Lene Ryom

Dr. Lene Ryom


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 July 2023 in Cancers
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LGLauren Greenberg
Lauren Greenberg
LRLene Ryom
Lene Ryom
EBElzbieta Bakowska
Elzbieta Bakowska
FWFerdinand Wit
Ferdinand Wit
HBHeiner C. Bucher
Heiner C. Bucher
OGon behalf of the RESPOND and D:A:D Study Groups
on behalf of the RESPOND and D:A:D Study Groups
Despite cancer being a leading comorbidity amongst individuals with HIV, there are limited data assessing cancer trends across different antiretroviral therapy (ART)-eras. We calculated age-standardised cancer incidence rates (IRs) from 2006–2021 in two international cohort collaborations (D:A:D and RESPOND). Poisson regression was used to assess temporal trends, adjusted for potential confounders. Amongst 64,937 individuals (31% ART-naïve at baseline) and 490,376 total person-years of follow-up (PYFU), there were 3763 incident cancers (IR 7.7/1000 PYFU [95% CI 7.4, 7.9]): 950 AIDS-defining cancers (ADCs), 2813 non-ADCs, 1677 infection-related cancers, 1372 smoking-related cancers, and 719 BMI-related cancers (groups were not mutually exclusive). Age-standardised IRs for overall cancer remained fairly constant over time (8.22/1000 PYFU [7.52, 8.97] in 2006–2007, 7.54 [6.59, 8.59] in 2020–2021). The incidence of ADCs (3.23 [2.79, 3.72], 0.99 [0.67, 1.42]) and infection-related cancers (4.83 [4.2, 5.41], 2.43 [1.90, 3.05]) decreased over time, whilst the incidence of non-ADCs (4.99 [4.44, 5.58], 6.55 [5.67, 7.53]), smoking-related cancers (2.38 [2.01, 2.79], 3.25 [2.63–3.96]), and BMI-related cancers (1.07 [0.83, 1.37], 1.88 [1.42, 2.44]) increased. Trends were similar after adjusting for demographics, comorbidities, HIV-related factors, and ART use. These results highlight the need for better prevention strategies to reduce the incidence of NADCs, smoking-, and BMI-related cancers.

11 March 2025 in The Lancet
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LRLene Ryom
Lene Ryom

24 September 2025 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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NJNadine Jaschinski
Nadine Jaschinski
BNBastian Neesgaard
Bastian Neesgaard
FWFerdinand Wit
Ferdinand Wit
MVMarc Van der Valk
Marc Van der Valk
Justyna Dominika KowalskaJustyna Dominika Kowalska
Justyna Dominika Kowalska
FWF Wit
F Wit
Background: Data on uptake of preventive measures for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with HIV are limited. Methods: We determined the annual prevalence (2012–2021) of CVD preventive measures use for RESPOND participants with a very high (>10%) estimated D:A:D 10-year CVD risk who were eligible for each specific measure evaluated. We used binomial regression to assess factors associated with each preventative measure uptake. Results: Between 2012 and 2021, the crude proportion of >10% estimated 10-year CVD risk individuals increased from 32.4% (n = 4272) to 52.1% (n = 5298). At the end of follow-up, among very high-risk individuals, 67.4% (1552/2303) with hypertension used antihypertensives, 55.9% (1562/2792) with dyslipidemia lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs), and 7.4% (159/2149) smokers ceased smoking, without significant changes over time. Conversely, a smaller proportion of individuals with diabetes received antidiabetics in later years (2012–2013: 60.3% [388/643] versus 2019–2020: 57.2% [459/803], global P = .0028). Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ACEIs/ARBs) in those with hypertension or diabetes slightly declined before increasing again (42.1% [864/2052] versus 43.4% [1123/2585], global P = .0009). Individuals with ongoing viremia or intravenous drug use as HIV exposure group were less likely to cease smoking and use LLDs. Men ≥40 years and women ≥50 were more likely to use antihypertensives, ACEIs/ARBs, antidiabetics, and LLDs. The uptake of preventive measures was similar between sexes/genders. Conclusions: The increasing proportion of individuals at very high estimated 10-year CVD risk without a corresponding increase in use of preventive measures calls for greater awareness of CVD risk management for people with HIV attending routine clinical care.

16 December 2025 in Cancers
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Alisa TimiryasovaAlisa Timiryasova
Alisa Timiryasova
LGLauren Greenberg
Lauren Greenberg
PDPere Domingo
Pere Domingo
PTPhilip Tarr
Philip Tarr
AEAlexander Egle
Alexander Egle
OGon behalf of the D:A:D and RESPOND Study groups
on behalf of the D:A:D and RESPOND Study groups
Background/Objectives: Whilst cancer is a leading cause of death in people with HIV, less is known about clinical outcomes after cancer. Methods: Participants from the RESPOND and D:A:D cohorts with the five most common cancers (Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS); non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); and lung, anal and prostate cancers) were followed from first cancer diagnosis after 2006/2012 [D:A:D/RESPOND] until death, final follow-up or administrative censoring (2016/2021). Incidence rates (IR) were calculated for post-cancer mortality; for non-fatal events (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, another primary cancer, AIDS events) individually and as a non-fatal composite clinical outcome (CCO). Predictors or mortality and CCO were assessed using Poisson regression with generalized estimating equations. Results: Amongst 2485 participants with cancer, mortality and CCO IRs were highest after lung cancer (445.4/1000 person years [95% CI 399.7, 494.9], 117.1 [94.3, 143.8], respectively) compared to other cancers and lowest after KS (21.3 [16.9, 26.6], 43.9 [37.5, 51.3]). The most common non-fatal outcomes were AIDS events after NHL and KS, diabetes after lung and prostate cancer and another primary cancer after anal cancer. Among people with NHL and anal cancer, a diagnosis in more recent years was associated with lower mortality risk. Increasing the time-updated CD4 count reduced mortality by 15–40% (per 100 cells/µL) after NHL and anal and lung cancers and reduced CCO risk by 17–28% after KS and NHL. Smoking, low BMI and multimorbidity increased CCO risks by two to three times after KS and NHL. Conclusions: Risk of post-cancer mortality and non-fatal outcomes varies by cancer type and risk profile, suggesting the need for personalized post-cancer clinical monitoring.