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Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation in Patients With HIV-Related Lymphoma
HIV-Related Lymphoma and Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation
P Balsalobre, J Díez-Martín, A Re, M Michieli, J Ribera, C Canals, A Rosselet, E Conde, R Varela, K Cwynarski, I Gabriel, P Genet, G Guillerm, B Allione, A Ferrant, P Biron, I Espigado, D Serrano, A Sureda
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2009 May 1
J Clin Oncol
Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation in Patients With HIV-Related Lymphoma
J Clin Oncol. 2009 May 1;27(13):2192-2198, P Balsalobre, J Díez-Martín, A Re, M Michieli, J Ribera, C Canals, A Rosselet, E Conde, R Varela, K Cwynarski, I Gabriel, P Genet, G Guillerm, B Allione, A Ferrant, P Biron, I Espigado, D Serrano, A Sureda
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OncologySTAT Editorial Team
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) occur at an increased incidence in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as compared with the general population. Patients with these HIV-associated lymphomas (HIV-Ly) often present with poor prognostic features such as “B” symptoms, advanced stage, extranodal disease, and intermediate or high values on the International Prognostic Index (IPI). The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has permitted patients...
