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> "If you have an underlying neoplasm (tumor) like these patients had, then the risk outweighs the benefit," he said. "However, if you are doing well on ARVs an
by wfunction 13y ago
> "If you have an underlying neoplasm (tumor) like these patients had, then the risk outweighs the benefit," he said. "However, if you are doing well on ARVs and you merely want to get off antiretroviral therapy, then the risk seems greater than the benefit."
Is this a typo or am I misreading it?
- carbocation 13y agoIt's a typo or a misstatement. He meant to say that if you have cancer and HIV, then the benefits of BMT outweigh the risks (purely due to cancer). If you have just HIV, then the risks of BMT outweigh the benefits (because of high near-term mortality).
- duskwuff 13y agoThis is almost certainly either a typo, or the doctor misspoke. The quote should probably read: > "If you have an underlying neoplasm (tumor) like these patients had, then the risk IS OUTWEIGHED BY the benefit..."
- M2Ys4U 13y agoI think it's just a badly phrased sentence. I'm pretty sure it should read something like: "If you have an underlying neoplasm (tumor) like these patients had, then the risk [of not treating the tumour] outweighs the benefit," he said. "However, if you are doing well on ARVs and you merely want to get off antiretroviral therapy, then the risk [of the transplant] seems greater than the benefit."