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ReviewCancer metastasis reviews2019

Navigating the heterogeneous landscape of pediatric Kaposi sarcoma.

William Kamiyango, Jimmy Villiera, Allison Silverstein, Erin Peckham-Gregory, Liane R Campbell, Nader Kim El-Mallawany

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Review in Cancer metastasis reviews, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics reveal mTOR-driven cellular fate of spindle cells and immune evasion in classic Kaposi's sarcoma.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

William KamiyangoBaylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Jimmy VillieraBaylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Allison SilversteinBaylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Erin Peckham-GregoryBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Liane R CampbellBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Nader Kim El-MallawanyBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. nader.el-mallawany@bcm.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6115-1046
Baylor College of Medicine · USChildren's Cancer Center · US

Funding

Virology CoreP30AI036211 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BUTEL, JANET S · 1994 to 2015
$21.7M
(PQ5) Exploring the Biological Distinctions between HIV-related and Endemic Pediatric Kaposi Sarcoma in a Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Endemic Region of AfricaR21CA217137 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI EL-MALLAWANY, NADER KIM · 2017 to 2018
$412k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA217137NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036211
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vivid descriptions of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) occurring in children and adolescents from central and eastern Africa originated over 50 years ago. Unique clinical characteristics of pediatric KS in Africa were well described within these geographic regions that were eventually understood to be endemic for human herpesvirus-8/Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (HHV-8/KSHV) infection, the causative agent of KS. Having catapulted in incidence with the HIV epidemic, KS is currently among the top five most common childhood cancers in numerous countries throughout the region. The main feature that differentiates the childhood form of KS from adult disease is clinical presentation with primarily bulging lymphadenopathy. This group of patients represents the most common clinical subtype of pediatric KS in KSHV-endemic regions. Lymphadenopathic KS in children is associated with other distinct features, such as sparse occurrence of prototypical hyperpigmented cutaneous lesions, frequent presentation with severe cytopenias and a normal CD4 count, and a fulminant clinical course if untreated with chemotherapy. Increased awareness and improved recognition of lymphadenopathic KS are critically important, particularly because this subset of patients typically experiences a favorable response to chemotherapy characterized by durable complete remission. Clinical phenotypes typically observed in adult KS also occur in children-mild/moderate disease limited to cutaneous and oral involvement, woody edema, and visceral disease. This review summarizes the heterogeneous patterns of disease presentation and treatment response observed among the divergent clinical phenotypes of pediatric KS, highlights additional KSHV-related malignancies, and explores some of the potential biological drivers of such clinical phenomena.

Indexed as

ChildHIV InfectionsHumansNeoplasm StagingSarcoma, KaposiSkin NeoplasmsGlobal healthHIVHuman herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)Kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV)Kaposi sarcoma (KS)Pediatric oncology

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PMID31845111
PMCPMC7050576
OpenAlexW2995398004

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