Immunosuppression with mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor and incidence of post-transplant cancer in kidney transplant recipients
Conclusions
De novo mTOR inhibition was associated with a substantially and significantly reduced risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin after kidney transplantation. A significant reduction of the incidence of other cancers was not found.
Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Opelz, G., Unterrainer, C., Süsal, C., Döhler, B. Tags: Renal Transplantation Source Type: research
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