Prognostic factors for advanced-stage human immunodeficiency virus-associated classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine plus combined antiretroviral therapy: A multi-institutional retrospective study.

Castillo, Jorge J; Bower, Mark; Brühlmann, Jérémy; Novak, Urban; Furrer, Hansjakob; Tanaka, Paula Y; Besson, Caroline; Montoto, Silvia; Cwynarski, Kate; Abramson, Jeremy S; Dalia, Samir; Bibas, Michele; Connors, Joseph M; Furman, Michael; Nguyen, Minh-Ly; Cooley, Timothy P; Beltran, Brady E; Collins, Jaime A; Vose, Julie M; Xicoy, Blanca; ... (2014). Prognostic factors for advanced-stage human immunodeficiency virus-associated classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine plus combined antiretroviral therapy: A multi-institutional retrospective study. Cancer research, 121(3), pp. 423-431. American Association for Cancer Research AACR 10.1002/cncr.29066

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BACKGROUND

The treatment and outcomes of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) continue to evolve. The International Prognostic Score (IPS) is used to predict the survival of patients with advanced-stage HL, but it has not been validated in patients with HIV infection.

METHODS

This was a multi-institutional, retrospective study of 229 patients with HIV-associated, advanced-stage, classical HL who received doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) plus combination antiretroviral therapy. Their clinical characteristics were presented descriptively, and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the factors that were predictive of response and prognostic of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).

RESULTS

The overall and complete response rates to ABVD in patients with HIV-associated HL were 91% and 83%, respectively. After a median follow-up of 5 years, the 5-year PFS and OS rates were 69% and 78%, respectively. In multivariate analyses, there was a trend toward an IPS score >3 as an adverse factor for PFS (hazard ratio [HR], 1.49; P=.15) and OS (HR, 1.84; P=.06). A cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4)-positive (T-helper) cell count <200 cells/μL was associated independently with both PFS (HR, 2.60; P=.002) and OS (HR, 2.04; P=.04). The CD4-positive cell count was associated with an increased incidence of death from other causes (HR, 2.64; P=.04) but not with death from HL-related causes (HR, 1.55; P=.32).

CONCLUSIONS

The current results indicate excellent response and survival rates in patients with HIV-associated, advanced-stage, classical HL who receive ABVD and combination antiretroviral therapy as well as the prognostic value of the CD4-positive cell count at the time of lymphoma diagnosis for PFS and OS. Cancer 2014. © 2014 American Cancer Society.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Medical Oncology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Faculty Institutions > Teaching Staff, Faculty of Medicine
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology

UniBE Contributor:

Novak, Urban, Furrer, Hansjakob

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0008-5472

Publisher:

American Association for Cancer Research AACR

Language:

English

Submitter:

Annelies Luginbühl

Date Deposited:

03 Dec 2014 11:41

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:37

Publisher DOI:

10.1002/cncr.29066

PubMed ID:

25251326

Uncontrolled Keywords:

CD4 count, Hodgkin lymphoma, dacarbazine, antiretroviral therapy, bleomycin, doxorubicin, human immunodeficiency virus, vinblastine

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.59028

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/59028

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