Tıp Fakültesi / Faculty of Medicine

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    Locoregional Therapy and Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplant
    (2014) Kirnap, Mahir; Boyvat, Fatih; Akdur, Aydincan; Karakayali, Feza; Arslan, Gulnaz; Moray, Gokhan; Haberal, Mehmet; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8726-3369; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-947X; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-7287; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3462-7632; 24635819; AAH-9198-2019; F-4230-2011; AAA-3068-2021; AAB-3888-2021; AAE-1041-2021; AAJ-8097-2021
    Objectives: Locoregional therapy may decrease the tumor stage and enable liver transplant in patients who have hepatocellular cancer. The purpose of the present study was to assess the relation between locoregional therapy and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after transplant. Materials and Methods: In 50 patients who had liver transplant for treatment of end-stage liver disease from hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis, outcomes were evaluated for associations with locoregional therapy before transplant and Milan criteria. Results: Most patients had locoregional therapy before transplant (31 patients [62%]: transarterial catheter radiofrequency ablation alone, 16 patients; chemoembolization alone, 10 patients; both transarterial catheter radiofrequency ablation and chemoembolization, 5 patients). Follow-up at median 90 months after transplant showed that 9 patients (18%) had recurrence at median 45 months (range, 120 +/- 12 mo) (recurrence: locoregional therapy, 5 of 31 patients [16%]; no locoregional therapy, 4 of 19 patients [21%]; not significant). Locoregional therapy was associated with a significantly lower frequency of recurrence in patients who were outside the Milan criteria. Conclusions: In patients who have liver transplant for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, preoperative locoregional therapy may decrease recurrence in patients who are outside the Milan criteria.
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    Posttransplant Malignancies in Adult Renal and Hepatic Transplant Patients
    (2020) Rahatli, Samed; Altundag, Ozden; Soy, Ebru Ayvazoglu; Moray, Gokhan; Haberal, Mehmet; 0000-0003-2498-7287; 0000-0002-3462-7632; 0000-0002-0993-9917; 0000-0003-3163-7429; 30119617; AAE-1041-2021; AAJ-8097-2021; AAC-5566-2019; AAJ-3047-2021
    Objectives: The risk of some cancer types increases after organ transplant compared with that shown in the general population; this has been well documented in clinical studies. With patients having longer survival and with the higher number of transplant procedures, cancer is an increasing health concern at high-volume transplant centers. Malignancy has an important effect on short- and long-term graft and patient survival. In this study, we evaluated cancer frequency during transplant patient follow-up. Materials and Methods: This single-center retrospective study included patients who underwent solid-organ transplant at the Baskent University Medical Faculty Hospital from 1997 to 2017. Renal and hepatic transplant patients older than 16 years at the time of transplant and diagnosed with cancer after transplant were included the study. In total, 1176 of 2018 renal transplant recipients and 274 of 548 hepatic transplant recipients met the inclusion criteria. Results: We determined that 52 of 1176 renal transplant (4.5%) and 9 of 274 hepatic transplant patients (3.3%) developed posttransplant cancer during followup. Of 61 total patients with cancer posttransplant, 44 were males (72.1%) and 17 were females (27.9%), with median age at transplant of 39.2 years. Overall, the incidence of cancer in transplant recipients was 4.2%. The most frequent cancers were basal and squamous skin cancers, which were seen in 18 patients (29%), and Kaposi sarcoma, which was seen in 11 patients (18%). Of the 61 patients who developed cancer, 43 (70%) were still alive at the time of this study. Conclusions: Despite recent positive developments in the use of immunosuppressive drugs, posttransplant malignancy is still a health problem. Fortunately, most cancers in this patient group have good prognosis and can be cured by surgical resection. Transplant physicians should aim for early detection of these diseases.