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The Cancer Conundrum
Author(s) -
Pondrom Sue
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13774
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , cancer , immune system , organ transplantation , transplantation , immune checkpoint , population , immunotherapy , heart transplantation , cancer immunotherapy , oncology , immunology , environmental health
While immune checkpoint therapy has improved outcomes for many patients with cancer, it could activate a robust immune system that attacks and rejects a transplanted organ. This month, “The AJT Report” explores what this new therapy means for the care of transplant patients who develop cancer. Also this month, we look at updates to candidate criteria for heart transplantation, and at new data from UNOS indicating that 2015 was a record‐breaking year for the number of transplants performed in the U.S.