Department of Internal Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, USA.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Sep 1;64(1):66-73. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a03e9b.
Long-term survival for patients with AIDS-related diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is feasible in settings with available combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). However, given limited oncology resources, outcomes for AIDS-associated DLBCL in South Africa are unknown.
We performed a retrospective analysis of survival in patients with newly diagnosed AIDS-related DLBCL treated at a tertiary teaching hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and oral prednisone (CHOP) or CHOP-like chemotherapy (January 2004 until December 2010). HIV-related and lymphoma-related prognostic factors were evaluated.
Thirty-six patients evaluated; median age 37.3 years, 52.8% men, and 61.1% black South Africans. Median CD4 count 184 cells per microliter (in 27.8% this was <100 cells/μL), 80% high risk according to the age-adjusted International Prognostic Index. Concurrent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 25%. Two-year overall survival (OS) was 40.5% (median OS 10.5 months, 95% confidence interval: 6.5 to 31.8). Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 2 or more (25.4% vs 50.0%, P = 0.01) and poor response to cART (18.0% vs 53.9%, P = 0.03) predicted inferior 2-year OS. No difference in 2-year OS was demonstrated in patients coinfected with M. tuberculosis (P = 0.87).
Two-year OS for patients with AIDS-related DLBCL treated with CHOP like regimens and cART is comparable to that seen in the United States and Europe. Important factors effecting OS in AIDS-related DLBCL in South Africa include performance status at presentation and response to cART. Patients with comorbid M. tuberculosis or hepatitis B seropositivity seem to tolerate CHOP in our setting. Additional improvements in outcomes are likely possible.
在有可用的联合抗逆转录病毒疗法(cART)的情况下,艾滋病相关弥漫性大 B 细胞淋巴瘤(DLBCL)患者的长期生存是可行的。然而,鉴于肿瘤学资源有限,南非艾滋病相关 DLBCL 的结局尚不清楚。
我们对在南非开普敦的一家三级教学医院接受新诊断的艾滋病相关 DLBCL 治疗的患者进行了生存回顾性分析,治疗方案为环磷酰胺、多柔比星、长春新碱和口服泼尼松(CHOP)或 CHOP 样化疗(2004 年 1 月至 2010 年 12 月)。评估了与 HIV 相关和淋巴瘤相关的预后因素。
共评估了 36 例患者;中位年龄为 37.3 岁,52.8%为男性,61.1%为南非黑人。中位 CD4 计数为每微升 184 个细胞(在 27.8%的患者中,这一数值<100 个/μL),80%的患者根据年龄调整后的国际预后指数(IPI)属于高危。25%的患者合并有结核分枝杆菌。2 年总生存率(OS)为 40.5%(中位 OS 为 10.5 个月,95%置信区间:6.5 至 31.8)。东部肿瘤协作组(ECOG)表现状态为 2 或更高(25.4%与 50.0%,P=0.01)和对 cART 的不良反应(18.0%与 53.9%,P=0.03)预测 2 年 OS 较差。在合并结核分枝杆菌感染的患者中,2 年 OS 无差异(P=0.87)。
接受 CHOP 样方案和 cART 治疗的艾滋病相关 DLBCL 患者的 2 年 OS 与美国和欧洲的相似。影响南非艾滋病相关 DLBCL 患者 OS 的重要因素包括就诊时的表现状态和对 cART 的反应。在我们的环境中,合并结核分枝杆菌或乙型肝炎病毒血清阳性的患者似乎可以耐受 CHOP。可能会有更多的生存获益。