Open AccessImmune Control Despite Protracted Lymphopenia After Chemoradiation in an Elite Controller
Author(s) -
Kim A. Reiss,
D'Vone C. Jackson,
Anna F. Piotrowski,
Stuart A. Grossman,
Joel N. Blankson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw016
Subject(s) - medicine , immune system , viral load , lung cancer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , oncology
Elite controllers are human immunodeficiency virus-1-positive individuals capable of sustaining undetectable viral loads without treatment. We present the case of an elite controller diagnosed with extensive stage small cell lung cancer who maintained a viral load of <20 copies/mL despite the development of severe treatment-related lymphopenia.
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