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ReviewCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

COVID-19 in Immunocompromised Cancer Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Raj H Patel, Rachana Vanaparthy, John N Greene

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Review in Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Raj H Patel41066Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Monroe, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-1961
Rachana Vanaparthy6684Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
John N GreeneInfectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global pandemic of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has presented newfound challenges to the oncology community regarding management of disease progression in immunocompromised and cancer patients. Further, the large influx of COVID-19 patients has overwhelmed healthcare facilities, limited access to intensive care unit beds and ventilators, and canceled elective surgeries causing disruptions to the cancer care continuum and re-organization of oncological care. While it is known that the potential threat of infection is greatest in elderly patients (>60 years of age) and patients with underlying comorbidities, there is still insufficient data to determine the risk of COVID-19 in cancer patients. Given the immunosuppressive status in cancer patients arising from chemotherapy and other comorbidities, management of COVID-19 in this patient population carries a unique set of challenges. We report three cases of COVID-19 in immunocompromised cancer patients and discuss the challenges in preventing, diagnosing, and treating this vulnerable group.

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Immunocompromised HostSARS-CoV-2AdultAgedCOVID-19FemaleHumansMaleNeoplasmscancercomorbiditiesCOVID-19immunocompromisedSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34579537
PMCPMC8482717

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