inPractice® - Antiretroviral Therapy

Management of AIDS-Defining Cancers

Authors: David Aboulafia, MD (More Info)
Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
Last Reviewed: 4/9/18 (What's New)

Summary

Patients with AIDS-KS should receive ART (Management Guidelines).^{[NCCN KS; Cattelan 2005; Portsmouth 2003]}
Patients with a poor-risk KS should receive ART and systemic chemotherapy together, whereas individuals with lesser risk should initially receive ART alone^{[Stebbing 2006; Mosam 2012]}
Chemotherapy should not be withheld from symptomatic patients while awaiting a response to ART^{[Krown 2004a]}

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Keywords: Cancer