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Treatment of Epidemic Kaposi Sarcoma
For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.
Treatment for epidemic Kaposi sarcoma may include the following:
- HAART.
- Surgery, including local excision or electrodesiccation and curettage.
- Cryosurgery.
- Radiation therapy.
- Chemotherapy using one or more anticancer drugs.
- Immunotherapy using interferon alfa or interleukin-12.
- Targeted therapy using imatinib or bevacizumab.
Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.
This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor.
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This information was sourced and adapted from Adapted from the National Cancer Institute's
Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries on
www.cancer.gov.
This information updated
October 1, 2024.
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