Clinical Study

A Prospective Study Assessing Tumour Response, Survival, and Palliative Care Outcomes in Patients with HIV-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi

Table 1

Baseline patient characteristics.

CharacteristicBaseline

Age, (median (IQR)), years33.5 (28–41)
Male (%)40 (80.0)
KPS, median (IQR)70 (50–80)
CD4 count, median (IQR)263 (119–408)
Peripheral neuropathy (%)
 Grade 1 (%)
 Sensory (%)
25 (50)
18 (72%)
21 (84%)
HAART at baseline (%)
 Median time on HAART prior to recruitment (range)
37 (74%)
6.8 months (1–60)