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
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