Article
Immune phenotype predicts risk for posttransplantation squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Apr 2010
Carroll Robert P, Segundo David San, Hollowood Kevin, Marafioti Teresa, Clark Taane G, Harden Paul N, Wood Kathryn J
Abstract excerpt
Cutaneous squamous cell cancer (SCC) affects up to 30% of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) within 10 years of transplantation. There are no reliable clinical tests that predict those who will develop multiple skin cancers. High numbers of regulatory T cells associate with poor prognosis for patients with cancer in the general population, suggesting their potential as a predictive marker of cutaneous SCC in...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Female
- Humans
- Kidney Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Postoperative Complications
- Prognosis
