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HIV-associated (AIDS-related) lymphomas

aka AIDS-related lymphoma, ARL, Primary effusion lymphoma, Plasmablastic lymphoma, HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma

People living with HIV have a raised risk of aggressive lymphomas, driven by immune suppression and viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus. The transformation of the last two decades is that, with antiretroviral therapy continued through treatment, these lymphomas are treated with the same full-dose chemotherapy and antibody regimens as in anyone else, with similar chances of cure.