FOR PATIENTS · SOURCE READING

Immunotherapy

Source: Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: May 17, 2023 · Captured 2026-09-09.

Selected source text with whitespace normalised. This Triangle page is not an NCI PDQ summary. Independent clinical review is pending.

Context: Treatment Option Overview / The following types of treatment are used to treat Kaposi sarcoma:

Immunotherapy is a treatment that uses the patient's immune system to fight cancer. Substances made by the body or made in a laboratory are used to boost, direct, or restore the body's natural defenses against cancer. Immunotherapy with interferon alfa and interleukin-12 may be used to treat Kaposi sarcoma.

Source links and citations

Immunotherapy
interferon alfa
interleukin-12

See Drugs Approved for Kaposi Sarcoma for more information.

Source links and citations

Drugs Approved for Kaposi Sarcoma

Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice