Introduction Cancer is the second most common cause of mortality and morbidity in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs). Immunosuppression can influence the efficacy of cancer treatment and modification of the immunosuppressive regimen may restore anti-neoplastic immune responses improving oncologic prognosis. However, patients and transplant physicians are usually reluctant to modify immunosuppression, fearing rejection and potential graft loss. Due to the lack of extensive and recognised data supporting how to manage the immunosuppressive therapy in KTRs, in the context of immunotherapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and loco-regional treatments, a Consensus Conference was organised under the auspices of the European Society of Organ Transplantation and the Italian Society of Organ Transplantation. The conference involved a multidisciplinary group of transplant experts in the field across Europe. Methods The overall process included a) the formulation of 12 specific questions based on the PICO methodology, b) systematic literature review and summary for experts for each question, c) a two-day conference celebration and the collection of experts' agreements. The conference was articulated in three sessions: “Immunosuppressive therapy and immunotherapy”, “Systemic therapy”, “Integrated Therapy”, while the final experts' agreement was collected with a televoting procedure and defined according to the majority criterion. Results Twenty-six European experts attended the conference and expressed their vote. A total of 14 statements were finally elaborated and voted. Strong agreement was found for ten statements, moderate agreement for two, moderate disagreement for one and uncertainty for the last one. Conclusions The consensus statements provide guidance to transplant physicians caring for kidney transplant recipients with cancer and indicate key aspects that need to be addressed by future clinical research.

Romagnoli, J., Tagliaferri, L., Acampora, A., Bianchi, V., D'Ambrosio, V., D'Aviero, A., Esposito, I., Hohaus, S., Iezzi, R., Lancellotta, V., Maiolo, E., Maiorano, B. A., Paoletti, F., Peris, K., Posa, A., Preziosi, F., Rossi, E., Scaletta, G., Schinzari, G., Spagnoletti, G., Tanzilli, A., Scambia, G., Tortora, G., Valentini, V., Maggiore, U., Grandaliano, G., Management of the kidney transplant patient with Cancer: Report from a Multidisciplinary Consensus Conference, <<TRANSPLANTATION REVIEWS>>, NA; 35 (3): 100636-N/AA. [doi:10.1016/j.trre.2021.100636] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/181781]

Management of the kidney transplant patient with Cancer: Report from a Multidisciplinary Consensus Conference

Romagnoli, Jacopo
Primo
Conceptualization
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Tagliaferri, Luca
Secondo
Writing – Review & Editing
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Acampora, Anna
Methodology
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D'Ambrosio, Viola;D'Aviero, Andrea;Hohaus, Stefan
Conceptualization
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Iezzi, Roberto
Conceptualization
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Maiolo, Elena
Resources
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Maiorano, Brigida Anna
Resources
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Peris, Ketty
Conceptualization
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Posa, Alessandro
Resources
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Preziosi, Francesco
Data Curation
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Scaletta, Giuseppe
Data Curation
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Schinzari, Giovanni
Conceptualization
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Spagnoletti, Gionata
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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Tanzilli, Alessandro
Data Curation
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Scambia, Giovanni
Supervision
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Tortora, Giampaolo
Supervision
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Valentini, Vincenzo
Supervision
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Grandaliano, Giuseppe
Ultimo
Supervision
2021

Abstract

Introduction Cancer is the second most common cause of mortality and morbidity in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTRs). Immunosuppression can influence the efficacy of cancer treatment and modification of the immunosuppressive regimen may restore anti-neoplastic immune responses improving oncologic prognosis. However, patients and transplant physicians are usually reluctant to modify immunosuppression, fearing rejection and potential graft loss. Due to the lack of extensive and recognised data supporting how to manage the immunosuppressive therapy in KTRs, in the context of immunotherapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and loco-regional treatments, a Consensus Conference was organised under the auspices of the European Society of Organ Transplantation and the Italian Society of Organ Transplantation. The conference involved a multidisciplinary group of transplant experts in the field across Europe. Methods The overall process included a) the formulation of 12 specific questions based on the PICO methodology, b) systematic literature review and summary for experts for each question, c) a two-day conference celebration and the collection of experts' agreements. The conference was articulated in three sessions: “Immunosuppressive therapy and immunotherapy”, “Systemic therapy”, “Integrated Therapy”, while the final experts' agreement was collected with a televoting procedure and defined according to the majority criterion. Results Twenty-six European experts attended the conference and expressed their vote. A total of 14 statements were finally elaborated and voted. Strong agreement was found for ten statements, moderate agreement for two, moderate disagreement for one and uncertainty for the last one. Conclusions The consensus statements provide guidance to transplant physicians caring for kidney transplant recipients with cancer and indicate key aspects that need to be addressed by future clinical research.
2021
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Romagnoli, J., Tagliaferri, L., Acampora, A., Bianchi, V., D'Ambrosio, V., D'Aviero, A., Esposito, I., Hohaus, S., Iezzi, R., Lancellotta, V., Maiolo, E., Maiorano, B. A., Paoletti, F., Peris, K., Posa, A., Preziosi, F., Rossi, E., Scaletta, G., Schinzari, G., Spagnoletti, G., Tanzilli, A., Scambia, G., Tortora, G., Valentini, V., Maggiore, U., Grandaliano, G., Management of the kidney transplant patient with Cancer: Report from a Multidisciplinary Consensus Conference, <<TRANSPLANTATION REVIEWS>>, NA; 35 (3): 100636-N/AA. [doi:10.1016/j.trre.2021.100636] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/181781]
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