De novo digestive system malignancy after liver transplantation / 中华器官移植杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical features and prognosis of patients with de novo digestive system malignancy after liver transplantation.Methods The clinical data of 10 patients with de novo digestive system malignancy out of 1 517 patients undergoing liver transplantation from January 2004 to December 2015 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University were collected.Immunosuppressive agents,type of de novo malignancy,process of treatment and prognosis were analyzed retrospectively.Results The incidence of de novo digestive system malignancy after liver transplantation was 0.7％ (10/1 517),including 3 cases of gastric cancer,3 cases of colon cancer,2 cases of liver cancer,2 cases of pancreatic cancer.All of the 10 patients received the corresponding treatment,and the dosage of immunosuppressive agents was reduced at the same time.The median time from liver transplantation to the diagnosis of de novo malignancy was 40.5 months (23 to 156 months).The median follow-up time was 10.5 months (3 to 61 months) after they had been diagnosed as malignancies,and 6 patients died of tumor progression.Conclusions The prognosis of patients with de novo digestive system malignancy after liver transplantation is poor,and early diagnosis and treatment is an important way to improve prognosis.Liver transplant recipients need to be closely followed up,especially in patients with high risk factors of digestive system malignancy.The modification of immunosuppressive drugs may be an effective way to prevent and improve prognosis.