COVID-19 and cancer: current challenges and perspectives

Z Bakouny, JE Hawley, TK Choueiri, S Peters, BI Rini… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Patients with cancer have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This
effect has included the adverse outcomes in patients with cancer who develop COVID-19 …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of cancer patients affected by a novel coronavirus

BP Venkatesulu, VT Chandrasekar… - JNCI cancer …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Cancer patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been
reported to have double the case fatality rate of the general population. Methods A …

COVID-19 prevalence and mortality in patients with cancer and the effect of primary tumour subtype and patient demographics: a prospective cohort study

LYW Lee, JB Cazier, T Starkey, SEW Briggs… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with cancer are purported to have poor COVID-19 outcomes. However,
cancer is a heterogeneous group of diseases, encompassing a spectrum of tumour …

COVID-19 mortality in patients with cancer on chemotherapy or other anticancer treatments: a prospective cohort study

LYW Lee, JB Cazier, V Angelis, R Arnold, V Bisht… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Individuals with cancer, particularly those who are receiving systemic
anticancer treatments, have been postulated to be at increased risk of mortality from COVID …

Hospital admission and mortality rates for non-covid diseases in Denmark during covid-19 pandemic: nationwide population based cohort study

J Bodilsen, PB Nielsen, M Søgaard… - Bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the incidence of hospital admissions and associated mortality rates
for non-covid medical conditions during the covid-19 pandemic. Design Nationwide …

[HTML][HTML] Managing cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: an ESMO multidisciplinary expert consensus

G Curigliano, S Banerjee, A Cervantes, MC Garassino… - Annals of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We established an international consortium to review and discuss relevant clinical evidence
in order to develop expert consensus statements related to cancer management during the …

Severity of COVID-19 in children with cancer: report from the United Kingdom Paediatric Coronavirus Cancer Monitoring Project

GC Millen, R Arnold, JB Cazier, H Curley… - British journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Background Children with cancer are frequently immunocompromised. While children are
generally thought to be at less risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection than adults …

Characterization of COVID‐19 disease in pediatric oncology patients: the New York‐New Jersey regional experience

PP Madhusoodhan, J Pierro, J Musante… - Pediatric Blood & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Pediatric oncology patients undergoing active chemotherapy are suspected to be
at a high risk for severe disease secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 and cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Zarifkar, A Kamath, C Robinson, N Morgulchik… - Clinical Oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Much of routine cancer care has been disrupted due to the perceived susceptibility to SARS-
CoV-2 infection in cancer patients. Here, we systematically review the current evidence base …

Cancer management during COVID-19 pandemic: is immune checkpoint inhibitors-based immunotherapy harmful or beneficial?

S Vivarelli, L Falzone, CM Grillo, G Scandurra, F Torino… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently representing a global health threat
especially for fragile individuals, such as cancer patients. It was demonstrated that cancer …