Elevated Risk of Cancer After Solid Organ Transplant in Childhood: A Population-based Cohort Study

• Published in: Transplantation Vol. 103; no. 3; p. 588
• Main Authors: Kitchlu, Abhijat, Dixon, Stephanie, Dirk, Jade S, Chanchlani, Rahul, Vasilevska-Ristovska, Jovanka, Borges, Karlota, Dipchand, Anne I, Ng, Vicky L, Hebert, Diane, Solomon, Melinda, Michael Paterson, J, Gupta, Sumit, Joseph Kim, S, Nathan, Paul C, Parekh, Rulan S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2019

Cancer risk is elevated among adult transplant recipients, but there is limited data regarding long-term cancer risk and mortality in pediatric recipients. We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada. We included pediatric recipients of solid organ transplants at th...