Open AccessMedication adherence is associated with an increased risk of cancer in kidney transplant recipients: a cohort study
Author(s) -
Kunal Yadav,
David M. Vock,
Arthur J. Matas,
William N. Robiner,
Thomas E. Nevins
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfy210
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , cumulative incidence , incidence (geometry) , cancer , cohort , proportional hazards model , cohort study , cumulative dose , oncology , optics , physics
Nonadherence to posttransplant immunosuppressive medication is associated with increased rates of rejection and graft loss, yet it is unknown to what degree ideal adherence is associated with the sequelae of overimmunosuppression. Specifically, we questioned whether excellent adherence increased the posttransplant cancer risk.
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