Journal article
Elevated Risk of Cancer After Solid Organ Transplant in Childhood
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cancer risk is elevated among adult transplant recipients, but there is limited data regarding long-term cancer risk and mortality in pediatric recipients.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada. We included pediatric recipients of solid organ transplants at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, from 1991 to 2014, and compared rates of new cancers and cancer-specific mortality to …
Authors
Kitchlu A; Dixon S; Dirk JS; Chanchlani R; Vasilevska-Ristovska J; Borges K; Dipchand AI; Ng VL; Hebert D; Solomon M
Journal
Transplantation, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 588–596
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
3 2019
DOI
10.1097/tp.0000000000002378
ISSN
0041-1337