Clinicopathological Features and Mortality in Patients With Kaposi Sarcoma and HIV : A Retrospective Analysis of a Thirty-Year Study From a Peruvian Oncologic Center

PURPOSE: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal angioproliferative disease. In Peru, the implementation of the highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) program was in 2005, the model for treating patients with HIV-positive KS shifted to a potential cure. In this study, we aim to compare clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors associated with outcomes in patients with HIV-positive KS.

METHODS: We developed a retrospective cohort study that includes patients with HIV/AIDS and KS seen in the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas between 1987 and 2017. Patients were divided into two groups according to the implementation of HAART in our country: the non-HAART group and those treated with HAART after 2005. Multivariate analysis for overall survival (OS) was performed with the Cox proportional hazard regression model.

RESULTS: There was a greater visceral compromise and more extensive oral cavity involvement in the non-HAART group (60% 31.7%, P < .01). Regarding the immune status, there was a significant difference from the CD4 count at 1-year follow-up (73 v 335, P = .01). The CD4/CD8 rate were significant different before QT (0.23 v 0.13, P = .01) and at 1-year follow-up (0.12 v 0.32, P = .03.). The estimated 5-year OS rate was significantly lower (P = .0001) for the non-HAART group (41.7%; 95% CI, 25.9 to 56.9) compared with the HAART group (79.3%; 95% CI, 66.8 to 87.5). In the multivariate model for OS, full-HAART regimen and previous diagnosis of HIV/AIDS (P < .01) were significantly associated with longer survival.

CONCLUSION: Clinical and demographic characteristics of our patients are compatible with the literature, but we report a higher rate of gastrointestinal involvement. Furthermore, our findings provide evidence for the importance of HAART and its ability to reduce KS-related mortality.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

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JCO global oncology - 8(2022) vom: 12. Juni, Seite e2100379

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cuellar, Luis E [VerfasserIn]
Meza, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Holguín, Alexis Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Velarde, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Portillo-Alvarez, Diana [VerfasserIn]
Castro, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Sulca-Huamani, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Intimayta-Escalante, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Gaby-Pérez, Rushmely [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Arpan [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-Retroviral Agents
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Date Completed 23.06.2022

Date Revised 03.08.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1200/GO.21.00379

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NLM342492098