title: Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with bendamustine in an HIV-infected patient on antiretroviral therapy: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Few reports have described the coincidence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and HIV. We administered bendamustine to an HIV-positive refractory CLL patient and obtained a significant objective response. Our results indicate that bendamustine can be used in HIV-infected CLL patients. We also reviewed 12 cases of CLL with HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Promotion Plan for the Platform of Human Resource Development for Cancer, Research Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Oncology, Research Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuji
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Oncology, Research Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Applied Immunology, Research Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koibuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Research Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oyaizu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Oncology, Research Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchimaru
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology/Oncology, Research Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Arinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tojo
keywords: Bendamustine; HIV; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; small lymphocytic lymphoma