Saturday, February 16, 2013

Do we still need chemotherapy for AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma?


Do we still need chemotherapy for AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma?


Feb 2013

Source

National Centre for HIV Malignancy, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK.

Abstract

The widespread introduction of effective combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has had a major influence on the epidemiology and natural history of AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS). cART has reduced the incidence of AIDS-KS, and it has been shown to be an effective treatment for early-stage KS. So with the widespread availability of cART, is systemic chemotherapy still required for AIDS-KS? Two indications appear to remain: advanced-stage AIDS-KS and patients who have progressive KS despite effective cART including immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome KS.

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