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. 2018 Feb 18;24:997–1007. doi: 10.12659/MSM.909059

Table 4.

Overall hazard assessment of donor cancer type on recipient survival.

Donor cancer types Patient survival Graft survival Cancer-free survival
HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P
Kidney transplantation
 No cancer 1.00 1.00 1.00
 CNS cancer 1.18 0.99–1.40 0.06 1.14 1.00–1.30 0.06 0.67 0.49–0.93 0.02
 Non-melanoma skin cancer 1.09 0.98–1.22 0.11 1.04 0.96–1.14 0.34 1.22 1.05–1.42 0.01
 Melanoma 1.09 0.81–1.47 0.57 0.96 0.75–1.23 0.75 0.79 0.47–1.31 0.35
 Genitourinary cancer 1.20 1.04–1.38 0.01 1.25 1.13–1.39 0.00 0.92 0.73–1.16 0.47
 Thyroid cancer 1.00 0.65–1.55 1.00 0.89 0.621.26 0.51 1.41 0.82–2.44 0.21
 Hematologic malignancy 0.89 0.45–1.78 0.74 1.22 0.78–1.92 0.38 0.00 0.56
 Lung cancer 2.54 1.06–6.10 0.04 1.78 0.80–3.96 0.16 1.29 0.18–9.16 0.80
 Otorhinolaryngologic cancer 0.67 0.28–1.60 0.37 0.56 0.27–1.17 0.12 0.98 0.32–3.05 0.98
 Breast cancer 0.96 0.73–1.26 0.76 1.03 0.84–1.26 0.80 0.93 0.621.41 0.75
 Gastrointestinal cancer 1.70 1.13–2.56 0.01 1.55 1.12–2.15 0.01 0.92 0.41–2.05 0.84
 Other, specify 1.03 0.86–1.23 0.77 0.96 0.83–1.11 0.59 0.99 0.76–1.29 0.94
Liver transplantation
 No cancer 1.00 1.00 1.00
 CNS cancer 1.19 0.98–1.45 0.08 1.23 1.03–1.46 0.02 1.36 1.01–1.83 0.05
 Non-melanoma skin cancer 1.10 0.97–1.25 0.14 1.14 1.02–1.28 0.02 1.19 0.96–1.46 0.11
 Melanoma 1.22 0.83–1.79 0.32 1.21 0.85–1.71 0.29 0.67 0.28–1.60 0.36
 Genitourinary cancer 1.01 0.86–1.19 0.86 1.07 0.93–1.23 0.33 1.38 1.09–1.74 0.01
 Thyroid cancer 1.12 0.65–1.93 0.69 1.25 0.79–1.99 0.34 1.31 0.59–2.93 0.50
 Hematologic malignancy 1.57 0.89–2.77 0.12 1.51 0.90–2.55 0.12 1.81 0.73–4.34 0.19
 Lung cancer 1.04 0.39–2.76 0.94 1.05 0.44–2.52 0.92 2.08 0.67–6.46 0.20
 Otorhinolaryngologic cancer 1.22 0.63–2.34 0.56 1.21 0.67–2.19 0.52 1.60 0.60–4.26 0.35
 Breast cancer 0.96 0.70–1.32 0.78 1.06 0.81–1.38 0.69 1.51 0.97–2.34 0.07
 Gastrointestinal cancer 0.51 0.26–1.02 0.06 1.45 0.24–1.87 0.52 1.04 0.43–2.49 0.94
 Other, specify 1.14 0.93–1.40 0.21 1.18 0.98–1.41 0.08 0.98 0.48–1.42 0.92
Heart transplantation
 No cancer 1.00 1.00 1.00
 CNS cancer 1.21 0.91–1.62 0.19 1.20 0.91–1.60 0.20 1.11 0.78–1.59 0.56
 Non-melanoma skin cancer 1.17 0.82–1.66 0.40 1.19 0.84–1.68 0.33 1.11 0.71–1.74 0.65
 Melanoma 1.24 0.47–3.31 0.67 1.18 0.44–3.16 0.74 0.91 0.23–3.65 0.90
 Genitourinary cancer 1.29 0.88–1.90 0.20 1.24 0.84–1.82 0.28 0.65 0.35–1.21 0.17
 Thyroid cancer 1.15 0.168.16 0.89 1.10 0.16–7.85 0.92 7.73 1.92–31.04 0.00
 Hematologic malignancy 7.06 2.64–18.90 0.00 6.71 2.51–17.94 0.00 0.00 0.93
 Otorhinolaryngologic cancer 8.29 1.17–58.92 0.03 8.03 1.13–57.08 0.04 0.00 1.00
 Breast cancer 2.81 0.91–8.72 0.07 2.67 0.86–8.29 0.09 0.00 0.91
 Gastrointestinal cancer 2.29 0.57–9.18 0.24 2.20 0.558.82 0.26 0.00 0.92
 Other, specify 1.14 0.72–1.81 0.59 1.08 0.681.72 0.73 1.11 0.63–1.96 0.71

HR – hazard ratio; 95% CI – 95% confidence interval.