Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Hodgkin's Disease and HIV Infection

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of two combination chemotherapy regimens in treating patients with Hodgkin's disease and HIV infection.

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Start

1997-05

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Publications

• Background Spina M, Gabarre J, Rossi G, Fasan M, Schiantarelli C, Nigra E, Mena M, Antinori A, Ammassari A, Talamini R, Vaccher E, di Gennaro G, Tirelli U. Stanford V regimen and concomitant HAART in 59 patients with Hodgkin disease and HIV infection. Blood. 2002 Sep 15;100(6):1984-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2002-03-0989.

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