Non–AIDS-Defining Cancers

  • Authors: David Aboulafia, MD; Liron Pantanowitz, MD (More Info)
  • Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
  • Last Reviewed: 12/12/16 (What's New)

Summary

  • HCC screening recommended in HIV-infected patients with HBV or HCV coinfection, although not yet prospectively assessed (Management Guidelines)[Bower 2014]
  • HIV-infected patients with HCC less likely to be retreated at recurrence, leading to decrease in OS vs HIV-negative patients with HCC[Berretta 2011]
  • In transplant setting, significant potential exists for adverse drug interactions between ART and immunosuppressive therapy[Antonini 2004; Rudek 2011]

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Keywords: Cancer, Drug-Drug Interactions, Viral Hepatitis Coinfection

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