Elevated incidence of chronic myeloid leukaemia in immunosuppressed solid organ transplant recipients

Br J Haematol. 2014 Aug;166(4):619-21. doi: 10.1111/bjh.12885. Epub 2014 Apr 4.

Authors

Asha Dhanarajan¹, Jack W Hsu, Philipp le Coutre, John R Wingard, Myron Chang, Maxim Norkin

Affiliation

¹ Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

PMID: 24697357
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12885

No abstract available

Keywords: chronic myeloid leukaemia; immunosuppression; incidence; solid organ transplantation.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / chemically induced*
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Transplantation / adverse effects*

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents