The role of F-18 FDG PET/CT in evaluating the impact of HIV infection on tumor burden and therapy outcome in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Ismaheel O LawalNozipho E NyakaleLerwine M HarryMoshe R ModiselleAlfred O AnkrahAlphonse P MsomiNeo P MokgoroTebatso G BoshomaneChristophe Van de WieleMachaba Michael SathekgePublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2017)
HIV infection is not associated with a higher tumor burden in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. HIV infection is, however, a strong predictor of poor therapy outcome in patients treated with standard regimen of ABVD.