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Oncology Services for Transplant Recipients

Organ transplant recipients have a high risk of developing cancer. UPMC provides comprehensive care to people who’ve developed cancer after receiving a solid organ transplant.

Our multidisciplinary team includes cancer experts from UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and transplant specialists from the UPMC Center for Liver Care.

We are dedicated to treating people holistically, taking into consideration their specific cancer type, transplant condition, ongoing treatments, and personal life goals.

By providing exceptional consulting services, we aim to support organ transplant recipients who develop cancer at any stage post-transplantation, ensuring the best possible outcomes and quality of life.

Contact Us About Cancer Care for Transplant Recipients

To learn more about oncology care for transplant recipients or to make an appointment, you can:

What Cancers Do You Treat?

We focus on treating gastrointestinal and liver cancers that arise after liver transplantation. Our goal in the future is to expand our services to include other solid organ transplant patients with different malignancies.

Who is eligible?

If you’ve undergone a liver transplant and have been diagnosed with liver or gastrointestinal cancer, you may be eligible for our services. Whether your transplant happened a decade ago or as recently as the past year, you may benefit from our services.

During your treatment, we keep in constant communication with your referring provider and primary transplant and cancer doctors.

What Oncology Services Does UPMC Offer for Transplant Recipients?

We offer consultation services to post-transplant patients who’ve developed cancer. Once we meet with you, our oncologists work together to create the optimal and most personalized treatment plan for you. This comprehensive plan will allow you to manage your cancer and reduce your risk of complications.

Because cancer is complex, treatment often requires a mix of therapies and lifestyle changes.

Treatments may include:

During your treatment, we keep in constant communication with your referring provider.

What Can I Expect?

Patients are seen at our clinic on Thursday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m.

Our clinic is located at:

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5115 Centre Ave., 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

In addition to a traditional oncology appointment at UPMC Hillman, you'll also see a transplant specialist from the UPMC Center for Liver Care.

Why Choose UPMC for Care?

UPMC is home to the first dedicated clinic providing oncology services for transplant recipients on the East Coast of the United States. We aspire to set new standards in patient care to address the complex needs of this unique patient population.

Our experts are working toward building a research program. This program will help advance our understanding of cancer in post-transplant patients and quickly move the most promising results from labs into clinical trials.

By UPMC Editorial Staff. Last reviewed on 2025-03-21.