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ArticleCase reports in oncology

Use of Sotrovimab for COVID-19 in a Patient with International Germ Cell Consensus Classification Poor Prognosis Testicular Germ Cell Tumor.

Hirotaka Nagasaka, Shinichi Takebe, Shotaro Yamamoto, Takuya Kondo, Hideyuki Terao, Noboru Nakaigawa, Takeshi Kishida

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hirotaka NagasakaDepartment of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Shinichi TakebeDepartment of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Shotaro YamamotoDepartment of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Takuya KondoDepartment of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Hideyuki TeraoDepartment of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Noboru NakaigawaDepartment of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Takeshi KishidaDepartment of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
Kanagawa Cancer CenterKanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization · JP

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Abstract

A 35-year-old man was diagnosed with stage IIIC non-seminoma with paralysis of the lower half of his body due to 8th thoracic spine metastasis. The patient received bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin (BEP) therapy. On day 4 of the second course of BEP, the patient developed a fever and was diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 was suspected to worsen because of cancer and chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression. However, the benefits of continuing BEP therapy outweighed these risks. After obtaining fully informed consent, BEP therapy was continued from day 5, while sotrovimab (anti-COVID-19 drug) was administered. The second course of BEP was completed without worsening severe COVID-19 or bleomycin-induced lung injury. The patient completed four courses of BEP, with normalization of tumor markers, partial response on imaging, and improvement in lower body paralysis. In this case, we successfully treated a patient with testicular germ cell tumor with chemotherapy while having COVID-19 without treatment delay. During the COVID-19 pandemic, concomitant chemotherapy and COVID-19 treatment are warranted because delaying treatment will decrease the efficacy of highly curative diseases such as germ cell tumors.

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BEPCOVID-19Germ cell tumorNon-seminomaSotrovimab

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PMCPMC10601775
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