Have your treatment recommendations for urothelial cancer patients changed given the ongoing COVID19 pandemic?
Would you forego neoadjuvant chemotherapy?
Are you using growth factor support differently?
Any changes to immunotherapy?
Other considerations?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
The therapeutic approach to cancer patients is changing rapidly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In discussing with colleagues from several different countries, a few themes emerge.
Patient visits, surgery, and treatment that is not essential is being deferred. The benefit/risk that we each consider f...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Excellent comments and answer by @Brian I. Rini! Cancer is also a big threat to many patients. It is very hard to make hard & fast decisions in these situations; it is usually a case by case approach, balancing very carefully risks vs benefits, and discussing rationale, data, logistics, details ...