Open AccessLung Cancer Prognosis in Elderly Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Author(s) -
Keith Sigel,
Rajwanth Veluswamy,
Katherine Krauskopf,
Anita Mehrotra,
Grace Mhango,
Carlie S. Sigel,
Juan P. Wisnivesky
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000000715
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , oncology , proportional hazards model , cancer , organ transplantation , lung transplantation , immunosuppression , transplantation , population , lung , cancer registry , environmental health
Treatment-related immunosuppression in organ transplant recipients has been linked to increased incidence and risk of progression for several malignancies. Using a population-based cancer cohort, we evaluated whether organ transplantation was associated with worse prognosis in elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).