Lymphomas in heart transplant recipients: do antivirals protect against the neoplastic effect of anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody?
Antivirals may have a relevant role to neutralize potential neoplastic effects (especially lymphomas) associated with the use of OKT3 induction therapy.
We observed no association of polymorphisms in antioxidant genes with the risk for secondary thyroid cancer after treatment of malignancy in childhood or adolescence. However, thyroid cancer is one of the most common secondary cancers in patients treated for malignancy in childhood or adolescence and the lifelong follow up of these patients is of utmost importance.