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Decreased Overall Survival in HIV-associated Non–small-cell Lung Cancer
Hysell K, Yusuf R, Barakat L, Virata M, Gan G, Deng Y, Perez-Irizarry J, Vega T, Goldberg SB, Emu B. Decreased Overall Survival in HIV-associated Non–small-cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2020, 22: e498-e505. PMID: 33468393, PMCID: PMC8169710, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2020.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancerGeneral patientsNSCLC populationLung cancerCox proportional hazards modelYale-New Haven HospitalGeneral NSCLC populationOutcomes of patientsOverall median survivalRetrospective cohort studyPredictors of survivalKaplan-Meier curvesHIV-1 RNACopies/mLLog-rank testProportional hazards modelNew Haven HospitalCancer treatment regimensMedian CD4Antiretroviral therapyCohort studyMedian survivalOverall survivalHIV infectionMedian age661. Ibalizumab Efficacy and Safety Through 48 Weeks of Treatment: Results of an Expanded Access Protocol (TMB-311)
Emu B, DeJesus E, Berhe M, Leider J, Creticos C, Weinheimer S, Cohen Z. 661. Ibalizumab Efficacy and Safety Through 48 Weeks of Treatment: Results of an Expanded Access Protocol (TMB-311). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s303-s303. PMCID: PMC6811265, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-emergent adverse eventsWeeks of treatmentCopies/mLViral loadCopies/Cohort 2Multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infectionDay 0HIV-1 RNA levelsImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeLog10 copies/mLHIV-1 viral loadPivotal phase 3 studiesCohort 2 patientsDurable viral suppressionMajor eligibility criteriaReconstitution inflammatory syndromeWeek 24 visitCD4 cell countMedian viral loadTreatment-experienced patientsCells/mm3Phase 3 studyInjection site reactionsLog10 copies/
2019
Assessment of the Safety of Pembrolizumab in Patients With HIV and Advanced Cancer—A Phase 1 Study
Uldrick TS, Gonçalves PH, Abdul-Hay M, Claeys AJ, Emu B, Ernstoff MS, Fling SP, Fong L, Kaiser JC, Lacroix AM, Lee SY, Lundgren LM, Lurain K, Parsons CH, Peeramsetti S, Ramaswami R, Sharon E, Sznol M, Wang C, Yarchoan R, Cheever MA. Assessment of the Safety of Pembrolizumab in Patients With HIV and Advanced Cancer—A Phase 1 Study. JAMA Oncology 2019, 5: 1332-1339. PMID: 31154457, PMCID: PMC6547135, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.2244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hodgkin lymphomaSafety of pembrolizumabB-cell lymphoproliferationCells/μLAntiretroviral therapyTumor responseKaposi's sarcomaStable diseaseCD4 countAdverse eventsAdvanced cancerMost treatment-emergent adverse eventsAdverse Events grade 2Anti-PD-1 therapyNCI Common Terminology CriteriaTreatment-emergent adverse eventsActive immunosuppressive therapyCommon Terminology CriteriaGood tumor responseT-cell countsAlanine aminotransferase levelsHIV viral loadPhase 1 studyImmune-related eventsCopies/mL
2018
HIV and Age Do Not Synergistically Affect Age-Related T-Cell Markers
Farhadian S, Jalbert E, Deng Y, Goetz MB, Park LS, Justice A, Dubrow R, Emu B. HIV and Age Do Not Synergistically Affect Age-Related T-Cell Markers. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 77: 337-344. PMID: 29140874, PMCID: PMC5807137, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsT-cell markersCD4 T cellsHIV infectionT cellsAntiretroviral therapyEffector memory CD4 T cellsImmune systemVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMemory CD4 T cellsNaive CD4 T cellsAging Cohort StudyT cell subsetsT-cell phenotypeCopies/mLCross-sectional studyRace/ethnicityChronic HIVUninfected subjectsUninfected menCohort studyHIV diseaseHigher proportionHIV serostatusHIV status