Donors With a Prior History of Cancer: Factors of Non-Utilization of Kidneys for Transplantation.

ABSTRACT: Cancer transmission from deceased donors is an exceedingly rare but potentially fatal complication in transplant recipients. We aimed to quantify the likelihood of non-utilization of kidneys for transplantation from donors with a prior cancer history. We included all intended and actual deceased donors in Australia and New Zealand between 1989 and 2017. Association between prior cancer history and non-utilization of donor kidneys was examined using adjusted logistic regression. Of 9,485 deceased donors, 345 (4%) had a prior cancer history. Of 345 donors with a prior cancer history, 197 (57%) were utilized for transplantation. Donor characteristics of age, sex and comorbidities were similar between utilized and non-utilized donors with prior cancer. The time from cancer to organ donation wa

SUBMITTER: Lim WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10643206 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature