Medications for Kaposi Sarcoma
These are drugs that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), meaning they have been determined to be safe and effective for use in Kaposi Sarcoma.
Found 5 Approved Drugs for Kaposi Sarcoma
DOXOrubicin
Brand Names
Doxil, Adriamycin
DOXOrubicin
Brand Names
Doxil, Adriamycin
Form: Injection, Injectable
Method of administration: Intravenous, Intravitreal
FDA approval date: December 23, 1987
Classification: Anthracycline Topoisomerase Inhibitor
Doxorubicin is an anthracycline topoisomerase II inhibitor indicated: as a component of multiagent adjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of women with axillary lymph node involvement following resection of primary breast cancer.
Paclitaxel
Brand Names
Paclitaxel Protein-Bound, Abraxane
Paclitaxel
Brand Names
Paclitaxel Protein-Bound, Abraxane
Form: Injection
Method of administration: Intravenous
FDA approval date: March 01, 2004
Classification: Microtubule Inhibitor
Paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension (albumin-bound) is a microtubule inhibitor indicated for the treatment of: Metastatic breast cancer, after failure of combination chemotherapy for metastatic disease or relapse within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy. Prior therapy should have included an anthracycline unless clinically contraindicated.
Panretin
Generic Name
Alitretinoin
Panretin
Generic Name
Alitretinoin
Form: Gel
Method of administration: Topical
FDA approval date: September 10, 2019
Classification: Retinoid
Panretin ® gel is indicated for topical treatment of cutaneous lesions in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma. Panretin ® gel is not indicated when systemic anti-KS therapy is required (e.g., more than 10 new KS lesions in the prior month, symptomatic lymphedema, symptomatic pulmonary KS, or symptomatic visceral involvement). There is no experience to date using Panretin ® gel with systemic anti-KS treatment.
Pomalyst
Generic Name
Pomalidomide
Pomalyst
Generic Name
Pomalidomide
Form: Capsule
Method of administration: Oral
FDA approval date: February 18, 2013
Classification: Thalidomide Analog
POMALYST is a thalidomide analogue indicated, for the treatment of adult patients: in combination with dexamethasone, for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who have received at least two prior therapies including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor and have demonstrated disease progression on or within 60 days of completion of the last therapy.
Pentamidine
Brand Names
Pentam 300, NebuPent
Pentamidine
Brand Names
Pentam 300, NebuPent
Form: Injection, Inhalant
Method of administration: Respiratory (inhalation), Intravenous, Intramuscular
FDA approval date: January 16, 2001
Classification: Antiprotozoal
Pentamidine Isethionate is indicated for the prevention of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) in high-risk, HIV-infected patients defined by one or both of the following criteria: i. a history of one or more episodes of PJP ii. a peripheral CD4+ (T4 helper/inducer) lymphocyte count less than or equal to 200/mm3. These indications are based on the results of an 18-month randomized, dose-response trial in high risk HIV-infected patients and on existing epidemiological data from natural history studies. The patient population of the controlled trial consisted of 408 patients, 237 of whom had a history of one or more episodes of PJP. The remaining patients without a history of PJP included 55 patients with Kaposi’s sarcoma and 116 patients with other AIDS diagnoses, ARC or asymptomatic HIV infection. Patients were randomly assigned to receive Pentamidine Isethionate via the Respirgard® II nebulizer at one of the following three doses: 30 mg every two weeks (n=135), 150 mg every two weeks (n=134) or 300 mg every four weeks (n=139). The results of the trial demonstrated a significant protective effect (p.
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