Table 3: Treatment options for MSM-related Kaposi sarcoma based on current literature.
Systemic treatment |
Number of patients (n) |
Response (n) |
Local recurrence (n) |
Interferon alfa [4,19,22] |
7 |
· Partial (4) · Complete (3) |
· Reported (1) · No (1) · NR (5) |
Chemotherapy (vinblastine and bleomycin) [4,5,19,20] |
5 |
· Partial (2) · Complete (1) · No (1) · NR (1) |
· NR (5) |
Local treatment |
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Imiquimod cream [4,22] |
8 |
· NR (8) |
· NR (8) |
Tretinoin and imiquimod cream [17] |
1 |
· Complete (1) |
· NR (1) |
Cryotherapy [4,19,20] |
5 |
· Complete (1) · NR (4) |
· No (1) · NR (4) |
CO2 laser [4] |
1 |
· NR (1) |
· NR (1) |
Electrocauterization and curettage [19] |
3 |
· Complete (2) · NR (1) |
· No (2) · NR (1) |
Surgery [4,5,16,18,19,21,22]/p> |
24 |
· Complete (20) · NR (4) |
· No (3) · NR (21) |
Radiotherapy [4,5,19] |
10 |
· Complete (3) · NR (7) |
· No (3) · NR (7) |
Topical cidofovir [22] |
1 |
· NR (1) |
· NR (1) |
NR: Not Reported