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ReviewCancers2020

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cancer Patients: Effects on Disease Outcomes and Patient Prognosis.

Gaurav Seth, Saira Sethi, Shristi Bhattarai, Geetanjali Saini, Chandra Bhushan Singh, Ritu Aneja

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Gaurav SethDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Saira SethiMaulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
Shristi BhattaraiDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Geetanjali SainiDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4489-5320
Chandra Bhushan SinghDepartment of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
Ritu AnejaDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Georgia State University · USMaulana Azad Medical College · IN

Funding

HSET as a racial disparity biomarker for TNBC patientsR01CA239120 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI ANEJA, RITU · 2019 to 2024
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA239120NCI NIH HHS R01CA239120
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms and outcomes vary immensely among patients. Predicting disease progression and managing disease symptoms is even more challenging in cancer patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Cancer therapies, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy, often suppress the immune system, rendering cancer patients more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and the development of severe complications. However, data on the effects of immunosuppression on COVID-19 outcomes in cancer patients remain limited. Further investigations are warranted to better understand the implications of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cancer patients, particularly those that are immunocompromised. In this review, we outline the current knowledge of the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in cancer patients.

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cancer prognosisCOVID-19immunosuppressionSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33167313
PMCPMC7694326
OpenAlexW3096728638

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