Tens of thousands of patients with advanced lung diseases may be eligible to be considered
as potential candidates for lung transplant around the world each year. The timing of referral …

COPD and α-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema remain one of the major indications for
lung transplantation. If all other treatment possibilities are exhausted or not possible …

Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) in the setting of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) is a
unique clinical entity that requires close interdisciplinary coordination for proper diagnosis …

Purpose Posttransplant skin cancer is the most common malignancy after patients have
undergone renal transplantation. Through comprehensive observation with a large sample …

Liver transplantation (LT) is an established life-saving procedure. The field of LT has
changed in the past 10 years from several perspectives, with the expansion of indications …

Selection of lung transplant candidates is an evolving field that pushes the boundaries of
what is considered the norm. Candidate characteristics once thought to be prohibitive are …

Little is known about the outcomes among solid organ transplant recipients with a
pretransplant cancer diagnosis. We used linked data from the Scientific Registry of …

A previous cancer diagnosis can preclude patients from consideration for solid organ
transplantation. Statistical models may improve candidate selection. We fitted statistical cure …

Background. Solid organ transplant recipients (ie,“recipients”) have elevated cancer risk and
reduced survival after a cancer diagnosis. Evaluation of cancer mortality among recipients …

With improved medical treatments, the prognosis for many malignancies has improved, and
more patients are presenting for transplant evaluation with a history of treated cancer. Solid …