A team of UC Davis researchers has identified a protein in the cancer cell's nucleus as a critical agent keeping Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) dormant and undetected by the body's ...

Researchers have developed a model of Kaposi sarcoma that could expedite the development of new drugs to treat the disease, which is the most common cancer in people living with HIV. Researchers at ...

The global Kaposi’s Sarcoma market is expanding due to the HIV/AIDS prevalence, improved oncology infrastructure, and advancements in targeted and immunotherapeutic drugs. Kaposi’s Sarcoma, a tumor ...

Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, after decades of research efforts, have developed a mouse model of Kaposi sarcoma that could be key to the development of new drugs to treat ...

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm mediated by the human herpesvirus-8. Only 1 clinical subtype, the endemic/African subtype, commonly affects the pediatric population. Although ...

Kaposi sarcoma is a slow-growing vascular tumor localized to skin, but which spreads to internal viscera in 40% of immunosuppressed post-transplant patients. Kaposi sarcoma results from either primary ...

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common tumor associated with HIV-1 infection, affecting 30% of HIV-infected homosexual men before the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). In the ...

Viruses are masters of stealth, often lurking silently in our bodies. For the Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), the human mouth serves as an ...

Human Papillomavirus Drives Tumor Development Throughout the Head and Neck: Improved Prognosis Is Associated With an Immune Response Largely Restricted to the Oropharynx The primary objectives were to ...

Investigators also examined which type of immunosuppression was associated with a higher likelihood of Kaposi sarcoma. Findings presented at this month’s National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) ...

G-doctor with older man In this case series, all 9 affected patients were Black or Hispanic. Post-transplant Kaposi sarcoma, while rare, appears to occur more often in minorities, according to a ...