1. Hodgkin lymphoma is as common as non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-positive patients with sustained viral suppression and limited immune deficiency: a prospective cohort study
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Björn-Erik Ole Jensen, Daniel Gillor, Christoph Wyen, Mark Oette, Stefan Esser, Albrecht Stoehr, Christian Hoffmann, Ivanka Krznaric, Jan Thoden, Marcus Hentrich, Georg M. N. Behrens, M Hensel, Gerd Fätkenheuer, J van Lunzen, and Markus Müller
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Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,medicine.disease ,AIDS-related lymphoma ,Lymphoma ,Infectious Diseases ,Immune system ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,Immunology ,Medicine ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Viral suppression ,business ,Prospective cohort study ,Viral load ,Cohort study - Abstract
Objectives The incidence of HIV-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) but not that of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has been declining. The aim of the study was to compare HIV-infected patients with NHL and HL with respect to antiretroviral therapy (ART) exposure at the time of lymphoma diagnosis. Methods HIV-infected patients with NHL and HL included in a prospective multicentre cohort study since January 2005 were compared with respect to ART exposure and viral load at the time of lymphoma diagnosis. Results As of 31 December 2012, data for 329 patients with NHL and 86 patients with HL from 31 participating centres were available. Patients with HL were more likely to be on ART (73.5% vs. 39.1%, respectively; P 12 months and a CD4 cell count of > 200 cells/μL. Of note, 45.8% of all patients with NHL were not currently on ART and had a CD4 count of
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- 2014