Kaposi's sarcoma

Researchers are studying whether an enhanced package of care helps people with advanced HIV in Malawi stay in treatment and keep the virus suppressed. The package adds CD4 and TB-LAM tests and starts patients on TB preventive therapy, delivered through a hub-and-spoke system of c…

This study tested a drug called sEphB4-HSA in 23 people with Kaposi sarcoma, a type of skin cancer. The drug works by stopping blood vessels from feeding the cancer and may also slow cancer cell growth. The goal was to see how many patients responded to treatment and to check for…

This completed Phase II trial tested the drug pomalidomide in 26 HIV-positive adults with Kaposi sarcoma, a type of skin cancer common in Sub-Saharan Africa. Pomalidomide works by boosting the immune system and blocking blood vessel growth that feeds tumors. Researchers measured …

This pilot phase 2 trial tested the HIV drug nelfinavir in 36 people with Kaposi sarcoma, a type of cancer. The goal was to see if the drug could shrink or eliminate skin lesions. Researchers looked at how well the drug worked in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative participants, a…

This study tested whether a second round of treatment with tiny radioactive seeds (DaRT) could safely shrink or control skin, mouth, or soft tissue cancers that came back after the first treatment. Only 2 people took part, and researchers measured tumor response and side effects.…

This study looked at 460 people with HIV to see what types of cancer they have and why some choose to join cancer clinical trials. Researchers tracked cancers like Kaposi sarcoma, lymphoma, and HPV-related tumors. They also used surveys to learn how HIV and cancer treatments affe…

This study followed 10 people with HIV and AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma in Tanzania to see how their quality of life changed during treatment with vincristine and bleomycin. Participants filled out questionnaires about their physical, emotional, social, and daily functioning over …