2021
Prostate Cancer Screening and Incidence among Aging Persons Living with HIV
Leapman MS, Stone K, Wadia R, Park LS, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Bedimo R, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Shebl F, Justice AC, Brown ST, Crothers K, Sigel KM. Prostate Cancer Screening and Incidence among Aging Persons Living with HIV. Journal Of Urology 2021, 207: 324-332. PMID: 34555924, PMCID: PMC8741750, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPSA testingHIV statusProstate cancerProstate biopsyCancer incidenceHuman immunodeficiency virus statusProstate-specific antigen (PSA) testingVeterans Aging Cohort StudyProspective national cohortMultivariable Poisson modelsAging Cohort StudySpecific antigen testingHuman immunodeficiency virusProstate cancer screeningUninfected comparatorsCohort studyIncident cancerAntigen testingImmunodeficiency virusMean ageCancer screeningNational cohortCancer stageVirus statusMultivariable modelStatin exposure and risk of cancer in people with and without HIV infection.
Bedimo RJ, Park LS, Shebl FM, Sigel K, Rentsch CT, Crothers K, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Brown ST, Gibert C, Justice AC, Tate JP. Statin exposure and risk of cancer in people with and without HIV infection. AIDS 2021, 35: 325-334. PMID: 33181533, PMCID: PMC7775280, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyStatin useStatin exposureHazard ratioCancer riskLower riskPropensity score-matched cohortCox regression hazard ratiosAging Cohort StudyAnti-inflammatory effectsRegression hazard ratiosNon-Hodgkin lymphomaConfidence intervalsCancer registry linkagePropensity score-matched sampleRisk of cancerDeath overallUninfected patientsCohort studyIncident cancerRegistry linkageHIV infectionHIV statusStatin initiatorsUninfected persons
2020
Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Risk of Cancer Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Silverberg MJ, Leyden W, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Justice AC, Hessol NA, Achenbach CJ, D’Souza G, Engels EA, Althoff KN, Mayor AM, Sterling TR, Kitahata MM, Bosch RJ, Saag MS, Rabkin CS, Horberg MA, Gill MJ, Grover S, Mathews WC, Li J, Crane HM, Gange SJ, Lau B, Moore RD, Dubrow R, Neugebauer RS. Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Risk of Cancer Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: 1900-1909. PMID: 32785640, PMCID: PMC8315132, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus-related cancersEarly antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral therapyART initiationImmunodeficiency virusNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationART-naive PLWHEarly ART initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV transmission riskNon-Hodgkin lymphomaCancer registry linkageRisk of cancerMarginal structural modelsRace/ethnicityCohort CollaborationTherapy initiationChart reviewIncident cancerRegistry linkageViral hepatitisTime-dependent confoundingCancer groupViral etiology
2014
Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Veterans: Comparison of Cancer Registry and ICD-9 Code Diagnoses
Park LS, Tate JP, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rimland D, Goetz MB, Gibert C, Brown ST, Kelley MJ, Justice AC, Dubrow R. Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Veterans: Comparison of Cancer Registry and ICD-9 Code Diagnoses. Journal Of AIDS & Clinical Research 2014, 05: 1000318. PMID: 25580366, PMCID: PMC4285627, DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Central Cancer RegistryVeterans Aging Cohort StudyStandardized incidence ratiosIncidence rate ratiosUninfected veteransIncident cancerCancer RegistryCancer riskICD-9End Results (SEER) ratesHigh positive predictive valueAging Cohort StudyICD-9 code diagnosisCentral Cancer RegistryICD-9 diagnosisPositive predictive valueFalse-positive diagnosesHIV/AIDSElevated cancer riskRace/ethnicityCohort studyProspective cohortHIV statusIncidence ratiosCancer burden