Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with bendamustine in an HIV ‐infected patient on antiretroviral therapy: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Few reports have described the coincidence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia ( CLL ) and HIV . We administered bendamustine to an HIV ‐positive refractory CLL patient and obtained a significant objective response. Our results indicate that bendamustine can be used in HIV ‐infected CLL patients. We also reviewed 12 cases of CLL with HIV infection.