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Mashup Score: 0Remission after rituximab for HHV8+ MCD: what next? - 7 month(s) ago
In this issue of Blood Advances, Rasmussen et al evaluate the outcomes and prognostic factors of 99 patients treated for human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)–associated m
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Mashup Score: 8Treating Cancer in People With HIV - 9 month(s) ago
The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management challenges, a review of the relevant literature, and a summary of the authors’ suggested management approaches. The goal of this series is to help readers better understand how to apply the results of key studies, including those published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, to patients seen in their own clinical practice. People with HIV (PWH) have an increased lifetime risk of developing certain cancers, even when HIV is well-controlled with antiretroviral therapy. Despite the tremendous advancements in HIV and cancer care over the past several decades, PWH have lower cancer-related survival compared with the general population. Treating HIV-associated cancers requires a multidisciplinary team to manage concurrent opportunistic infections, potential drug-drug interactions, and the co-occurrenc
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Mashup Score: 0Cancer specialists not making decisions based on HIV status, but also not discussing HIV with patients - 1 year(s) ago
A qualitative study explored factors that influenced how oncologists approached cancer treatment among people living with HIV in the US. The providers rarely discussed the intersection of HIV and cancer with their patients, often for confidentiality reasons. None had received specific training on HIV, and most reported treating HIV like any other chronic health condition. They did report routine…
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Mashup Score: 13Improving Cancer Care in People Living with HIV: A Qualitative Study of Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice - 1 year(s) ago
: Cancer is now the leading cause of non-AIDS death in the U.S. HIV population. People living with HIV (PLWH) are known to have lower cancer treatment rates and worse cancer outcomes. Disparate cancer treatment is driven by health system, patient, and clinician factors. Little attention has been given to the factors oncologists consider when making cancer treatment recommendations to PLWH. This…
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Mashup Score: 0Demographic profile, management, and survival of primary Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma: A USA Nationwide SEER-based study - 2 year(s) ago
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is a Human Herpes Virus-8 (HHV-8) associated angio-proliferative disorder commonly seen in patients with HIV. It most commonly inv…
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Mashup Score: 4Wolters Kluwer Health - 2 year(s) ago
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Mashup Score: 0Wolters Kluwer Health - 2 year(s) ago
JavaScript Error JavaScript has been disabled on your browser. You must enable it to continue. Here’s how to enable JavaScript in the following browsers: Internet Explorer From the Tools menu, select Options Click the Content tab Select Enable JavaScript Firefox From the Tools…
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Mashup Score: 8Immunotherapy for KSHV-associated diseases - 2 year(s) ago
Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV)-associated diseases (Kaposi sarcoma, multicentric Castleman disease, primary effusion lymphoma, and KSHV inflammator…
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Mashup Score: 2
About The HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch (HAMB), which was founded in October 1996, conducts laboratory and clinical research in AIDS-related malignancies, HIV disease, viral-induced tumors, and related diseases. The mission of…
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Mashup Score: 2Oncologic Treatment of HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma 40 Years on - 2 year(s) ago
The observation in 1981 of the emergence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) among young men who had sex with men was one of the first harbingers of the HIV epidemic. With advances in HIV care, the incidence of HIV-associated KS (HIV+KS) has decreased over time in the United States. However, it remains a persistent malignancy among some HIV-infected populations and is one of the most common tumors in…
Source: Journal of Clinical OncologyCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
@ThomasUldrick and I explore these findings further in our editorial #HIVOnc https://t.co/nSJUROVumC