Oral active vitamin d therapy as a potential chemoprevention against post-transplant malignancy

Post-transplant malignancy (PTM) is a limiting factor for both patient and allograft survival in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). We hypothesized that active vitamin D compounds (AVDs) could reduce the development of PTM in KTRs and evaluated the effects of AVD therapy in a prospective cohort of...

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Main Authors: Yoshitsugu Obi, Naotsugu Ichimaru, Isao Matsui, Takayuki Hamano, Shiro Takahara, Yoshitaka Isaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212005359