Urologic malignancy in renal transplant recipients: Analysis of OPTN/UNOS data from 2000 to 2022
摘要
The increasing incidence of urologic malignancy after renal transplantation (RT) has become a leading cause of recipient mortality. However, no recent analyses have been performed to identify the risk factors for post-transplant urologic malignancy (PTUM) and to evaluate the effect of PTUM on RT outcomes.
Materials and methodsThis retrospective, population-based cohort study was based on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data.
ResultsA total of 268,606 recipients underwent RT from January 2000 to December 2019 and met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 2,079 (0.77%), 1,983 (1.20% of male recipients), and 846 (0.32%) patients were diagnosed with renal cancer (RCa), prostate cancer (PCa), and bladder cancer (BCa), respectively, after RT. Urologic malignancy was a major cause of patient death after RT (RCa: 41.5%, PCa: 23.5%, BCa: 50.4%). The 5-year survival rates of the four groups ranking from best to worst were as follows: [95% confidence interval, lower value–upper value], PCa, 93.3% [92.2%–94.4%]; cancer-free, 87.2% [87.0%–87.3%]; RCa, 87.2% [85.8%–88.7%]; BCa, 81.0% [78.4%–83.7%] (P < 0.001 for all, except cancer-free vs. RCa, P = 1.00).
ConclusionsThe effects of PTUM on RT outcomes differ depending on the type of malignancy. Thus, a personalized approach to screening may be an appropriate strategy to address the multitude of complex issues that RT recipients encounter.