title: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma regressing after zidovudine therapy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Zidovudine is a thymidine analogue that has been reported to have antiviral and antineoplastic activity in vitro.
  
  
  METHODS
  The case of a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and a pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with zidovudine and no other treatment is presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient achieved a prolonged partial remission of a pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma while receiving zidovudine alone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Zidovudine may have antitumor effects in AIDS-related lymphomas and should be evaluated for its antitumor potential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baselga
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Krown
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Telzak
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Filippa
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Straus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D015215:Zidovudine