How should you manage a COVID-19 infected/suspected patient who is receiving chemotherapy and cannot interrupt or delay their cancer treatment?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
This is difficult to answer specifically without further details. There certainly is accumulating evidence that patients with cancer, especially those receiving immunosuppressive chemotherapy, are at greater risk of COVID-19 infection if exposed, and a greater risk of serious and life-threatening co...
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Medical Oncologist at Sanford Excellent input, @Gary H. Lyman.
Medical Oncologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Thank you much @Brian Leyland-Jones—means a ...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
There are at least two published analyses showing increased severity and worse outcome from COVID-19 in cancer patients and recent anti-tumor therapy, like chemotherapy, strongly increases risk of severe events.1) Liang et al published outcomes of 18 patients with cancer and lab-confirmed COVID-19, ...
Excellent input, @Gary H. Lyman.
Thank you much @Brian Leyland-Jones—means a ...