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SUBMITTER: Galanina N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6248326 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Galanina Natalie N Goodman Aaron M AM Cohen Philip R PR Frampton Garrett M GM Kurzrock Razelle R
Cancer immunology research 20180907 10
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an incurable, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated malignancy. We reviewed 320 immunotherapy-treated patient records. Seventeen had HIV-associated malignancies, including nine men with KS. Median viral load was 20 copies/mL (range, undetectable to 549,704) and median CD4 count was 256 cells/μL (range, 10-603). Eight patients received nivolumab and one received pembrolizumab. Six patients (67%) achieved partial (<i>N</i> = 5) or complete remission (<i>N</i> = 1). N ...[more]