Kaposi's sarcoma in sub-Saharan Africa: a current perspective

A Mosam, J Aboobaker, F Shaik - Current opinion in infectious …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Kaposi's sarcoma is a public health concern in SSA. More studies appropriate to therapy for
Kaposi's sarcoma in resource-poor environments like SSA are imperative. We are hopeful …

A randomized controlled trial of highly active antiretroviral therapy versus highly active antiretroviral therapy and chemotherapy in therapy-naive patients with HIV …

A Mosam, F Shaik, TS Uldrick… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: The optimal approach to HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (HIV-KS) in sub-
Saharan Africa is unknown. With large-scale rollout of highly active antiretroviral therapy …

Treatment strategies for Kaposi sarcoma in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

SE Krown - Current opinion in oncology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Treatment strategies for Kaposi sarcoma in sub-Saharan Afric... : Current Opinion in Oncology
Treatment strategies for Kaposi sarcoma in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities …

Kaposi's sarcoma: a 10-year experience with 248 patients at a single tertiary care hospital in Tanzania

PL Chalya, F Mbunda, PF Rambau, H Jaka… - BMC research …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Kaposi's Sarcoma is the most common sarcoma and second most
prevalent cancer seen in Tanzania. Little is known about Kaposi's sarcoma in our setting as …

Excellent clinical outcomes and retention in care for adults with HIV‐associated Kaposi sarcoma treated with systemic chemotherapy and integrated antiretroviral …

ME Herce, N Kalanga, EB Wroe… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV‐associated Kaposi sarcoma (HIV‐KS) is the most common cancer in
Malawi. In 2008, the non‐governmental organization, Partners In Health, and the Ministry of …

Gender differences in clinical presentation and outcomes of epidemic Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda

W Phipps, F Ssewankambo, H Nguyen, M Saracino… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The incidence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) has increased dramatically among
women in sub-Saharan Africa since the onset of the HIV pandemic, but data on KS disease …

Genetic diversity of HHV8 subtypes in South Africa: A5 subtype is associated with extensive disease in AIDS‐KS

T Isaacs, AB Abera, R Muloiwa… - Journal of Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) is the etiological agent of all forms of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
Six major subtypes (A‐F), based on genetic variability of open reading frame (ORF)‐K1 …

Evaluation of a predictive staging model for HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda

F Okuku, EM Krantz, J Kafeero, MR Kamya… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is commonly staged using the AIDS
Clinical Trials Group criteria, which classify 3 variables—tumor extent (T), immune status (I) …

Survival of patients with Kaposi's sarcoma in the South African antiretroviral treatment era: A retrospective cohort study

MM Sengayi, D Kielkowski, M Egger, L Dreosti… - South African Medical …, 2017 - ajol.info
Background. When South Africa (SA) implemented its antiretroviral therapy (ART)
programme in 2004, the model for treating HIVpositive Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) patients …

Changes in the pattern of Kaposi's sarcoma at Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Tanzania (2006–2011)

L Koski, T Ngoma, J Mwaiselage… - … journal of STD & …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Tanzania has high human immunodeficiency virus and human herpes virus-8 rates linked to
Kaposi's sarcoma. We conducted a study at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es …