Prostate Cancer Outcomes in Patients Living With HIV/AIDS Treated With Radiation Therapy: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A consensus has not been reached regarding the treatment and outcomes of prostate cancer (PCa) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This systematic review aims to summarize the evidence on the management of PCa with radiation therapy (RT) in PLWHA diagnosed with PCa.

Methods and materials

Searches were conducted in the PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases during September 2021 using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria. Articles reporting on outcomes of PLWHA treated for PCa with definitive RT were sought for inclusion.

Results

A total of 9 studies with 187 patients with HIV who received diagnoses of PCa met inclusion criteria. The duration of HIV infection to PCa diagnosis ranged from 8.5 to 18.6 ye

SUBMITTER: Vaziri T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9589027 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature