Table 2

Standardised incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% CIs in US renal transplant recipients compared with the US general population

SLENon-SLE
Cancer typeObserved cases*Expected cases*SIR (95% CI)Observed cases*Expected cases*SIR (95% CI)
All cancers16224663.5 (2.1 to 5.7)17394693.7 (2.4 to 5.7)
Lip/oropharyngeal7911172 (57.3 to 92.0)6651160.4 (36.2 to 80.1)
Kaposi38138 (35.2 to 141.1)42142 (55.2 to 89.9)
Neuroendocrine163532.6 (30.7 to 50.2)74514.8 (11.3 to 58.2)
Thyroid2831028.3 (16.2 to 41.2)2381023.8.5 (14.6 to 38.5)
Renal2171415.5 (12.3 to 21.7)1421410.1 (7.6 to 12.6)
Cervical133816.6 (3.0 to 27.3)144916.7 (11.7 to 21.6)
Lymphoma2932213.3 (9.0 to 14.6)194229.0 (7.4 to 10.5)
Liver4066.6 (5.5 to 7.3)1779.0 (7.4 to 10.5)
Colorectal222494.5 (3.2 to 6.1)150502.8 (2.2 to 3.4)
Ovarian32132.4 (1.3 to 5.6)17131.3 (0.7 to 1.8)
Melanoma27201.4 (1.6 to 2.8)22201.1 (0.7 to 1.3)
Breast2551272.0 (1.1 to 3.1)2801272.1 (1.3 to 2.8)
Lung43650.7 (0.6 to 1.0)90641.4 (1.0 to 1.7)
Prostate541630.33 (0.01 to 1.0)651630.4 (0.2 to 0.5)
  • *Observed and expected cases reported per 100 000 person-years.

  • SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.