Open AccessPersistent Kaposi sarcoma in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: characterizing the predictors of clinical response
Author(s) -
Huong Q. Nguyen,
Amalia Magaret,
Mari M. Kitahata,
Stephen E. Van Rompaey,
Anna Wald,
Corey Casper
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e3282ff6275
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , hazard ratio , confidence interval , viral load , proportional hazards model , oncology , chemotherapy , kaposi's sarcoma , cohort , retrospective cohort study , surgery , immunology , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , human herpesvirus
To evaluate the role of highly active antiretroviral therapy and chemotherapy on tumor response among persons with AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma and identify factors associated with response in a clinic setting.