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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeCD4 Lymphocyte CountHIVHIV InfectionsHumansNeoplasmsSarcoma, KaposiConceptsVirus-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
2019
Association of Immunosuppression and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Viremia With Anal Cancer Risk in Persons Living With HIV in the United States and Canada
Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Leyden W, Neugebauer RS, Althoff KN, Hessol NA, Achenbach CJ, Brooks JT, Gill MJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Li J, Mathews WC, Mayor AM, Patel P, Rabkin CS, Rachlis A, Justice AC, Moore RD, Engels EA, Silverberg MJ, Dubrow R, Benson C, Bosch R, Kirk G, Mayer K, Grasso C, Hogg R, Harrigan P, Montaner J, Yip B, Zhu J, Salters K, Gabler K, Buchacz K, Li J, Gebo K, Moore R, Moore R, Rodriguez B, Horberg M, Silverberg M, Thorne J, Rabkin C, Margolick J, Jacobson L, D’Souza G, Klein M, Kroch A, Burchell A, Betts A, Lindsay J, Hunter-Mellado R, Mayor A, Gill M, Deeks S, Martin J, Li J, Brooks J, Saag M, Mugavero M, Willig J, Mathews W, Eron J, Napravnik S, Kitahata M, Crane H, Drozd D, Sterling T, Haas D, Rebeiro P, Turner M, Justice A, Dubrow R, Fiellin D, Gange S, Anastos K, Moore R, Saag M, Gange S, Kitahata M, Althoff K, Horberg M, Klein M, McKaig R, Freeman A, Moore R, Freeman A, Kitahata M, Van Rompaey S, Crane H, Drozd D, Morton L, McReynolds J, Lober W, Gange S, Althoff K, Lee J, You B, Hogan B, Zhang J, Jing J, Humes E, Coburn S. Association of Immunosuppression and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Viremia With Anal Cancer Risk in Persons Living With HIV in the United States and Canada. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 70: 1176-1185. PMID: 31044245, PMCID: PMC7319056, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnus NeoplasmsCanadaCD4 Lymphocyte CountHIVHIV InfectionsHumansImmunosuppression TherapyUnited StatesViral LoadViremiaConceptsAnal cancer riskHIV RNA measuresCancer riskPeak CD4North American AIDS Cohort CollaborationRNA measuresHIV-1 RNA levelsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viremiaOncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionAnal cancer developmentAssociation of immunosuppressionTime-updated CD4T-cell countsHuman papillomavirus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusCohort CollaborationPapillomavirus infectionImmunodeficiency virusImmunoregulatory controlCD4Cox modelCancer promotionUseful markerCancer developmentRNA levelsAssociation of immunosuppression and HIV viraemia with non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk overall and by subtype in people living with HIV in Canada and the USA: a multicentre cohort study
Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Leyden W, Neugebauer RS, Althoff KN, Achenbach CJ, Hessol NA, D'Souza G, Gebo KA, Gill MJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Li J, Mathews WC, Mayor AM, Park LS, Rabkin CS, Salters K, Justice AC, Moore RD, Engels EA, Silverberg MJ, Dubrow R, AIDS N, Betts A, Brooks J, Freeman A, Van Rompaey S, Burchell A, Yip B, You B, Hogan B, Grasso C, Hogg R, Benson C, Drozd D, Sterling T, Haas D, Humes E, Crane H, Willig J, Eron J, Martin J, Saag M, Jing J, Zhang J, Lindsay J, Hunter-Mellado R, Deeks S, Zhu J, Montaner J, McReynolds J, Gabler K, Buchacz K, Rodriguez B, Thorne J, Margolick J, Anastos K, Jacobson L, Klein M, Kroch A, Morton L, Turner M, Fiellin D, Gange S, Mugavero M, Harrigan P, Rebeiro P, Bosch R, Kirk G, Mayer K, McKaig R, Coburn S, Napravnik S, Kitahata M, Lober W, Lee J. Association of immunosuppression and HIV viraemia with non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk overall and by subtype in people living with HIV in Canada and the USA: a multicentre cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2019, 6: e240-e249. PMID: 30826282, PMCID: PMC6531288, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30360-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaRecent CD4 countCD4 countHIV viraemiaKey independent predictorsViral loadIndependent predictorsNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationCNS non-Hodgkin's lymphomaOverall non-Hodgkin lymphomaDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaAssociation of immunosuppressionMulticentre cohort studyNon-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) riskAverage viral loadUS Health ResourcesB-cell lymphomaOverall immune functionB cell activationLong-term careCohort CollaborationRecent immunosuppressionAntiretroviral therapyCohort study
2018
Brief Report
Yanik EL, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Leyden W, Neugebauer RS, Horberg MA, Moore RD, Mathews WC, Justice AC, Hessol NA, Mayor AM, Gill MJ, Brooks JT, Sun J, Althoff KN, Engels EA, Silverberg MJ, Dubrow R. Brief Report. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 78: 499-504. PMID: 29771785, PMCID: PMC6037538, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCanadaCohort StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSkin NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsMelanoma incidenceAntiretroviral therapyGeneral populationMelanoma riskNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationRelationship of immunosuppressionWhite general populationHIV RNA levelsStandardized incidence ratiosCutaneous melanoma incidenceUltraviolet B exposureHigher melanoma incidenceHigh UVB exposureCohort CollaborationSkin surveillanceCD4 countHIV RNAImmune dysfunctionIncidence ratiosCox regressionHIV replicationRisk factorsCalendar periodWhite raceClinical care
2017
Cancer risk in HIV-infected people in the USA from 1996 to 2012: a population-based, registry-linkage study
Hernández-Ramírez RU, Shiels MS, Dubrow R, Engels EA. Cancer risk in HIV-infected people in the USA from 1996 to 2012: a population-based, registry-linkage study. The Lancet HIV 2017, 4: e495-e504. PMID: 28803888, PMCID: PMC5669995, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(17)30125-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardised incidence ratiosRegistry linkage studyVirus-related cancersCancer riskGeneral populationCancer RegistryModern antiretroviral therapy (ART) eraAntiretroviral therapy eraPopulation-based HIVUSA general populationCohort of HIVNon-Hodgkin lymphomaDiagnosis of cancerNational Cancer InstituteSIR differenceTherapy eraCancer overallIncident cancerMultivariable adjustmentART exposureIncidence ratiosAIDS onsetCommon cancerLung cancerKaposi's sarcomaAssociation of CD4+ T-cell Count, HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, and Antiretroviral Therapy With Kaposi Sarcoma Risk Among HIV-infected Persons in the United States and Canada
Dubrow R, Qin L, Lin H, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Neugebauer RS, Leyden W, Althoff KN, Achenbach CJ, Hessol NA, Modur SP, D'Souza G, Bosch RJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Kitahata MM, Mayor AM, Novak RM, Rabkin CS, Sterling TR, Goedert JJ, Justice AC, Engels EA, Moore RD, Silverberg MJ. Association of CD4+ T-cell Count, HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, and Antiretroviral Therapy With Kaposi Sarcoma Risk Among HIV-infected Persons in the United States and Canada. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 382-390. PMID: 28394855, PMCID: PMC5490794, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell countsKS riskCD4 countKaposi's sarcomaART useHIV-1 RNA viral loadNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationTime-updated Cox regressionCD4 T-cell countKaposi's sarcoma riskAntiretroviral therapy useRNA viral loadRecent CD4 countViral load measuresAssociation of CD4Cohort CollaborationKS etiologyRecent VLVL measuresAntiretroviral therapyHIV diagnosisIndependent predictorsTherapy useViral loadCox regression
2016
Prevalence of non-HIV cancer risk factors in persons living with HIV/AIDS
Park LS, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Silverberg MJ, Crothers K, Dubrow R. Prevalence of non-HIV cancer risk factors in persons living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS 2016, 30: 273-291. PMID: 26691548, PMCID: PMC4689318, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000922.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh-risk HPV infectionCancer risk factorsHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusUS adultsHPV infectionRisk factorsHIV/AIDSPrevalence estimatesHuman papillomavirusAnal high-risk HPV infectionCervical high-risk HPV infectionOral high-risk HPV infectionModifiable cancer risk factorsOverweight/obesity prevalenceConsiderable study heterogeneityChronic HCV infectionOverweight/obesityPrevalence of smokingSummary prevalence estimatesBurden of cancerOncogenic virus infectionWestern high-income countriesAdult PLWHAAlcohol consumption prevalence