De-novo malignancies after kidney transplantation: A long-term observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

De-novo malignancies after kidney transplantation represent one major cause for mortality after transplantation. However, most of the studies are limited due to small sample size, short follow-up or lack of information about cancer specific mortality.

Methods

This long-term retrospective analysis included all adult patients with complete follow-up that underwent kidney transplantation between 1995 and 2016 at our centre. All patients with diagnosis of malignancy excluding non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) were identified and a matched control group was assigned to the kidney transplant recipients with post-transplant malignancies.

Results

1417 patients matched the inclusion criteria. 179 malignancies posttransplant were diagnosed in 154 patients (n = 21 with

SUBMITTER: Frohlich FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7703884 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature