Clinical characteristics, predictors of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and long-term prognosis in patients with Kaposi sarcoma.

Patricia Volkow-FernándezGabriela Cesarman-MausPamela Garciadiego-FossasEnrique Rojas-MarinPatricia Cornejo-Juárez

Published in: AIDS research and therapy (2017)

Lung-involvement was predictive of IRIS development. Thrombocytopenia in KS-IRIS patients at week 12 follow-up after cART initiation was associated with high mortality. Over a third of patients with KS achieve remission without chemotherapy. Individuals that survive the initial period of KS-IRIS adhere to cART had a good long-term prognosis.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
disease activity
clinical trial
rheumatoid arthritis
radiation therapy
cardiovascular disease
ulcerative colitis
study protocol