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Consensus-Based Recommendations on the Prevention of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Delphi Consensus Statement

PR Massey, CD Schmults, SJ Li, ST Arron, MM Asgari, JN Bouwes Bavinck, E Billingsley, TW Blalock, K Blasdale, BT Carroll, JA Carucci, AH Chong, SR Christensen, CL Chung, JA Desimone, E Ducroux, B Escutia-Muñoz, C Ferrándiz-Pulido, MC Fox, RE Genders Show all

JAMA Dermatology | Published : 2021

Abstract

Importance: There is a paucity of evidence to guide physicians regarding prevention strategies for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs). Objective: To examine the development and results of a Delphi process initiated to identify consensus-based medical management recommendations for prevention of CSCC in SOTRs. Evidence Review: Dermatologists with more than 5 years' experience treating SOTRs were invited to participate. A novel actinic damage and skin cancer index (AD-SCI), consisting of 6 ordinal stages corresponding to an increasing burden of actinic damage and CSCC, was used to guide survey design. Three sequential web-based surveys were ad..

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