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Sommerer C, Suwelack B, Dragun D, Schenker P, Hauser IA, Witzke O, Hugo C, Kamar N, Merville P, Junge M, Thaiss F, Nashan B. An open-label, randomized trial indicates that everolimus with tacrolimus or cyclosporine is comparable to standard immunosuppression in de novo kidney transplant patients. Kidney Int 2019; 96:231-244. [PMID: 31027892 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2019.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
This is a randomized trial (ATHENA study) in de novo kidney transplant patients to compare everolimus versus mycophenolic acid (MPA) with similar tacrolimus exposure in both groups, or everolimus with concomitant tacrolimus or cyclosporine (CsA), in an unselected population. In this 12-month, multicenter, open-label study, de novo kidney transplant recipients were randomized to everolimus with tacrolimus (EVR/TAC), everolimus with CsA (EVR/CsA) or MPA with tacrolimus (MPA/TAC), with similar tacrolimus exposure in both groups. Non-inferiority of the primary end point (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] at month 12), assessed in the per-protocol population of 338 patients, was not shown for EVR/TAC or EVR/CsA versus MPA/TAC. In 123 patients with TAC levels within the protocol-specified range, eGFR outcomes were comparable between groups. The mean increase in eGFR during months 1 to 12 post-transplant, analyzed post hoc, was similar with EVR/TAC or EVR/CsA versus MPA/TAC. The incidence of treatment failure (biopsy proven acute rejection, graft loss or death) was not significant for EVR/TAC but significant for EVR/CsA versus MPA/TAC. Most biopsy-proven acute rejection events in this study were graded mild (BANFF IA). There were no differences in proteinuria between groups. Cytomegalovirus and BK virus infection were significantly more frequent with MPA/TAC. Thus, everolimus with TAC or CsA showed comparable efficacy to MPA/TAC in de novo kidney transplant patients. Non-inferiority of renal function, when pre-specified, was not shown, but the mean increase in eGFR from month 1 to 12 was comparable to MPA/TAC.
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- Claudia Sommerer
- Nephrology Unit, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine D, Transplant Nephrology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universtätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Department of Nephrology, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Organ Transplantation, CHU Rangueil, INSERM U1043, IFR-BMT, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Nephrology-Transplantation-Dialysis-Apheresis, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- III. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Outcomes in Organ Transplant Recipients With Prostate Cancer Treated With Radiotherapy. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2019; 17:e162-e166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Piselli P, Taborelli M, Cimaglia C, Serraino D. Decreased incidence of Kaposi sarcoma after kidney transplant in Italy and role of mTOR-inhibitors: 1997-2016. Int J Cancer 2019; 145:597-598. [PMID: 30613958 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Pierluca Piselli
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
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Unveiling the Role of DNA Methylation in Kidney Transplantation: Novel Perspectives toward Biomarker Identification. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:1602539. [PMID: 30766879 PMCID: PMC6350635 DOI: 10.1155/2019/1602539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The burden of chronic kidney disease is dramatically rising, making it a major public health concern worldwide. Kidney transplantation is now the best treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease. Although kidney transplantation may improve survival and quality of life, its long-term results are hampered by immune- and/or non-immune-mediated complications. Thus, the identification of transplanted patients with a higher risk of posttransplant complications has become a big challenge for public health. However, current biomarkers of posttransplant complications have a poor predictive value, rising the need to explore novel approaches for the management of transplant patient. In this review we summarize the emerging literature about DNA methylation in kidney transplant complications, in order to highlight its perspectives toward biomarker identification. In the forthcoming future the monitoring of DNA methylation in kidney transplant patients could become a plausible strategy toward the prevention and/or treatment of kidney transplant complications.
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Laprise C, Cahoon EK, Lynch CF, Kahn AR, Copeland G, Gonsalves L, Madeleine MM, Pfeiffer RM, Engels EA. Risk of lip cancer after solid organ transplantation in the United States. Am J Transplant 2019; 19:227-237. [PMID: 30074684 PMCID: PMC6310619 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Solid organ transplant recipients have an increased risk of lip cancer, but the reasons are uncertain. Using data from the Transplant Cancer Match Study, we describe the epidemiology of lip cancer among 261 500 transplant recipients in the United States. Two hundred thirty-one lip cancers were identified, corresponding to elevated risks for both invasive and in situ lip cancers (standardized incidence ratios of 15.3 and 26.2, respectively). Invasive lip cancer incidence was associated with male sex (adjusted incidence rate ratio [aIRR] 2.01, 95% CI 1.44-2.82), transplanted organ (0.33, 0.20-0.57, for liver transplants and 3.07, 1.96-4.81, for lung transplants, compared with kidney transplants), and racial/ethnic groups other than non-Hispanic whites (0.09, 0.04-0.2). In addition, incidence increased with age and during the first 3 years following transplant, and was higher in recipients prescribed cyclosporine/azathioprine maintenance therapy (aIRR 1.79, 95% CI 1.09-2.93, compared with use of tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil) and following a diagnosis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (4.21, 2.69-0.94). The elevation in lip cancer incidence is consistent with an effect of immunosuppression. Notably, the very strong associations with white race and history of prior skin cancer point to an important role for ultraviolet radiation exposure, and cyclosporine and azathioprine may contribute as photosensitizing or DNA damaging agents.
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- Claudie Laprise
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Oral Health and Society, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa
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- New York State Cancer Registry, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
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- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI
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- Connecticut Tumor Registry, Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, CT
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
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Tardieu A, Dion L, Collinet P, Ayoubi JM, Garbin O, Agostini A, Aubard Y, Piver P, Lavoué V, Gauthier T. Uterus transplantation: Which indications? J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2018; 48:7-8. [PMID: 30315884 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Antoine Tardieu
- Département de Gynécologie et Obstétrique, CHU Limoges, av Dominique Larrey, 87000 Limoges, France; INSERM, UMR-1248, CHU Limoges, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service de Gynécologie, CHU de Rennes, Hôpital Sud, 16 bd de Bulgarie, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Clinique Gynécologique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU Lille, 59037 Lille cedex, France
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- Département de Gynécologie, Hôpital Foch, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- Département de Gynécologie, Pôle de Gynécologie et Obstétrique des Hôpitaux Universitaire de Strasbourg, Site du CMCO, 67091 Strasbourg, France
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- Département de Gynécologie et Obstétrique - Gynécologie CHU de Marseille - Hôpital de la Conception, 13385 Marseille, France
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- Département de Gynécologie et Obstétrique, CHU Limoges, av Dominique Larrey, 87000 Limoges, France; INSERM, UMR-1248, CHU Limoges, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Département de Gynécologie et Obstétrique, CHU Limoges, av Dominique Larrey, 87000 Limoges, France; INSERM, UMR-1248, CHU Limoges, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service de Gynécologie, CHU de Rennes, Hôpital Sud, 16 bd de Bulgarie, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Département de Gynécologie et Obstétrique, CHU Limoges, av Dominique Larrey, 87000 Limoges, France; INSERM, UMR-1248, CHU Limoges, 87000 Limoges, France.
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Sérée O, Altieri M, Guillaume E, De Mil R, Lobbedez T, Robinson P, Segol P, Salamé E, Abergel A, Boillot O, Conti F, Chazouillères O, Debette-Gratien M, Debray D, Hery G, Dharancy S, Durand F, Duvoux C, Francoz C, Gugenheim J, Hardwigsen J, Houssel-Debry P, Jacquemin E, Kamar N, Latournerie M, Lebray P, Leroy V, Mazzola A, Neau-Cransac M, Pageaux GP, Radenne S, Saliba F, Samuel D, Vanlemmens C, Woehl-Jaegle ML, Launoy G, Dumortier J. Longterm Risk of Solid Organ De Novo Malignancies After Liver Transplantation: A French National Study on 11,226 Patients. Liver Transpl 2018; 24:1425-1436. [PMID: 30021061 DOI: 10.1002/lt.25310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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De novo malignancies are one of the major late complications and causes of death after liver transplantation (LT). Using extensive data from the French national Agence de la Biomédecine database, the present study aimed to quantify the risk of solid organ de novo malignancies (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers) after LT. The incidence of de novo malignancies among all LT patients between 1993 and 2012 was compared with that of the French population, standardized on age, sex, and calendar period (standardized incidence ratio; SIR). Among the 11,226 LT patients included in the study, 1200 de novo malignancies were diagnosed (10.7%). The risk of death was approximately 2 times higher in patients with de novo malignancy (48.8% versus 24.3%). The SIR for all de novo solid organ malignancies was 2.20 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.08-2.33). The risk was higher in men (SIR = 2.23; 95% CI, 2.09-2.38) and in patients transplanted for alcoholic liver disease (ALD; SIR = 2.89; 95% CI, 2.68-3.11). The cancers with the highest excess risk were laryngeal (SIR = 7.57; 95% CI, 5.97-9.48), esophageal (SIR = 4.76; 95% CI, 3.56-6.24), lung (SIR = 2.56; 95% CI, 2.21-2.95), and lip-mouth-pharynx (SIR = 2.20; 95% CI, 1.72-2.77). In conclusion, LT recipients have an increased risk of de novo solid organ malignancies, and this is strongly related to ALD as a primary indication for LT.
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- Olivier Sérée
- Réseau Régional de Cancérologie OncoBasseNormandie, Hérouville Saint Clair, France.,Unité de Formation et de Recherche Santé Caen France, U1086 INSERM- "ANTICIPE", Caen, France
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- Unité de Formation et de Recherche Santé Caen France, U1086 INSERM- "ANTICIPE", Caen, France.,Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Nutrition et Oncologie Digestive, Hôpital Côte de Nacre, Caen, France
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- Unité de Formation et de Recherche Santé Caen France, U1086 INSERM- "ANTICIPE", Caen, France
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- Unité de Formation et de Recherche Santé Caen France, U1086 INSERM- "ANTICIPE", Caen, France.,Unité d'Évaluation et de Recherche en Epidémiologie, Hôpital Côte de Nacre, Caen, France
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- Néphrologie, CUMR, Normandie Université, RDPLF, Caen, Pontoise, France
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- Direction de la Recherche Clinique et de l'Innovation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Général, Hôpital Côte de Nacre, Caen, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Oncologique et Endocrinienne, Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital Trousseau Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Tours, Tours, France
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- Médecine Digestive, Institut Pascal, Unités Mixte de Recherche 6602, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Unité de Transplantation Hépatique, et Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpétrière, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, INSERM Unités Mixte de Recherche en Santé 938, CDR Saint-Antoine, Centre de Référence "Maladies Inflammatoire des Voies Biliaires et Hépatite Auto-immune", Filière FILFOIE, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, and Université Paris 6, CDR Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Université Limoges, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, INSERM U850, Limoges, France
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- Unité d'Hépatologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique et Transplantation, Hôpital Timone Enfants, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique, Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, INSERM U1149, Clichy, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique, Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, INSERM U1149, Clichy, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Digestive et de Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital Universitaire de Nice, Université de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Générale et Transplantation Hépatique, AP-HM Hôpital La Timone, Marseille, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital Universitaire de Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique Pédiatrique, Hôpital Kremlin Bicêtre, AP-HP, Université Paris Sud Orsay, INSERM UMR 1174, DHU Hépatinov, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Paris, France
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- Département de Néphrologie et Transplantation d'Organes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie et Oncologie Digestive, INSERM EPICAD LNC, Unités Mixte de Recherche 1231, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpétrière, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble-Alpes, INSERM U1209, Université Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpétrière, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Hépatobiliaire et de Transplantation Hépatique, Hôpital Haut Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Département d'Hépatologie et Transplantation Hépatique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, AP-HP, INSERM Unité 1193, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, AP-HP, INSERM Unité 1193, Villejuif, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie et Soins Intensifs Digestifs, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Hépato-Bilio-Pancréatique et Transplantation Hépatique, CHRU Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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- Unité de Formation et de Recherche Santé Caen France, U1086 INSERM- "ANTICIPE", Caen, France.,Unité d'Évaluation et de Recherche en Epidémiologie, Hôpital Côte de Nacre, Caen, France
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- Unité de Transplantation Hépatique, et Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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BACKGROUND Association between chronic kidney disease and colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. GOALS To assess the risk of CRC in patients with various chronic kidney diseases before and after kidney transplantation. STUDY Electronic databases were searched for cohort studies assessing the risk of CRC in patients with chronic kidney diseases. The primary outcome was the risk of CRC among studies that reported the risk as standardized incidence rate (SIR). RESULTS Fifty-four studies, including 1,208,767 patients that reported the incidence of CRC in chronic kidney diseases were identified. SIR of CRC were obtained from 17 retrospective cohort studies. Among the 3 studies (4 reports) that included chronic kidney disease patients without kidney transplantation, there was a significant increased risk of CRC (pooled SIR 1.18) (95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.37; P=0.033). High heterogeneity was seen (I=85.6%), and metaregression showed that there were positive correlations between the risk of CRC and the proportions of males, age and follow-up period. Among the 15 studies (17 reports) that included postkidney transplant patients, the pooled SIR was significantly increased at 1.40 (95% confidence interval, 1.15-1.71; P=0.00080). High heterogeneity was seen (I=88.9%), and metaregression showed that the follow-up period correlated with the risk of CRC. CONCLUSIONS In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, we demonstrated that patients with chronic kidney disease, regardless of a history of transplant, have a significant increased risk of CRC. A more intensive surveillance for CRC is required in this population.
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Taborelli M, Piselli P, Ettorre GM, Lauro A, Galatioto L, Baccarani U, Rendina M, Shalaby S, Petrara R, Nudo F, Toti L, Sforza D, Fantola G, Cimaglia C, Agresta A, Vennarecci G, Pinna AD, Gruttadauria S, Risaliti A, Di Leo A, Burra P, Rossi M, Tisone G, Zamboni F, Serraino D. Risk of virus and non-virus related malignancies following immunosuppression in a cohort of liver transplant recipients. Italy, 1985-2014. Int J Cancer 2018; 143:1588-1594. [PMID: 29693248 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
This cohort study assessed, in Italy, the overall pattern of risk of de novo malignancies following liver transplantation (LT). The study group included 2,832 individuals who underwent LT between 1985 and 2014 in nine centers all over Italy. Person-years (PYs) at cancer risk were computed from 30 days after LT to the date of cancer diagnosis, to the date of death or to the end of follow-up. Excess cancer risk, as compared to the general population, was estimated using standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). During 18,642 PYs, 246 LT recipients developed 266 de novo malignancies, corresponding to a 1.8-fold higher cancer risk (95% CI: 1.6-2.0). SIRs were particularly elevated for virus-related malignancies, including Kaposi's sarcoma (SIR = 53.6, 95% CI: 30.0-88.5), non-Hodgkin lymphomas (SIR = 7.1, 95% CI: 4.8-10.1) and cervix uteri (SIR = 5.4, 95% CI: 1.1-15.8). Among virus-unrelated malignancies, elevated risks emerged for head and neck (SIR = 4.4, 95% CI: 3.1-6.2), esophagus (SIR = 6.7, 95% CI: 2.9-13.3) and adrenal gland (SIR = 22.9, 95% CI: 2.8-82.7). Borderline statistically significant elevated risks were found for lung cancer (SIR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.0-2.1) and skin melanoma (SIR = 2.6, 95% CI: 1.0-5.3). A reduced risk emerged for prostate cancer (SIR = 0.1, 95% CI: 0.0-0.5). These findings underline the need of preventive interventions and early detection of malignancies, specifically tailored to LT recipients.
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- Martina Taborelli
- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Pre-Clinical Research, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy
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- Liver and Multiorgan Transplant Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (ISMETT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Umberto I Policlinic, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Hepatic Transplantation Surgery Unit, A.O.B. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Pre-Clinical Research, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Pre-Clinical Research, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani", Rome, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, S. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Liver and Multiorgan Transplant Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (ISMETT), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Multivisceral Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Umberto I Policlinic, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- UOC Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Hepatic Transplantation Surgery Unit, A.O.B. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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Dumortier J, Maucort-Boulch D, Poinsot D, Thimonier E, Chambon-Augoyard C, Ducroux E, Vallin M, Walter T, Robinson P, Guillaud O, Boillot O. Immunosuppressive regimen and risk for de novo malignancies after liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2018; 42:427-435. [PMID: 29861393 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2018.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Long-term prognosis after liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease is impaired because of the occurrence of de novo malignancies and recurrent disease on liver graft. The aim of the present retrospective study was to evaluate the risk of de novo malignancy and to identify the predictive factors in a large cohort of liver-transplanted patients with a long follow-up in the setting of alcoholic liver disease. METHODS All patients who underwent a first liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease in our centre, from December 1985 to October 2010, and who survived more than 6 months were included. Survival, incidence of de novo malignancies and several clinical and biological parameters were studied. RESULTS The study population consisted in 368 patients (284 males, median age 52.6 years). The cumulative incidence of a first solid organ de novo malignancy after LT was 8.7% at 5 years, 22.3% at 10 years, 31.5% at 15 years, and 33.1% at 20 years. Tobacco use (both past and current) was associated with a significant increased risk of de novo solid organ malignancy (HR 3.35 and 4.62, respectively), whereas immunosuppressive regimen including mTOR inhibitors (mTORi) was associated with a decreased risk (post-transplant time under mTORi-including immunosuppressive regimen was significantly longer in patients who did not present de novo malignancy (10.6% vs. 2.3%, P=1.4×10-5)). CONCLUSIONS Our study provides additional evidence that de novo malignancies in alcoholic liver disease liver transplant patients is a major long-term complication, and that conversion from to an mTORi-including immunosuppressive regimen could reduce this risk.
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- Jérôme Dumortier
- Fédération des spécialités digestives, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France; Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France.
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- Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France; Service de biostatistique-bioinformatique, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Fédération des spécialités digestives, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France; Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Fédération des spécialités digestives, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France; Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Fédération des spécialités digestives, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Service de dermatologie, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Fédération des spécialités digestives, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Fédération des spécialités digestives, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France; Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Direction de la recherche clinique et de l'innovation, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Fédération des spécialités digestives, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Fédération des spécialités digestives, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France; Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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Smedman TM, Line PD, Guren TK, Dueland S. Graft rejection after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in solid organ transplant recipients. Acta Oncol 2018; 57:1414-1418. [PMID: 29912605 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2018.1479069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Tor Magnus Smedman
- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Section for Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Smith C, Khanna R. Immune-based therapeutic approaches to virus-associated cancers. Curr Opin Virol 2018; 32:24-29. [PMID: 30241042 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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It is estimated that 60-70% of cancers associated with infectious agents are linked to viral infections. Both RNA and DNA viruses that can establish persistent infection exploit various mechanisms including host cell immortalization through genomic instability, chronic inflammation and immune escape, to promote oncogenic transformation of human cells. Expression of selected viral proteins in malignant cells provides a unique opportunity to employ targeted therapies that can disrupt the cellular proliferation and prevent collateral damage caused by standard clinical therapies. While vaccination can be used to prevent infection before malignant transformation, immune-based therapies based on adoptive transfer of T cells and/or antibodies have emerged as powerful tools for the treatment of virus-associated cancers. Here we discuss recent advances and future prospects of immune-based therapies for virus-associated cancers.
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- Corey Smith
- QIMR Centre for Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development and Department of Immunology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
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- QIMR Centre for Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development and Department of Immunology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
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Low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer in renal transplant recipients. Brachytherapy 2018; 17:808-815. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Manzia TM, Angelico R, Toti L, Angelico C, Quaranta C, Parente A, Blasi F, Iesari S, Sforza D, Baiocchi L, Lerut J, Tisone G. Longterm Survival and Cost-Effectiveness of Immunosuppression Withdrawal After Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl 2018; 24:1199-1208. [PMID: 30129171 DOI: 10.1002/lt.25293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Lifelong immunosuppression (IS) after liver transplantation is associated with severe adverse effects and increased recipients' morbidity and mortality. Clinical operational tolerance has been reported in up to 40% in very well-selected recipients. Longterm survival and cost savings within the Italian national health system in operational tolerant recipients is reported. Seventy-five liver recipients were enrolled for IS withdrawal at our institution during the period from April 1998 to December 2015. The study population comprised 32 (42.7%) tolerant patients; 41 (54.7%) nontolerant patients needing uptake of IS after clinical or biopsy-proven rejection; and 2 (2.7%) immediate nontolerant patients who developed early rejection after the first drug reduction. The primary endpoint of the study was to assess the longterm patients and graft outcome; the secondary endpoint was the assessment of cost savings in the context of IS withdrawal. The follow-up was 95.0 months (interquartile range, 22.5-108.5 months). IS withdrawal did not result in patient nor graft loss and resulted in a major cost savings reaching about €630,000. In conclusion, longterm IS withdrawal represents a remarkable cost savings in the health care of liver recipients without exposing them to graft loss.
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- Tommaso Maria Manzia
- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Research Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Economics, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Starzl Unit of Abdominal Transplantation, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Bhat M, Mara K, Dierkhising R, Watt KDS. Immunosuppression, Race, and Donor-Related Risk Factors Affect De novo Cancer Incidence Across Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Mayo Clin Proc 2018; 93:1236-1246. [PMID: 30064826 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze immunosuppression regimens, demographic characteristics such as race, and donor features across solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients to provide better insight into their effect on the increased cancer risk in SOT. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients database comprising 534,472 SOT recipients across the United States from October 1, 1987, through March 31, 2015. RESULTS In total, 53,783 de novo malignancies were identified. Overall 15-year incidence of malignancies was 13.2% (95% CI, 13.0%-13.4%) for kidney ± pancreas, 17.9% (95% CI, 15.9%-19.8%) for pancreas alone, 15.2% (95% CI, 14.9%-15.5%) for liver, 28.1% (95% CI, 27.5%-28.7%) for heart, and 25.6% (95% CI, 24.8%-26.3%) for lung recipients. Relative to kidney ± pancreas transplant, other SOT recipients (except liver) experienced higher risk. On multivariable analysis, use of 2 or more immunosuppressant agents (P<.001), older age (P<.001), male sex (P<.001), white race (P<.001), previous malignancy (P<.001), older donor age (P=.003), and white donor race (P=.03) increased de novo malignancy, whereas mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor use decreased risk (P=.01), driven by a reduction in skin cancer. CONCLUSION Malignancy risk varies across SOT groups and correlates with the number of immunosuppressant drugs used. Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor-based immunosuppression seems protective against nonmelanoma skin cancer only. Cancer risk may be improved by minimizing the number of immunosuppressants and the degree of immunosuppression used, particularly in at-risk patients. Increased age, male sex, previous malignancy, and white race are characteristics that should prompt heightened vigilance in cancer screening by transplant physicians and internists who follow this patient population.
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- Mamatha Bhat
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Multiorgan Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Zeng J, Christiansen A, Pooli A, Qiu F, LaGrange CA. Safety and Clinical Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Systematic Review. J Endourol 2018; 32:935-943. [PMID: 30039723 DOI: 10.1089/end.2018.0394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in renal transplant recipients (RTRs) based on available literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature search was performed using PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science through "robot" AND "prostatectomy" AND "transplant." Three authors separately reviewed the records to select the relevant articles with any discrepancies solved by open discussion. Patient age, prostate-specific antigen, Gleason score, and tumor stage were recorded as well as intraoperative and postoperative complications, length of stay, surgical margin status, and disease recurrence, if provided. The operative techniques and modification/adjustments to standard port placements were also reviewed. We also include our case report in this review. RESULTS We retrieved 10 articles reporting clinical data on RARP for kidney transplant patients, including 5 case series (level 4) and 5 case reports (level 4). A total of 35 kidney transplant recipients undergoing RARP were analyzed in this systematic review, one case in our institution included. None of the cases had major technical difficulties precluding the operation. Technical modifications to the standard technique were described in 10 of the 11 articles specifically including modifications to port placement (54% of patients), development of the space of Retzius (60% of patients), and performance of lymphadenectomy. Mean operative time was 220 minutes. Perioperative complication rate was 17.1% (6 of 35 patients), with only one Clavien III or greater complication. The rate of positive surgical margins was found to be 31.4%. Data on biochemical recurrence revealed a combined rate of 18.1%. CONCLUSIONS RARP is technically feasible for treating localized prostate cancer in RTRs. Graft function did not deteriorate in any patient. Modifications to the standard technique should be considered specifically for port placement, development of the space of Retzius, and performance of lymphadenectomy. Oncologic outcomes remain difficult to interpret given the small number of reported cases.
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- Jiping Zeng
- 1 College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska
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- 2 Division of Urology, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska
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- 3 Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California , Los Angeles, California
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- 4 Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska
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- 2 Division of Urology, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska
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De novo head and neck cancer arising in solid organ transplantation recipients: The Asan Medical Center experience. Auris Nasus Larynx 2018; 45:838-845. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Despite the improvement in medical therapy for heart failure and the advancements in mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation (HT) still remains the best therapeutic option to improve survival and quality of life in patients with advanced heart failure. Nevertheless, HT recipients are exposed to the risk of several potential complications that may impair their outcomes. In this article, we aim to provide a practical and scholarly framework for clinicians approaching heart transplant medicine, as well as a concise update for the experienced readers on the most relevant post-HT complications. RECENT FINDINGS While recognizing that most of the treatments herein discussed are based more on experience than on solid scientific evidence, significant step forward has been made in particular in the recognition and management of primary graft dysfunction, antibody-mediated rejection, and renal dysfunction. Complications after HT may vary according to the time from surgery and can be related to graft function and pathology or to diseases and dysfunctions occurring in other organs or systems, mainly as side effects of immunosuppressive drugs and progression of pre-existing conditions. Future research needs to focus on improving precision diagnostics of causes of graft dysfunction and on reaching an optimal and customized balance between efficacy and toxicities of immunosuppressive strategies.
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- Luciano Potena
- Heart Transplant Program, Bologna Academic Hospital, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Building 25, Via Massarenti, 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Heart Transplant Program, Bologna Academic Hospital, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Building 25, Via Massarenti, 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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Imafuku A, Tanaka K, Marui Y, Ubara Y, Takaichi K, Tomikawa S, Ota Y, Fujii T, Ishii Y. Primary Central Nervous System Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Diagnosed by Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy. Intern Med 2018; 57:1899-1903. [PMID: 29434151 PMCID: PMC6064700 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9613-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Although primary central nervous system post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PCNS-PTLD) causes various symptoms depending on the tumor region, there has been no previous report of PCNS-PTLD in the cerebellopontine angle that was diagnosed due to peripheral facial nerve palsy. We herein report a case involving a 62-year-old man with PCNS-PTLD in the cerebellopontine angle who was diagnosed due to peripheral facial nerve palsy. The reduction of immunosuppressive therapy, whole-brain radiotherapy, intrathecal chemotherapy, and rituximab were effective in treating this patient. Physicians should therefore be mindful that PCNS-PTLD can cause peripheral facial nerve palsy in renal transplant recipients.
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- Aya Imafuku
- Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Japan
- Department of Pathology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology Center, Toranomon Hospital, Japan
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Nordin A, Åberg F, Pukkala E, Pedersen CR, Storm HH, Rasmussen A, Bennet W, Olausson M, Wilczek H, Ericzon BG, Tretli S, Line PD, Karlsen TH, Boberg KM, Isoniemi H. Decreasing incidence of cancer after liver transplantation-A Nordic population-based study over 3 decades. Am J Transplant 2018; 18:952-963. [PMID: 28925583 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cancer remains one of the most serious long-term complications after liver transplantation (LT). Data for all adult LT patients between 1982 and 2013 were extracted from the Nordic Liver Transplant Registry. Through linkage with respective national cancer-registry data, we calculated standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) based on country, sex, calendar time, and age-specific incidence rates. Altogether 461 cancers were observed in 424 individuals of the 4246 LT patients during a mean 6.6-year follow-up. The overall SIR was 2.22 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.02-2.43). SIRs were especially increased for colorectal cancer in recipients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (4.04) and for lung cancer in recipients with alcoholic liver disease (4.96). A decrease in the SIR for cancers occurring within 10 years post-LT was observed from the 1980s: 4.53 (95%CI, 2.47-7.60), the 1990s: 3.17 (95%CI, 2.70-3.71), to the 2000s: 1.76 (95%CI, 1.51-2.05). This was observed across age- and indication-groups. The sequential decrease for the SIR of non-Hodgkin lymphoma was 25.0-12.9-7.53, and for nonmelanoma skin cancer 80.0-29.7-10.4. Cancer risk after LT was found to be decreasing over time, especially for those cancers that are strongly associated with immunosuppression. Whether immunosuppression minimization contributed to this decrease merits further study.
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- A Nordin
- Transplantation and Liver Surgery Clinic, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Transplantation and Liver Surgery Clinic, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Cancer Registry - Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research, Helsinki, Finland.,Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Transplantation Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Transplantation Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The Norwegian Cancer Registry, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Norwegian PSC Research Center, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Norwegian PSC Research Center, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Transplantation and Liver Surgery Clinic, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Dueland S, Foss A, Solheim JM, Hagness M, Line PD. Survival following liver transplantation for liver-only colorectal metastases compared with hepatocellular carcinoma. Br J Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background
Liver transplantation is considered the standard of care for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) within the Milan criteria. Liver transplantation in patients with unresectable colorectal cancer with liver-only disease has been shown to be associated with a 5-year overall survival rate of 56 per cent, compared with 9 per cent in patients receiving standard palliative chemotherapy. The aim of the present study was to compare disease-free (DFS) and overall (OS) survival after liver transplantation in patients with HCC and those with colorectal metastases.
Methods
Data were collected from the SEcondary CAncer (SECA) study database and an institutional (national) database of patients undergoing liver transplantation for HCC; all liver-transplanted patients were included. Patients with colorectal metastases treated by liver transplantation were divided into high- and low-risk groups for mortality based on carcinoembryonic antigen levels, response to chemotherapy, largest lesion at time of transplantation and time from primary surgery to transplantation.
Results
Patients with colorectal metastases had a median of 8 lesions, compared with 1 in patients with HCC within the Milan criteria. DFS was shorter in both the high-risk and the low-risk colorectal cancer groups compared with that in patients with HCC. The 5-year OS rate in the low-risk colorectal cancer group was 75 per cent, compared with 76 per cent in patients with HCC within the Milan criteria. The 5-year OS rate in patients with HCC beyond the Milan criteria was 56 per cent.
Conclusion
The low-risk group of patients with colorectal cancer and unresectable liver-only disease had a 5-year OS rate following liver transplantation similar to that of patients with HCC with lesions within the Milan criteria.
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- S Dueland
- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Section for Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Transplantation Surgery, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Sherer BA, Warrior K, Godlewski K, Hertl M, Olaitan O, Nehra A, Deane LA. Prostate cancer in renal transplant recipients. Int Braz J Urol 2018; 43:1021-1032. [PMID: 28338305 PMCID: PMC5734064 DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2016.0510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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As patients with end-stage renal disease are receiving renal allografts at older ages, the number of male renal transplant recipients (RTRs) being diagnosed with prostate cancer (CaP) is increasing. Historically, the literature regarding the management of CaP in RTR's is limited to case reports and small case series. To date, there are no standardized guidelines for screening or management of CaP in these complex patients. To better understand the unique characteristics of CaP in the renal transplant population, we performed a literature review of PubMed, without date limitations, using a combination of search terms including prostate cancer, end stage renal disease, renal transplantation, prostate cancer screening, prostate specific antigen kinetics, immuno-suppression, prostatectomy, and radiation therapy. Of special note, teams facilitating the care of these complex patients must carefully and meticulously consider the altered anatomy for surgical and radiotherapeutic planning. Active surveillance, though gaining popularity in the general low risk prostate cancer population, needs further study in this group, as does the management of advance disease. This review provides a comprehensive and contemporary understanding of the incidence, screening measures, risk stratification, and treatment options for CaP in RTRs.
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- Benjamin A Sherer
- Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Abdominal Transplant, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Abdominal Transplant, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Line PD, Hagness M, Dueland S. The Potential Role of Liver Transplantation as a Treatment Option in Colorectal Liver Metastases. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 2018:8547940. [PMID: 29623266 PMCID: PMC5829437 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8547940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Liver resection is the only potentially curative treatment option in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer, but only about 20% of the patients are resectable. Liver transplantation of patients with unresectable liver metastases was attempted in the early era but it was abandoned due to poor survival. During the last decade, several case reports, a controlled pilot study, and a retrospective cohort study indicated that prolonged disease-free survival and overall survival can be obtained in a proportion of these patients. Strict selection criteria have not yet been well defined, but tumor load, response to chemotherapy, pretransplant carcinoembryonic antigen level, and time interval from resection of the primary tumor to transplant are all factors related to outcome. Carefully selected patients may obtain 5-year overall survival that approaches conventional indications for liver transplant. The scarcity of liver grafts is a significant problem, but this can possibly to some extent be addressed by use of extended criteria grafts and novel surgical techniques. There is an increasing interest in liver transplantation in these patients in the transplant community, and currently 4 clinical trials are active and are recruiting.
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- Pål-Dag Line
- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Cancer risks in recipients of renal transplants: a meta-analysis of cohort studies. Oncotarget 2017; 9:15375-15385. [PMID: 29632651 PMCID: PMC5880611 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.23841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Renal transplantation is associated with an increased risk of cancers at multiple sites; however, the relationships between increased cancer risk and participant characteristics remain unclear. We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to identify prospective observational studies performed up to July 2017. Totally 11 prospective studies reported data on 79,988 renal transplant recipients were included. Renal transplant recipients were found to display a higher risk of all cancers (standard incidence ratio [SIR]: 2.89; 95% CI: 2.13–3.91; P < 0.001), gastric cancer (SIR: 1.93; 95% CI: 1.60–2.34; P < 0.001), colon cancer (SIR: 1.85; 95% CI: 1.53–2.23; P < 0.001), pancreatic cancer (SIR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.23–1.91; P < 0.001), hepatocellular carcinoma (SIR: 2.45; 95% CI: 1.63–3.66; P < 0.001), lung cancer (SIR: 1.68; 95% CI: 1.29–2.19; P < 0.001), thyroid cancer (SIR: 5.04; 95% CI: 3.79–6.71; P < 0.001), urinary bladder cancer (SIR: 3.52; 95% CI: 1.48–8.37; P = 0.004), renal cell cancer (SIR: 10.77; 95% CI: 6.40–18.12; P < 0.001), non-melanoma skin cancer (SIR: 12.14; 95% CI: 6.37–23.13; P < 0.001), melanoma (SIR: 2.48; 95% CI: 1.08–5.67; P = 0.032), Hodgkin's lymphoma (SIR: 4.90; 95% CI: 3.09–7.78; P < 0.001), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (SIR: 10.66; 95% CI: 8.54–13.31; P < 0.001), lip cancer (SIR: 29.45; 95% CI: 17.85–48.59; P < 0.001), breast cancer (SIR: 1.11; 95% CI: 1.00–1.24; P = 0.046), and ovarian cancer (SIR: 1.60; 95% CI: 1.23–2.07; P < 0.001). However, renal transplantation did not significantly influence the risks of uterine cancer (P = 0.171), and prostate cancers (P = 0.188). Our findings suggest that patients who receive renal transplantation have an increased risk of cancer at most sites, apart from uterine and prostate cancers patients.
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Grut H, Solberg S, Seierstad T, Revheim ME, Egge TS, Larsen SG, Line PD, Dueland S. Growth rates of pulmonary metastases after liver transplantation for unresectable colorectal liver metastases. Br J Surg 2017; 105:295-301. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background
The previously reported SECA study demonstrated a dramatic 5-year survival improvement in patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases (CLM) treated with liver transplantation (LT) compared with chemotherapy. The objective of this study was to assess whether immunosuppressive therapy accelerates the growth of pulmonary metastases in patients transplanted for unresectable CLM.
Methods
Chest CT scans from 11 patients in the SECA study resected for 18 pulmonary metastases were reviewed retrospectively. Tumour diameter, volume and CT characteristics were registered and tumour volume doubling time was calculated. Findings in the SECA group were compared with those of a control group consisting of 12 patients with non-transplanted rectal cancer resected for 26 pulmonary metastases. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) after first pulmonary resection were determined.
Results
Median doubling time based on tumour diameter and volume in the SECA and control groups were 125 and 130 days (P = 0·658) and 110 and 129 days (P = 0·632) respectively. The metastases in both groups were distributed to all lung lobes and were mostly peripheral. Median DFS after LT in the SECA group and after primary pelvic surgery in the control group was 17 (range 6–42) and 18 (2–57) months respectively (P = 0·532). In the SECA group, estimated 5-year DFS and OS rates after first pulmonary resection were 39 and 51 per cent respectively.
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Patients treated by LT for unresectable CLM have a good prognosis following resection of pulmonary metastases. Doubling time did not appear to be worse with the immunosuppression used after LT.
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- H Grut
- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Risk Factors for De Novo Malignancies in Women After Kidney Transplantation: A Multicenter Transversal Study. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2017; 26:967-70. [PMID: 27206219 DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Transplantation results in a 5-time elevated risk for a variety of malignancies (Kaposi sarcoma, skin, liver, lung, gastrointestinal cancer). A patient's risk for malignancies could be of particular interest for the follow-up programs of patients and risk adaption after kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to identify independent risk factors for de novo malignancies in women after renal transplantation. METHODS AND MATERIALS This is a multicenter transversal study, conducted at the Medical University of Vienna and Hospital Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria. We included female kidney graft recipients who were transplanted between 1980 and 2012 and followed-up at our institutions (N = 280). Clinical data of patients were extracted from hospital charts and electronic patient files. Patients were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire regarding their medical history, history of transplantation, and malignant diseases. Detailed information about present and past immunosuppressive regimens, rejection episodes and therapies, renal graft function, and information about primary disease was obtained. Diagnostic work-up and/or surgical exploration was performed if any presence of malignancy was suspected during routine follow-up. Histological specimens were obtained from all patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES the presence of de novo malignancy after kidney transplantation. RESULTS Two hundred sixty-two women were included for statistical analysis. Median (interquartile range) follow-up period after transplantation was 101.1 (27.3-190.7) months. Thirty-two patients (12.2%) developed a malignancy: dermatologic malignancies (5.7%), breast cancer (3.4%), cervical cancer (0.8%), lung cancer (0.4%), gastrointestinal malignancies (1.5%), vulvar cancer (0.4%), and unclassified malignancies (1.9%). Median (interquartile range) time to malignancy after transplantation was 185.9 (92.0-257.6) months. Cumulative cancer rates were 4.9% (1 year), 14.4% (3 years), 16.4% (5 years), and 21.8% (10 years). Second transplantations were identified as independent risk factor for development of malignancy after transplantation. CONCLUSIONS Long-term risk of developing a malignancy after kidney transplantation is high, which might justify a follow-up of more than 10 years.
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Moura Neto JA, Perpétuo de Souza AF, Rocco Suassuna JH, Aguiar Vaz LC, Araújo NC. Imaging Features of Renal Capsule Leiomyoma on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography: A Case Report. JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/8756479317705838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Leiomyomas of the kidney are rare, mostly occurring in adults as incidental findings, and are a diagnostic challenge. In a renal transplant recipient population, an increased risk of tumors is observed due to the effect of immunosuppressive drugs. A differential diagnosis between leiomyomas and other malignant lesions is not possible with current imaging methods. This report presents a case of a native kidney capsular leiomyoma in a kidney transplant recipient and highlights the features of computed tomography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), along with the histopathologic analysis. The CEUS and quantification studies are helpful in demonstrating the vascularization pattern of the renal capsular leiomyoma. This entity appearing with chronic kidney disease can resemble a renal cell carcinoma, in an otherwise healthy kidney. In this case, CEUS was useful for diagnosing the vascularization of the renal mass, although the pattern of intense vascularization could be diagnostically misleading, implying a malignant lesion. However, the pattern of enhancement due to CEUS showed no peculiarities that indicated histopathologic diagnosis.
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- Division of Pathology, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lerut J, Iesari S, Foguenne M, Lai Q. Hepatocellular cancer and recurrence after liver transplantation: what about the impact of immunosuppression? Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 2:80. [PMID: 29167827 DOI: 10.21037/tgh.2017.09.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Liver transplantation (LT) has originally been designed to treat hepatobiliary malignancies. The initial results of LT for hepatocellular cancer (HCC) were, however, dismal this mainly due to the poor patient selection procedure. Better surgical and perioperative care and, especially, the refinement of selection criteria led to a major improvement of results, making HCC nowadays (again!) one of the leading indications for LT. This evolution is clearly shown by the innumerable reports aiming to further extend inclusion criteria for LT in HCC patients. Nonetheless, the vast majority of papers only deals with morphologic (tumour diameter and number) and (only recently) biologic (tumour markers and response to locoregional treatment) parameters to do so. Curiously enough, the role of both the immune competent state of the recipient as well as the impact of both immunosuppression (IS) type and load has been very poorly addressed in this context, even if it has been shown for a long time, based on both basic and clinical research, that they all play a key role in the outcome of any oncologic treatment and in the development of de novo as well as recurrent tumours. This chapter aims to give, after a short introductive note about the currently used inclusion criteria of HCC patients for LT and about the role of IS in carcinogenesis, a comprehensive overview of the actual literature related to the impact of different immunosuppressive drugs and schemes on outcome of LT in HCC recipients. Unfortunately, up to now solid conclusions cannot be drawn due to the lack of high-level evidence studies caused by the heterogeneity of the studied patient cohorts and the lack of prospectively designed and randomized studies. Based on long-term personal experience with immunosuppressive handling in LT some proposals for further clinical research and practice are put forward. The strategy of curtailing and minimising IS should be explored in the growing field of transplant oncology taking thereby into account the immunological privilege of the liver allograft. These strategies will become more and more compelling when further extending the indications in which adjuvant chemotherapy will probably become an inherent part of the therapeutic scheme of HCC liver recipients.
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- Jan Lerut
- Starzl Unit Abdominal Transplantation, University Hospitals Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Starzl Unit Abdominal Transplantation, University Hospitals Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Hepato-bilio-pancreatic and Liver Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Wong YJ, Tan BH, Leow WQ, Mesenas SJ. Cytomegalovirus infection masquerading as gastric carcinoma in an immune-compromised host. PROCEEDINGS OF SINGAPORE HEALTHCARE 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/2010105817731797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A 63-year-old man post-renal transplantation on immunosuppressants presented with reflux symptoms for one month. Significant medical history included a history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease. Barium meal showed a large plaque-like lesion along greater curvature suspicious of malignancy. Gastroscopy revealed a large polyploidal gastric mass which was biopsied. Histological result showed numerous cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral inclusions within hyperplastic gastric mucosa without dysplasia or neoplasm. The findings were consistent with CMV gastric polyp. Following treatment with antiviral therapy and reduction in immunosuppressants, the CMV gastric polyp became smaller. This highlights the importance of considering CMV as a differential of gastric mass in an immunosuppressed host as treatment options varied between surgery and antiviral therapy.
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- Yu Jun Wong
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Yongzhi H, Min X, Bo Y, Pin C, Xueqiang S. The correlation between renal transplantation and liver carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:68928-68937. [PMID: 28978168 PMCID: PMC5620308 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Much of the related researches have reported the correlation between renal transplantation and different tumors in the post transplant recipients. However, there are not exact essays revealed that renal transplantation is definite causation for liver carcinoma, thus we systematically evaluated the association between renal transplantation and the risk of liver carcinoma in this meta-analysis from all available researches. METHODS All useful data were collected through searching of PubMed and Web of Science until the date of 31 September 2015. Random-effects model were adopted to calculate the standardized incidence ratio and 95% confidence interval (CIs) of the risk of liver carcinoma among renal transplant recipients. Other statistical analyses like heterogeneity tests, sensitivity analysis and publication bias were also performed in this meta-analysis. RESULTS Among 17,4256 kidney transplant cases and 25,6736 patients-years observation, 9136 post-transplant cancers were diagnosed. We identified a 2.08-fold higher standardized incidence rate (SIR) (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.24-3.47, P=0.005) of liver carcinoma following renal transplantation compared with the general population. Observation and publication bias were not observed in this study. CONCLUSION This study suggested that the risk of liver carcinoma among renal transplant recipients with chronic hepatic disease is higher than general population. Such results alert clinical doctors the importance of anti-virus therapy with chronic virus hepatitis and enough attention of periodic liver screening with chronic liver diseases in renal transplant recipients.
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- Hong Yongzhi
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Kunshan 215300, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu province, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu province, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu province, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China
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Aleckovic-Halilovic M, Zelhof B, Solomon L, Ahmed A, Woywodt A. Screening for prostate cancer in renal transplant candidates: Single-centre experience over 10 years. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL UROLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/2051415817693994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objectives: The purpose of this article is to report 10 years of single-centre experience with prostate cancer screening in renal transplant candidates. Patients and methods: This is a single-centre retrospective analysis of results of prostate cancer screening as a part of renal pre-transplant workup. We included all male patients suitable for transplant workup over 10 years. Patients with persistently elevated prostate specific antigen were considered for prostate biopsy. Biopsy results, treatment data and short-term outcomes for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer were collected. Results: We identified 542 patients with a mean age of 52 years. Thirty-one (5.7%) patients were referred to a urologist. Twenty-three (74%) of those referred were biopsied. Histological findings for 10 biopsies (44%) were normal, three (13%) had prostatic intraepithelial neoplasm and nine patients (39%) had invasive adenocarcinoma. One case (4%) was inconclusive. All patients with a normal biopsy proceeded with pre-transplant workup. Out of nine patients diagnosed with prostate cancer, five were transplant listed, two were receiving treatment and two were subsequently deceased. Conclusion: Prostate specific antigen screening with repeat testing and the use of age-adjusted normal values led to the diagnosis of prostate cancer that had major implications for transplant listing. For the majority of cancers the diagnosis did not deny transplant surgery to patients but only delayed listing for transplant.
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- Mirna Aleckovic-Halilovic
- Department of Renal Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Clinical Hospital Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Urology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Post-Transplant Malignancy after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation: Retrospective Analysis of Incidence and Risk Factors in 884 Patients Receiving Transplants Between 1963 and 2015 at the University of Minnesota. J Am Coll Surg 2017; 225:181-193. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Rousseau-Gazaniol C, Fraboulet S, Couderc LJ, Kreis H, Borie R, Tricot L, Anglicheau D, Martinez F, Doubre H, Bonnette P, Mellot F, Massiani MA, Pelle G, Sage E, Moisson P, Delahousse M, Zemoura L, Chapelier A, Hamid AM, Puyo P, Longchampt E, Legendre C, Friard S, Catherinot E. Lung cancer in renal transplant recipients: A case-control study. Lung Cancer 2017; 111:96-100. [PMID: 28838407 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2017.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Solid organ transplant patients are at heightened risk of several cancers compared to the general population. Secondary to a higher number of procedures and better survival after transplantation, cancer is a rising health concern in this situation. Limited data exist for lung cancer (LC) after renal transplantation. We report here the most important series of renal transplant recipients with lung cancer. METHODS Retrospective study of all cases of LC diagnosed in three French Renal Transplant Units from 2003 to 2012. A control group consisted of non-transplant patients with LC matched with the cases for age (<30; 30-50; 50-65; >65 years), gender and diagnosis date. We recruited two controls for each case. RESULTS Thirty patients (median age 60 years; range 29-85; male/female ratio 80/20%) with LC were analysed. LC incidence was 1.89/1000 person-years over the period 2008-2012. All patients were former or active smokers (median 30 pack-years). Transplanted patients had significantly more comorbidities, mainly cardiovascular disease. The median interval of time from kidney transplantation (KT) to diagnosis of LC was 7 years (range 0.5-47 years). LC was incidentally diagnosed in 40%. Most patients (70%) had advanced LC (stage III or IV) disease. Stage of LC at diagnosis was similar in cases and controls. Surgery and chemotherapy were proposed to the same proportion of patients. In cases, mortality was cancer related in 87% and median survival time after diagnosis was 24 months. Survival was not significantly different between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION Despite frequent medical and radiological examinations, diagnosis of LC is usually made at an advanced stage and the overall prognosis remains poor.
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- Respiratory Diseases Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France; Faculté des Sciences de la vie UPRES EA 220, Versailles Saint-Quentin University, Versailles, France
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- Renal Transplantation Unit, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Respiratory Diseases Department, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
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- Nephrology Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Renal Transplantation Unit, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France; Paris VI René Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Renal Transplantation Unit, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
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- Respiratory Diseases Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Nephrology Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Department of Pathology, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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- Renal Transplantation Unit, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France; Paris VI René Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Respiratory Diseases Department, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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Kusaka M, Okamoto M, Takenaka M, Sasaki H, Fukami N, Kataoka K, Ito T, Kenmochi T, Hoshinaga K, Shiroki R. Gene Expression Profiling of Peripheral Blood From Kidney Transplant Recipients for the Early Detection of Digestive System Cancer. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:1056-1060. [PMID: 28583526 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of developing cancer in comparison with the general population. To effectively manage post-transplantation malignancies, it is essential to proactively monitor patients. A long-term intensive screening program was associated with a reduced incidence of cancer after transplantation. This study evaluated the usefulness of the gene expression profiling of peripheral blood samples obtained from kidney transplant patients and adopted a screening test for detecting cancer of the digestive system (gastric, colon, pancreas, and biliary tract). STUDY DESIGN AND METHOD Nineteen patients were included in this study and a total of 53 gene expression screening tests were performed. The gene expression profiles of blood-delivered total RNA and whole genome human gene expression profiles were obtained. We investigated the expression levels of 2665 genes associated with digestive cancers and counted the number of genes in which expression was altered. A hierarchical clustering analysis was also performed. The final prediction of the cancer possibility was determined according to an algorithm. RESULTS The number of genes in which expression was altered was significantly increased in the kidney transplant recipients in comparison with the general population (1091 ± 63 vs 823 ± 94; P = .0024). The number of genes with altered expression decreased after the induction of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor (1484 ± 227 vs 883 ± 154; P = .0439). No cases of possible digestive cancer were detected in this study period. CONCLUSION The gene expression profiling of peripheral blood samples may be a useful and noninvasive diagnostic tool that allows for the early detection of cancer of the digestive system.
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- M Kusaka
- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Organ Transplant Surgery, Fujita-Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Organ Transplant Surgery, Fujita-Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita-Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Immunosuppression after liver transplantation (LT) is presently based on use of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI), although they are associated with an increased incidence of renal dysfunction, cardiovascular complications, and de novo and recurrent malignancies. Over the past decade, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors have received considerable attention as immunosuppressants because they are associated with a more favorable renal profile versus CNI, as well as antiproliferative activity in clinical studies. Comprehensive guidelines on use of everolimus (EVR) in LT are still lacking. In Italy, a project, named Everolimus: the road to long-term functioning, was initiated to collect the experience on EVR after LT with the aim of providing guidance for transplant clinicians. Herein, recommendations by this national consensus group, based on Delphi methodology, are presented. Consensus was reached on 20 of the 23 statements proposed, and their level of evidence, grade of recommendation, and percent of agreement are reported. Statements are grouped into 4 areas: (A) renal function; (B) time of EVR introduction, CNI reduction and elimination, and risk for graft rejection; (C) antiproliferative effects of EVR; and (D) management of EVR-related adverse events. The high level of consensus shows that there is good agreement on the routine use of EVR in predefined clinical scenarios, especially in light of posttransplant nephrotoxicity and other adverse events associated with long-term administration of CNIs. The authors summarize the recommendations reached by an Italian National Consensus group using the Delphi methodology on the use of everolimus in liver transplantation, particularly its role in renal function, antiproliferative effects, adverse events, timing of introduction, and rejection risk.
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Heyes R, Northfelt DW, Lott DG. Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder: Otolaryngological Manifestations and Management. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017; 157:750-759. [DOI: 10.1177/0194599817707208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Objective Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a unifying term for a spectrum of lymphoid expansion entities brought about by immunosuppression and is strongly associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Otolaryngological findings tend to present early in the clinical course; therefore, disease awareness among otolaryngologists is of utmost importance. This review synthesizes the body of literature pertaining to PTLD involving the head and neck, summarizes contemporary management, and highlights areas for future research. Data Sources PubMed/Medline. Review Methods Primary literature search of the Medline database was performed for all titles published in the past 10 years pertaining to PTLD. The database search included PTLD combined with a collection of otolaryngological MeSH terms. Full manuscripts were reviewed based on relevance of their title and abstract. Selection into this review was according to clinical and scientific relevance. Conclusion Adenotonsillar focus is common in children in whom adenotonsillectomy may be diagnostic and prevents potentially morbid airway obstruction. Sinonasal PTLD may mimic fungal infection. Laryngotracheal involvement predominately presents in children with symptoms of airway obstruction. PTLD limited to the esophagus is rare. Oral PTLD is rare and phenotypically varied. Cutaneous presentation of PTLD is infrequent, yet one-third of cases affects the head and neck. PTLD may present as cervical lymphadenopathy. Implications for Practice PTLD consideration is vital when evaluating posttransplant patients. Children and EBV-seronegative patients should receive otolaryngological follow-up after transplant. PTLD treatment is multidisciplinary and typically led by lymphoma specialists. Formal partnerships between otolaryngologists and transplant centers may improve patient care and research quality.
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- Richard Heyes
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Modification of immunosuppressive therapy as risk factor for complications after liver transplantation. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2017. [PMID: 28624108 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Management of complications post-liver transplantation (LT) includes immunosuppressive manipulations with the aim to reduce the overall burden of immunologic suppression and compensate for renal, cardiovascular, metabolic toxicities, and for the increased oncologic risk. Two approaches can be implemented to reduce immunosuppression-related adverse events: upfront schedules tailored to the pretransplant individual patient's risk profile versus downstream modifications in the event of immunosuppression-related complications. Upfront strategies are supported by evidence originating from prospective randomized trials and consist of triple/quadruple schedules whereby calcineurin inhibitors (CNI)-exposure is reduced with combination of anti-CD25 monoclonal antibodies, antimetabolites and corticosteroids. Quadruple regimens allow for staggering of CNI introduction and higher renal function in the early term, but their superiority in the long term has not yet been established. A more recent upfront schedule contemplates early (4 weeks) introduction of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor (mTORi) everolimus and allows for reduction of CNI up to 4 years posttransplantation. Incorporation of mTORi has the potential to prolong time to recurrence for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. However, as suggested by the available evidence, downstream immunosuppressive manipulations are more frequently adopted in clinical practice. These encompass CNI replacement and immunosuppression withdrawal. Switching CNI to mTORi monotherapy is the option most commonly adopted to relieve renal function and compensate for posttransplant malignancies. Its impact is dependent on interval from transplantation and underlying severity of renal impairment. Introduction of mTORi is associated with longer overall survival for patients with extrahepatic posttransplant malignancies, but results are awaited for recurrences of hepatocellular carcinoma. Immunosuppression withdrawal seems feasible (70%) in very long term survivors (>10 years), but is not associated with reversal of immunosuppression-related complications. Awaiting novel immunosuppressive drug categories, integration of upfront strategies with the aim to reduce CNI-exposure and a low threshold for adjustment in the posttransplant course are both advisable to improve long-term outcomes of LT.
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Mazzucotelli V, Piselli P, Verdirosi D, Cimaglia C, Cancarini G, Serraino D, Sandrini S. De novo cancer in patients on dialysis and after renal transplantation: north-western Italy, 1997-2012. J Nephrol 2017; 30:851-857. [PMID: 28317077 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-017-0385-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are known to have a higher risk of cancer than the general population, especially of malignancies related to oncogenic viral infections. This study assessed the incidence of de novo malignancies (DNMs) in patients receiving kidney transplantation and in dialysis patients (DP) on the waiting list for transplantation at the same centre. The aim was to quantify the contribution of post-transplant immunosuppression to the underlying risk of developing a DNM in dialysis patients on the waiting list for kidney transplant. METHODS Cancer incidence rates were computed using the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method. The number of DNMs observed in both groups was compared to the expected incidence in the general Italian population through calculation of the standardized incidence ratios (SIR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI). To identify risk factors, incidence rate ratios (IRR) and 95% CIs were computed using Poisson regression analysis. The comparison of incidence rates between the two cohorts was also performed using age standardized incidence rates (ASR) and their ratio (age standardized rate ratio, ASRR). RESULTS In 4858 person-years (PYs) of observation, 75 out of 735 KTR were diagnosed with DNM: 57 solid neoplasms, 13 post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD), and 12 Kaposi sarcomas (KS). The overall incidence was 17.5 cases/103 PYs, resulting in a 2.1-fold increased risk. Twenty-four out of 912 DP, over a follow-up of 2400 PYs, were diagnosed with a solid neoplasm, but none had PTLD or KS. The use of induction therapy after transplant was associated with a significant increased risk of KS (IRR: 3.52; 95% CI 1.04-11.98, p < 0.05). ASRR for all cancers and for solid cancers only was 1.84- and 1.19-fold higher in KTR, respectively, than in the general population. The overall incidence in DP was 10.0 cases/103 PYs, with a 1.6 significantly increased cancer risk compared to the general population. CONCLUSION Our study confirms the increased risk of cancer after transplantation and during dialysis, but showed that virus-related cancers only occur after post-transplant immunosuppression.
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit - Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit - Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Operative Unit of Nephrology, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.,School of Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Operative Unit of Nephrology, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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Grąt K, Grąt M, Wronka KM, Pietrzak B, Suchońska B, Walter de Walthoffen S, Młynarczyk G, Krawczyk M, Wielgoś M. Cervical human papillomavirus infection in the early postoperative period after liver transplantation: Prevalence, risk factors, and concordance with anal infections. Clin Transplant 2017; 31. [PMID: 27988990 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of developing several human papillomavirus (HPV)-related malignancies, including cervical and anal cancers. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the initial prevalence and risk factors for high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) cervical infections in liver transplant recipients, as well as their concordance with anal infections. A total of 50 female patients were enrolled in the Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery at the Medical University of Warsaw (center with >1600 liver transplantations). The initial prevalence of cervical HR-HPV infection was 10.0% (5/50). The only significant risk factor for cervical HR-HPV infection was ≥4 lifetime sexual partners (P=.037). Statistical tendencies toward higher prevalence of cervical HR-HPV infections were found for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV, P=.082) and with model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score ≤8 (P=.064). Cervical cytology was abnormal in 10 patients, including three with HR-HPV. Out of 12 patients with available data on anal HR-HPV, one had concordant HPV 16 infection. In conclusion, the initial prevalence of high-risk HPV infection is relatively low, except for patients with ≥4 previous sexual partners and potentially in those with HBV and/or low MELD score.
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- Karolina Grąt
- Second Department of Clinical Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Student Scientific Group, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Holdaas H, De Simone P, Zuckermann A. Everolimus and Malignancy after Solid Organ Transplantation: A Clinical Update. J Transplant 2016; 2016:4369574. [PMID: 27807479 PMCID: PMC5078653 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4369574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Malignancy after solid organ transplantation remains a major cause of posttransplant mortality. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor class of immunosuppressants exerts various antioncogenic effects, and the mTOR inhibitor everolimus is licensed for the treatment of several solid cancers. In kidney transplantation, evidence from registry studies indicates a lower rate of de novo malignancy under mTOR inhibition, with some potentially supportive data from randomized trials of everolimus. Case reports and small single-center series have suggested that switch to everolimus may be beneficial following diagnosis of posttransplant malignancy, particularly for Kaposi's sarcoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer, but prospective studies are lacking. A systematic review has shown mTOR inhibition to be associated with a significantly lower rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence versus standard calcineurin inhibitor therapy. One meta-analysis has concluded that patients with nontransplant HCC experience a low but significant survival benefit under everolimus monotherapy, so far unconfirmed in a transplant population. Data are limited in heart transplantation, although observational data and case reports have indicated that introduction of everolimus is helpful in reducing the recurrence of skin cancers. Overall, it can be concluded that, in certain settings, everolimus appears a promising option to lessen the toll of posttransplant malignancy.
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- Hallvard Holdaas
- Section of Nephrology, Department of Transplant Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, 5412 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Shang W, Huang L, Li L, Li X, Zeng R, Ge S, Xu G. Cancer risk in patients receiving renal replacement therapy: A meta-analysis of cohort studies. Mol Clin Oncol 2016; 5:315-325. [PMID: 27602224 PMCID: PMC4998351 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2016.952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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It has been reported that patients receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT), including dialysis and kidney transplantation, tend to have an increased risk of cancer; however, studies on the degree of this risk have remained inconclusive. The present meta-analysis was therefore performed to quantify the cancer risk in patients with RRT. Cohort studies assessing overall cancer risk in RRT patients published before May 29, 2015 were included following systematic searches with of PubMed, EMBASE and the reference lists of the studies retrieved. Random-effects meta-analyses were used to pool standardized incidence rates (SIRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Heterogeneity tests, sensitivity analyses and publication bias assessment were performed. A total of 18 studies including 22 cohort studies were eventually identified, which comprised a total of 1,528,719 patients. In comparison with the general population, the pooled SIR for patients with dialysis including non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), dialysis excluding NMSC, transplantation including NMSC, transplantation excluding NMSC and RRT were 1.40 (95% CI, 1.36-1.45), 1.35 (95% CI, 1.23-1.50), 3.26 (95% CI, 2.29-4.63), 2.08 (95% CI, 1.73-2.50) and 2.01 (95% CI, 1.70-2.38), respectively. The cancer risk was particularly high in subgroups of large sample size trials, female patients, younger patients (age at first dialysis, 0-34 years; age at transplantation, 0-20 years), the first year of RRT and non-Asian transplant patients. A significant association was also found between RRT and the majority of organ-specific cancers. However, neither dialysis nor transplantation was associated with breast, body of uterus, colorectal or prostate cancer. Significant heterogeneity was found regarding the association between RRT and overall cancer as well as the majority of site-specific cancer types. However, this heterogeneity had no substantial influence on the pooled SIR for overall cancer in RRT according to the sensitivity analysis. Compared with the general population, RRT patients have a significantly increased risk of overall cancer and the majority of specific cancer types, particularly Kaposi sarcoma (KS), lip cancer and NMSC in patients subjected to kidney transplantation and cancer of the thyroid gland and kidney as well as myeloma in dialysis patients. Considering the high heterogeneity encountered, further high-quality studies are required.
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- Weifeng Shang
- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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Posttransplant solid organ malignancies in lung transplant recipients: a single-center experience and review of the literature. TUMORI JOURNAL 2016; 102:574-581. [PMID: 27647228 DOI: 10.5301/tj.5000557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Solid-organ tumor incidences are higher in solid organ transplant patients than in the general population. The aim of this study was to analyze solid-organ tumor frequency and characteristics in a population of lung transplant patients and provide a brief review of the literature. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted of all patients who underwent a lung transplant in the Lung Transplant Program at the University Hospital of Siena, Italy, from 2001 to 2014 (n = 119). Patients' demographics, pretransplant characteristics, immunosuppressive therapy, and infectious factors were recorded. RESULTS Nine patients with a median age of 59.0 years (range 50-63) of our cohort developed a solid-organ tumor (7.5%). Most of the patients experienced nonmelanoma skin cancer (44.4%); the others were diagnosed with lung cancer (22.2%), breast cancer (22.2%), and colon-rectal cancer (11.2%). The median time from transplantation to tumor diagnosis was 895.0 days (range 321-2046). No differences in pretransplant characteristics, immunosuppressive therapy, or infectious factors were found between patients who developed solid organ tumors and those who did not. CONCLUSIONS The present study confirmed that de novo malignancies are a major issue in lung transplant patients; in particular, skin and lung cancers demonstrated a higher incidence rate. Oncologic treatment of these patients is complex, requiring close collaboration between the transplant team and oncologist. Strict screening programs are key factors for an early diagnosis and to allow for prompt treatment resulting in a better outcome.
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Uterus transplantation in France: for which patients? Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2016; 205:7-10. [PMID: 27552172 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Uterine infertility (UI), which can be caused by a variety of congenital or acquired factors, affects several thousand women in Europe. Uterus transplantation (UTx), at the current stage of research, offers hope for these women to be both the biological mother and the carrier of their child. However, the indications of UTx still need to be defined. The main aim of the study was to describe the different etiologies of UI and other data as marital and parental status from women requesting UTx who contacted us in the framework of a UTx clinical trial. Secondarily, we discussed the potential indications of UTx and their feasibility. STUDY DESIGN This is an observational study. RESULTS Of a total of 139 patients with UI, 105 patients (75.5%) had uterine agenesis, making it the leading cause of UI in this sample. Among the patients with uterine agenesis, 25% had a solitary kidney and 44.7% had undergone vaginal reconstruction. Peripartum hysterectomy, hysterectomy for cancer, and hysterectomy for benign pathologies accounted for 9.4%, 7.2% and 5% of cases, respectively. Less common causes of UI included complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (2.2% of patients) and prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure (0.7%). Approximately 14% of the women already had at least one child and 66% were in a couple living together for at least 2 years. CONCLUSION UTx is still under evaluation and further research is under way. Nulliparous patients with no major medical or surgical history and with normal ovarian function, who meet the legal criteria for medically assisted reproduction, represent the best indications for UTx at this stage of its development.
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Cena T, Musetti C, Quaglia M, Magnani C, Stratta P, Bagnardi V, Cantaluppi V. De novononcutaneous malignancies after kidney transplantation are associated with an increased risk of graft failure: results from a time-dependent analysis on 672 patients. Transpl Int 2016; 29:1085-93. [DOI: 10.1111/tri.12813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Tiziana Cena
- Unit of Medical Statistics and Cancer Epidemiology; Center of Oncological Prevention (CPO) Piemonte; University of Eastern Piedmont; Novara Italy
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Unit; Department of Translational Medicine; University of Eastern Piedmont; Novara Italy
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Unit; Department of Translational Medicine; University of Eastern Piedmont; Novara Italy
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- Unit of Medical Statistics and Cancer Epidemiology; Center of Oncological Prevention (CPO) Piemonte; University of Eastern Piedmont; Novara Italy
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Unit; Department of Translational Medicine; University of Eastern Piedmont; Novara Italy
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- Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods; University of Milan-Bicocca; Milan Italy
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Unit; Department of Translational Medicine; University of Eastern Piedmont; Novara Italy
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Schrem H, Schneider V, Kurok M, Goldis A, Dreier M, Kaltenborn A, Gwinner W, Barthold M, Liebeneiner J, Winny M, Klempnauer J, Kleine M. Independent Pre-Transplant Recipient Cancer Risk Factors after Kidney Transplantation and the Utility of G-Chart Analysis for Clinical Process Control. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158732. [PMID: 27398803 PMCID: PMC4939933 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study is to identify independent pre-transplant cancer risk factors after kidney transplantation and to assess the utility of G-chart analysis for clinical process control. This may contribute to the improvement of cancer surveillance processes in individual transplant centers. Patients and Methods 1655 patients after kidney transplantation at our institution with a total of 9,425 person-years of follow-up were compared retrospectively to the general German population using site-specific standardized-incidence-ratios (SIRs) of observed malignancies. Risk-adjusted multivariable Cox regression was used to identify independent pre-transplant cancer risk factors. G-chart analysis was applied to determine relevant differences in the frequency of cancer occurrences. Results Cancer incidence rates were almost three times higher as compared to the matched general population (SIR = 2.75; 95%-CI: 2.33–3.21). Significantly increased SIRs were observed for renal cell carcinoma (SIR = 22.46), post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (SIR = 8.36), prostate cancer (SIR = 2.22), bladder cancer (SIR = 3.24), thyroid cancer (SIR = 10.13) and melanoma (SIR = 3.08). Independent pre-transplant risk factors for cancer-free survival were age <52.3 years (p = 0.007, Hazard ratio (HR): 0.82), age >62.6 years (p = 0.001, HR: 1.29), polycystic kidney disease other than autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) (p = 0.001, HR: 0.68), high body mass index in kg/m2 (p<0.001, HR: 1.04), ADPKD (p = 0.008, HR: 1.26) and diabetic nephropathy (p = 0.004, HR = 1.51). G-chart analysis identified relevant changes in the detection rates of cancer during aftercare with no significant relation to identified risk factors for cancer-free survival (p<0.05). Conclusions Risk-adapted cancer surveillance combined with prospective G-chart analysis likely improves cancer surveillance schemes by adapting processes to identified risk factors and by using G-chart alarm signals to trigger Kaizen events and audits for root-cause analysis of relevant detection rate changes. Further, comparative G-chart analysis would enable benchmarking of cancer surveillance processes between centers.
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- Harald Schrem
- General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Core Facility Quality Management & Health Technology Assessment in Transplantation, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Core Facility Quality Management & Health Technology Assessment in Transplantation, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Core Facility Quality Management & Health Technology Assessment in Transplantation, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Gynecology and Obstetrics, KRH Klinikum Nordstadt, Hannover, Germany
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- Core Facility Quality Management & Health Technology Assessment in Transplantation, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Core Facility Quality Management & Health Technology Assessment in Transplantation, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Federal Armed Forces Hospital Westerstede, Medical Service of the Federal Armed Forces, Westerstede, Germany
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- Core Facility Quality Management & Health Technology Assessment in Transplantation, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Core Facility Quality Management & Health Technology Assessment in Transplantation, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Core Facility Quality Management & Health Technology Assessment in Transplantation, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Pettenati C, Jannot AS, Hurel S, Verkarre V, Kreis H, Housset M, Legendre C, Méjean A, Timsit MO. Prostate cancer characteristics and outcome in renal transplant recipients: results from a contemporary single center study. Clin Transplant 2016; 30:964-71. [DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Caroline Pettenati
- Department of Urology and Transplant Surgery; Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP; Paris France
- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
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- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
- Department of Statistics, Computing and Public Health; Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP; Paris France
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- Department of Urology and Transplant Surgery; Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP; Paris France
- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
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- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
- Department of Pathology; Hôpital Necker, AP-HP; Paris France
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- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation; Hôpital Necker, AP-HP; Paris France
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- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
- Department of Onco-Radiotherapy; Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP; Paris France
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- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation; Hôpital Necker, AP-HP; Paris France
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- Department of Urology and Transplant Surgery; Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP; Paris France
- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
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- Department of Urology and Transplant Surgery; Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP; Paris France
- Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
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Rosenberg AS, Klein AK, Ruthazer R, Evens AM. Hodgkin lymphoma post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder: A comparative analysis of clinical characteristics, prognosis, and survival. Am J Hematol 2016; 91:560-5. [PMID: 26928381 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Hodgkin lymphoma post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (HL-PTLD) is an uncommon PTLD with unclear prognosis and differences between HL-PTLD and immunocompetent HL are not well defined. Patient characteristics were compared among 192 patients with HL-PTLD from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and 13,847 HL patients in SEER (HL-SEER). Overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) were compared after exact matching. Additionally, multivariable analyses were used to identify prognostic markers of survival and associations between treatment and survival. Median time from transplant to HL-PTLD diagnosis was 88 months. When compared with HL-SEER, patients with HL-PTLD were older (median age, 52 vs. 36 years, P = 0.001), more likely male (73% vs. 54%, P < 0.001), Caucasian (81% vs. 70%, P = 0.02), and had extranodal disease (42% vs. 3%, P < 0.001). Five-year OS for patients with HL-PTLD was 57% versus 80% for HL-SEER (P < 0.001); DSS was also inferior (P < 0.001). For patients with HL-PTLD, the use of any chemotherapy was associated with decreased hazard of death (HR = 0.36, P < 0.001). Furthermore, patients who received no chemotherapy or nontraditional HL regimens had increased hazard of death (aHR = 2.94, P = 0.001 and 2.01, P = 0.04) versus HL-specific chemotherapy regimens. In multivariable analysis, advanced age and elevated creatinine were associated with inferior OS (aHR = 1.26/decade P < 0.001 and 1.64/0.1 mg/dL increase P = 0.02). A prognostic score based on the number of these adverse factors (0, 1, 2) was associated with 10-year OS rates of 79%, 53%, and 11%, respectively (P < 0.001). Altogether, HL-PTLD patients have inferior survival when compared with HL-SEER. Furthermore, treatment with HL-specific chemotherapy was associated with improved OS, whereas age and creatinine identified patients with markedly divergent survival. Am. J. Hematol. 91:560-565, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aaron S. Rosenberg
- University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
- Division of Hematology/Oncology; University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology; Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA
- Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Boston, MA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology; Tufts University Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA
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