Melanoma and Sarcoma Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
J Infect Dis. 2011 Apr 15;203(8):1082-6. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiq177.
We conducted a clinical trial of oral valganciclovir, a drug with in vitro activity against Kaposi sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), in classic KS. Five human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative participants received valganciclovir for up to six 4-week cycles at doses used for cytomegalovirus infection. None of the study subjects showed an objective response; KS progressed in 4 subjects after 1-4 cycles and remained stable in 1 subject after 6 cycles. KS biopsies showed minimal lytic KSHV antigen and gene expression at baseline and no treatment-associated changes. Although valganciclovir was not active against KS in this setting, other appropriately targeted anti-herpesviral strategies may prove to be more effective.
我们在经典型卡波西肉瘤(KS)中进行了一项口服缬更昔洛韦的临床试验,缬更昔洛韦在体外对卡波西肉瘤相关疱疹病毒(KSHV)具有活性。5 名人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)阴性参与者接受缬更昔洛韦治疗,最多进行 6 个为期 4 周的周期,剂量用于治疗巨细胞病毒感染。研究对象均未表现出客观反应;4 名参与者在 1-4 个周期后 KS 进展,1 名参与者在 6 个周期后 KS 稳定。KS 活检显示基线时最小的裂解性 KSHV 抗原和基因表达,无治疗相关变化。尽管缬更昔洛韦在这种情况下对 KS 没有活性,但其他针对性更强的抗疱疹病毒策略可能更有效。