Real-world treatment outcomes for Hodgkin lymphoma in South Africa: a prospective observational study
Traditional laboratory markers of poor prognosis including anemia, lymphopenia and hypoalbuminemia were more common among PWH and those with bone marrow involvement and suggest high risk disease. A better understanding of the drivers of these aggressive presentations is warranted to ensure more PWH are able to tolerate chemotherapy.
Authors
- Philippa Ashmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2654-3893)
- Ziyaad Waja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-9039)
- Jenifer Vaughan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4551-0800)
- Samantha L Vogt
- Garrick Laudin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6983-0438)
- Wendy Stevens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1684-908X)
- Khuthadzo Hlongwane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0882-9599)
- Kennedy Otwombe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7433-4383)
- Marianna Zahurak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5086-6721)
- Tanvier Omar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7636-7616)
- Richard F. Ambinder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4027-3073)
- Ravi Varadhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-1034)
- Moosa Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-4384)
- Sugeshnee Pather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-0028)
- Neil Alexander Martinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0184-5705)
- Rena R. Xian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-6524)
- Deshan Chetty
- Atul Lakha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6680-1193)
- Vinitha Philip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5503-9291)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (ZA)
- Netcare Unitas Hospital (ZA)
- Perinatal HIV Research Unit (ZA)
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Agents and Cancer
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-024-00612-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute
- Fogarty International Center