Open AccessImplementation of a lung cancer screening initiative in HIV-infected subjects
Author(s) -
Jorge Díaz-Álvarez,
Patricia Roiz,
Luis Gorospe,
Ana Ayala,
Sergio Pérez-Pinto,
Javier Martínez-Sanz,
Matilde Sánchez-Conde,
José L. Casado,
María Jesús Pérez-Elías,
Ana Moreno,
Raquel Ron,
María Jesús Vivancos,
Pilar Vizcarra,
Santiago Moreno,
Sergio SerranoVillar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0260069
Subject(s) - lung cancer , lung cancer screening , medicine , population , cancer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , lung , oncology , environmental health , immunology
In this pilot program of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for the screening of lung cancer (LC) in a targeted population of people with HIV (PWH), its prevalence was 3.6%; the number needed to screen in order to detect one case of lung cancer was 28, clearly outweighing the risks associated with lung cancer screening. While data from additional cohorts with longitudinal measurements are needed, PWH are a target population for lung cancer screening with LDCT.