A recent study has found that despite effective antiretroviral therapy, low CD4/CD8 ratios and high CD8 counts are associated with a higher risk of Kaposi’s sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, respectively. This increased risk is particularly present in people living with HIV who have CD4 cell counts above 500.
As expected, virological failure was a strong risk factor for both cancers. Findings are published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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