2018 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Expert Consensus Guideline for Skin Cancer Screening in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Importance Skin cancer is the most common malignancy affecting solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR). Transplant recipients have a significantly increased risk for developing both melanoma…2018 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Expression of Pro-Carcinogenic Genes Following Tacrolimus to Sirolimus Conversion in Liver Transplant Recipients
Long-term survival post-transplant is significantly impacted by malignancy. mTOR-inhibitors (mTORis) have anti-neoplastic properties and are associated with a decreased incidence of certain malignancies compared to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppression Does Not Affect Adverse Pathological Outcomes in Men Who Underwent Radical Prostatectomy
Introduction: The impact of imuunosuppression (IS) on biological aggressiveness of cancer prostate (PCa) is unclear. We aim to assess the adverse pathological (AP) outcomes in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Y-Adapter Mediated Next Gen Sequencing of BKPyV from Archived FFPE Tissue
1Pathology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor; 2Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor.
Background: In a subset of renal transplant recipients with urothelial carcinoma, tumor cells show universal expression of BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV) proteins, a hallmark of oncoviruses.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prostate Cancer Characteristics in Men on Immunosuppressive Medications
INTRODUCTION: To assess the prevalence of prostate cancer (PCa) in men receiving immunosuppressive medications undergoing transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy.METHODS: A total of 468…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Transmission Events 2008-2016: A Report of the OPTN Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
Background: RCC is the most common renal tumor reported to the OPTN and reviewed by DTAC for assessment of potential donor transmission. Organs with concern…2018 American Transplant Congress
Induction Agents and Post-Transplant Malignancies in Kidney Transplants: An Examination of Outcomes at a Large Volume Center over 20 Years
Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Induction agents have a profound effect on the immune milieu at the time of kidney transplantation. However, evaluation of their long-term effects on graft…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Influence of a Conversion to Sirolimus-Based Immunosuppression on Non-Melanomatous Skin Cancer Incidence in Kidney Transplant Recipients over Long Term Follow Up
Background: The CONVERT trial found a reduced incidence of malignancy amongst renal transplant recipients over 2 years of follow up with a conversion from calcineurin…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Organ Transplantation from Donors with Cancer History
Purpose: The inherent challenges of selecting an acceptable donor for each of the increasing numbers and acuity of recipients has led programs to take increased…2017 American Transplant Congress
BK Virus Infection and Risk of Urinary Tract Cancers Among Kidney Transplant Patients in the Transplant Cancer Match Study.
Background: Recent case series describe expression of BK virus (BKV) in tumor tissue obtained from renourinary cancers in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Thus, BKV may…
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