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Editorial
. 2021 Feb;21(2):447-448.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16366. Epub 2020 Nov 10.

Balancing uncertain risks in candidates for solid organ transplantation with a history of malignancy: Who is safe to transplant?

Allyson Hart  1 , Eric A Engels  2
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Editorial

Balancing uncertain risks in candidates for solid organ transplantation with a history of malignancy: Who is safe to transplant?

Allyson Hart et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Feb.
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Keywords: cancer/malignancy/neoplasia; clinical research/practice; health services and outcomes research; hematology/oncology; waitlist management.

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  • Pretransplant solid organ malignancy and organ transplant candidacy: A consensus expert opinion statement.
    Al-Adra DP, Hammel L, Roberts J, Woodle ES, Levine D, Mandelbrot D, Verna E, Locke J, D'Cunha J, Farr M, Sawinski D, Agarwal PK, Plichta J, Pruthi S, Farr D, Carvajal R, Walker J, Zwald F, Habermann T, Gertz M, Bierman P, Dizon DS, Langstraat C, Al-Qaoud T, Eggener S, Richgels JP, Chang GJ, Geltzeiler C, Sapisochin G, Ricciardi R, Krupnick AS, Kennedy C, Mohindra N, Foley DP, Watt KD. Al-Adra DP, et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Feb;21(2):460-474. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16318. Epub 2020 Oct 23. Am J Transplant. 2021. PMID: 32969590 Free PMC article. Review.
  • Preexisting melanoma and hematological malignancies, prognosis, and timing to solid organ transplantation: A consensus expert opinion statement.
    Al-Adra DP, Hammel L, Roberts J, Woodle ES, Levine D, Mandelbrot D, Verna E, Locke J, D'Cunha J, Farr M, Sawinski D, Agarwal PK, Plichta J, Pruthi S, Farr D, Carvajal R, Walker J, Zwald F, Habermann T, Gertz M, Bierman P, Dizon DS, Langstraat C, Al-Qaoud T, Eggener S, Richgels JP, Chang GJ, Geltzeiler C, Sapisochin G, Ricciardi R, Krupnick AS, Kennedy C, Mohindra N, Foley DP, Watt KD. Al-Adra DP, et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Feb;21(2):475-483. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16324. Epub 2020 Oct 10. Am J Transplant. 2021. PMID: 32976703 Free PMC article.

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