Table 2. Characteristics and management of NADMs in PLWHH.
Characteristics of NADMs | All patients n = 35 |
|
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Cancer type | ||
Liver cancer | 15 (43%) | |
Colon cancer | 5 (14%) | |
Malignant lymphoma | 3 (9%) | |
Papillary thyroid cancer | 2 (6%) | |
Tongue cancer | 2 (6%) | |
Neuroblastoma | 1 | |
Malignant myeloma | 1 | |
Prostate cancer | 1 | |
Stomach cancer | 1 | |
Renal cell carcinoma | 1 | |
Gall bladder cancer | 1 | |
Buccal mucosa cancer | 1 | |
Pancreatic cancer | 1 | |
Trigger of diagnosis | ||
Health screening | 22 (63%) | |
Presentation of symptoms | 8 (23%) | malignant lymphomas (n = 2), colon cancer (n = 2), tongue cancer (n = 1), buccal mucosal cancer (n = 1), neuroblastoma (n = 1), and multiple myeloma (n = 1) |
Examination during regular visits | sit (14%) | |
Metastasis at diagnosis | 10/34 (29%) | liver cancer (n = 5), malignant lymphomas (n = 2), buccal mucosal cancer (n = 1), neuroblastoma (n = 1), and multiple myeloma (n = 1) |
Treatment | ||
Only surgery | 15 (43%) | |
Chemotherapy + radiation | 7 (20%) | |
Only radiation | 4 (11%) | |
Only chemotherapy | 3 (9%) | |
Surgery + chemotherapy | 3 (9%) | |
Surgery + chemotherapy + radiation | 2 (6%) | |
Surgery + radiation | 1 | |
Length of treatment | ||
< 1 week | 11 (31%) | |
1 week to 6 months | 6 (17%) | |
6 months to 1 year | 8 (23%) | |
1-5 years | 8 (23%) | |
> 5 years | 2 (6%) | |
Outcome | ||
Complete remission | 23/34 (68%) | |
Partial remission | 3/34 (9%) | |
Death due to malignancy | 6/34 (18%) | liver cancer (n=5), neuroblastoma (n = 1) |
Death due to other causes | 1 | |
Under treatment | 1 |
Abbreviations: AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; NADM, non-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining malignancy; PLWHH, people living with haemophilia and the human immunodeficiency virus.