title: [Malignant lymphomas in HIV-infected patients].
abstract: Eleven patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and three patients with Hodgkin's disease were observed among 876 anti-HIV-positive subjects attending the AIDS clinic at the University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. Compared to the general population this represents a 50-fold (95% confidence limits: 25-90) increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and an 11.4-fold (2.3-33) increased risk for Hodgkin's disease in anti-HIV-positive men. High malignancy, advanced stage of disease at the time of diagnosis, and extranodal localization are characteristic of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in AIDS patients, which carries a poor prognosis. However, remissions and prolonged disease-free survival are possible in individual cases. Only one opportunistic infection was observed during 92 months of treatment and observation using a mild chemotherapeutic regimen (m-BACOD). Less myelosuppressive chemotherapeutic schedules appear to be more beneficial than aggressive regimens in anti-HIV-positive patients due to the lower incidence of opportunistic infections.
authors: Departement für Innere, Kantonalzürcherisches Krebsregister, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Adam
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Flepp
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Schüler
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Egli
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Greminger
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Lüthy
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Rhyner
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002955:Leucovorin; D008727:Methotrexate
vernacular_title: Maligne Lymphome bei HIV-infizierten Patienten.