At the time of TCL diagnosis, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) was the most common TCL subtype within PWH. Although PWH with TCL diagnosed between 1996 and 2009 experienced a low 5-year survival probability at 0.23 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.13, 0.41), we observed a marked improvement in their survival when diagnosed between 2010 and 2016 (0.69; 95% CI: 0.48, 1; P = .04) in contrast to TCLs among PWoH (0.45; 95% CI: 0.41, 0.51; P = .53). Similarly, PWH with ALCLs diagnosed between 1996 and 2009 were associated with a conspicuously inferior 5-year survival probability (0.17; 95% CI: 0.07, 0.42) and consistently lagged behind A-BCL subtypes such as Burkitt's (0.43; 95% CI:0.33, 0.57; P = .09) and DLBCL (0.17; 95% CI: 0.06, 0.46; P = .11) and behind HL (0.57; 95% CI: 0.50, 0.65; P < .0001). Despite a small number, those diagnosed between 2010 and 2016 experienced a remarkable improvement in survival (0.67; 95% CI: 0.3, 1) in comparison with PWoH (0.76; 95% CI: 0.66, 0.87; P = .58). Thus, our analysis confirms improved overall survival for aggressive B- and T-cell malignancies among PWH in the last decade.
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- Min Jung Koh
- School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Retrovirus Research Center, Universidad Central del Caribe, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
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- Southern Alberta HIV Clinic, Calgary, Canada
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- University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Biogen, Cambridge, MA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA; and
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Pongas GN, Ramos JC. HIV-Associated Lymphomas: Progress and New Challenges. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11051447. [PMID: 35268547 PMCID: PMC8911067 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11051447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The association of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and aggressive lymphomas was first reported in 1982. Before the development of effective HIV antiviral therapy, the incidence and the mortality of these lymphomas was high, with patients frequently succumbing to the disease. More lately, the combination of cART with chemoimmunotherapy significantly improved the survival outcome of the HIV-lymphomas. In this review, we discuss on describing the incidence of HIV-associated lymphomas, their clinical features, and the latest advances in the management of the various lymphoma subtypes.
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Malmström S, Wagner P, Yilmaz A, Svedhem V, Carlander C. Failure to restore CD4+ cell count associated with infection-related and noninfection-related cancer. AIDS 2022; 36:447-457. [PMID: 34711738 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess incidence and relative risk of cancer in Sweden, by HIV status, from 1988 to 2017. DESIGN Population-based register study. METHODS From the Swedish Total Population Register, all people born between 1940 and 2000 (n = 8 587 629), and resident in Sweden sometime 1983-2017 were identified and linked to National HIV Register InfCareHIV, National Cancer Register, and LISA database. We present incidence and adjusted hazard ratios (adjHR) of infection and noninfection-related cancer for three periods between 1988 and 2017. RESULTS Incidence and relative risk of infection-related cancer decreased but remained higher in people with HIV (PWH) than in HIV-negative. The proportion attributable to infection remained higher in PWH than in HIV-negative (44 vs. 9%). Women with HIV had lower risk of infection-related cancer than men with HIV [adjusted hazard ratio (adjHR) 0.6, 95% CI 0.4-0.9], mainly driven by lower incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma (adjHR 0.1, 95% CI 0.0-0.4). Current viral suppression (adjHR 0.3, 95% CI 0.2-0.5) was associated with lower risk of infection-related cancer. Current CD4+ cell count less than 200 cells/μl was associated with both infection-related (adjHR 15.3, 95% CI 10.7-21.8) and noninfection-related cancer (adjHR 2.5, 95% CI 1.5-4.1), as was CD4+ cell count increases less than 100 cells/μl post antiretroviral therapy (ART) (infection-related cancer adjHR 6.6, 95% CI 4.2-10.6, noninfection-related cancer adjHR 2.0, 95% CI 1.2-3.3). CONCLUSION Current CD4+ cell count and failure to restore CD4+ cell count both associated with infection and noninfection-related cancer. Viral suppression associated with lower risk of infection-related cancer. Early HIV detection and early adherent ART remain essential for cancer prevention.
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- Stina Malmström
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Västmanland County Hospital Västerås
- Centre for Clinical Research Västmanland, Västmanland County Hospital, Uppsala University, Västerås
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- Centre for Clinical Research Västmanland, Västmanland County Hospital, Uppsala University, Västerås
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
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- Centre for Clinical Research Västmanland, Västmanland County Hospital, Uppsala University, Västerås
- Department of Medicine Huddinge
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Kieri O, Marrone G, Sönnerborg A, Nowak P. Incidence, Treatment, and Outcome of HIV-Associated Hematologic Malignancies in People Living with HIV in Sweden. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2022; 38:135-142. [PMID: 34652958 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2021.0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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People living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of hematologic malignancies (HMs). We aimed to characterize HMs among PLHIV at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. We studied all PLHIV receiving care at our center between 2004 and 2018. Data were retrieved retrospectively from InfCareHIV database and medical records. Around 3,484 patients received HIV care for a total of 22,903 person-years (py) with median follow-up of 7.6 years. HMs were identified in 43 patients with 30 cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), 9 cases of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), 2 multicentric Castleman's disease, and 1 case each of myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome. The incidence rate of NHL was 88/105 py and HL 39.6/105 py. The incidence of NHL declined 2004-2010 versus 2011-2018 (180.8 vs. 40.1/105 py; p = .001). Median time from HIV diagnosis to malignancy was shorter in NHL compared with HL (1.2 years vs. 8.9 years; p = .01) and effective HIV treatment was less common in NHL (33% vs. 100%; p < .001). The 5-year survival rate of NHL was 59% and HL 43%, significantly lower compared with lymphoma survival in the general population in Sweden. In the era of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), the incidence rate of lymphoma was more than five times higher in PLHIV and 5-year survival significantly inferior. Efforts for earlier identification of HIV-infected individuals are likely to affect the incidence of NHL. Additionally, an effective screening for clinical and laboratory signs of HL in PLHIV on ART should be introduced to improve identification and survival of HL in this population.
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- Oscar Kieri
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Infectious diseases, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Infectious diseases, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Infectious diseases, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine ANA Futura Laboratory, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Infectious diseases, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine ANA Futura Laboratory, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden MIMS, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Wang C, Liu J, Liu Y. Progress in the Treatment of HIV-Associated Lymphoma When Combined With the Antiretroviral Therapies. Front Oncol 2022; 11:798008. [PMID: 35096597 PMCID: PMC8792758 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.798008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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With the wide use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), the life expectancy of HIV-infected individuals drastically improved. However, HIV infection and HIV-associated cancers were the most common causes of death in the HIV-infected populations. The HIV-associated cancers are divided into acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining and non-AIDS-defining cancers based on the incidence among the HIV-infected patients. Among HIV-associated cancers, acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related lymphoma (ARL) is still the most common condition and the leading cause of HIV/AIDS-related deaths. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) are the most common subtypes of the ARL. Although Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) is not considered as an AIDS-defining cancer, incidence of HL in HIV-infected individuals is higher than the general population. The review summarizes the new progress in the treatment of HIV-associated lymphoma.
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- Chaoyu Wang
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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Wong Y, Meehan MT, Burrows SR, Doolan DL, Miles JJ. Estimating the global burden of Epstein-Barr virus-related cancers. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022; 148:31-46. [PMID: 34705104 PMCID: PMC8752571 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03824-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND More than 90% of the adult population globally is chronically infected by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). It is well established that EBV is associated with a number of malignancies, and advances in knowledge of EBV-related malignancies are being made every year. Several studies have analysed the global epidemiology and geographic distribution of EBV-related cancers. However, most have only described a single cancer type or subtype in isolation or limited their study to the three or four most common EBV-related cancers. This review will present an overview on the spectrum of cancers linked to EBV based on observations of associations and proportions in the published literature while also using these observations to estimate the incidence and mortality burden of some of these cancers. METHOD We have reviewed the literature on defining features, distribution and outcomes across six cancers with a relatively large EBV-related case burden: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), Gastric carcinoma (GC), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), Burkitt lymphoma (BL), Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, Nasal type (ENKTL-NT). We retrieved published region-specific EBV-related case proportions for NPC, GC, HL and BL and performed meta-analyses on pooled region-specific studies of EBV-related case proportions for DLBCL and ENKTL-NT. We match these pooled proportions with their respective regional incidence and mortality numbers retrieved from a publicly available cancer database. Additionally, we also reviewed the literature on several other less common EBV-related cancers to summarize their key characteristics herein. CONCLUSION We estimated that EBV-related cases from these six cancers accounted for 239,700-357,900 new cases and 137,900-208,700 deaths in 2020. This review highlights the significant global impact of EBV-related cancers and extends the spectrum of disease that could benefit from an EBV-specific therapeutic.
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- Yide Wong
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia.
- Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4870, Australia.
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia.
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- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
- Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4870, Australia
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
- Centre for Molecular Therapeutics, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4870, Australia
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
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Pai SY. How immunodeficiency can lead to malignancy. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2021; 2021:287-295. [PMID: 34889385 PMCID: PMC8791117 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Immunodeficiency, whether acquired in the case of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or congenital due to inborn errors of immunity (IEIs), presents clinically with not only infection and immune dysregulation but also increased risk of malignancy. The range of malignancies seen is relatively limited and attributable to the particular cellular and molecular defects in each disease. CD4+ T-cell lymphopenia in people living with HIV infection (PLWH) and certain IEIs drive the predisposition to aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, including certain rare subtypes rarely seen in immunocompetent individuals. PLWH and IEI that lead to profound T-cell lymphopenia or dysfunction also are at risk of cancers related to oncogenic viruses such as Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human papillomavirus (HPV), and Merkel cell polyomavirus. IEIs that affect natural killer cell development and/or function heavily predispose to HPV-associated epithelial cancers. Defects in DNA repair pathways compromise T- and B-lymphocyte development during immune receptor rearrangement in addition to affecting hematopoietic and epithelial DNA damage responses, resulting in both hematologic and nonhematologic cancers. Treatment of cancers in immunodeficient individuals should be curative in intent and pursued in close consultation with disease experts in immunology and infectious disease.
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- Sung-Yun Pai
- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
- Correspondence Sung-Yun Pai, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 1-5142, 10 Center Dr, Bethesda, MD 20892; e-mail:
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Wiggill T, Mayne E, Perner Y, Vaughan J. Changing Patterns of Lymphoma in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2021; 88:252-260. [PMID: 34354010 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND South Africa has a high HIV prevalence, which associates with an increased risk of lymphoma. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) became accessible in 2004, but the program has substantially expanded. Changes in lymphoma patterns are documented in high-income countries after wide-scale ART including declining high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (HG B-NHLs), particularly diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and increased Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). There are limited data from Africa. This study aimed to compare HG B-NHL characteristics in the early (2007) and later (2017) ART era. METHODS All incident lymphomas at the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, were identified using the laboratory information system, and data were collected for each patient. RESULTS The total number of lymphoma cases increased from 397 (2007) to 582 (2017). This was associated with improved lymphoma classification and patient referral for oncological care. HG B-NHL remained the most diagnosed lymphoma subtype in 2017 comprising 70% of HIV-associated lymphomas, followed by HL (24%). Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma comprised 65% of all HG B-NHLs and 45% of all lymphomas in people with HIV in 2017. Significantly more patients were on ART in 2017, with improvements in virological control documented. Despite this, 47.6% of patients were not virologically suppressed, and 37.5% of patients were ART-naive at time of diagnosis in 2017. Immunological reconstitution was suboptimal, which may reflect late initiation of ART. CONCLUSION Public health initiatives to initiate ART as early as possible and to retain patients in ART programs may assist in decreasing the number of HIV-associated lymphomas in our setting.
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- Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, and National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Ruffieux Y, Dhokotera T, Muchengeti M, Bartels L, Olago V, Bohlius J, Singh E, Egger M, Rohner E. Cancer risk in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in South Africa: a nationwide cohort study. Lancet HIV 2021; 8:e614-e622. [PMID: 34509198 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(21)00158-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Literature on cancer in adolescents and young adults (AYA; aged 15-24 years) living with HIV is scarce. We studied cancer incidence in AYA living with HIV in South Africa between 2004 and 2014. METHODS In this nationwide cohort study, we included individuals between 15 and 24 years old who had at least two HIV-related laboratory measurements on separate days between Jan 1, 2004, and Dec 31, 2014, recorded in the National Health Laboratory Service database. We used privacy-preserving probabilistic record linkage methods to identify HIV-related laboratory records that most likely belonged to the same individual and to then link these individuals to cancer diagnoses from the National Cancer Registry. We computed incidence rates for the most common cancers in AYA living with HIV, and we assessed associations between these cancers and sex, age, calendar year, and CD4 cell count using Cox proportional hazards models and adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs). FINDINGS We included 782 454 AYA living with HIV (698 066 [89·2%] women) with 1 428 114 person-years of follow-up. Of those, 867 developed incident cancer (incidence rate 60·7 per 100 000 person-years), including 429 who developed Kaposi sarcoma (30·0 per 100 000 person-years), 107 non-Hodgkin lymphoma (7·5 per 100 000 person-years), 48 Hodgkin lymphoma (3·4 per 100 000 person-years), 45 cervical cancer (3·4 per 100 000 woman-years), and 32 leukaemia (2·2 per 100 000 person-years). Kaposi sarcoma was more common in the 20-24 year age group than the 15-19 year age group (aHR 1·39, 95% CI 1·03-1·86). Male sex was associated with higher rates of Kaposi sarcoma (2·06, 1·61-2·63), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (3·17, 2·06-4·89), Hodgkin lymphoma (4·83, 2·61-8·93), and leukaemia (unadjusted HR 5·90, 95% CI 2·87-12·12). Cancer rates decreased over the study period, driven by declining Kaposi sarcoma rates. Lower baseline CD4 cell counts were associated with higher rates of Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Hodgkin lymphoma, but not leukaemia. INTERPRETATION Infection-related cancers were the most common cancer types in AYA living with HIV in South Africa, and their incidence rates increased with lower CD4 cell counts. Therefore, innovative strategies to maintaining high CD4 cell counts are needed to reduce the cancer burden in this vulnerable population. FUNDING US National Institutes of Health and Swiss National Science Foundation.
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- Yann Ruffieux
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Ruffieux Y, Muchengeti M, Egger M, Efthimiou O, Bartels L, Olago V, Davidović M, Dhokotera T, Bohlius J, Singh E, Rohner E. Immunodeficiency and Cancer in 3.5 Million People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): The South African HIV Cancer Match Study. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:e735-e744. [PMID: 33530095 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We analyzed associations between immunodeficiency and cancer incidence in a nationwide cohort of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PLWH) in South Africa. METHODS We used data from the South African HIV Cancer Match Study built on HIV-related laboratory measurements from the National Health Laboratory Services and cancer records from the National Cancer Registry. We evaluated associations between time-updated CD4 cell count and cancer incidence rates using Cox proportional hazards models. We reported adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) over a grid of CD4 values and estimated the aHR per 100 CD4 cells/µL decrease. RESULTS Of 3 532 266 PLWH, 15 078 developed cancer. The most common cancers were cervical cancer (4150 cases), Kaposi sarcoma (2262 cases), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (1060 cases). The association between lower CD4 cell count and higher cancer incidence rates was strongest for conjunctival cancer (aHR per 100 CD4 cells/µL decrease: 1.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.38-1.54), Kaposi sarcoma (aHR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.20-1.26), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (aHR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.14-1.22). Among infection-unrelated cancers, lower CD4 cell counts were associated with higher incidence rates of esophageal cancer (aHR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.00-1.11) but not breast, lung, or prostate cancer. CONCLUSIONS Lower CD4 cell counts were associated with an increased risk of developing various infection-related cancers among PLWH. Reducing HIV-induced immunodeficiency may be a potent cancer-prevention strategy among PLWH in sub-Saharan Africa, a region heavily burdened by cancers attributable to infections.
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- Yann Ruffieux
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.,School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.,Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER), School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.,Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.,School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma: outcomes from a US-UK collaborative analysis. Blood Adv 2021; 5:2852-2862. [PMID: 34283175 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Data addressing prognostication in patients with HIV related Burkitt lymphoma (HIV-BL) currently treated remain scarce. We present an international analysis of 249 (United States: 140; United Kingdom: 109) patients with HIV-BL treated from 2008 to 2019 aiming to identify prognostic factors and outcomes. With a median follow up of 4.5 years, the 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 61% (95% confidence interval [CI] 55% to 67%) and 66% (95%CI 59% to 71%), respectively, with similar results in both countries. Patients with baseline central nervous system (CNS) involvement had shorter 3-year PFS (36%) compared to patients without CNS involvement (69%; P < .001) independent of frontline treatment. The incidence of CNS recurrence at 3 years across all treatments was 11% with a higher incidence observed after dose-adjusted infusional etoposide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone, cyclophosphamide (DA-EPOCH) (subdistribution hazard ratio: 2.52; P = .03 vs other regimens) without difference by CD4 count 100/mm3. In multivariate models, factors independently associated with inferior PFS were Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 2-4 (hazard ratio [HR] 1.87; P = .007), baseline CNS involvement (HR 1.70; P = .023), lactate dehydrogenase >5 upper limit of normal (HR 2.09; P < .001); and >1 extranodal sites (HR 1.58; P = .043). The same variables were significant in multivariate models for OS. Adjusting for these prognostic factors, treatment with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and high-dose methotrexate, ifosfamide, etoposide, and high-dose cytarabine (CODOX-M/IVAC) was associated with longer PFS (adjusted HR [aHR] 0.45; P = .005) and OS (aHR 0.44; P = .007). Remarkably, HIV features no longer influence prognosis in contemporaneously treated HIV-BL.
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Jaquet A, Boni SP, Boidy K, Tine J, Tchounga B, Touré SA, Koffi JJ, Dial C, Monnereau A, Diomande I, Tanon A, Seydi M, Dabis F, Diop S, Koffi G. Chronic viral hepatitis, HIV infection and Non-Hodgkin lymphomas in West Africa, a case-control study. Int J Cancer 2021; 149:1536-1543. [PMID: 34124779 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are underestimated causes of cancer in West Africa where chronic viral hepatitis and HIV are endemic. While the association with HIV infection has already been characterized, limited information is available on the association between chronic viral hepatitis and NHL in sub-Saharan Africa. A case-control study was conducted in referral hospitals of Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) and Dakar (Senegal). Cases of NHL were matched with controls on age, gender and participating site. The diagnosis of NHL relied on local pathological examination completed with immunohistochemistry. HIV, HBV and HCV serology tests were systematically performed. A conditional logistic regression model estimated the associations by the Odds Ratio (OR) with their 95% confidence interval (CI). A total of 117 NHL cases (Abidjan n = 97, Dakar n = 20) and their 234 matched controls were enrolled. Cases were predominantly men (68.4%) and had a median age of 50 years (IQR 37-57). While Diffuse Large B-cell lymphoma were the most reported morphological type (n = 35) among mature B-cell NHL, the proportion mature T-cell NHL (30%) was high. The prevalence figures of HBV, HCV and HIV infection were 12.8%, 7.7% and 14.5%, respectively among cases of NHL. In multivariate analysis, HBV, HCV and HIV were independently associated with NHL with OR of 2.23 (CI 1.05-4.75), 4.82 (CI 1.52-15.29) and 3.32 (CI 1.54-7.16), respectively. Chronic viral hepatitis B and C were significantly associated with NHL in West Africa. Timely preventive measures against HBV infection and access to curative anti-HCV treatment might prevent a significant number of NHL.
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- Antoine Jaquet
- University of Bordeaux, Inserm, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), Bordeaux, France
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- Programme National de Lutte Contre le Cancer (PNLCa), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.,Programme PACCI/Site ANRS Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Service d'hématologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Yopougon, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal
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- Programme PACCI/Site ANRS Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.,Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Service d'hématologie, Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine, Dakar, Senegal
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- Service Anatomopathologie, Hôpital de Grand Yoff, Dakar, Senegal
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- University of Bordeaux, Inserm, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), Bordeaux, France
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- Service Anatomopathologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal
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- University of Bordeaux, Inserm, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), Bordeaux, France
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- Service d'hématologie, Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine, Dakar, Senegal
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- Service d'hématologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Yopougon, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Silverberg MJ, Leyden W, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Justice AC, Hessol NA, Achenbach CJ, D’Souza G, Engels EA, Althoff KN, Mayor AM, Sterling TR, Kitahata MM, Bosch RJ, Saag MS, Rabkin CS, Horberg MA, Gill MJ, Grover S, Mathews WC, Li J, Crane HM, Gange SJ, Lau B, Moore RD, Dubrow R, Neugebauer RS. Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Risk of Cancer Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 72:1900-1909. [PMID: 32785640 PMCID: PMC8315132 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PLWH) experience a high burden of cancer. It remains unknown which cancer types are reduced in PLWH with earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). METHODS We evaluated AIDS-free, ART-naive PLWH during 1996-2014 from 22 cohorts participating in the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design. PLWH were followed from first observed CD4 of 350-500 cells/µL (baseline) until incident cancer, death, lost-to-follow-up, or December 2014. Outcomes included 6 cancer groups and 5 individual cancers that were confirmed by chart review or cancer registry linkage. We evaluated the effect of earlier (in the first 6 months after baseline) versus deferred ART initiation on cancer risk. Marginal structural models were used with inverse probability weighting to account for time-dependent confounding and informative right-censoring, with weights informed by subject's age, sex, cohort, baseline year, race/ethnicity, HIV transmission risk, smoking, viral hepatitis, CD4, and AIDS diagnoses. RESULTS Protective results for earlier ART were found for any cancer (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], .37-.86), AIDS-defining cancers (HR 0.23; 95% CI, .11-.49), any virus-related cancer (HR 0.30; 95% CI, .16-.54), Kaposi sarcoma (HR 0.25; 95% CI, .10-.61), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (HR 0.22; 95% CI, .06-.73). By 15 years, there was also an observed reduced risk with earlier ART for virus-related NADCs (0.6% vs 2.3%; adjusted risk difference -1.6; 95% CI, -2.8, -.5). CONCLUSIONS Earlier ART initiation has potential to reduce the burden of virus-related cancers in PLWH but not non-AIDS-defining cancers (NADCs) without known or suspected viral etiology.
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- Michael J Silverberg
- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- School of Nursing, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Research Service, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Retrovirus Research Center, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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Hentrich M. [Diagnosis and treatment of HIV-associated lymphoma: Update 202]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2021; 146:724-727. [PMID: 34062586 DOI: 10.1055/a-1169-0848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The risk of malignant lymphomas is markedly increased in HIV-infected persons even in the era of effective combination antiretroviral therapy. Major risk factors are the depth of CD4-cell nadir and HIV viremia. R-CHOP remains treatment of choice for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. In HIV-Burkitt lymphoma CODOX-M/IVAC proved superior to EPOCH in a large retrospective study. Standard treatment for plasmablastic or primary effusion lymphoma has not yet been defined. Favourable results have been reported with a stage adapted treatment for HIV-Hodgkin lymphoma. Patients with relapsed/refractory HIV-lymphoma should undergo autologous stem cell transplantation if indicated. Successful anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy was also reported in HIV-infected patients with refractory B-cell lymphoma.
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- Marcus Hentrich
- Rotkreuzklinikum München, Abteilung für Innere Medizin III - Hämatologie/Onkologie, München
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Luker GD, Yang J, Richmond A, Scala S, Festuccia C, Schottelius M, Wester HJ, Zimmermann J. At the Bench: Pre-clinical evidence for multiple functions of CXCR4 in cancer. J Leukoc Biol 2021; 109:969-989. [PMID: 33104270 PMCID: PMC8254203 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.2bt1018-715rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Signaling through chemokine receptor, C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) regulates essential processes in normal physiology, including embryogenesis, tissue repair, angiogenesis, and trafficking of immune cells. Tumors co-opt many of these fundamental processes to directly stimulate proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of cancer cells. CXCR4 signaling contributes to critical functions of stromal cells in cancer, including angiogenesis and multiple cell types in the tumor immune environment. Studies in animal models of several different types of cancers consistently demonstrate essential functions of CXCR4 in tumor initiation, local invasion, and metastasis to lymph nodes and distant organs. Data from animal models support clinical observations showing that integrated effects of CXCR4 on cancer and stromal cells correlate with metastasis and overall poor prognosis in >20 different human malignancies. Small molecules, Abs, and peptidic agents have shown anticancer efficacy in animal models, sparking ongoing efforts at clinical translation for cancer therapy. Investigators also are developing companion CXCR4-targeted imaging agents with potential to stratify patients for CXCR4-targeted therapy and monitor treatment efficacy. Here, pre-clinical studies demonstrating functions of CXCR4 in cancer are reviewed.
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- Gary D Luker
- Departments of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Research Department, Microenvironment Molecular Targets, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Applied Clinical Science and Biotechnologies, Laboratory of Radiobiology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, and Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
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Elvstam O, Marrone G, Medstrand P, Treutiger CJ, Svedhem V, Gisslén M, Björkman P. Associations Between Plasma Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Ribonucleic Acid Levels and Incidence of Invasive Cancer in People With HIV After Initiation of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021; 8:ofab131. [PMID: 34189159 PMCID: PMC8231372 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viremia could be involved in the increased risk of cancer in people with HIV (PWH) receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). We analyzed the association between plasma HIV ribonucleic acid levels in PWH starting cART and incident invasive cancer using the Swedish cohort InfCare HIV linked with national registers. Methods Adults starting cART in 1996–2017 were included if they had ≥1 viral load (VL) measurement before receiving any antiretroviral agent (pre-ART VL) and ≥2 VLs ≥6 months after start of cART. Viremia during cART was analyzed both as viremia-copy-years and categorized as suppression (<50 copies/mL), low-level viremia ([LLV] 50–999 copies/mL), and nonsuppression (≥1000 copies/mL). The main outcome was a composite of invasive malignancies with increased incidence among PWH. We fitted proportional subhazard models (including sex, age, pre-ART CD4 count, and injection drug use) for both pre-ART VL and viremia during cART. Results After 32 105 person-years, 3254 of 4931 participants (66%) were classified as suppressed, 438 (9%) were classified as LLV, and 1221 (25%) were classified as nonsuppressed. Neither viremia category nor cumulative viremia during cART had a statistically significant association with cancer. Higher pre-ART VL was associated with cancer (adjusted subhazard ratio, 1.4; 95% confidence interval, 1.0–1.8); this remained statistically significant with viremia during cART in the model. In subanalysis, the association with pre-ART VL was statistically significant for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining and infection-related non-AIDS-defining cancer, but not for other malignancies. Conclusions In this nationwide cohort, pre-ART VL was an independent predictor of invasive cancer, whereas viremia profile during cART was not associated with cancer incidence.
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- Olof Elvstam
- Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Virology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases/Venhälsan, South General Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Poizot-Martin I, Lions C, Allavena C, Huleux T, Bani-Sadr F, Cheret A, Rey D, Duvivier C, Jacomet C, Ferry T, Cabie A, Fresard A, Pugliese P, Delobel P, Lamaury I, Chirouze C, Zaegel-Faucher O, Brégigeon S, Rojas Rojas T, Obry-Roguet V, Makinson A. Spectrum and Incidence Trends of AIDS- and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers between 2010 and 2015 in the French Dat'AIDS Cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020; 30:554-563. [PMID: 33310788 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cancer risk is higher in people living with HIV (PLWH) compared with the general population, and cancers related to age are expected to be most prevalent. METHODS We determined the spectrum and incidence rates of AIDS-defining cancers (ADC) and non-AIDS-defining cancers (NADC) and of lung, Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), head and neck (HNC), colon-rectum, anal, liver, breast, prostate, and urinary bladder cancers between January 2010 and December 2015 in the French Dat'AIDS cohort. Incidence rates were calculated by year and compared using the χ 2 test for linear trend. Standardized incidence ratios [SIR (95% confidence interval)] were calculated relative to the French general population. RESULTS Among 44,642 patients, corresponding to 180,216.4 person-years (PY), 1,440 cancer cases occurred in 1,314 patients. ADC incidence was 191.4 (172.3-212.7)/105 PY and declined over time overall and in men, whereas NADC incidence was higher [548.8 (515.6-584.1)/105 PY] and did not change. In men, non-Hodgkin lymphoma was the most common cancer, but prostate cancer had the highest incidence among NADCs. Breast cancer was the most common cancer in women. SIRs were higher for cervical cancer [1.93 (1.18-3.14)], HNC in women [2.4 (1.4-4.2)], liver [overall: 3.8 (3.1-4.6); men: 3.2 (2.5-4.0); women: 12.9 (8.3-20.0)], and HL [overall: 13.8 (11.1-17.1); men: 16.2 (12.9-20.4); women: 6.2 (3.22-11.9)] but lower for lung [overall: 0.7 (0.6-0.9); men: 0.7 (0.5-0.8)], prostate [0.6 (0.5-0.7)], and breast cancers [0.6 (0.4-0.7)]. CONCLUSIONS Spectrum of NADCs has changed, with prostate and breast cancers becoming the most common despite their lower SIR. IMPACT These results confirm the need to maintain regular epidemiologic cancer monitoring in order to update screening guidelines.
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- Isabelle Poizot-Martin
- Aix-Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale, APHM Sainte-Marguerite, Service d'immuno-Hématologie Clinique, Marseille, France. .,Aix-Marseille Université, APHM Sainte-Marguerite, Service d'immuno-hématologie Clinique, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, APHM Sainte-Marguerite, Service d'immuno-hématologie Clinique, Marseille, France
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France
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- Service Universitaire des Maladies Infectieuses et du Voyageur - Centre Hospitalier G. DRON Tourcoing, Tourcoing, France
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- Département de Médecine Interne, Maladies Infectieuses et Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Reims, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EA7327, Paris, Service de Médecine Interne - Immunologie Clinique - Hôpital Bicêtre - AP-HP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Le Trait d'Union, Centre de Soins de l'infection par le VIH, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France
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- APHP-Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre d'Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, Paris, France, IHU Imagine, Paris, France.,Institut Cochin - CNRS 8104 - INSERM U1016 - RIL Team: Retrovirus, Infection and Latency, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Institut Pasteur, Centre Médical de l'Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, Département des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France, Université des Antilles, EA4537, Fort-de-France, Inserm CIC1424, CHU de Martinique, Fort-de-France, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne, Département des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Saint-Etienne, France
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- CHU de Toulouse, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, INSERM, UMR1043, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Département d'Infectiologie, Dermatologie et Immunologie Clinique, CHU Guadeloupe BP 465, Pointe-à-Pitre Cedex, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Département des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Besançon, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, APHM Sainte-Marguerite, Service d'immuno-hématologie Clinique, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, APHM Sainte-Marguerite, Service d'immuno-hématologie Clinique, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, APHM Sainte-Marguerite, Service d'immuno-hématologie Clinique, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, APHM Sainte-Marguerite, Service d'immuno-hématologie Clinique, Marseille, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Département des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, INSERM U1175/IRD UMI 233, Montpellier, France
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Vasseur L, Prevot S, Mounier N, Costagliola D, Besson C. Favorable outcome of HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma in the modern combined antiretroviral therapy era. Eur J Cancer 2020; 138:189-192. [PMID: 32896718 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Loïc Vasseur
- Unit of Hematology-Oncology, Versailles Hospital, Le Chesnay, France
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- Université Paris Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; Pathology Unit, AP-HP, Hopitaux Paris Sud Site Béclère, Clamart, France
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Archet Hospital, Nice, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France
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- Unit of Hematology-Oncology, Versailles Hospital, Le Chesnay, France; Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, Communauté Paris-Saclay, Paris, France; INSERM U1018, Centre pour La Recherche en Epidémiologie et Sante des Populations (CESP), Equipe Générations et Santé, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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Rust BJ, Kiem HP, Uldrick TS. CAR T-cell therapy for cancer and HIV through novel approaches to HIV-associated haematological malignancies. LANCET HAEMATOLOGY 2020; 7:e690-e696. [PMID: 32791043 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30142-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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People living with HIV are a global population with increased cancer risk but their access to modern immunotherapies for cancer treatment has been limited by socioeconomic factors and inadequate research to support safety and efficacy in this population. These immunotherapies include immune checkpoint inhibitors and advances in cellular immunotherapy, particularly chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Despite the field of cancer immunotherapy rapidly expanding with ongoing clinical trials, people with HIV are often excluded from such trials. In 2019, post-approval evaluation of anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy in people with HIV and aggressive B-cell lymphoma showed the feasibility of CAR T-cell therapy for cancer in this excluded group. Along with expanded treatment options for people with HIV is the ability to assess the effects of immunotherapy on the latent HIV reservoir, with certain immunotherapies showing the ability to alleviate this burden. This Series paper addresses the increased cancer burden in people with HIV, the increasing evidence for the safety and efficacy of immunotherapies in the context of HIV and cancer, and opportunities for novel applications of CAR-T therapy for the treatment of both haematological malignancies and HIV.
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- Blake J Rust
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Epidemiology of haematological malignancies in people living with HIV. Lancet HIV 2020; 7:e641-e651. [PMID: 32791045 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(20)30118-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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People living with HIV or AIDS are at increased risk of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma compared with HIV-negative individuals. Data on the risk of multiple myeloma or leukaemia are inconsistent and of low quality but the risk does not seem to be increased. Specific haematological malignancies occur in different contexts of age, CD4 cell count, HIV control, viral co-infections, or chronic inflammation, and the expansion of combination antiretroviral therapy has led to varied demographic and epidemiological shifts among people with HIV. Increased use of combination antiretroviral therapy has substantially reduced the risks of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, and primary CNS lymphoma, and to a lesser extent, Hodgkin lymphoma. There is no effect of combination antiretroviral therapy use on multiple myeloma or leukaemia. Although many cases of HIV are in low-income and middle-income countries, high-quality epidemiological data for haematological malignancies from these regions are scarce. Closing this gap is an essential first step in decreasing mortality from HIV-associated haematological malignancies worldwide. Finally, although multicentric Castleman disease is not a neoplastic condition, it is an emerging precursor to neoplastic high-grade B-cell lymphoproliferation among people with HIV, especially for individuals on long-term combination antiretroviral therapy with well controlled HIV.
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Atallah-Yunes SA, Murphy DJ, Noy A. HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma. LANCET HAEMATOLOGY 2020; 7:e594-e600. [PMID: 32735838 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30126-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Burkitt lymphoma is a rare and aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma with three classifications: endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-related. High-intensity chemotherapeutic regimens have considerably improved overall survival for patients with Burkitt lymphoma. In this Review of HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma, we summarise expert opinion and provide general recommendations for the treatment of Burkitt lymphoma in patients with HIV on the basis of retrospective and prospective studies, taking into consideration immune status, CD4 cell counts, the presence of systemic disease, and the risk of CNS involvement or relapse. We also discuss the role of rituximab and antiretroviral therapy. We highlight the reasons behind the possible different mechanisms of lymphomagenesis in HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma and endemic Burkitt lymphoma, which indicate that HIV might have either a direct or indirect oncogenic role in Burkitt lymphoma. We discuss the possible mechanisms by which HIV and HIV proteins could directly contribute to lymphomagenesis. Identifying these mechanisms might lead to the development of therapies that have fewer toxic effects than high-intensity chemotherapeutic regimens.
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- Suheil Albert Atallah-Yunes
- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
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OBJECTIVE(S) HIV-infected people have increased cancer risk. Lymphoma survivors have an increased risk of certain second primary cancers in the general population, but second cancer risk among HIV-infected people is poorly understood. Herein, we characterized the risk of cancers following lymphoid malignancies among HIV-infected people. DESIGN Population-based linkage of HIV and cancer registries. METHODS We used data from the US HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study (1996-2015) and evaluated the risk of first nonlymphoid malignancy in Cox regression models, with first lymphoid malignancy diagnosis as a time-dependent variable. RESULTS Among 531 460 HIV-infected people included in our study, 6513 first lymphoid and 18 944 first nonlymphoid malignancies were diagnosed. Risk of nonlymphoid cancer following a lymphoid malignancy was increased overall [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 2.7; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.3--3.2], and specifically for cancers of the oral cavity (aHR = 2.6; 95% CI = 1.2-5.5), colon (2.4; 1.1-5.0), rectum (3.6; 1.9-6.7), anus (3.6; 2.5-5.1), liver (2.0; 1.2-3.5), lung (1.6; 1.1-2.4), vagina/vulva (6.1; 2.3-16.3), and central nervous system (5.0; 1.6-15.6), Kaposi sarcoma (4.6; 3.4-6.2), and myeloid malignancies (9.7; 6.1-15.4). After additional adjustment for prior AIDS diagnosis and time since HIV diagnosis, aHRs were attenuated overall (aHR = 1.7; 95% CI = 1.5-2.0) and remained significant for cancers of the rectum, anus, and vagina/vulva, Kaposi sarcoma, and myeloid malignancies. CONCLUSION HIV-infected people with lymphoid malignancies have an increased risk of subsequent non-lymphoid cancers. As risks remained significant after adjustment for time since HIV diagnosis and prior AIDS diagnosis, it suggests that immunosuppression may explain some, but not all, of these risks.
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da Silva Neto MM, Brites C, Borges ÁH. Cancer during HIV infection. APMIS 2020; 128:121-128. [PMID: 31990100 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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HIV+ persons have a significantly increased risk of cancer when compared to the general population. The excess cancer risk observed during HIV infection is particularly higher for infection-related malignancies. Mechanisms underlying this remain unclear, but both HIV-related and HIV-unrelated factors have been postulated to play a role. Here, we (i) review newly published data on cancer burden in the setting of HIV infection with a focus on HIV-related risk factors for cancer; (ii) discuss emerging data on cancer among HIV+ persons living in low- and middle-income countries; and (iii) review guideline recommendations for cancer screening among HIV+ persons and discuss ongoing studies investigating strategies for cancer screening among HIV+ patients.
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- Marinho Marques da Silva Neto
- Department of Life Sciences, Bahia State University, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.,Health Sciences School, Salvador University, Laureate International Universities, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- LAPI - Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infectologia, Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgard Santos, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Immunology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sigel K, Park L, Justice A. HIV and cancer in the Veterans Health Administration System. Semin Oncol 2019; 46:334-340. [PMID: 31703932 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2019.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cancer is a leading cause of death for people with HIV (PWH). The Veterans Healthcare System (VA) is the largest single institutional provider of HIV care in the United States. Cancer among Veterans with HIV is major issue and clinical research has expanded significantly during the antiretroviral therapy (ART) era providing numerous insights regarding cancer incidence, risk factors, prevention, treatment and outcomes for this unique group of patients. This work has been greatly facilitated by the availability of national VA data sources. Notably, patterns of cancer incidence have changed for Veterans with HIV during the ART era; non-AIDS defining malignancies now are the most common tumors. Despite better HIV control in the ART era, immunosuppression measured by low CD4 counts and HIV viremia have been associated with increased cancer risk. Cancer outcomes for Veterans with HIV may now be similar to uninfected Veterans, but information on outcomes and cancer treatment patterns remains limited, requiring further study to help inform prevention and treatment strategies.
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- Keith Sigel
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, NY.
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT; Yale University School of Medicine
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Puronen CE, Ford ES, Uldrick TS. Immunotherapy in People With HIV and Cancer. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2060. [PMID: 31555284 PMCID: PMC6722204 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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HIV infection alters the natural history of several cancers, in large part due to its effect on the immune system. Immune function in people living with HIV may vary from normal to highly dysfunctional and is largely dependent on the timing of initiation (and continuation) of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). An individual's level of immune function in turn affects their cancer risk, management, and outcomes. HIV-associated lymphocytopenia and immune dysregulation permit immune evasion of oncogenic viruses and premalignant lesions and are associated with inferior outcomes in people with established cancers. Various types of immunotherapy, including monoclonal antibodies, interferon, cytokines, immunomodulatory drugs, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, and most importantly ART have shown efficacy in HIV-related cancer. Emerging data suggest that checkpoint inhibitors targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway can be safe and effective in people with HIV and cancer. Furthermore, some cancer immunotherapies may also affect HIV persistence by influencing HIV latency and HIV-specific immunity. Studying immunotherapy in people with HIV and cancer will advance clinical care of all people living with HIV and presents a unique opportunity to gain insight into mechanisms for HIV eradication.
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- Camille E Puronen
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.,Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.,Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States.,Division of Global Oncology, Department of Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in people with HIV. Lancet HIV 2019; 6:e209-e210. [PMID: 30826280 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(19)30039-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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