2022
Impact of HIV infection on clinical outcomes among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer.
Salahuddin S, Cohen O, Wu M, Irizarry J, Vega T, Gan G, Deng Y, Isaeva N, Schalper K, Mehra S, Yarbrough W, Emu B. Impact of HIV infection on clinical outcomes among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: e18080-e18080. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.e18080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaCD8 T cell infiltrationPD-L1 expressionUninfected patientsT cell infiltrationPoor outcomeHNC patientsInsurance statusRace/ethnicityMedian survivalQuantitative immunofluorescenceIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesViral loadCell infiltrationNeck cancerAnatomic sitesTobacco useMultivariate analysisLow PD-L1 expressionCombination antiretroviral therapy eraTumor microenvironmentAntiretroviral therapy eraMedian CD4 countHIV viral load
2021
Readiness to Provide Medications for Addiction Treatment in HIV Clinics: A Multisite Mixed-Methods Formative Evaluation
Edelman EJ, Gan G, Dziura J, Esserman D, Morford KL, Porter E, Chan PA, Cornman DH, Oldfield BJ, Yager JE, Muvvala SB, Fiellin DA. Readiness to Provide Medications for Addiction Treatment in HIV Clinics: A Multisite Mixed-Methods Formative Evaluation. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2021, 87: 959-970. PMID: 33675619, PMCID: PMC8192340, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV clinicTreatment medicationsMixed-methods formative evaluationAddiction treatmentTreatment-eligible patientsSubscale scoresAddiction treatment medicationsAdverse health consequencesHIV careMedication complexityTobacco useMedicationsClinicHealth consequencesSite specialistMultidisciplinary teamworkBehavioral servicesTreatment modelOpioidsLocal championsVariable experienceInconsistent availabilityAddiction treatment modelsFocus groupsTreatment