Covid-19 transmission, outcome and associated risk factors in cancer patients at the first month of the pandemic in a Spanish hospital in Madrid

BACKGROUND: There are no large reported series determining the Covid-19 cancer patient's characteristics. We determine whether differences exist in cumulative incidence and mortality of Covid-19 infection between cancer patients and general population in Madrid.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: We reviewed 1069 medical records of all cancer patients admitted at Oncology department between Feb 1 and April 7, 2020. We described Covid-19 cumulative incidence, treatment outcome, mortality, and associated risk factors.

RESULTS: We detected 45/1069 Covid-19 diagnoses in cancer patients vs 42,450/6,662,000 in total population (p < 0.00001). Mortality rate: 19/45 cancer patients vs 5586/42,450 (p = 0.0001). Mortality was associated with older median age, adjusted by staging and histology (74 vs 63.5 years old, OR 1.06, p = 0.03). Patients who combined hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin presented 3/18 deaths, regardless of age, staging, histology, cancer treatment and comorbidities (OR 0.02, p = 0.03).

CONCLUSION: Cancer patients are vulnerable to Covid-19 with an increase in complications. Combined hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin is presented as a good treatment option.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 22(2020), 12 vom: 24. Dez., Seite 2364-2368

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rogado, J [VerfasserIn]
Obispo, B [VerfasserIn]
Pangua, C [VerfasserIn]
Serrano-Montero, G [VerfasserIn]
Martín Marino, A [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Pérez, M [VerfasserIn]
López-Alfonso, A [VerfasserIn]
Gullón, P [VerfasserIn]
Lara, M Á [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4QWG6N8QKH
83905-01-5
Azithromycin
Cancer
Covid-19
Cumulative incidence
Drug Combinations
Hydroxychloroquine
Journal Article
Metastatic
Mortality

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.11.2020

Date Revised 10.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12094-020-02381-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310312965