Epidemiological Features and Outcomes of HTLV-1 Carriers Diagnosed With Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study in an Endemic Country

PURPOSEHuman T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is an endemic virus in Latin America that is directly linked to adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). Previous studies have suggested an oncogenic role of HTLV-1 in non-ATL neoplasms and have found higher mortality in HTLV-1 carriers without ATL.METH...

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Main Authors: Bryan Valcarcel, Daniel Enriquez-Vera, Gabriel De-la-Cruz-Ku, Diego Chambergo-Michilot, Hafid Calderón-Huaycochea, Luis Malpica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2023-03-01
Series:JCO Global Oncology
Online Access:https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.22.00369