Acute exacerbation and reactivation of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in cancer patients

P Mahale, DP Kontoyiannis, RF Chemaly, Y Jiang… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Data on acute exacerbation and reactivation of chronic hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection following chemotherapy are very limited. We sought to characterize the …

The effect of sustained virological response on the risk of extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C virus infection

P Mahale, EA Engels, R Li, HA Torres, LY Hwang… - Gut, 2018 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aim Chronic HCV infection is associated with several extrahepatic
manifestations (EHMs). Data on the effect of sustained virological response (SVR) on the …

Hepatitis C virus infection and the risk of cancer among elderly US adults: a registry‐based case‐control study

P Mahale, HA Torres, JR Kramer, LY Hwang, R Li… - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
and subtypes of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Associations with other cancers are not …

[PDF][PDF] Hepatitis C virus reactivation in patients receiving cancer treatment: a prospective observational study

HA Torres, J Hosry, P Mahale, MP Economides… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) reactivation in patients receiving cancer treatment has been
reported in retrospective studies. We sought to determine prospectively the incidence …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks linked to a wedding reception in rural Maine—August 7–September 14, 2020

P Mahale - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2020 - cdc.gov
A wedding reception with 55 persons in a rural Maine town led to COVID-19 outbreaks in the
local community, as well as at a long-term care facility and a correctional facility in other …

Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after treatment with direct-acting antivirals: first, do no harm by withdrawing treatment

HA Torres, JN Vauthey, MP Economides… - Journal of …, 2016 - journal-of-hepatology.eu
We read with interest the article by Reig et al.[1] and applaud their pharmacovigilance
efforts. However, because we work in a major cancer center in the United States, we are …

Association between hepatitis C virus and head and neck cancers

P Mahale, EM Sturgis, DJ Tweardy… - Journal of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with hepatocellular
carcinoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 2009, MD Anderson established the first US …

Risk of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer diagnoses among HIV-infected individuals in the United States

AE Coghill, EA Engels, MJ Schymura… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Although people living with HIV or AIDS (PLWHA) are at higher risk for many
cancers, breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer rates are lower in this patient population …

Trends in risks for second primary cancers associated with index human papillomavirus–associated cancers

R Suk, P Mahale, K Sonawane, AG Sikora… - JAMA Network …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In the last 4 decades, survival among patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)–
associated cancers has improved, while the incidence of these cancers has increased …

Cancer risk in older persons living with human immunodeficiency virus infection in the United States

P Mahale, EA Engels, AE Coghill… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Cancer risk is increased in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)(PLWH). Improved survival has led to an aging of PLWH. We evaluated the cancer risk …