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The burden of cancer among people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada, 1997-2020: a retrospective population-based cohort study using administrative health data.
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Ioana A NicolauDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Tony AntoniouDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Jennifer D BrooksDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Rahim MoineddinDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Curtis CooperDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Michelle CotterchioDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Jennifer L GillisDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Claire E KendallDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Abigail E KrochDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Joanne D LindsayDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Colleen PriceDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Kate SaltersDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Marek SmiejaDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont.
Ann N BurchellDivision of Epidemiology Toronto (Nicolau, Brooks, Cotterchio, Gillis, Burchell, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES Central (Antoniou, Moineddin, Kendall, Burchell); Unity Health Toronto (Antoniou, Lindsay, Burchell), St Michael's Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moineddin, Burchell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Cooper), Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (Cotterchio), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gillis), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Bruyère Research Institute (Kendall); ICES uOttawa (Kendall); Department of Family Medicine (Kendall), University of Ottawa; Institut du Savoir Montfort (Kendall); Clinical Epidemiology Program (Kendall), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Ontario HIV Treatment Network (Kroch), Toronto, Ont.; CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network - Chronic Pain and HIV Working Group (Price); British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Salters), Vancouver, BC; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Smieja), McMaster University (Smieja), Hamilton, Ont. ann.burchell@unityhealth.to.
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CIHR 201710MDR
Abstract
backgroundWith combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) and increased longevity, cancer is a leading cause of morbidity among people with HIV. We characterized trends in cancer burden among people with HIV in Ontario, Canada, between 1997 and 2020.
methodsWe conducted a population-based, retrospective cohort study of adults with HIV using linked administrative health databases from Jan. 1, 1997, to Nov. 1, 2020. We grouped cancers as infection-related AIDS-defining cancers (ADCs), infection-related non-ADCs (NADCs) and infection-unrelated cancers. We calculated age-standardized incidence rates per 100 000 person-years with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using direct standardization, stratified by calendar period and sex. We also calculated limited-duration prevalence.
resultsAmong 19 403 adults living with HIV (79% males), 1275 incident cancers were diagnosed. From 1997-2000 to 2016- 2020, we saw a decrease in the incidence of all cancers (1113.9 [95% CI 657.7-1765.6] to 683.5 [95% CI 613.4-759.4] per 100 000 person-years), ADCs (403.1 [95% CI 194.2-739.0] to 103.8 [95% CI 79.2-133.6] per 100 000 person-years) and infection-related NADCs (196.6 [95% CI 37.9-591.9] to 121.9 [95% CI 94.3-154.9] per 100 000 person-years). The incidence of infection-unrelated cancers was stable at 451.0 per 100 000 person-years (95% CI 410.3-494.7). The incidence of cancer among females increased over time but was similar to that of males in 2016-2020.
interpretationOver a 24-year period, the incidence of cancer decreased overall, largely driven by a considerable decrease in the incidence of ADC, whereas the incidence of infection-unrelated cancer remained unchanged and contributed to the greatest burden of cancer. These findings could reflect combination ART-mediated changes in infectious comorbidity and increased life expectancy; targeted cancer screening and prevention strategies are needed.
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