Prospective evaluation of the impact of potent antiretroviral therapy on the incidence of Kaposi’s Sarcoma in East Africa: findings from the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Consortium

Abstract

Prior to the rollout of potent antiretroviral therapy (ART), Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) was the most commonly reported malignancy in many resource-limited settings, such as most of sub-Saharan Africa. In resource-replete settings (e.g., U.S. or Europe), the advent of ART—and the availability of established research networks— resulted in documentation of a marked decrease in KS incidence. In contrast, in resource-limiting settings like Africa, the heretofore lack of epidemiologic infrastructure has limited our knowledge about the effect of ART on KS incidence.