Trends in Cancer Incidence in Different Antiretroviral Treatment-Eras amongst People with HIV

Lauren Greenberg, Lene Ryom, Elzbieta Bakowska, Ferdinand Wit, Heiner C. Bucher, Dominique L. Braun, Andrew Phillips, Caroline Sabin, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, Robert Zangerle, Colette Smith, Stéphane De Wit, Fabrice Bonnet, Christian Pradier, Cristina Mussini, Camilla Muccini, Jörg J. Vehreschild, Jennifer Hoy, Veronica Svedhem, Jose M. MiróJan Christian Wasmuth, Peter Reiss, Josep M. Llibre, Nikoloz Chkhartishvili, Christoph Stephan, Camilla I. Hatleberg, Bastian Neesgaard, Lars Peters, Nadine Jaschinski, Nikos Dedes, Elena Kuzovatova, Marc Van Der Valk, Marianna Menozzi, Clara Lehmann, Kathy Petoumenos, Harmony Garges, Jim Rooney, Lital Young, Jens D. Lundgren, Loveleen Bansi-Matharu, Amanda Mocroft, on behalf of the RESPOND and D:A:D Study Groups

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Abstract

Despite cancer being a leading comorbidity amongst individuals with HIV, there are limited data assessing cancer trends across different antiretroviral therapy (ART)-eras. We calculated age-standardised cancer incidence rates (IRs) from 2006–2021 in two international cohort collaborations (D:A:D and RESPOND). Poisson regression was used to assess temporal trends, adjusted for potential confounders. Amongst 64,937 individuals (31% ART-naïve at baseline) and 490,376 total person-years of follow-up (PYFU), there were 3763 incident cancers (IR 7.7/1000 PYFU [95% CI 7.4, 7.9]): 950 AIDS-defining cancers (ADCs), 2813 non-ADCs, 1677 infection-related cancers, 1372 smoking-related cancers, and 719 BMI-related cancers (groups were not mutually exclusive). Age-standardised IRs for overall cancer remained fairly constant over time (8.22/1000 PYFU [7.52, 8.97] in 2006–2007, 7.54 [6.59, 8.59] in 2020–2021). The incidence of ADCs (3.23 [2.79, 3.72], 0.99 [0.67, 1.42]) and infection-related cancers (4.83 [4.2, 5.41], 2.43 [1.90, 3.05]) decreased over time, whilst the incidence of non-ADCs (4.99 [4.44, 5.58], 6.55 [5.67, 7.53]), smoking-related cancers (2.38 [2.01, 2.79], 3.25 [2.63–3.96]), and BMI-related cancers (1.07 [0.83, 1.37], 1.88 [1.42, 2.44]) increased. Trends were similar after adjusting for demographics, comorbidities, HIV-related factors, and ART use. These results highlight the need for better prevention strategies to reduce the incidence of NADCs, smoking-, and BMI-related cancers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3640
Number of pages25
JournalCancers
Volume15
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023

Keywords

  • AIDS defining cancer
  • body mass index
  • HIV
  • incidence
  • infection
  • non-AIDS defining cancer
  • smoking
  • trends

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