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CompletedNCT04089488Updated Sep 1, 2023Results posted

Incidence and Prevalence of Cancer in People Living With HIV/AIDS at Cancer Centers in Latin America

An observational study in HIV Infection, Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Positive and Malignant Neoplasm, sponsored by AIDS Malignancy Consortium. Completed at 4 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-01.

Sponsored by AIDS Malignancy Consortium · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
175
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial studies the frequency of incident and prevalent of cancer in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) at cancer centers in Latin America. By counting how many people living with HIV/AIDS have cancer at these specific centers, researchers may better understand how they are being treated and cared for. This may help researchers to understand what new studies may be helpful for those areas in the future.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the number of diagnosed cancers in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) presenting to participating clinical sites in Latin America, and estimate site-specific prevalence based on all presenting cancers (new diagnosis, recurrence, and surveillance cases) and site-specific incidence based on newly diagnosed cancers.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Obtain information on the use of diagnostic testing and treatment for the cohort of diagnosed HIV-associated cancer participants.

II. To collect information on participant characteristics for diagnosed HIV-associated cancers (e.g., antiretroviral therapy [ART] regimen, current CD4 count, current viral load, etc.).

OUTLINE:

Patients respond to surveys and/or undergo medical record review at baseline and at 4 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • HIV Infection
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Positive
  • Malignant Neoplasm
  • Recurrent Malignant Neoplasm
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In context

HIV Infections

4,258 studies on the registry are indexed under HIV Infections; 240 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 175 is below the median of 200 across 713 observational studies indexed under HIV Infections.

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Lead sponsor

AIDS Malignancy Consortium is the lead sponsor of 61 studies on the registry; 10 are open to participants now.

Of its 10 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 8 (80%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Participants presenting to HIV treatment programs or cancer treatment programs at collaborating sites, with both HIV and cancer, which may include either a history of malignancy or current diagnosis

Inclusion criteria

  • HIV positive. Documentation of HIV-1 infection by means of any one of the following:

    • Documentation of receipt of ART by a licensed health care provider (Documentation may be a record of an ART prescription in the participant's medical record, a written prescription in the name of the participant for ART, or pill bottles for ART with a label showing the participant's name);
    • HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) detection by a licensed HIV-1 RNA assay demonstrating > 1000 RNA copies/mL, and confirmed by a licensed screening antibody and/or HIV antibody/antigen combination assay;
    • Any licensed HIV screening antibody and/or HIV antibody/antigen combination assay confirmed by a second licensed HIV assay, such as a HIV-1 Western blot confirmation or HIV rapid multispot antibody differentiation assay.
    • Note: The term "licensed" refers to a kit that has been certified or licensed by an oversight body within the participating country and validated internally.
    • WHO (World Health Organization) and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines mandate that confirmation of the initial test result must use a test that is different from the one used for the initial assessment. A reactive initial rapid test should be confirmed by either another type of rapid assay or an E/Custom Industrial Analysis (CIA) that is based on a different antigen preparation and/or different test principle (e.g., indirect versus competitive), or a Western blot or a plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load.
  • Must have a current or prior (within the last 5 years) diagnosis of cancer, but there is no restriction of the number or type of prior treatments. Participants will qualify under one of three categories:

    • New diagnosis: no prior treatment for current malignancy. May be prior to, or currently receiving the first line of therapy.
    • Prior diagnosis (within 5 years), in remission: Not currently on cancer treatment other than combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Prior treatment for malignancy can include surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy (or cART initiation in Kaposi sarcoma [KS]). No restriction on number of prior lines of therapy.
    • Prior diagnosis, recurrent: considering or currently receiving treatment that is not first line. No restriction on the number of prior lines of therapy.
  • Date of birth and age should be determined based on best possible information or documentation available.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to provide informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants not meeting all criteria above are ineligible.
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
175 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Observational (respond to surveys, medical record review)

    Patients respond to surveys and/or undergo medical record review at baseline and at 4 weeks.

    Other: Medical Chart Review · Other: Survey Administration

Interventions

  • OtherMedical Chart Review

    Correlative studies

    Also known as: Chart Review

  • OtherSurvey Administration

    Respond to surveys

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Estimates of Site-specific Incident Cases and Site-specific Prevalence of Cases Presenting With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Cancer Presenting Over 9 Months at the Clinical Sites

    The primary endpoint will be the estimates of site-specific frequency of new diagnosis and existing cases (recurrence and surveillance) presenting with HIV and cancer presenting over 1 year, 9 months (21 months) at the clinical sites.

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  2. Mean Cases Per Month of New Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Study Site.

    The mean cases per month of incidence will be estimated along with corresponding 95% Poisson confidence interval. The number of cases will be counted and mean cases per months will be estimated. Duration of observation was 21 months. This summary was based on the study site.

    Time frame: 21 months

  3. Mean Cases Per Month of New Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Cancer Type.

    The mean cases per month of incidence will be estimated along with corresponding 95% Poisson confidence interval. The number of cases will be counted and mean cases per months will be estimated. Duration of observation was 21 months. This summary was based on the cancer type.

    Time frame: 21 months

  4. Mean Cases Per Month of Existing Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Study Site.

    The mean cases per month of prevalence will be estimated along with corresponding 95% Poisson confidence interval. The number of cases will be counted and mean cases per months will be estimated. Duration of observation was 21 months. This summary was based on the study site.

    Time frame: 21 months

  5. Mean Cases Per Month of Existing Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Cancer Type

    The mean cases per month of prevalence will be estimated along with corresponding 95% Poisson confidence interval. The number of cases will be counted and mean cases per months will be estimated. Duration of observation was 21 months. This summary was based on the cancer type.

    Time frame: 21 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Information on the Use of Diagnostic Testing in HIV-positive Individuals

    The frequency of diagnostic testing modalities will be summarized for cancer.

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  2. HIV Treatment and Disease Characteristics of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer

    For each cancer, summary statistics will be used to describe the HIV treatment regimens and disease characteristics.

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  3. Information on the Treatment for Cancers Diagnosed in HIV-positive Individuals

    The frequency of the Treatment for Cancers Diagnosed in HIV-positive Individuals will be summarized.

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  4. CD4 of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer

    CD4 percent of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer will be summarized.

    Time frame: Baseline

  5. HIV Viral Load of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer

    HIV viral load of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer will be summarized

    Time frame: Baseline

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Results

Posted Aug 22, 2023

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Started175
Completed175
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryEstimates of Site-specific Incident Cases and Site-specific Prevalence of Cases Presenting With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Cancer Presenting Over 9 Months at the Clinical Sites

The primary endpoint will be the estimates of site-specific frequency of new diagnosis and existing cases (recurrence and surveillance) presenting with HIV and cancer presenting over 1 year, 9 months (21 months) at the clinical sites.

Time frame:
Up to 21 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Estimates of Site-specific Incident Cases and Site-specific Prevalence of Cases Presenting With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Cancer Presenting Over 9 Months at the Clinical Sites
ParticipantsObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgard Santos (new diagnosis)13
Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgard Santos (recurrence)4
Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgard Santos (surveillance)10
Hospital Fernandez (new diagnosis)10
Hospital Fernandez (recurrence)2
Hospital Fernandez (surveillance)5
Hospital Roffo (new diagnosis)3
Hospital Roffo (recurrence)2
Hospital Roffo (surveillance)4
Instituto Nacional De Cancer Brazil (new diagnosis)11
Instituto Nacional De Cancer Brazil (recurrence)2
Instituto Nacional De Cancer Brazil (surveillance)9
Instituto de Oncologia (new diagnosis)27
Instituto de Oncologia (recurrence)9
Instituto de Oncologia (surveillance)64
PrimaryMean Cases Per Month of New Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Study Site.

The mean cases per month of incidence will be estimated along with corresponding 95% Poisson confidence interval. The number of cases will be counted and mean cases per months will be estimated. Duration of observation was 21 months. This summary was based on the study site.

Time frame:
21 months
Reported as:
Mean · New diagnosis cases per month
Mean Cases Per Month of New Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Study Site.
New diagnosis cases per monthObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgard Santos (new diasgnosis)0.62 (0.33 to 1.06)
Instituto Nacional De Cancer Brazil (new diagnosis)0.52 (0.26 to 0.94)
Instituto de Oncologia (new diagnosis)1.29 (0.84 to 1.87)
Hospital Fernandez (new diagnosis)0.48 (0.23 to 0.88)
Hospital Roffo (new diagnosis)0.14 (0.03 to 0.42)
PrimaryMean Cases Per Month of New Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Cancer Type.

The mean cases per month of incidence will be estimated along with corresponding 95% Poisson confidence interval. The number of cases will be counted and mean cases per months will be estimated. Duration of observation was 21 months. This summary was based on the cancer type.

Time frame:
21 months
Reported as:
Mean · Mean cases per month
Mean Cases Per Month of New Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Cancer Type.
Mean cases per monthObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Kaposi sarcoma (new diagnosis)1.19 (0.77 to 1.75)
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (new diagnisis)0.86 (0.51 to 1.35)
Hodgkin's lymphoma (new diagnosis)0.24 (0.08 to 0.56)
Anal cancer (new diagnosis)0 (0 to 0)
Cervical cancer (new diagnosis)0.10 (0.01 to 0.34)
Other (new diagnosis)0.67 (0.36 to 1.12)
PrimaryMean Cases Per Month of Existing Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Study Site.

The mean cases per month of prevalence will be estimated along with corresponding 95% Poisson confidence interval. The number of cases will be counted and mean cases per months will be estimated. Duration of observation was 21 months. This summary was based on the study site.

Time frame:
21 months
Reported as:
Mean · mean cases per month
Mean Cases Per Month of Existing Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Study Site.
mean cases per monthObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgard Santos.67 (.36 to 1.12)
Instituto Nacional De Cancer Brazil0.52 (0.26 to 0.94)
Instituto de Oncologia3.48 (2.72 to 4.37)
Hospital Fernandez0.33 (0.13 to 0.69)
Hospital Roffo0.29 (0.10 to 0.62)
PrimaryMean Cases Per Month of Existing Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Cancer Type

The mean cases per month of prevalence will be estimated along with corresponding 95% Poisson confidence interval. The number of cases will be counted and mean cases per months will be estimated. Duration of observation was 21 months. This summary was based on the cancer type.

Time frame:
21 months
Reported as:
Mean · Mean cases per month
Mean Cases Per Month of Existing Cases Were Estimated Along With Corresponding 95% Poisson Confidence Interval by Cancer Type
Mean cases per monthObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Kaposi sarcoma2.14 (1.56 to 2.87)
non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma1.33 (0.89 to 1.93)
Hodgkin's Lymphoma0.38 (0.16 to 0.75)
Anal cancer0.14 (0.03 to 0.42)
Cervical cancer0.14 (0.03 to 0.42)
Other1.14 (0.73 to 1.70)
SecondaryInformation on the Use of Diagnostic Testing in HIV-positive Individuals

The frequency of diagnostic testing modalities will be summarized for cancer.

Time frame:
Up to 21 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Information on the Use of Diagnostic Testing in HIV-positive Individuals
ParticipantsObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Histology (Kaposi sarcoma)62
Clinical only (Kaposi sarcoma)7
Histology (Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)45
Cytology (Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)1
Histology (Hodgkin's lymphoma)12
Cytology (Hodgkin's lymphoma)1
Histology(Anal)3
Histology (Cervical)5
Histology (Other)38
Unknown1
SecondaryHIV Treatment and Disease Characteristics of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer

For each cancer, summary statistics will be used to describe the HIV treatment regimens and disease characteristics.

Time frame:
Up to 21 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
HIV Treatment and Disease Characteristics of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer
ParticipantsObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Kaposi sarcoma (NNRTI only)17
Kaposi sarcoma (Combination)48
Kaposi sarcoma (No HIV treatment)5
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NNRTI only)18
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Combination)25
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (No HIV treatment)3
Hodgkin's lymphoma (NNRTI only)4
Hodgkin's lymphoma (Combination)8
Hodgkin's lymphoma (No HIV treatment)1
Anal (NNRTI only)1
Anal (Combination)2
Cervical (Combination)4
Cervical (No HIV treatment)1
Other (NNRTI only)21
Other (Combination)12
Other (No HIV treatment)5
SecondaryInformation on the Treatment for Cancers Diagnosed in HIV-positive Individuals

The frequency of the Treatment for Cancers Diagnosed in HIV-positive Individuals will be summarized.

Time frame:
Up to 21 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Information on the Treatment for Cancers Diagnosed in HIV-positive Individuals
ParticipantsObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Surgery only3
surgery and chemotherapy2
Radiation only2
Radiation and chemotherapy3
Chemotherapy only24
Chemotherapy and other1
Other11
No information129
SecondaryCD4 of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer

CD4 percent of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer will be summarized.

Time frame:
Baseline
Reported as:
Median · Percentage of CD4 cells
CD4 of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer
Percentage of CD4 cellsObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Kaposi sarcoma15 (8 to 22)
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma14.5 (9 to 25)
Hodgkin's lymphoma17 (16 to 24)
Anal18 (13 to 24)
Cervical18 (16 to 24)
Other26 (18 to 35)
SecondaryHIV Viral Load of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer

HIV viral load of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer will be summarized

Time frame:
Baseline
Reported as:
Median · copies per ml
HIV Viral Load of HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer
copies per mlObservational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Kaposi sarcoma46 (40 to 1125)
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma40.5 (40 to 29246)
Hodgkin's lymphoma4949 (40 to 364)
Anal30 (20 to 40)
Cervical40.5 (40 to 41)
Other40 (40 to 47)

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse event data were not collected.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Observational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)———

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Observational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years167
>=65 years8
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Observational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Median39 (33 to 50)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Observational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Female37
Male138
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Observational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Hispanic or Latino171
Not Hispanic or Latino4
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Observational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American15
White47
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported100
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Observational (Respond to Surveys, Medical Record Review)
Argentina26
Brazil49
Mexico100
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Study locations

4 sites
  • Hospital de Agudos Juan A. Fernandez
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Instituto Nacional de Câncer José de Alencar
    Rio De Janeiro, 20231-050, Brazil
  • Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos
    Salvador, Brazil
  • Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia
    Ciudad de Mexico, 14080, Mexico
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jan 22, 2021
  • Informed consent form · Jan 22, 2021

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 1, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04089488
Lead sponsor
AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI), The Emmes Company, LLC, University of Arkansas
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 13, 2019
Start date
Jan 17, 2020
Primary completion
Oct 18, 2021
Completion
Oct 18, 2021
Results posted
Aug 22, 2023
Last update
Sep 1, 2023

Study contacts

Robert M Strother
principal investigator · AIDS Malignancy Consortium

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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