Association of HIV Status With Outcomes of Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

JAMA Oncol. 2018 Jan 1;4(1):120-122. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.2844.

Authors

Alex K Bryant¹, Minh-Phuong Huynh-Le¹, Daniel R Simpson¹, Samir Gupta², Andrew B Sharabi¹, James D Murphy^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
² Department of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
³ Clinical and Translational Research Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.

Abstract

This study uses data from the Veterans Affairs database to examine the association of HIV status with outcomes in patients with anal cancer.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active* / statistics & numerical data
Anus Neoplasms / complications
Anus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Anus Neoplasms / drug therapy
Anus Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / drug therapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / epidemiology*
Cohort Studies
Female
HIV
HIV Infections / complications
HIV Infections / diagnosis
HIV Infections / drug therapy*
HIV Infections / epidemiology*
HIV Seropositivity / complications
HIV Seropositivity / diagnosis
HIV Seropositivity / drug therapy
HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Survival Analysis
United States / epidemiology
Veterans / statistics & numerical data