Role of radiotherapy in local control of non-AIDS associated Kaposi's sarcoma patients in Korea: a single institution experience
Radiation Oncology Journal
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: 153-157, 2012.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-140204
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
There has been no definite consensus on standard treatment, either local or systemic, for the Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Radiotherapy (RT) can be a good local therapeutic choice especially in non-AIDS associated KS (NAKS) for its indolent behavior. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Medical records of 17 KS patients treated with RT at the Seoul National University Hospital from February 1998 to January 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. One human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)+ patient with 3 lesions was excluded. The total number of the lesion was 23 among the 16 patients. The median follow-up period was 27.9 months. Correlation between response and variables was analyzed using the logistic regression model. Median age of the patients was 75 years. All the 23 lesions were located at the extremities. Fourteen (61%) of those had pain or local swelling as the initial presentation. Ten patients had possible causes of immunodeficiency and were regarded as iatrogenic, and other 6 were classic KS. Median dose of RT was 36 Gy.RESULTS:
No KS-related death was observed. Excluding 2 with short-term follow-up only, complete response and partial response were obtained in 2 (9%) and 19 (73%) lesions, respectively. Of those, 3 lesions underwent local progression. Six had out-of-field recurrence after RT. Symptom improvement was achieved in 13 (93%) of 14 patients. Grade 2 skin toxicities were found in 9 lesions but all got improvement after treatment. When divided into responsive and progressive group, free from progression was not related to any of the possible variables.CONCLUSION:
RT is effective in local control of NAKS resulting great response rate.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Sarcoma, Kaposi
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Skin
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Logistic Models
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Medical Records
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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HIV
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Consensus
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Extremities
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Radiation Oncology Journal
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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