AIDS-related Cancer

Intensive antiretroviral-chemotherapy effective against lymphoma/leukemia

Published in AIDS Weekly, May 6th, 2002

by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Texas say that high-dose chemotherapy, combined with potent antiviral drugs, can offer hope to patients suffering from AIDS-related hematological cancers.

"Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated lymphoma/leukemia have a poor prognosis and are frequently treated with low-intensity therapy," explained Dr. Jorge Cortes and colleagues at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Intensive chemotherapy delivered during highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was effectively used to treat AIDS related leukemia and lymphoma in a preliminary study, they...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2002-05-06)

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