Annual Evidence Update on Malignancies Post Kidney Transplant: 6-10 December 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders.

The 2010 update of the Annual Evidence Update on post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) will be live on the 6 December 2010. We have reviewed the literature for relevant systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and cohort studies, and assessed the impact of this new evidence published since the introduction of the BSH/BTS guidelines for the diagnosis and management of PTLD which were published in June 2010.

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Annual Evidence Update on Malignancies Post Kidney Transplant: 7-11 December 2009

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders.

NHS Evidence - kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders is proud to present the 2009 Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD) in Renal Transplant Patients. We have used the latest guidelines on PTLD in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients from the British Committee for Standards in Haematology and the British Transplant Society as a starting point for our update, to retrieve evidence on this topic from 2004 and present on the following topics: Science, Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment. This AEU includes commentaries by Drs David Goldsmith and Edward Sharples to help healthcare professionals to improve their understanding of this condition.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/kidney.