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ArticlePloS one2021

Viral and immunological markers of HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma recurrence.

Owen Ngalamika, Marie Claire Mukasine, Musonda Kawimbe, Faheema Vally

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Owen NgalamikaDermatology and Venereology Division, Adult University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.ORCID 0000-0002-0648-4128
Marie Claire MukasineHHV8 Research Molecular Virology Laboratory, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Musonda KawimbeHHV8 Research Molecular Virology Laboratory, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Faheema VallyDermatology and Venereology Division, Adult University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
University Teaching Hospital · ZM

Funding

Zambia AIDS Malignancies Diagnosis and Pathogenesis Program SupplementU54CA221204 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI WOOD, CHARLES · 2017 to 2022
$3.8M
KSHV,HIV and the Kaposi's Sarcoma Tumor NicheR01CA228178 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI WEST, JOHN T., WOOD, CHARLES · 2018 to 2024
$2.9M
AIDS Malignancies Training and Research International Program (AMTRIP)D43TW010354 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI Chipepo Kankasa, Charles Wood · 2016 to 2026
$2.8M
Biomarkers of Kaposi sarcoma recrudescence in ZambiaK43TW011095 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA · PI NGALAMIKA, OWEN · 2018 to 2023
$721k
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010354FIC NIH HHS K43 TW011095NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228178NCI NIH HHS U54 CA221204
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an AIDS-defining angio-proliferative malignancy highly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main objective of this study was to determine the factors associated with recurrence of HIV-associated KS. We recruited a cohort of individuals on antiretroviral therapy who were in remission for HIV-associated KS after undergoing cytotoxic cancer chemotherapy. Collected variables included sociodemographic and clinical parameters, cytokines and chemokines, HIV viral loads, and CD4 counts. Compared to individuals who had KS recurrence, IL-5 was significantly higher at time of follow-up in individuals who had sustained remission (22.7pg/ml vs. 2.4pg/ml; p = 0.02); IL-6 was significantly higher at baseline and time of follow-up in individuals who had sustained remission, (18.4pg/ml vs. 0pg/ml; p = 0.01) and (18.0pg/ml vs. 0.18pg/ml; p = 0.03) respectively; IP-10 was significantly lower at baseline and at time of follow-up in individuals who had sustained remission, (534pg/ml vs. 920pg/ml; p = 0.04) and (446pg/ml vs.1098pg/ml; p = 0.01) respectively; while HIV viral load was significantly lower at baseline and at time of follow-up in individuals who had sustained remission, (0copies/ml vs. 113copies/ml; p = 0.004) and (0copies/ml vs. 152copies/ml; p = 0.025) respectively. Plasma levels of IL-5, IL-6, and IP-10 are associated with recurrence of HIV-associated KS, while persistently detectable HIV viral loads increase the risk of KS recurrence.

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AdultAfrica South of the SaharaBiomarkersFemaleHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProspective StudiesSarcoma, KaposiViral LoadBiomarkers

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PMID34214127
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