HIV-associated Bladder Cancer Occurs at an Early Age (09/09/2009) Researchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital have reported that bladder cancer can be added to the list of cancers associated with HIV infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The details of this study appeared in BMC Urology in an early online report on August 31, 2009.
Immunosuppression Increases Risk of HPV-related Cancers in AIDS Patients (08/24/2009) Researchers from the National Cancer Institute have reported that the risk of HPV-related cancers is elevated among AIDS patients. This risk continues to increase as patients’ immune systems become more compromised. The details of this study appeared in the August 16, 2009 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
HIV-infected Individuals Have Increased Incidence of Colonic Neoplastic Lesions (07/23/2009) Researchers from New York University have reported that HIV-infected persons have an increased incidence of colonic neoplasms and adenocarcinoma, which develop at a younger age than in uninfected individuals. The details of this study appeared in the August 2009 issue of Gut.
Weekly Taxotere® Effective in HIV-Related Kaposi’s Sarcoma (06/20/2007) Researchers from USC have reported that weekly docetaxel (Taxotere®) is effective and well-tolerated in patients with refractory Kaposi’s sarcoma. The details of this report appeared in the January 15, 2005 issue of Cancer.
French Researchers Confirm Benefit of Anti-Retroviral Therapy for HIV-Related Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (06/20/2007) French researchers have concluded that highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) in patients with AIDS related non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL).
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