Outcomes were assessed at the commencement of radiotherapy and 4, 8 and 12 weeks after commencing treatment.
Pre-treatment records were taken before commencing treatment (T1).
Morphological changes in some cases may occur as a result of antiretroviral therapy, causing HIV-positive people to hesitate commencing treatment.
In Uganda, a 3 year-old girl died 24 h after commencing treatment with DHA-PQP.
The target population was all patients recorded as smear positive over the age of 18 within one month of commencing treatment.
Tumors were established as described above and were allowed to grow to 6 8 mm in diameter (120 270 mm3) before commencing treatment.
For patients switching to the alternative treatment option, a snap-frozen tru-cut biopsy was collected prior to commencing treatment with the second-line drug regimen.
Data are collected at four intervals: at baseline (T0), 10 weeks after commencing treatment (T1), 20 weeks after commencing treatment (T2) and 30 weeks after commencing treatment (T3).
All four patients were of KPS 90 before commencing treatment.
Mid-stream urine was collected before commencing treatment.
No patients had measurable HAMA before commencing treatment (Table 2).
