HIV-1-related Hodgkin lymphoma in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy: incidence and evolution of CD4⁺ T-cell lymphocytes

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  • Julia Bohlius
  • Kurt Schmidlin
  • François Boué
  • Gerd Fätkenheuer
  • Margaret May
  • Ana Maria Caro-Murillo
  • Amanda Mocroft
  • Fabrice Bonnet
  • Gary Clifford
  • Vassilios Paparizos
  • Jose M Miro
  • Obel, Niels
  • Maria Prins
  • Geneviève Chêne
  • Matthias Egger
  • Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe
The risk of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is increased in patients infected with HIV-1. We studied the incidence and outcomes of HL, and compared CD4¿ T-cell trajectories in HL patients and controls matched for duration of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). A total of 40 168 adult HIV-1-infected patients (median age, 36 years; 70% male; median CD4 cell count, 234 cells/µL) from 16 European cohorts were observed during 159 133 person-years; 78 patients developed HL. The incidence was 49.0 (95% confidence interval [CI], 39.3-61.2) per 100,000 person-years, and similar on cART and not on cART (P = .96). The risk of HL declined as the most recent (time-updated) CD4 count increased: the adjusted hazard ratio comparing more than 350 with less than 50 cells/µL was 0.27 (95% CI, 0.08-0.86). Sixty-one HL cases diagnosed on cART were matched to 1652 controls: during the year before diagnosis, cases lost 98 CD4 cells (95% CI, -159 to -36 cells), whereas controls gained 35 cells (95% CI, 24-46 cells; P <.0001). The incidence of HL is not reduced by cART, and patients whose CD4 cell counts decline despite suppression of HIV-1 replication on cART may harbor HL.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftBlood
Vol/bind117
Udgave nummer23
Sider (fra-til)6100-8
Antal sider9
ISSN0006-4971
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 9 jun. 2011

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