“…Diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common histological subtype among NHL in both non‐HIV‐infected and HIV‐infected individuals, comprising 40–50% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) (Bonnet et al , ; Simard & Engels, ; Franceschi et al , ; Achenbach et al , ; Lanoy et al , ; Shiels et al , ; Gopal et al , ; Maso et al , ; Gibson et al , ; Robbins et al , ). Although treatment with standard immunochemotherapy that includes doxorubicin‐based regimens [rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (R‐CHOP); or etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin (R‐EPOCH)] have offered good outcomes with limited toxicity (Kaplan et al , ; Boué et al , ; Ribera et al , ; Wilson et al , ; Dunleavy et al , ; Sparano et al , ; Barta et al , ; Coutinho et al , ; Besson et al , ), NHL is still a leading cause of cancer–related death among HIV‐infected patients. (Bonnet et al , ; Vandenhende et al , ).…”