Hematopoietic cell transplantation for blood cancer patients living with HIV in Taiwan - A case series.
Journal
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi
Journal Volume
124
Journal Issue
5
Start Page
467
End Page
470
ISSN
0929-6646
Date Issued
2025-05-01
Author(s)
Abstract
People living with HIV (PLWH) have an increased risk of developing cancers, especially hematologic malignancies (HM). Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been an important treatment modality for patients with HM. However, the experience of HSCT in PLWH with HM remains limited in Asia. Therefore, we describe a case series of PLWH treated with HSCT in Taiwan. In these PLWH patients, HSCT procedures, either autologous (auto-HSCT) or allogeneic (allo-HSCT), were feasible with acute toxicity profiles comparable to those in non-HIV patients. However, auto-HSCT seemed unable to lead toward durable remission in PLWH with relapsed/refractory lymphoma, implicating that allo-HSCT might warrant early considerations for consolidation purposes in this distinct patient group.
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Type
journal article