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| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 49
| Issue : 1 | Page : 176-180 |
Spectrum of malignancies among HIV-infected patients in South India
KK Venkatesh1, S Saghayam2, B Devaleenal2, S Poongulali2, TP Flanigan1, KH Mayer1, N Kumarasamy1
1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Community Health, Alpert Medical School, Brown University/Miriam Hospital, RI, USA
2 YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Chennai, India
Correspondence Address:
K K Venkatesh
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Community Health, Alpert Medical School, Brown University/Miriam Hospital, RI
USA
 Source of Support: Brown University's AIDS International Research and Training Program of the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA (grant no. D43TW00237), ACTG-ICTU/ NIH-Chennai site grant for supporting this study., Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.98947
Introduction: The current study examines the spectrum of malignancies among HIV-infected South Indians enrolled in a clinical care program. Materials and Methods: We conducted a nested matched case-control study among 42 HIV-infected cases who developed cancer and 82 HIV-infected controls between 1998 and 2008 at a tertiary care HIV care program in South India. Results: The most common types of cancer included non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (38.1%), Hodgkin's lymphoma (16.7%), squamous cell carcinoma (14.3%), and adenocarcinoma (14.3%). The median duration of time from HIV infection to cancer diagnosis was 549 days [interquartile range (IQR): 58-2013]. The nadir CD4 cell count was significantly lower in cases compared to controls (134 cells/μl vs. 169 cells/μl; P = 0.015). Cancer patients were more likely to have a more advanced HIV disease stage at the time of cancer diagnosis compared to control patients (Stage C: 90.5% vs. 49.4%; P<0.0001). Significantly more cancer patients were receiving antiretroviral treatment relative to control patients at the time of cancer diagnosis (92.9% vs. 66.3%; P=0.001). Conclusions: HIV-infected patients who developed cancer had more advanced immunodeficiency at the time of cancer diagnosis and a lower nadir CD4 cell count. It is possible that with the continued roll-out of highly active antiretroviral therapy in India, the incidence of HIV-associated malignancies will decrease.
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