Originally published as JCO Early Release 10.1200/JCO.2005.11.973 on May 9 2005

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AIDS-Related Burkitt's Lymphoma Versus Diffuse Large-Cell Lymphoma in the Pre–Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) and HAART Eras: Significant Differences in Survival With Standard Chemotherapy

From the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Department of Pathology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA; and National Cancer Centre, Singapore

Address reprint requests to Alexandra M. Levine, MD, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033; e-mail: alevine{at}usc.edu

PURPOSE: To compare outcomes of patients with HIV-Burkitt's lymphoma (HIV-BL) and HIV-diffuse large-cell lymphoma (HIV-DLCL) after treatment with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) or M-BACOD (methotrexate, bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide) in pre–highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) versus HAART eras.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Three hundred sixty-three patients with AIDS-related lymphoma diagnosed from 1982 to 2003 were reviewed retrospectively, including 262 in the pre-HAART (HIV-BL, 117; HIV-DLCL, 145) and 101 in the HAART era (HIV-BL, 18; HIV-DLCL, 83). Pre-HAART included those who did not receive HAART, and HAART era included those diagnosed after January 1997 who received HAART.

RESULTS: There were no significant differences between groups in terms of age, sex, history of injection drug use, prior AIDS, lactate dehydrogenase level, and disease stage at diagnosis. Compared with HIV-BL, HIV-DLCL was associated with significantly lower CD4 counts in the pre-HAART but not the HAART era. Although the overall median survival was similar for both groups in the pre-HAART era (HIV-BL, 6.4 months v HIV-DLCL, 8.3 months; P = .43), survival was significantly worse in patients with HIV-BL in the HAART era (HIV-BL, 5.7 months v HIV-DLCL, 43.2 months; P = .0003). Failure to attain complete remission and CD4 count less than 100 cells/mm³ independently predicted for poor survival in the pre-HAART era. In comparison, histology of HIV-BL and no attainment of complete remission were independent poor prognostic factors in the HAART era.

CONCLUSION: Survival of patients with HIV-DLCL has improved in the HAART era, along with CD4 count, whereas survival of similarly treated patients with HIV-BL remained poor. The current practice of using the same regimen for both groups of patients should be re-evaluated.

Presented as an oral presentation at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, San Diego, CA, December 4-7, 2004; published in abstract form.

Authors' disclosures of potential conflicts of interest are found at the end of this article.

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