Kaposi’s sarcoma in children: An open randomised trial of vincristine, oral etoposide and a combination of vincristine and bleomycin

George Chagaluka, Christopher Stanley, Kondwani Banda, Sarita Depani, Jenala Nijram’madzi, Thembie Katangwe, Trijn Israels, Simon Bailey, Mavuto Mukaka, Elizabeth Molyneux

Index: Eur. J. Cancer 50(8) , 1472-81, (2014)

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Abstract

Introduction Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a common childhood cancer in places where HIV is endemic and access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is delayed. Despite this there are no randomised trials to compare and assess chemotherapeutic regimens.