Appendix M
Recommendations on the use of organs from donors with CNS tumours
Table M1: Recommendations on the use of organs from donors with central nervous system (CNS) tumours, by risk category. Derived from SaBTO1 and the 2016 WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system.21 Transplantation of Organs from Deceased Donors with Cancer or a History of Cancer. Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO), UK Government Department of Health, London, UK, 2014. ×2 Louis DN, Ohgaki H, Wiestler OD, Cavenee WK. World Health Organisation Histological Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System. International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2016, France ×
a Best available evidence suggests that the risk of transmission from donor to recipient in the case of Grade IV CNS tumours is ≤2%