Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Population-based Study from Shiraz, Iran
Open Access
- 6 December 2021
- journal article
- Published by Briefland in Shiraz E-Medical Journal
- Vol. 23 (3)
- https://doi.org/10.5812/semj.110017
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) based on the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of donors and pediatric transplant recipients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the patients who had experienced liver transplantation at Shiraz Transplant Center, Shiraz, Iran, from April 2007 to March 2017. Data on the epidemiological characteristics, underlying diseases, dosage of immunosuppressive drugs, and duration of drug consumption from the time of liver transplantation until the onset of PTLD for transplant recipients, and donors’ age, sex, and family relationship with recipients were collected using a data-gathering form. Log rank test was employed to determine the variations in the distribution of survival in different sex and age groups. Results: The study findings indicated that 49 out of the 1207 children who had undergone liver transplantation developed PTLD, revealing a prevalence of 4%. The results showed no significant relationship between gender and the incidence of PTLD (P = 0.13). However, the mean age of the cases with PTLD was 4.93 ± 1.07 years at the time of transplantation, while non-PTLD patients showed a higher mean age at that time (7.80 ± 5.54). The mean dose of the immunosuppressive drugs (dose/kg) consumed by the recipients was as follows: Tacrolimus = 0.2753 ± 0.23435, prednisolone = 0.6761 ± 0.62218, cellcept = 0.0724 ± 0.12963, and sirolimus = 0.1078 ± 0.08813. The average consumption period of the above-mentioned drugs from the time of transplantation until the onset of PTLD was 14.7 ± 14.409 months. Based on the results, the five-year survival rate was much lower in the patients with PTLD compared to the non-PTLD patients (31% Vs. 72.7%). The survival distribution was significantly different based on sex and age groups (P = 0.59 and P = 0.06, respectively). Conclusions: The prevalence of the clinical and epidemiological features of the PTLD in the patients under the present investigation was similar to those of the patients in other hospitals. Recognizing the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of transplant recipients with and without PTLD and donors can provide a basis for managing these patients.Keywords
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