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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

Prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer and COVID-19: a cohort from the Palliative Care Unit of the Brazilian National Cancer Institute.

Livia Costa de Oliveira, Karla Santos da Costa Rosa, Alessandra Zanei Borsatto, Luciana Aparecida Faria de Oliveira, Renata de Freitas, Simone Garruth Dos Santos Machado Sampaio

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Livia Costa de OliveiraPalliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel, 274, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20560-120114, Brazil. lillycostaoliveira@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-1846
Karla Santos da Costa RosaPalliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel, 274, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20560-120114, Brazil.
Alessandra Zanei BorsattoPalliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel, 274, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20560-120114, Brazil.
Luciana Aparecida Faria de OliveiraPalliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel, 274, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20560-120114, Brazil.
Renata de FreitasPalliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel, 274, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20560-120114, Brazil.
Simone Garruth Dos Santos Machado SampaioPalliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), Rua Visconde de Santa Isabel, 274, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20560-120114, Brazil.
Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCA · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe overall survival (OS) in 90 days and to evaluate the prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer and COVID-19.

methodsThis is a retrospective cohort study carried out at the Palliative Care Unit of the Brazilian National Cancer Institute. Patients with advanced cancer and COVID-19 confirmed by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction were included. Kaplan-Meier's curves, log-rank test, and Cox regression were performed.

resultsEighty-three inpatients were selected. The average age was 61.4 (±12.6) years, with a higher proportion of women (73.4%). The most prevalent tumor type was breast (36.7%), followed by gastrointestinal tract (20.3%). The OS was 32 [interquartile range (IQR): 6-70] days, and at the end of the follow-up period, 17 patients (20.5%) were alive and 66 (79.5%) had died. Patients with advanced cancer and COVID-19 and who were 60-74 years old [hazard ratio (HR): 2.03; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.09-3.78], with lung tumors (HR: 17.50; 95% CI: 1.70-28.34), with lung metastasis (HR: 4.21; 95% CI: 2.17-8.15), and with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HR: 4.92; 95% CI: 1.01-24.69) had higher risk of death in 90 days.

conclusionThe age of 60-74 years old, lung tumors (primary or metastases), and the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were considered independent prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer and COVID-19.

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COVID-19Lung NeoplasmsAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)Palliative CarePrognosisRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2United StatesAdvanced cancerCoronavirusHospital mortalityPalliative carePrognosis

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PMID33779801
PMCPMC8005668
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