Blood cytokine levels predict treatment response and survival in HIV-linked Kaposi sarcoma
A study of 73 treatment-naïve patients with HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma found that baseline blood levels of eotaxin, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 ...
Tag: Kaposi sarcoma
Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Promise for People With HIV, but Africa Remains Excluded
A new review finds checkpoint inhibitors are safe and effective for virologically suppressed people with HIV, while sub-Saharan Africa remains ...
Public cancer investment linked to better survival at Uganda’s leading cancer centre
A five-year study of 12,438 patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute finds that residence outside Kampala, informal employment, and HIV ...
Rare Skin Cancers May Signal Hidden Risks of Second Cancers Later in Life
A new review finds that several rare skin cancers, including mycosis fungoides, Merkel cell carcinoma, and extramammary Paget's disease, are ...
New chimeric antibodies turn marmosets into a working KSHV infection model
Two newly developed mouse–marmoset chimeric monoclonal antibodies enabled controlled T cell depletion in common marmosets, revealing KSHV lytic replication and ...
Viral Gene Variant Tied to Aggressive Kaposi Sarcoma Through Inflammation
A study of 156 patients in Xinjiang, China, links a specific KSHV K15 gene variant to aggressive Kaposi sarcoma through ...
Exploring Kaposi Sarcoma in Healthy Young Men
Kaposi sarcoma, once primarily associated with HIV infection, has gained attention in recent medical literature for its presentation in immunocompetent ...
