Acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma regressing after zidovudine therapy.

Baselga, J; Krown, S E; Telzak, E E; Filippa, D A; Straus, D J · Cancer · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Zidovudine is a thymidine analogue that has been reported to have antiviral and antineoplastic activity in vitro. The case of a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and a pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with zidovudine and no other treatment is presented. The patient achieved a prolonged partial remission of a pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma while receiving zidovudine alone. Zidovudine may have antitumor effects in AIDS-related lymphomas and should be evaluated for its antitumor potential.

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