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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Onco-nephrology in kidney transplant recipients: challenges and evolving strategies.

Carlo Alfieri, Mariadelina Simeoni, Margherita Di Naro, Deborah Mattinzoli, Masami Ikehata, Silvia Armelloni, Paolo Molinari, Marco Maggi, Alberto Mella, Anna Regalia and 5 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Carlo AlfieriUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Mariadelina SimeoniDepartment of Translation Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Margherita Di NaroUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Deborah MattinzoliRenal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Masami IkehataRenal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Silvia ArmelloniRenal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Paolo MolinariUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Marco MaggiUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Alberto MellaDivision of Nephrology Dialysis and Renal Transplantation - "Città della Salute e della Scienza" University Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Anna RegaliaUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Simona VerdescaUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Evaldo FaviDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Dipartimento di Eccellenza, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Laura CosmaiUOC Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Piergiorgio MessaUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe CastellanoUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is a significant cause of mortality in kidney transplant recipients (KTr). Specifically, the relationship between cancer and kidney transplantation (KTx) is evident from the initial evaluation of CKD patients prior to their placement on the KTx waiting list. After KTx, a significant impact on the potential development of cancer is linked to immunosuppressive therapies, necessary to maintain renal function post-KTx, and to complications, especially infectious ones, typical of these patients. Ultimately, once cancer is diagnosed in a KTx, nephrologists and transplant specialists are forced to modulate suppressive therapies and, together with oncologists, manage specific cancer treatment therapies. In this highly complex scenario, unfortunately, there are few certainties, and they are limited to a few studies, often involving a small number of patients. This review integrates current data on risk, prevention, and treatment across the entire pathway: pre-transplant assessment, post-transplant surveillance, and management after a cancer diagnosis. A special focus will be reserved to the new evidences regarding the treatment with immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).

Indexed as

Kidney TransplantationNeoplasmsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunosuppressive AgentsNephrologyTransplant RecipientsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunosuppressive Agentscancerimmune checkpoint inhibitorskidney transplantmanagementneoplasia

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PMID42523668
PMCPMC13407262

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