Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews · HIV/AIDS

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 66.7%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality · HIV‐infected adults with severe (T1) Kaposi's sarcoma

HAART + ABV showed no clear difference in mortality compared with HAART alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment of severe or progressive Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV‐infected adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.92 [0.45, 1.88]
1 study · 100 participants
Moderate

All‐cause mortality · HIV‐infected adults with severe (T1) Kaposi's sarcoma

HAART + liposomal anthracycline showed no clear difference in mortality compared with HAART alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment of severe or progressive Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV‐infected adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.23 [0.35, 4.38]
1 study · 129 participants
Moderate

All‐cause mortality · Kaposi sarcoma in children with HIV‐1 infection

It is very uncertain whether chemotherapy + ART changes mortality compared with chemotherapy Alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment of Kaposi sarcoma in children with HIV‐1 infection 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.46 [0.29, 0.73]
98 participants
Very low