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. 2022 Mar 28;14(3):60–69. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v14.i3.60

Table 3.

Characteristics of included studies

Ref.
Study design
Patients (n)
Mean age
Type of cancer
Intervention
Patient survival
Graft survival
Binsaleh et al[15], 2011 Retrospective 9 55 (range: 40-72) PCa RT (60-66 Gy); 3 patients had their immunosuppressive regimen changed to a sirolimus-based therapy, while 6 had “judicious” reductions of CNI dosages NR 4/9 failure; 5/9 good
Pettenati et al[20], 2016 Retrospective 6 63.5 yr (± 7.2) PCa RT (EBRT: 76 Gy; IRT: 145 Gy) +Immunosuppressive therapy [2 pts: CNI + AZA + steroids; 19 pts: CNI + MMF + Steroids; 2 pts: MMF, mTORI + Steroids] 1 patient died of PCa No graft loss nor change in renal function due to PCa treatment
Antunes et al[13], 2018 Retrospective 29 53.4 (±10,7) PCa RT in 5 patients (details not reported) 1-yr: 86.2%5-yr: 86.2%10-yr: 79.3% No patient undergoing RT had allograft failure
Oh et al[26], 2019 Retrospective 13 66 (range: 42-80) PCa RT (EBRT: 78 Gy; IRT: 144 Gy) + Immunosuppressive therapy [CIA (n = 8), MMF (n = 13), AZA (n = 3), tacrolimus (n = 12), sirolimus (n = 9), and/or prednisone (n = 20)] 3 yr: 93.8% NR
Tasaki et al[21], 2019 Retrospective 3 65 (range: 60-67) PCa RT (IRT: 145 Gy) + Immunosuppressive therapy [2 pts: CIA + MMF + MP; 1 pt: tacrolimus + MMF +MP] NR 2 pts good graft function; 1 pt declined graft function after 2 yr
Velvet et al[27], 2019 Retrospective 3 59.5 Lymphoma RT (details not reported) + reduced immunosuppressive regimen 6 mo: 66.6% NR

CNI: Calcineurin inhibitor; mTOR: Mammalian target of rapamycin; NR: Not reported; PCa: Prostate cancer; RT: Radiotherapy; EBRT: External beam RT; IRT: Interventional RT.