Study: "Poor Outcomes" for Kidney Transplant Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Australian researchers say a three-decade study of kidney transplant recipients suggests that a "poor outcome" is likely for those unfortunate enough to develop colorectal cancer.

The researchers said that of the 9 kidney transplant recipients treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in South Australia between 1967 and 2000, "all were dead within 9 months of presentation from their disease."

"Immunosuppression and late diagnosis are implicated in this poor outcome," the researchers reported in the journal Colorectal Disease.

"This study highlights the poor outcome of patients who have had renal transplant and develop colorectal cancer," the researchers concluded.

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