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Impact of loss to follow-up on pediatric lymphoma study outcome

December 13, 2016

November 2016 – Limited follow-up with incomplete retention is common among studies involving pediatric lymphoma patients in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the effects of retention and follow-up times on overall survival estimates.

Hodgkin lymphoma, HIV, and Epstein-Barr virus in Malawi: Longitudinal results from the Kamuzu Central Hospital Lymphoma study

October 24, 2016

October 2016   Background Contemporary descriptions of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) are lacking from sub-Saharan Africa where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) are prevalent. Methods We describe a prospective cHL cohort in Malawi enrolled from 2013 to 2015. Patients received standardized treatment and evaluation, including HIV status and EBV testing of tumors … Read more

Accurate Real-Time Diagnosis of Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Malawi

September 23, 2016

September 2016 – Results of a two-year collaboration between Kamuzu Central Hospital and the University of North Carolina to establish a pathology laboratory in Lilongwe, Malawi, showing high concordance between real-time diagnoses in Malawi and final diagnoses in the US.

CHOP Chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma with and without HIV

March 15, 2016

March 2016 – With no previous prospective studies of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with CHOP in sub-Saharan Africa, results of this study suggest that CHOP can be safe, effective, and feasible for treating aggressive NHL among HIV+/- individuals in Malawi.

HIV-Associated Multicentric Castleman Disease

August 15, 2015

August 2015 – Representing the first published report of Multicentric Castleman disease in SSA, this article describes the characteristics and survival for HIV-associated Multicentric Castleman disease in Malawi.

Multicentric Castleman’s Disease in Malawi

September 28, 2014

September 2014 – A case study highlighting the need to increase familiarity with multicentric Castleman’s disease among clinicians and pathologists in Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus endemic regions, and to develop high-quality diagnostic pathology services throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Lymphoma Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

July 25, 2014

July 2014 – A detailed description of HIV-associated lymphoma immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome using a uniformly applied case definition in the Center for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems Cohort.