Clinical portrait of the SARS-Cov-2 epidemic in European cancer patients
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic significantly impacted on oncology practice across the globe. There is uncertainty as to the contribution of patients' demographics and oncological features on severity and mortality from Covid-19 and little guidance as to the role of anti-cancer and anti-Covid-19 therapy in this population. In a multi-center study of 890 cancer patients with confirmed Covid-19 we demonstrated a worsening gradient of mortality from breast cancer to haematological malignancies and showed that male gender, older age, and number of co-morbidities identifies a subset of patients with significantly worse mortality rates from Covid-19. Provision of chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy did not worsen mortality. Exposure to antimalarials was associated with improved mortality rates independent of baseline prognostic factors. This study highlights the clinical utility of demographic factors for individualized risk-stratification of patients and support further research into emerging anti-Covid-19 therapeutics in SARS-Cov-2 infected cancer patients.
Date Issued
2020-07-31
Date Acceptance
2020-07-28
Citation
Cancer Discovery, 2020, 10 (10), pp.1465-1474
ISSN
2159-8274
Publisher
American Association for Cancer Research
Start Page
1465
End Page
1474
Journal / Book Title
Cancer Discovery
Volume
10
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
©2020, American Association for Cancer Research.
Sponsor
Wellcome Trust
Cancer Treatment & Research Trust
Identifier
https://cancerdiscovery.aacrjournals.org/content/10/10/1465.article-info
Grant Number
204834/Z/16/Z
WSCC_P8871
Subjects
1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-07-31