title: Impact of concomitant antiblastic chemotherapy and highly active antiretroviral therapy on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viremia and genotyping in HIV-infected patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
abstract: We evaluated the replication and resistance patterns of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) strains recovered from HIV-infected patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who were receiving chemotherapy (CT) concomitant with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We analyzed virological response to HAART in 35 patients with HIV and NHL who were treated with a cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin-vincristine-prednisone chemotherapy regimen and HAART and the virological response in 26 HIV-infected patients with CD20 cell-positive NHL who were treated with rituximab and cyclophosphamide-doxorubin-etoposide therapy. Genotype and virtual phenotype analyses were performed at baseline and when virological failure occurred. Only 9 patients met the criteria for virological failure. Genotype and virtual phenotype analyses demonstrated that, during CT administration, new mutations might occur, but there were no significant changes in the preexisting resistance patterns. Our data show that combination therapy consisting of CT and HAART is feasible and that the virological response can be maintained in the majority of patients receiving this treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology A, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simonelli
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanussi
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cinelli
authors.forename: Luigino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dal Maso
authors.forename: Giampiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Gennaro
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
authors.forename: Guglielmo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nasti
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vaccher
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Paoli
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tirelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D002648:Child; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000069283:Rituximab; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019562:Viral Load; D014766:Viremia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000069283:Rituximab; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone