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Table 1

From: Molecularly targeted therapy for Kaposi's sarcoma in a kidney transplant patient: case report, "what worked and what did not"

Date

Event

August 2000

End stage renal disease started on hemodyalisis (79 years old male).

March 2001

Living non-related donor kidney transplant.

November 2001

Diagnosed with Kaposi's Sarcoma.

 

Three year chemotherapy (vincristine-belomycin) (liposomal adriamycin)

June 2004

Imatinib

July 2004

Agranulocitosis, anasarca increase in creatinine.

February 2005

Placitaxel (developed allergic rash).

April 2005

Change immunosuppressive therapy for Sirolimus.

November 2006

Persistent Kaposi's Sarcoma regression, still on Sirolimus.