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ArticleTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2025

Dermatology Scheduling Triage of Transplant Patients and Transplant Candidates to Improve Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Skin Cancer: International Immunosuppression and Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative Expert Consensus Recommendations.

Kelsey E Hirotsu, Lauren Crowe, Basia Michalski-McNeely, Sarah T Arron, Kristin Bibee, Matthew J Bottomley, David R Carr, Joi B Carter, Sean R Christensen, Christina Chung and 10 more

Abstract readConsensus Statement
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Article in Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Skin Cancer in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Review.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Kelsey E HirotsuDepartment of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA, United States.
Lauren CroweDermatology Associates of Tallahassee, Tallahassee, FL, United States.
Basia Michalski-McNeelyDivision of Dermatology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Sarah T ArronPalo Alto Foundation Medical Group, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
Kristin BibeeDepartment of Dermatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Matthew J BottomleyCAMS Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
David R CarrDivision of Dermatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
Joi B CarterDepartment of Dermatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, United States.
Sean R ChristensenDepartment of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Christina ChungSchweiger Dermatology Group, New York, NY, United States.
Anokhi JambusariaDivision of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, University of Texas, Austin, TX, United States.
Kimberly M KenDepartment of Dermatology, Penn State Health, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
Manisha J LossDepartment of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Gyorgy ParaghDepartment of Dermatology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, United States.
Elsemieke I PlasmeijerDepartment of Dermatology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Charlotte ProbyMolecular and Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom.
Melissa Pugliano-MauroDepartment of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Kathryn T ShahwanDivision of Dermatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
Melodi Javid WhitleyDepartment of Dermatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
Bryan T CarrollDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Funding

Medical Scientist Training Program Training GrantT32GM145449 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Christopher D Kontos · 2022 to 2026
$6.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM145449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) have a high risk of developing aggressive skin cancers. However, there are no standardized triage guidelines to assist dermatology clinics with scheduling new patients pre- or post-transplant. Dermatologic care of SOTRs requires multidisciplinary coordination, extensive assessment, tailored counseling, and longitudinal care. Specialized high-risk transplant clinics are designed to address this clinical need but are a limited resource. This triage algorithm aims to provide a practical framework for tertiary care centers or community practice clinics receiving pre- or post-transplant referrals for active concerning growths or routine skin cancer screening exams. In summary, our expert panel recommends SOTRs are seen within 1-2 weeks for evaluation of an active growth and triaged according to their risk factors for the initial post-transplant screening visit (6 months-2+ years post-transplant). Transplant candidates should be seen for pre-transplant evaluation within 1 month of the referral for a skin cancer screening exam, depending on the transplant team's timeline and dermatologist availability. Overall, dermatologists face numerous challenges in caring for transplant patients, and scheduling these patients in a timely manner according to the acuity of their needs will facilitate prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancer, thus improving transplant patient outcomes.

Indexed as

DermatologyEarly Detection of CancerOrgan TransplantationSkin NeoplasmsTriageAlgorithmsHumansImmunosuppression TherapyReferral and ConsultationRisk FactorsTransplant Recipientsdermatologymelanomaschedulingskin cancersquamous cell carcinomaSUNTRACtransplant assessmenttriage

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PMID41018279
PMCPMC12460180

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