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Hoang-Xuan K, Deckert M, Ferreri AJM, Furtner J, Gallego Perez-Larraya J, Henriksson R, Hottinger AF, Kasenda B, Lefranc F, Lossos A, McBain C, Preusser M, Roth P, Rudà R, Schlegel U, Soffietti R, Soussain C, Taphoorn MJB, Touitou V, Weller M, Bromberg JEC. European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) guidelines for treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Neuro Oncol 2023; 25:37-53. [PMID: 35953526 PMCID: PMC9825335 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The management of primary central nervous system (PCNSL) is one of the most controversial topics in neuro-oncology because of the complexity of the disease and the limited number of controlled studies available. In 2021, given recent advances and the publication of practice-changing randomized trials, the European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) created a multidisciplinary task force to update the previously published evidence-based guidelines for immunocompetent adult patients with PCNSL and added a section on immunosuppressed patients. The guideline provides consensus considerations and recommendations for the treatment of PCNSL, including intraocular manifestations and specific management of the elderly. The main changes from the previous guideline include strengthened evidence for the consolidation with ASCT in first-line treatment, prospectively assessed chemotherapy combinations for both young and elderly patients, clarification of the role of rituximab even though the data remain inconclusive, of the role of new agents, and the incorporation of immunosuppressed patients and primary ocular lymphoma. The guideline should aid the clinicians in everyday practice and decision making and serve as a basis for future research in the field.
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- Khê Hoang-Xuan
- APHP, Department of Neurology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière; Sorbonne Université; IHU; ICM. Paris, France
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical and Imaging Image-guided Therapy Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Health Research Institute of Navarra (IdiSNA), Program in Solid Tumors, Foundation for the Applied Medical Research, Department of Neurology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, University of Umeå, S-901 85 Umea, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Clinical Neurosciences, CHUV University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, LausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Head, Leslie and Michael Gaffin Center for Neuro-Oncology; Department of Oncology and Neurology; Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center; Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS FT; Manchester; United Kingdom
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna,Austria
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- Department of Neurology & Brain Tumor Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Castelfranco Veneto/Treviso Hospital, Italy
- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, and City of Health and Science University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum GmbH, Germany
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- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, and City of Health and Science University Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Curie, Site Saint-Cloud, France and INSERM U932 Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center and Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Center The Hague, The Netherlands
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- APHP, Department of Ophtalmology, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière; Sorbonne Université. Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology & Brain Tumor Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam. The Netherlands
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Gijs PJ, Clerc O. Long-term remission of AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma in a patient under antiretroviral therapy: a case report and review of the literature. AIDS Res Ther 2021; 18:76. [PMID: 34666791 PMCID: PMC8527804 DOI: 10.1186/s12981-021-00403-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma (AR-PCNSL) is an AIDS-defining disease that usually occurs when the CD4 count is less than 50 cells/μl. The frequency of the disease has substantially decreased in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Prognosis is poor with rapid progression leading to death within 2-3 months if left untreated. CASE DESCRIPTION A 65 years old male presented to medical attention with gait disturbance, weight loss and slight left-sided hemiparesis. Human immunodeficiency virus infection was diagnosed with an initial CD4 count of 116 cells/µl and a viral load of 260,000 copies/ml. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed three brain lesions involving the right frontal lobe and the left parietal lobe, which on biopsy led to a diagnosis of AR-PCNSL. HAART was initiated with whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT), and the patient declined systemic chemotherapy. Due to poor performance status, he was transferred to palliative care. Under HAART, he slowly recovered with normalization of CD4 count and undetectable viral load. Medical imaging showed complete remission (CR) of the brain lesions. At 3-year follow-up, the patient remains in CR, but presented mild neurocognitive dysfunction possibly secondary to WBRT. CONCLUSION Nowadays, treatment paradigm parallels that of primary central nervous system lymphoma in the immunocompetent population based on systemic chemotherapy (primarily high-dose intravenous methotrexate and steroids) in association with HAART. The role of WBRT is questionable because of late neurotoxic effects.
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- Pieter-Jan Gijs
- Service de Médecine Interne, Université de Lausanne et Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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Treatment of HIV-associated primary CNS lymphoma with antiretroviral therapy, rituximab, and high-dose methotrexate. Blood 2021; 136:2229-2232. [PMID: 32609814 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020006048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma in patients with and without HIV infection: a multicenter study and comparison with U.S national data. Cancer Causes Control 2019; 30:477-488. [PMID: 30888569 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-019-01144-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) in patients living with HIV (PLWH) is a distinct entity; however, the management is adopted from patients without HIV. The study aims to examine the differences in presentation, treatment, and outcomes of PCNSL patients with or without HIV. METHODS We retrospectively compared the characteristics of 144 patients with PCNSL with and without HIV, and analyzed factors associated with overall and progression-free survival. Results were compared to the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) and the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) system. RESULTS Among all patients with PCNSL, 19% had HIV. PLWH were younger (38 vs. 63 years; p < 0.01) and more likely to be African American (59% vs. 7%; p < 0.01) and male (74% vs. 49%; p = 0.02) than patients without HIV. PLWH were more likely to have multiple lesions (67% vs. 43%; p = 0.02), hemorrhage (59 vs. 37%; p = 0.03), and peripheral rim enhancement (57% vs. 7%; p < 0.01) on imaging; to receive palliative care (15% vs. 2%) or whole brain radiation (63% vs. 3%); and less likely to receive chemotherapy (22% vs. 95%) (p < 0.01). Twenty-four patients, none PLWH, underwent stem cell transplant. Not receiving transplant was an independent factor in mortality and disease progression. Our cohort of patients, compared to the national database, were younger (60 vs. 65 years), 58% were white vs. 75%, and had longer median overall survival 43 vs. 25 months. CONCLUSION Epidemiology, imaging, and treatment options for patients with PCNSL with and without HIV differ, but HIV was not an independent factor of mortality or disease progression. More efforts are needed to improve access to research and treatment options for PLWH with PCNSL.
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Hiv and Lymphoma: from Epidemiology to Clinical Management. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2019; 11:e2019004. [PMID: 30671210 PMCID: PMC6328036 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2019.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at increased risk for developing both non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL). Even if this risk has decreased for NHL after the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), they remain the most common acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related cancer in the developed world. They are almost always of B-cell origin, and some specific lymphoma types are more common than others. Some of these lymphoma types can occur in both HIV-uninfected and infected patients, while others preferentially develop in the context of AIDS. HIV-associated lymphoma differs from lymphoma in the HIV negative population in that they more often present with advanced disease, systemic symptoms, and extranodal involvement and are frequently associated with oncogenic viruses (Epstein-Barr virus and/or human herpesvirus-8). Before the introduction of cART, most of these patients could not tolerate the treatment strategies routinely employed in the HIV-negative population. The widespread use of cART has allowed for the delivery of full-dose and dose-intensive chemotherapy regimens with improved outcomes that nowadays can be compared to those seen in non-HIV infected patients. However, a great deal of attention should be paid to opportunistic infections and other infectious complications, cART-chemotherapy interactions, and potential cumulative toxicity. In the context of relatively sparse prospective and randomized trials, the optimal treatment of AIDS-related lymphomas remains a challenge, particularly in patients with severe immunosuppression. This paper will address epidemiology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic strategies in HIV-associated NHL and HL.
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von Baumgarten L, Illerhaus G, Korfel A, Schlegel U, Deckert M, Dreyling M. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary CNS Lymphoma. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2018; 115:419-426. [PMID: 29999484 PMCID: PMC6056710 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a diffuse large B-celllymphoma with exclusive manifestation in the central nervous system (CNS), leptomeninges, and eyes. Its incidence is 0.5 per 100 000 persons per year.Currently, no evidence-based standard of care exists. METHODS This review is based on pertinent publications (2000-2017) retrieved by aselective search in PubMed. RESULTS The clinical and neuroradiological presentation of primary CNS lymphoma isoften nonspecific, and histopathological confirmation is obligatory. The disease, if left un- treated, leads to death within weeks or months. If the patient's general condition permits, treatment should consist of a high-dose chemotherapy based on methotrexate (HD- MTX) combined with rituximab and other cytostatic drugs that penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Long-term survival can be achieved in patients under age 70 by adding non- myeloablative consolidation chemotherapy or high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (HD-AST) to the induction therapy. Clinical trials comparing the efficacy and toxicity of these two treatment strategies are currently underway. Con- solidation whole-brain radiotherapy is associated with the risk of severe neurotoxicity and should be reserved for patients who do not qualify for systemic treatment. Some 30% of patients are refractory to primary treatment, and at least 50% relapse. In patients who are still in good general condition, relapse can be managed with HD-AST. Re- exposure to conventional HD-MTX-based polychemotherapy is another option, if the initial response was durable. The 5-year survival rate of all treated patients is 31%,according to registry data. CONCLUSION Current recommendations for the treatment of primary CNS lymphomaare based on only a small number of prospective clinical trials. Patients with this disease should be treated by interdisciplinary teams in experienced centers, andpreferably as part of a controlled trial.
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Stuttgart Cancer Center/Tumor Center Eva-Mayr-Stih, Klinikum Stuttgart
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- Medical Department, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU)
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Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) has been designated an acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining disease since 1983 and accounts for up to 15% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. The majority of HIV patients are Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related. The most likely etiology is ineffective immunoregulation of EBV, inducing oncogenic protein expression, and subsequent loss of apoptosis and increased proliferation of lymphocytes. PCNSL generally presents with supratentorial, single or multiple, contrast-enhancing lesions. Neurologic symptoms can be headache, cognitive function disorders, focal neurologic, deficit and epilepsy. Differential diagnosis includes other oncologic or infectious causes, with cerebral toxoplasmosis being the most important. Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics, activity on 201thallium single-photon emission computed tomography, presence of EBV DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid, and toxoplasmosis serology can make either PCNSL or cerebral toxoplasmosis more or less likely. However, definitive diagnosis of PCNSL relies on histopathologic confirmation. First-choice treatment is combination antiretroviral therapy in combination with high-dose methotrexate(-based) chemotherapy in patients in whom this is feasible. Combination antiretroviral therapy combined with whole-brain radiotherapy may be an alternative. Treatment of EBV with antiviral agents such as ganciclovir or zidovudine may be beneficial, but this needs further study. Prognosis of HIV-related PCNSL is poor, with median survival varying from 2 to 4 months, but patients treated with chemotherapy do better (median survival 1.5 years).
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- Dieta Brandsma
- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Cancer Center Daniel den Hoed, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Moulignier A, Lamirel C, Picard H, Lebrette MG, Amiel C, Hamidi M, Polivka M, Mikol J, Cochereau I, Pialoux G. Long-term AIDS-related PCNSL outcomes with HD-MTX and combined antiretroviral therapy. Neurology 2017; 89:796-804. [PMID: 28747447 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the characteristics and outcomes of patients with AIDS-related primary CNS lymphoma (AR-PCNSL) in the combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) era systematically treated with high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed (intention-to-treat analysis) 51 consecutive patients with AR-PCNSL (median age 39 years) who were diagnosed from 1996 to 2014 and treated with a median of 6 (range 1-15) infusions of HD-MTX (3 g/m2) combined with cART. RESULTS Median all-patients' and survivors' follow-up lasted 23 (range 0-186) and 76 (range 23-186) months, respectively. At PCNSL diagnosis, 83% of the patients were on cART, median plasma HIV load was 175,600 copies/mL, and median CD4+ T-cell count was 24/μL. Median Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status was 2 (range 1-4). Median overall survival (OS) was 5.7 years, with 5- and 10-year rates of 48% and 41%. Median time to progression was not reached (69% at 10 months). PCNSL was the direct cause of 14 deaths, all observed within the 10 months after its diagnosis: 6 patients died before HD-MTX could be administered, 4 had refractory disease, and 4 relapsed. Multivariate analyses retained time interval between AIDS diagnosis and PCNSL diagnosis, age at AR-PCNSL diagnosis, and deep brain structure involvement as independent OS-predictive factors. To restore effective immune function, cART tailored to HIV genotypes was started and combined with HD-MTX; no interactions and no immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome occurred. No patient died of acute treatment-related toxicity, and 21 of 51 (41%) patients experienced grade 3/4 toxicity. CONCLUSIONS Combined short-term HD-MTX monochemotherapy and optimal cART simply and effectively treat AR-PCNSL, achieving long-term survival with few relapses. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class IV evidence that short-term HD-MTX monochemotherapy improves long-term survival of patients with AIDS with primary CNS lymphoma receiving cARTs.
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- Antoine Moulignier
- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France.
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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- From the Department of Neurology (A.M.), Department of Ophthalmology (C.L., I.C.), and Clinical Research Unit (H.P.), Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris; Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (A.M., M.-G.L., M.H., G.P.) and Department of Virology (C.A.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon-Université Paris 6; and Department of Pathology (M.P., J.M.), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Lariboisière-Université Paris 7, France
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Korfel A, Schlegel U, Johnson DR, Kaufmann TJ, Giannini C, Hirose T. Case-based review: primary central nervous system lymphoma. Neurooncol Pract 2017; 4:46-59. [PMID: 31386044 DOI: 10.1093/nop/npw033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare diffuse large B-cell lymphoma originating within the central nervous system. The overall incidence of PCNSL is rising, particularly in the elderly population. Immunosuppression is a strong risk factor, but most patients with this tumor are apparently immunocompetent. Diagnosis of PCNSL can be challenging. Non-invasive or minimally invasive tests such as ophthalmological evaluation and spinal fluid analysis may be useful, but the majority of patients require tumor biopsy for definitive diagnosis. Our knowledge concerning optimum treatment of PCNSL is fragmentary due to paucity of adequately sized trials. Most patients are now initially treated with high-dose-methotrexate-based chemotherapy alone, as the addition of whole-brain radiotherapy at standard doses has not been shown to increase survival and does increase the risk of neurological toxicity. Ongoing trials are addressing issues such as the roles of reduced-dose radiotherapy, the addition of the CD20 antibody rituximab to chemotherapy, high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation, and maintenance therapy in the primary management of PCNSL.
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- Agnieszka Korfel
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology, Charite University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (A.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bochum Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Bochum, Germany (U.S.)
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA (D.R.J., T.K.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA (C.G.)
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- Department of Pathology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe City, Japan (T.H.)
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Zhang J, Liu X, Fu K, Xu C, Gong R, Liu L, Guo T, Zhou H, Zhao X, Chen J, Zhang J. Diagnostic Value and Safety of Stereotactic Biopsy in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Patients with Intracranial Lesions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg 2016; 98:790-799.e13. [PMID: 27965075 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.11.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value and safety of stereotactic biopsy in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients with intracranial lesions via meta-analysis. METHODS Relevant cohort studies were identified through a literature search in PubMed, Embase, and Ovid from 1985 to October 1, 2016. Appropriate studies were identified per search criteria. Systematic review and meta-analysis were used to assess the diagnostic success rate, changed management rate, clinical improvement rate, mortality rate, morbidity rate, hemorrhage rate, hemorrhage in morbidity rate, and final histologic diagnosis results. Study-specific outcomes were combined per a random effects model. Outcomes were compared between the pre-highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and post-HAART groups. Correlations between outcomes were assessed via meta-regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 19 cohort studies with 820 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The weighted proportions per the random effects model were 92.2% (95% confidence interval [CI; 89.3%-94.5%]) for diagnostic success rate, 5.1% (95% CI [2.5%-8.3%]) for morbidity, and 0.7% (95% CI [0%-1.9%]) for mortality. The most common procedure-related morbidity was hemorrhage at 3.3% (95% CI [1.1%-6.3%]). Hemorrhage in morbidity was 78.0% (95% CI [51.4%-97.4%]). Management changed and clinical improvement were 60.4% (95% CI [49.4%-71.0%]) and 34.0% (95% CI [22.2%-46.8%]), respectively. The 4 most common diagnoses were primary central nervous system lymphoma (27.8%; 95% CI [20.2%-36.1%]), progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) (21.0%; 95% CI [14.3%-28.4%]), toxoplasma encephalitis (TE) (20.3%; 95% CI [14.3%-27.0%]), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) encephalitis (4.1%; 95% CI [1.4%-7.6%]). Multiple diagnoses rate was 1.2% (95% CI [0.0%-3.6%]). HIV encephalitis rate was significantly higher in the post-HAART group than the pre-HAART group (17.9% vs. 3.2%, respectively; P = 0.0024). CONCLUSIONS Stereotactic biopsy is a safe and effective way of diagnosing intracranial lesions in patients with AIDS. It is helpful for the differential diagnosis and for choosing a suitable therapy. The 4 most common intracranial lesions in patients with AIDS are lymphoma, PML, TE, and HIV encephalitis.
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- Jibo Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Gupta NK, Nolan A, Omuro A, Reid EG, Wang CC, Mannis G, Jaglal M, Chavez JC, Rubinstein PG, Griffin A, Abrams DI, Hwang J, Kaplan LD, Luce JA, Volberding P, Treseler PA, Rubenstein JL. Long-term survival in AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma. Neuro Oncol 2016; 19:99-108. [PMID: 27576871 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The optimal therapeutic approach for patients with AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma (AR-PCNSL) remains undefined. While its incidence declined substantially with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), AR-PCNSL remains a highly aggressive neoplasm for which whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is considered a standard first-line intervention. METHODS To identify therapy-related factors associated with favorable survival, we first retrospectively analyzed outcomes of AR-PCNSL patients treated at San Francisco General Hospital, a public hospital with a long history of dedicated care for patients with HIV and AIDS-related malignancies. Results were validated in a retrospective, multicenter analysis that evaluated all newly diagnosed patients with AR-PCNSL treated with cART plus high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX). RESULTS We provide evidence that CD4+ reconstitution with cART administered during HD-MTX correlates with long-term survival among patients with CD4 <100. This was confirmed in a multicenter analysis which demonstrated that integration of cART regimens with HD-MTX was generally well tolerated and resulted in longer progression-free survival than other treatments. No profound differences in immunophenotype were identified in an analysis of AR-PCNSL tumors that arose in the pre- versus post-cART eras. However, we detected evidence for a demographic shift, as the proportion of minority patients with AR-PCNSL increased since advent of cART. CONCLUSION Long-term disease-free survival can be achieved in AR-PCNSL, even among those with histories of opportunistic infections, limited access to health care, and medical non-adherence. Given this, as well as the long-term toxicities of WBRT, we recommend that integration of cART plus first-line HD-MTX be considered for all patients with AR-PCNSL.
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- Neel K Gupta
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
| | - Erin G Reid
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
| | - Donald I Abrams
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
| | - Jimmy Hwang
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
| | - Lawrence D Kaplan
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
| | - Judith A Luce
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (N.K.G., C.W., G.M., D.I.A., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., J.L.R.); Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco (A.N., P.A.T.); Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (A.O.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Diego (E.G.R.); Division of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital (C.W., D.I.A., J.A.L.); Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (M.J., J.C.C.); Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (P.G.R.); UCSF Cancer Registry, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (A.G.); Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco (D.I.A., J.H., L.D.K., J.A.L., P.V., P.A.T., J.L.R.); Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco (J.H.); Center for AIDS Research; UCSF Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (P.V.)
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Lee AM, Bai HX, Zou Y, Qiu D, Zhou J, Martinez-Lage Alvarez M, Zhang P, Tao Y, Tang X, Xiao B, Yang L. Safety and diagnostic value of brain biopsy in HIV patients: a case series and meta-analysis of 1209 patients. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2016; 87:722-33. [PMID: 26758989 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2015-312037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Early brain biopsy may be indicated in HIV patients with focal brain lesion. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the safety and diagnostic value of brain biopsy in HIV patients in the pre-highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) versus post-HAART era via meta-analysis. Appropriate studies were identified per search criteria. The local database was retrospectively reviewed to select a similar patient cohort. Patient demographics, brain biopsy technique, histopathology and patient outcomes were extracted from each study. Study-specific outcomes were combined per random-effects model. Outcomes were compared between the pre-HAART and post-HAART era. Correlations between outcomes and baseline characteristics were assessed via meta-regression analysis. The proportions of histopathological diagnosis were tabulated and compared between the pre- and post-HAART era. Survival analysis was performed for patients in the post-HAART era. A total of 26 studies (including the local database) with 1209 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The most common indications for brain biopsy were diagnosis unlikely to be toxoplasmosis (n=8, 42.1%), focal brain lesion (n=5, 26.3%) or both (n=3, 15.8%). The weighted proportions for diagnostic success were 92% (95% CI 90.0% to 93.8%), change in management 57.7% (45.9% to 69.1%) and clinical improvement 36.6% (26.3% to 47.5%). Morbidity and mortality were 5.7% (3.6% to 8.3%) and 0.9% (0.3% to 1.9%), respectively. Diagnostic success rate was significantly higher in the post-HAART than the pre-HAART era (97.5% vs 91.9%, p=0.047). The odds ratio (OR) for diagnostic success in patients with contrast-enhanced lesions was 2.54 ((1.25 to 5.15), p<0.01). The median survival for HIV patients who underwent biopsy in the post-HAART era was 225 days (90-2446). Brain biopsy in HIV patients is safe with high diagnostic yield. Early brain biopsy should be considered in patients without classic presentation of toxoplasmosis encephalitis.
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- Ashley M Lee
- Department of Neurology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Cancer Research Institute of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The First Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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Henderson D, Sims-Williams HP, Wilhelm T, Sims-Williams H, Bhagani S, Thorne L. Neurosurgery and human immunodeficiency virus in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy: a review. J Neurosurg 2016; 126:897-907. [PMID: 27081898 DOI: 10.3171/2016.1.jns151194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global health problem. It renders the central nervous system susceptible to infectious and noninfectious diseases. HIV-positive individuals may present to neurosurgical services with brain lesions of unknown etiology. The differential diagnosis in these cases is broad, including opportunistic infections and malignancies, and investigation should be tailored accordingly. Opportunistic infections of the central nervous system can be complicated by hydrocephalus, and the management is pathogen dependent. Patients may also present to a neurosurgical service with conditions unrelated to their HIV status. This review outlines important conditions that cause brain lesions and hydrocephalus. It addresses the issues of diagnosis and intervention in HIV-positive patients in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy, while not ignoring the potential for opportunistic central nervous system infection in undiagnosed patients. The care of HIV-positive patients presenting to neurosurgical services requires a multidisciplinary approach, which is reflected in the authorship of this review, as well as in the guidance given.
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- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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Factors associated with survival among patients with AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma. AIDS 2014; 28:397-405. [PMID: 24076659 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma (AR-PCNSL) has a poor prognosis. Improved understanding of specific patient, infectious, diagnostic, and treatment-related factors that affect overall survival (OS) is required to improve outcomes. DESIGN Population-based registry linkage study. METHODS Adult cases from the San Francisco AIDS registry (1990-2000) were matched with the California Cancer Registry (1985-2002) to ascertain AR-PCNSL data. Survival time was assessed through 31 December 2007. Risk factors and temporal trends for death were measured using two-sided Kaplan-Meier and Cox analyses. RESULTS Two hundred and seven AR-PCNSL patients were identified: 68% were white, 20% Hispanic, 10% African-American, and 2% Asian. Nineteen percent of patients had central nervous system (CNS) opportunistic infections diagnosed prior to AR-PCNSL. Fifty-seven percent of patients received radiation and/or chemotherapy and 12% used HAART prior to or within 30 days of AR-PCNSL diagnosis. One hundred and ninety-nine patients died (34 deaths/100 person-years). In adjusted analysis, prior CNS opportunistic infection diagnosis increased risk of death (hazard ratio 1.9, P = 0.0006) whereas radiation and/or chemotherapy decreased risk (hazard ratio 0.6, P < 0.0001). AR-PCNSL diagnosis 1999-2002 had a lower mortality risk (hazard ratio = 0.4, P = 0.02) compared to 1990-1995. African-Americans had an increased risk of death compared to whites or Asians (hazard ratio = 2.0, P = 0.007). CONCLUSION OS among AR-PCNSL patients improved over time but remains poor, especially among African-Americans. Prospective evaluation of curative therapy in AR-PCNSL is urgently needed. Accurate diagnosis of CNS mass lesions in patients with AIDS is required and for those with AR-PCNSL, antiretroviral therapy with concomitant AR-PCNSL therapy, and antimicrobial supportive care may improve OS.
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Bilgrami M, O'Keefe P. Neurologic diseases in HIV-infected patients. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2014; 121:1321-44. [PMID: 24365422 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7020-4088-7.00090-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy there has been an improvement in the quality of life for people with HIV infection. Despite the progress made, about 70% of HIV patients develop neurologic complications. These originate either in the central or the peripheral nervous system (Sacktor, 2002). These neurologic disorders are divided into primary and secondary disorders. The primary disorders result from the direct effects of the virus and include HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND), HIV-associated vacuolar myelopathy (VM), and distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP). Secondary disorders result from marked immunosuppression and include opportunistic infections and primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). A differential diagnosis which can be accomplished by detailed history, neurologic examination, and by having a good understanding of the role of HIV in various neurologic disorders will help physicians in approaching these problems. The focus of this chapter is to discuss neuropathogenesis of HIV, the various opportunistic infections, primary CNS lymphoma, neurosyphilis, CNS tuberculosis, HIV-associated peripheral neuropathies, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND), and vacuolar myelopathy (VM). It also relies on the treatment recommendations and guidelines for the above mentioned neurologic disorders proposed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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- Mohammed Bilgrami
- Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
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Bayraktar UD, Diaz LA, Ashlock B, Toomey N, Cabral L, Bayraktar S, Pereira D, Dittmer DP, Ramos JC. Zidovudine-based lytic-inducing chemotherapy for Epstein-Barr virus-related lymphomas. Leuk Lymphoma 2013; 55:786-94. [PMID: 23837493 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.818142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Treatment of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related lymphomas with lytic-inducing agents is an attractive targeted approach for eliminating virus-infected tumor cells. Zidovudine (AZT) is an excellent substrate for EBV-thymidine kinase: it can induce EBV lytic gene expression and apoptosis in primary EBV+ lymphoma cell lines. We hypothesized that the combination of AZT with lytic-inducing chemotherapy agents would be effective in treating EBV+ lymphomas. We report a retrospective analysis of 19 patients with aggressive EBV+ non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including nine cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma (AIDS-PCNSL) treated with AZT-based chemotherapy. Our results demonstrate that high-dose AZT-methotrexate is efficacious in treating highly aggressive systemic EBV+ lymphomas in the upfront setting. In primary EBV+ lymphoma cell lines, the combination of AZT with hydroxyurea resulted in synergistic EBV lytic induction and cell death. Further, AZT-hydroxyurea treatment resulted in dramatic responses in patients with AIDS-PCNSL. The combination of AZT with chemotherapy, especially lytic-inducing agents, should be explored further in clinical trials for the treatment of EBV-related lymphomas.
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Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare lymphoma that is confined to the CNS, with low tendency for systemic dissemination and a relatively aggressive course. Outcome in patients with PCNSL is often poor. Owing to its low incidence, current knowledge about optimal treatment of PCNSL is fragmentary. Chemotherapy regimens based on high-dose methotrexate are currently standard treatment for all patients with PCNSL who can tolerate such drugs. Whole-brain radiotherapy alone can lead to remission in up to 90% of patients, but often results in poor long-term disease control when given alone, and in delayed neurotoxicity when given after high-dose methotrexate. In this Review, we describe current approaches to diagnosis and treatment of PCNSL, and discuss novel therapeutic approaches that are currently in development, such as the use of rituximab and high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation. The possible use of intrathecal and intraventricular chemotherapy, optimal salvage treatment, and specific treatment approaches in elderly, paediatric and immunocompromised patients, are also considered.
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- Agnieszka Korfel
- Department of Haematology and Oncology, Charité-Campus Benjamin Franklin, University Medicine Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany.
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Salvage therapy for refractory AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma. Case Rep Oncol Med 2012; 2012:343491. [PMID: 23029628 PMCID: PMC3458413 DOI: 10.1155/2012/343491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2012] [Accepted: 08/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A 27-year-old male patient presented with speech disorders and multiple brain masses on MRI evaluation. He tested positive for HIV. A sterotactic biopsy diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma). After two cycles of high-dose metotrexate (HD-MTX-)-based chemotherapy, the tumor progressed. He underwent whole brain radiotherapy achieving complete response. Six cycles of consolidating immunochemotherapy with rituximab-temozolomide were administered after radiation. Forty-three months after remission, he has not recurred and his neurological status is optimal. Younger HIV patients with refractory PCNSL and preserved immune function can face salvage therapy successfully achieving long term remissions with no remarkable neurotoxicity.
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Wong SF, Gan HK, Cher L. A single centre study of the treatment of relapsed primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) with single agent temozolomide. J Clin Neurosci 2012; 19:1501-5. [PMID: 22995759 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare form of extra-nodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Although recommendations for first-line treatment usually incorporate high-dose methotrexate, there is substantial heterogeneity in the types of salvage therapies used at relapse. Phase II data supported the use of temozolomide as a well-tolerated treatment modality in this setting. Therefore, we reviewed the treatment and outcomes of patients with relapsed PCNSL who were treated with salvage temozolomide at our institution. Seven patients were treated with salvage temozolomide between January 2000 and May 2011. The objective response rate was 14%. Progression-free survival was 2 months (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0-5.9) and median overall survival was 4 months (95% CI: 0-13). Toxicity was mild, with one episode of grade 3 neutropenia during 25 cycles of chemotherapy. Although these results are consistent with previous phase II results, the outcomes for these patients remain extremely poor. The low toxicity of temozolomide raises the possibility of combining temozolomide with other chemotherapeutic agents or targeted agents in future clinical trials.
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- S F Wong
- Department of Medical Oncology, Austin Health, 145 Studley Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3084, Australia
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Sasakawa A, Hirase C, Yamaguchi T, Morita Y, Miyatake JI, Matsumura I, Maeda Y. Interleukin-8 in the pathogenesis of primary central nervous system lymphoma in association with HIV infection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 17:144-50. [PMID: 22664113 DOI: 10.1179/102453312x13376952196377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The pathogenesis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma (AIDS-associated PCNSL) remains unclear. However, cell adhesion molecules have been reported to be strongly associated with PCNSL. In this study, we established Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) from HIV-positive patients (LCL(HIV)) and normal individuals (LCL(N)). The expression of CD18 antigen by LCL(HIV) was stronger than that by LCL(N). We performed a cell adhesion assay using ISO-HAS, which is the human hemangiosarcoma cell line and expresses intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (CD54). The binding rates of LCL(HIV) and ISO-HAS without stimulation were higher than those of LCL(N). Further, we demonstrated that azidothymidine or simvastatin inhibited the binding rates of LCL(HIV) and ISO-HAS more significantly than those of LCL(N). Further, the levels of interleukin (IL)-8, a CD18 inducer, were higher in LCL(HIV) than in LCL(N). We conclude that interaction between IL-8 and CD18 may be critical to AIDS-related PCNSL.
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- Atsushi Sasakawa
- Department of Hematology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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HIV-Induced Cystopathy. CURRENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION REPORTS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11884-012-0126-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Liu L, Zheng Y, Lu H. Development of primary central nervous system lymphoma in an HIV-infected patient after multiple opportunistic infections. Int J STD AIDS 2012; 23:e41-5. [DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A 35-year-old Chinese man presented to medical attention with fever, cough and shortness of breath and HIV infection. His CD4+ lymphocyte count was 28 cells/μL and his HIV viral load was 386,891 copies/mL. Diagnosis of tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, mycobacterium avium complex, fungal infection and cytomegalovirus retinitis were confirmed according to the symptoms, laboratory results and radiology. After therapy for all these opportunistic infections, his symptoms were relieved. In addition, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was also initiated two weeks after his admission. The patient had a headache two months after admission and the magnetic resonance image of the brain showed left frontal lobe hypodensity. The patient then accepted brain biopsy and the pathological result proved to be primary central nervous system lymphoma). The patient refused further therapy and lost in our follow-up.
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai
- Department of Infectious Disease, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Clarke JL, Deangelis LM. Primary central nervous system lymphoma. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2012; 105:517-527. [PMID: 22230516 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53502-3.00006-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The management of primary central nervous system lymphoma related to AIDS in the HAART era. Curr Opin Oncol 2011; 23:648-53. [DOI: 10.1097/cco.0b013e32834b6adc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Marretta L, Stocker H, Drauz D, Mueller M, Masuhr A, Dieckmann S, Wong V, Koch A, Grueneisen A, Arastéh K, Weiss R. Treatment of HIV-related primary central nervous system lymphoma with AZT high dose, HAART, interleukin-2 and foscarnet in three patients. Eur J Med Res 2011; 16:197-205. [PMID: 21719392 PMCID: PMC3352191 DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-16-5-197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Combined immunomodulatory and antiviral treatment was administered to three patients with newly diagnosed HIV-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) in an attempt to improve outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS Three patients from our institution who were recently diagnosed with HIV-associated PCNSL received intravenous azidothymidine (AZT) 1.6 gr. bid for two weeks, followed by oral AZT 250mg bid from day 15. In addition, complementary highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with a second nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) plus one protease inhibitor (PI) and interleukin 2 (IL-2) subcutaneously 2 million units twice daily (bid) plus foscarnet 90mg/kg bid were administered on days 1-14. One patient received anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-maintenance therapy with ganciclovir, followed by cidofovir. RESULTS All patients experienced progressive disease while on induction therapy, and switched early to whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) as second line-treatment. No grade 3 or 4 toxicities were observed. Two patients died on days 50 and 166 respectively due to progressive disease. The third patient with histo?logically proven lymphoproliferation and only suspected PCNSL remained alive at 53 months. He was on HAART and remained clinically and neurologically stable. CONCLUSION Although IL-2, HAART, high-dose AZT and foscarnet are used for other HIV-related conditions, they did not demonstrate benefit in lymphoma remission for 2 HIV- associated PCNSL patients. The third patient went into delayed remission after additional radiotherapy and was in good clinical and neurological health status over 53 months after diagnosis.
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- Lore Marretta
- DRK-Kliniken Köpenick, Berlin, II. Innere Abteilung, Hämato-Onkologie, Salvador-Allende-Allee 2-8, 12559 Berlin, Germany.
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Bayraktar S, Bayraktar UD, Ramos JC, Stefanovic A, Lossos IS. Primary CNS lymphoma in HIV positive and negative patients: comparison of clinical characteristics, outcome and prognostic factors. J Neurooncol 2010; 101:257-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0252-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Nagai H, Odawara T, Ajisawa A, Hagiwara S, Watanabe T, Uehira T, Uchiumi H, Yotsumoto M, Miyakawa T, Watanabe A, Kambe T, Konishi M, Saito S, Takahama S, Tateyama M, Okada S. Whole brain radiation alone produces favourable outcomes for AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma in the HAART era. Eur J Haematol 2010; 84:499-505. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2010.01424.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cavaliere R, Petroni G, Lopes MB, Schiff D. Primary central nervous system post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder: an International Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Collaborative Group Report. Cancer 2010; 116:863-70. [PMID: 20052713 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Primary central nervous system (CNS) post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PCNS-PTLD) is a rare complication of solid organ transplantation. The objectives of this study were to define the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features of this disease and to explore the impact of treatment on patient outcomes. METHODS The authors reviewed the databases of participating institutions of the International Primary CNS Lymphoma Collaborative Group for cases of PCNS-PTLD. Thirty-four patients who had pathologically confirmed PCNS-PTLD without evidence of systemic PTLD were investigated retrospectively. RESULTS The median time from transplantation to diagnosis of PCNS-PTLD was 4.4 years. Disease usually was multifocal and involved any location of the brain but was most common in the cerebral hemispheres, usually in the subcortical white matter or basal ganglia. Radiographically, all lesions enhanced either homogenously or in a ring-enhancing pattern. Cerebral biopsy was required to establish diagnosis in most patients. Most patients had monomorphic, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive disease of B-cell origin. Response rates were high regardless of treatment type, and the median survival was 47 months. Age was the only factor predictive of survival. CONCLUSIONS The current study demonstrated that PCNS-PTLD is typically an EBV-induced B-cell lymphoma that is responsive to treatment with favorable survival in many patients. An aggressive approach to tissue confirmation of diagnosis and treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy should be strongly considered.
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- Robert Cavaliere
- Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS, has infected an estimated 33 million individuals worldwide. HIV is associated with immunodeficiency, neoplasia, and neurologic disease. The continuing evolution of the HIV epidemic has spurred an intense interest in a hitherto neglected area of medicine, neuroinfectious diseases and their consequences. This work has broad applications for the study of central nervous system (CNS) tumors, dementias, neuropathies, and CNS disease in other immunosuppressed individuals. HIV is neuroinvasive (can enter the CNS), neurotrophic (can live in neural tissues), and neurovirulent (causes disease of the nervous system). This article reviews the HIV-associated neurologic syndromes, which can be classified as primary HIV neurologic disease (in which HIV is both necessary and sufficient to cause the illness), secondary or opportunistic neurologic disease (in which HIV interacts with other pathogens, resulting in opportunistic infections and tumors), and treatment-related neurologic disease (such as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome).
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- Elyse J Singer
- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 11645 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 770, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA.
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Housri N, Yarchoan R, Kaushal A. Radiotherapy for patients with the human immunodeficiency virus: are special precautions necessary? Cancer 2010; 116:273-83. [PMID: 20014399 PMCID: PMC3409663 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Shortly after the onset of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in the 1980s, reports of radiation-associated toxicity in patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS began to appear in the medical literature. Although the majority of reports have focused on AIDS-defining malignancies such as Kaposi sarcoma, greater-than-expected toxicity after a course of radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy has also been documented in cancers not generally classified as being related to HIV. With improved antiretroviral therapies, HIV patients are living longer and have the potential to develop a variety of HIV-associated and nonassociated malignancies that require treatment, including radiotherapy. This review reports the published data regarding the interactions of HIV, AIDS, and antiretroviral therapy with radiotherapy and implications for the management of malignancies in patients with HIV.
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- Nadine Housri
- Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Rothschild S, Dolder M, Seifert B, Lütolf UM, Ciernik IF. Radiation therapy for HIV-associated diffuse large cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 8:239-48. [PMID: 19589920 DOI: 10.1177/1545109709340439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To report the clinical experience with external beam radiotherapy (RT) for AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL) with or without the involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) in HIV-infected patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical outcome of 24 HIV-seropositive patients with ARL treated with RT from 1995 to 2004 was reviewed, testing factors associated with outcome. RESULTS After 1 and 5 years, the overall survival was 65% and 35%, respectively. The mean RT dose was 31 Gy after normalization to fractions of daily 2 Gy (range, 7.8-47.2 Gy). Radiotherapy dose was associated with survival in univariate (P = .04) and multivariate analysis (P = .01). Other factors in univariate analysis associated with outcome were viral load (VL), highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), ARL stage, and CNS involvement. Patients with CNS involvement achieved complete response in 46% and improved clinical performance was seen in 73%. CONCLUSIONS After chemotherapy, RT in combination with HAART is highly active, and RT should be encouraged especially after suboptimal responses to induction treatment.
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- Sacha Rothschild
- Radiation Oncology, Zurich University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Martí-Carvajal AJ, Cardona AF, Lawrence A. Interventions for previously untreated patients with AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009:CD005419. [PMID: 19588373 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005419.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is known to be associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). The majority of lymphomas (>80%) occurring during immunosuppression are aggressive B-cell in origin and have a high-to-intermediate histology grade. Treatment of NHL is not standardized. OBJECTIVES To assess the clinical effectiveness and safety of single agent or combination chemotherapy with or without immunochemotherapy (rituximab) and with or without highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) for previously untreated patients with AIDS-related NHL. SEARCH STRATEGY The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library Issue 1, 2009), MEDLINE (1966-March 6, 2009), EMBASE (1988-March 6, 2009), LlLACS (1982 to February 17, 2009), Gateway (March 6, 2009), and AIDSearch (2006 -February 2008) were used to identify published, potentially eligible trials. Further, we searched several electronic sources. For additional information see the Cochrane HIV/AIDS Group search strategy. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effectiveness of systemic treatments for previously untreated AIDS-related NHL. There were no age or language restrictions. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Authors independently assessed relevant studies for inclusion; four RCTs were selected. No meta-analysis was attempted due to clinical heterogeneity. MAIN RESULTS Four RCTs that included 857 patients (number range: 30 to 485) met the inclusion criteria. The studies have a high risk of bias; three RCTs were conducted in the United States and one was a multi-national, multi-centre RCT performed in France and Italy. One of the trials included only men. It was impossible to pool data for any of the outcomes due to the differences in the interventions assessed in these RCTs. Overall survival did not differ significantly between treatment groups. Disease free survival (DFS) was reported in two of the four RCTs, but it was not statistically significant between treatment groups. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence that the systemic interventions for untreated patients with AIDS-related NHL provide superior clinical effectiveness for improving OS, DSF, and tumour response rate; however, this conclusion is based on four RCTs with limited sample size and variable quality. More adequately powered RCTs that have low risk of bias are necessary to determine the real benefit or harm of interventions to treat this population. Overall survival (OS), DFS, and quality of life should be included as endpoints.
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Dou H, Grotepas CB, McMillan JM, Destache CJ, Chaubal M, Werling J, Kipp J, Rabinow B, Gendelman HE. Macrophage delivery of nanoformulated antiretroviral drug to the brain in a murine model of neuroAIDS. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:661-9. [PMID: 19535632 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Antiretroviral therapy (ART) shows variable blood-brain barrier penetration. This may affect the development of neurological complications of HIV infection. In attempts to attenuate viral growth for the nervous system, cell-based nanoformulations were developed with the focus on improving drug pharmacokinetics. We reasoned that ART carriage could be facilitated within blood-borne macrophages traveling across the blood-brain barrier. To test this idea, an HIV-1 encephalitis (HIVE) rodent model was used where HIV-1-infected human monocyte-derived macrophages were stereotactically injected into the subcortex of severe combined immunodeficient mice. ART was prepared using indinavir (IDV) nanoparticles (NP, nanoART) loaded into murine bone marrow macrophages (BMM, IDV-NP-BMM) after ex vivo cultivation. IDV-NP-BMM was administered i.v. to mice resulting in continuous IDV release for 14 days. Rhodamine-labeled IDV-NP was readily observed in areas of HIVE and specifically in brain subregions with active astrogliosis, microgliosis, and neuronal loss. IDV-NP-BMM treatment led to robust IDV levels and reduced HIV-1 replication in HIVE brain regions. We conclude that nanoART targeting to diseased brain through macrophage carriage is possible and can be considered in developmental therapeutics for HIV-associated neurological disease.
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- Huanyu Dou
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198, USA
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Haldorsen IS, Kråkenes J, Goplen AK, Dunlop O, Mella O, Espeland A. AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma: a Norwegian national survey 1989-2003. BMC Cancer 2008; 8:225. [PMID: 18684320 PMCID: PMC2525658 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2008] [Accepted: 08/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a frequent complication in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The objective of this survey was to investigate incidence, clinical features, radiological findings, histologic diagnosis, treatment and outcome for all patients with histologically verified AIDS-related PCNSL diagnosed in Norway in 1989-2003. METHODS We identified the patients by chart review of all cases recorded as PCNSL in The Norwegian Cancer Registry (by law recording all cases of cancer in Norway) and all cases recorded as AIDS-related PCNSL in the autopsy registry at a hospital having 67% autopsy rate and treating 59% of AIDS patients in Norway, from 1989 to 2003. Histologic material and radiological images were reviewed. We used person-time techniques to calculate incidence rates of PCNSL among AIDS patients based on recordings on AIDS at the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (by law recording all cases of AIDS in Norway). RESULTS Twenty-nine patients had histologically confirmed, newly diagnosed AIDS-related PCNSL in Norway from 1989-2003. Only 2 patients had this diagnosis established while alive. AIDS patients had 5.5% lifetime risk of PCNSL. Their absolute incidence rate of PCNSL per 100 person-years was 1.7 (95%CI: 1.1-2.4) and decreased during the consecutive 5-year periods from 3.6, to 2.5, and to 0.4 (p < 0.001). Median survival from initial symptom of PCNSL was 2.3 months, but one patient was still alive 4 years after completed radiotherapy. CONCLUSION This is the first national survey to confirm decreasing incidence of AIDS-related PCNSL. Despite dismal survival in most patients, the possibility of long term survival should prompt more aggressive diagnostics in suspected PCNSL.
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Kuo DZ, Milstone AM, Omokaro SO, Friedman AD, Karanjawala ZE, Borowitz M, Joyner ML, Halsey NA, Sibinga EM. Epstein-Barr virus-associated central nervous system lymphoproliferative disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome responsive to highly active antiretroviral therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2008; 46:1476-8. [PMID: 18419459 DOI: 10.1086/587111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A 20-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and central nervous system (CNS) lymphoproliferative disease experienced improvement with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) without radiation therapy. Our experience highlights the importance of biopsy in evaluating multifocal radiographic CNS lesions and the central role of HAART in treating AIDS-related CNS disease.
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- Dennis Z Kuo
- Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Aboulafia DM, Puswella AL. Highly active antiretroviral therapy as the sole treatment for AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma: a case report with implications for treatment. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2007; 21:900-7. [PMID: 18154487 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2007.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A 40-year-old male presented to medical attention with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and HIV infection. His CD4+ count was 18 cells per microliter and his HIV viral load (VL) was more than 400,000 copies milliliter. After 3 weeks of antibiotic therapy, he continued to have global cognitive deficits. A brain imaging study showed a right temporal mass, which on biopsy proved to be primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). He began highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) but declined palliative whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT). Four months later, his CD4+ count had improved to 153 cells per microliter and his HIV VL was less than 75 copies per milliliter. At 36 months follow-up, he remained in complete remission (CR). Through a literature review, we identified 4 additional PCNSL patients who achieved prolonged remission after the initiation of HAART. One patient required WBRT and ventriculo-peritoneal shunting for signs and symptoms of obstructive hydrocephalus. The other 3 patients presented with stable neurologic findings and were treated with HAART alone. The median initial CD4+ count for these patients was 50 cells per microliter (range, 2 to 220 cells per microliter). All 5 remained in CR with a median follow-up of 23.5 (range, 13 to 36) months. For patients who present with PCNSL as their initial AIDS-defining event, stable neurologic findings, and effective HAART options, initial treatment with HAART alone may be possible, reserving WBRT and corticosteroids for those who show signs of impending neurologic demise. Chemotherapy and other novel approaches could also be considered for selected patients with lesser degrees of immune suppression and high baseline functional status.
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- David M. Aboulafia
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
- Division of Hematology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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Rosenow JM, Hirschfeld A. Utility of brain biopsy in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome before and after introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Neurosurgery 2007; 61:130-40; discussion 140-1. [PMID: 17621028 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000279733.28768.ff] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study investigates the changing indications, results, and practice patterns of brain biopsy in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as treatment evolved with the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). METHODS We collected data on 246 patients with AIDS who were undergoing brain biopsy of intracranial lesions. Patients were managed in accordance with a uniform protocol. Patients were divided into two groups of those biopsied in the era before (1992-1996) or after (1997-2001) the use of HAART. RESULTS The introduction of HAART led to a steep decrease in the number of biopsies performed annually. The protocol functioned well. Diagnoses were obtained for 92.3% of patients. Lymphoma was the most frequent diagnosis (52.9% of patients), followed by progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (18.9% of patients) and toxoplasmosis (8.1% of patients). No patient who underwent lesion biopsy for reasons of negative toxoplasmosis titers or atypical radiology evaluation was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis. Nineteen patients who experienced failed toxoplasmosis treatment were diagnosed with toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis titers had a high specificity and a negative predictive value. Patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or nondiagnostic biopsies were more likely to have solitary lesions. The average Karnofsky performance score at the time of biopsy was 72.4, which is still within the range of independent functioning. Significant intracerebral hemorrhages were only observed in patients with lymphoma who also had low platelet counts. CONCLUSION Although the number of patients with AIDS who require brain biopsy has decreased, the procedure still has merits. The paradigm we developed was useful for selecting patients for early biopsy. Patients with AIDS who also have intracerebral lesions should have toxoplasmosis titers performed, and those whose titers are negative for toxoplasmosis should undergo early brain biopsy.
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- Joshua M Rosenow
- Department of Neurosurgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
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Lima MA, Katz-Brull R, Lenkinski RE, Nunez R, Feinrider D, Koralnik IJ. Remission of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and primary central nervous system lymphoma in an HIV-infected patient. Eur J Neurol 2007; 14:598-602. [PMID: 17539934 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01820.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The coexistence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) and primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare event, usually associated with a fatal outcome. We report the case of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individual presenting with both PML and PCNSL who made a remarkable recovery after highly active anti retroviral therapy (HAART) and radiation therapy, and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of both conditions.
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- M A Lima
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Barclay LR, Buskin SE, Kahle EM, Aboulafia DM. Clinical and immunologic profile of AIDS-related lymphoma in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 7:272-9. [PMID: 17324334 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2007.n.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Despite the decrease in HIV-associated morbidity and mortality with the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the incidence of AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL) has not decreased as significantly. Therefore, we compared epidemiologic, immunologic, and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with ARL in the pre-HAART and HAART eras. We used the Adult and Adolescent Spectrum of HIV-Related Diseases database of Public Health-Seattle and King County to determine incidences and trends among patients with ARL in Seattle/King County, WA. We noted a significant decrease in the incidence of HAART-era patients with ARL (36.6 vs. 8.4 per 1000 person-years). The percentage of women (2% vs. 14%), minorities (black patients 9% vs. 29%; Hispanic patients 6% vs. 21%; Native American patients 0 vs. 14%), and individuals originating from outside the United States (10% vs. 29%) increased significantly. There was also a significant increase in patients diagnosed with ARL at CD4+ counts > or = 200 cells/microL (3% vs. 21%) and a large decrease in median HIV-1 viral loads at ARL diagnosis (264,667 copies/mL vs. 35,500 copies/mL). Median survival time increased from 3 months to 13 months, and there was a significant decrease in comorbid opportunistic illnesses (83% vs. 36%). In conclusion, ARL incidence decreased significantly and patient profiles changed substantially in the Seattle/King County ASD project. HAART-era patients with ARL were more likely women, minorities, have improved immunologic status, and fewer comorbid opportunistic illnesses. This changing profile of patients with ARL parallels larger changes seen among the general AIDS population in the HAART era.
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Mounier N, Spina M, Gisselbrecht C. Modern management of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-infected patients. Br J Haematol 2007; 136:685-98. [PMID: 17229246 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at greater risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma than the general population and aggressive B-cell lymphoma has become one of the most common of the initial acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining illnesses. This review considers the prognostic factors and new approaches to the treatment of patients with AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL). As highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) became available, the survival of many ARL patients has become comparable to that of HIV-negative patients. This is partly due to the decrease in the incidence of opportunistic infections and improved prognosis. Both developments can also be attributed to new treatment strategies for ARL, such as the use of effective infusional regimens, Rituximab combinations and high-dose therapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation for relapsed disease. However, unresolved issues persist, such as the optimal therapy for patients with Burkitt ARL or central nervous system involvement.
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- Nicolas Mounier
- Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte, GELA, 1 av C Vellefaux, Paris, France.
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Mrugala M, Newcomer A, Batchelor T. Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Neurobiol Dis 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012088592-3/50038-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0072-9752(07)85015-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Among individuals with HIV-infection, coinfection with oncogenic viruses including EBV, HHV-8, and HPV cause significant cancer-related morbidity and mortality. It is clear that these viruses interact with HIV in unique ways that predispose HIV-infected individuals to malignant diseases. In general, treatment directed specifically against these viruses does not appear to change the natural history of the malignant disease, and once the malignancy develops, if their health permits, HIV-infected patients should be treated using similar treatment protocols to HIV-negative patients. However, for the less frequent HIV-related malignancies, such as PEL, or MCD, optimal treatments are still emerging. For certain AIDS-defining malignancies, it is clear that the widespread access to HAART has significantly decreased the incidence, and improved outcomes. However, for other cancers, such as the HPV-related tumors, the role of HAART is much less clear. Further research into prevention and treatment of these oncogenic virally mediated AIDS-related malignancies is necessary.
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- Anita Arora
- Center for Clinical Studies, Houston, TX, USA
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✓ The understanding of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) has lagged behind that of the much more common systemic, nodal lymphomas. Reasons for this include the relative rarity of PCNSL and the fact that these lesions differ in some ways from their histologically similar systemic counterparts. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, the author provides concise descriptions of the pathological features of both common and uncommon types of PCNSL while discussing issues such as the confusion surrounding histological classification of PCNSLs, problems related to intraoperative diagnosis, and the appropriate diagnostic work up. Second, the author discusses a small number of molecular studies to demonstrate the great promise they offer. Such studies have already clarified some issues, including the category of lymphocyte from which the majority of PCNSLs are derived. Hopefully in the future these studies will help guide treatment decisions.
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- Deborah L Commins
- Department of Pathology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
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Gingues S, Gill MJ. The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on the incidence and outcomes of AIDS-defining cancers in Southern Alberta. HIV Med 2006; 7:369-77. [PMID: 16903981 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2006.00395.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the incidence and outcomes of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and invasive cervical cancer/dysplasia in a well-defined geographical HIV-infected population between 1984 and 2005. METHODS A clinic database search, chart review and verification with public health records were undertaken for all AIDS-defining cancers diagnosed in Southern Alberta before and after the introduction of HAART. RESULTS A total of 2,137 patients with 9,265 person-years of HIV follow-up care were reviewed. One hundred and forty-three cases of KS, 64 cases of NHL and 11 cases of invasive cervical cancer/dysplasia were identified. KS and NHL together accounted for 15% of clinical presentations with an AIDS-defining illness that led to the HIV diagnosis. Following the introduction of HAART, the reduced number of severely immunocompromised patients was associated with 92 and 84% reductions in new diagnoses of KS and NHL, respectively, which were seen mainly in clinic patients declining or failing HAART. Crude reductions of 94 and 65% in mortality from KS and NHL, respectively, were also seen. The prevalences of KS, NHL and invasive cervical cancer/dysplasia have recently stabilized at 3, 1 and 5% of the population, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The introduction of HAART has dramatically reduced the incidence of KS and NHL and improved survival from these cancers for most patients in HIV care. However, patients still present with KS and NHL leading to their HIV diagnosis.
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- Alberta/epidemiology
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
- Female
- HIV Infections/complications
- HIV Infections/drug therapy
- HIV Infections/mortality
- Humans
- Incidence
- Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/complications
- Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/mortality
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/complications
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/mortality
- Male
- Prevalence
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/complications
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/epidemiology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/mortality
- Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/complications
- Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/epidemiology
- Uterine Cervical Dysplasia/mortality
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/complications
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/mortality
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- S Gingues
- Southern Alberta Clinic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Human immunodeficiency virus infection is associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Even with a decrease in AIDS-defining illnesses after the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV-associated non-Hodgkin lymphoma remains an important problem. RECENT FINDINGS Low CD4+ T-lymphocyte count, disease stage, performance status, serum lactate dehydrogenase, and number of extranodal sites of disease are all important prognostic factors for HIV-non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Recent studies have examined the role of infusional chemotherapy, as well as immunotherapy, in the treatment of aggressive HIV-non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and autologous stem cell transplantation for relapsed or refractory HIV-non-Hodgkin lymphoma. New developments in the association of viral infection and pathogenesis of certain subtypes of HIV-non-Hodgkin lymphoma have also recently been reported. SUMMARY Outcomes of HIV-non-Hodgkin lymphoma are improving with the routine use of highly active antiretroviral therapy and combination chemotherapy. For aggressive HIV-non-Hodgkin lymphoma, infusional chemotherapy regimens are well tolerated and lead to complete response in about 50-75% of cases and a 2-3 years overall survival of 40-60%. The potential benefit of adding rituximab to combination chemotherapy may be offset by infectious complications in severely immunosuppressed patients. HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma should be treated with an intensive regimen rather than standard cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone-like chemotherapy. Autologous stem cell transplantation should be considered for selected patients with relapsed or refractory HIV-non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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- Caroline M Behler
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1270, USA.
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- Parham Khosravi Shahi
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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Diamond C, Taylor TH, Aboumrad T, Anton-Culver H. Changes in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: incidence, presentation, treatment, and survival. Cancer 2006; 106:128-35. [PMID: 16329140 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The authors sought to determine whether the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) coincided with changes in the epidemiology of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). METHODS Cancer registry data from 1988-2000 were linked with AIDS registry data from 1981 to July 2003 for San Diego County to identify 537 AIDS-NHL patients. By using the total number of patients with AIDS who were alive as of July 1 annually as the AIDS population denominator, the average annual incidence of NHL was estimated among patients with AIDS for the pre-HAART period (1988-1995) and post-HAART period (1996-2000). The chi-square test was used to compare proportions, and a Cox proportional hazards model was used to compare survival between the pre-HAART and post-HAART periods. RESULTS The incidence of NHL decreased from 29.6 per 1000 person-years pre-HAART to 6.5 per 1000 person-years post-HAART. The proportion of patients who had NHL of central nervous system (CNS) origin decreased from 28% pre-HAART to 17% post-HAART. Among patients with systemic NHL, 54% received chemotherapy pre-HAART, and 72% received chemotherapy post-HAART. The percentage of intermediate-grade NHL increased from 33% pre-HAART to 49% post-HAART, and the percentage of high-grade NHL decreased from 38% to 19%, respectively. A diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection preceding the NHL diagnosis and Stage IV NHL were associated with worse survival, whereas a diagnosis of NHL in the post-HAART period and chemotherapy were associated with better survival. The median survival was 4 months pre-HAART and 9 months post-HAART. CONCLUSIONS Since the introduction of HAART, there has been a decrease in the incidence of systemic and CNS NHL among patients with AIDS. Among patients with systemic, AIDS-related NHL, there has been decreased high-grade histology, increased use of chemotherapy, and improved survival.
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- Catherine Diamond
- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California 92868, USA.
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