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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 age
2017
Clinically significant mutations in HIV-infected patients with lung adenocarcinoma
Thaler J, Sigel C, Beasley MB, Wisnivesky J, Crothers K, Bauml J, Hysell K, Emu B, Borsu L, Sigel K. Clinically significant mutations in HIV-infected patients with lung adenocarcinoma. British Journal Of Cancer 2017, 117: 1392-1395. PMID: 28934759, PMCID: PMC5672933, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of eGFRHIV statusKRAS mutationsLung adenocarcinomaMutation statusLung adenocarcinoma patientsPresence of KRASUninfected comparatorsOverall survivalAdenocarcinoma patientsTumor EGFRLung cancerMutational testingPatientsMajor causeEGFRPrevalenceGenetic alterationsHIVAdenocarcinomaSignificant mutationsStatusSurvivalMutationsSubjects
2008
Relationship between T Cell Activation and CD4+ T Cell Count in HIV-Seropositive Individuals with Undetectable Plasma HIV RNA Levels in the Absence of Therapy
Hunt PW, Brenchley J, Sinclair E, McCune JM, Roland M, Shafer K, Hsue P, Emu B, Krone M, Lampiris H, Douek D, Martin JN, Deeks SG. Relationship between T Cell Activation and CD4+ T Cell Count in HIV-Seropositive Individuals with Undetectable Plasma HIV RNA Levels in the Absence of Therapy. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2008, 197: 126-133. PMID: 18171295, PMCID: PMC3466592, DOI: 10.1086/524143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndetectable plasma HIV RNA levelsT cell activationPlasma HIV RNA levelsHIV RNA levelsHIV-negative subjectsHigh LPS levelsCell activationCell countAntiretroviral therapyLPS levelsHigh T-cell activation levelsHIV-specific immune responsesT cell activation levelsUntreated human immunodeficiency virusPlasma lipopolysaccharide levelsRNA levelsHIV-seropositive individualsT-cell countsT cell lossHuman immunodeficiency virusAbsence of therapyActivation levelsCells/Measurable viremiaMucosal translocation