Novel association between graft rejection and post-transplant malignancy in solid organ transplantation

Figure 1 Flowchart of study inclusion and exclusion criteria. This study analyzed United Network for Organ Sharing’s Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data on adult, first-time, single-organ transplant recipients from 1987 to 2023. Major exclusions were recipients of prior, multiorgan, or simultaneous transplants, and those with pre-transplant malignancy or donors with a malignancy history. UNOS-OPTN: United Network for Organ Sharing’s Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.