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Lymphoma After Solid Organ Transplantation: Risk, Response to Therapy, and Survival at a Transplantation Center
Risk and Treatment Outcomes in Transplant-Associated Lymphoma
JS Knight, A Tsodikov, DM Cibrik, CW Ross, MS Kaminski, DW Blayney
20090418
2009 May 18
J Clin Oncol
Lymphoma After Solid Organ Transplantation: Risk, Response to Therapy, and Survival at a Transplantation Center
J Clin Oncol. 2009 May 18;[Epub ahead of print], JS Knight, A Tsodikov, DM Cibrik, CW Ross, MS Kaminski, DW Blayney
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OncologySTAT Editorial Team
Although retrospective, this single-institution analysis conducted by Universityof Michiganinvestigators provides important insights into the risk associated with various histologic types of lymphoma in terms of post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). The analysis was based on data from more than 7000 patients who underwent solid organ transplantation. The results confirmed that the incidence of PTLD was increased in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and polymorphic PTLD...
