Treatment With Indinavir and Chemotherapy for Advanced Classical Kaposi's Sarcoma

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical response to daily Indinavir oral administration in association with a conventional chemotherapy based on cycles of systemic Vinblastine +/- Bleomycin in patients affected by advanced classical (non HIV-associated) Kaposi's sarcoma

Timeline

Start

2008-06

Primary completion

2015-10

Completion

2016-06

Publications

• Background Ensoli B, Sturzl M, Monini P. Cytokine-mediated growth promotion of Kaposi's sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma. Semin Cancer Biol. 2000 Oct;10(5):367-81. doi: 10.1006/scbi.2000.0329.
• Background Sgadari C, Barillari G, Toschi E, Carlei D, Bacigalupo I, Baccarini S, Palladino C, Leone P, Bugarini R, Malavasi L, Cafaro A, Falchi M, Valdembri D, Rezza G, Bussolino F, Monini P, Ensoli B. HIV protease inhibitors are potent anti-angiogenic molecules and promote regression of Kaposi sarcoma. Nat Med. 2002 Mar;8(3):225-32. doi: 10.1038/nm0302-225.
• Background Sgadari C, Monini P, Barillari G, Ensoli B. Use of HIV protease inhibitors to block Kaposi's sarcoma and tumour growth. Lancet Oncol. 2003 Sep;4(9):537-47. doi: 10.1016/s1470-2045(03)01192-6.
• Background Monini P, Sgadari C, Toschi E, Barillari G, Ensoli B. Antitumour effects of antiretroviral therapy. Nat Rev Cancer. 2004 Nov;4(11):861-75. doi: 10.1038/nrc1479.
• Background Monini P, Sgadari C, Grosso MG, Bellino S, Di Biagio A, Toschi E, Bacigalupo I, Sabbatucci M, Cencioni G, Salvi E, Leone P, Ensoli B. Clinical course of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV-negative patients treated with the HIV protease inhibitor indinavir. AIDS. 2009 Feb 20;23(4):534-8. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283262a8d.

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