COVID-19 in cancer patients on active systemic therapy - Outcomes from LMIC scenario with an emphasis on need for active treatment

© 2020 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

BACKGROUND: There is limited data on outcomes in cancer patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from lower middle-income countries (LMICs).

PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was an observational study, conducted between 12 April and 10 June 2020 at Tata Memorial centre, Mumbai, in cancer patients undergoing systemic therapy with laboratory confirmed COVID-19. The objectives were to evaluate cumulative 30-day all-cause mortality, COVID-19 attributable mortality, factors predicting mortality, and time to viral negativity after initial diagnosis.

RESULTS: Of the 24 660 footfalls and 7043 patients evaluated, 230 patients on active systemic therapy with a median age of 42 (1-75) years were included. COVID-19 infection severity, as per WHO criteria, was mild, moderate, and severe in 195 (85%), 11 (5%), and 24 (11%) patients, respectively. Twenty-three patients (10%) expired during follow-up, with COVID-19 attributable mortality seen in 15 patients (6.5%). There were no mortalities in the pediatric cohort of 31 (14%) patients. Advanced stage cancer being treated with palliative intent vs others [30-day mortality 24%% vs 5%, odds ratio (OR) 5.6, 95% CI 2.28-13.78, P < .001], uncontrolled cancer status vs controlled cancer (30-day mortality37.5%% vs 4%%, OR 14, 95% CI 4.46-44.16, P < .001) and severe COVID-19 vs mild COVID-19 (30-day mortality 71% vs 3%, OR 92.29, 95% CI 26.43-322.21, P < .001) were significantly associated with mortality. The median time to SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR negativity was 17 days [interquartile range (IQR)17-28) in the cohort.

CONCLUSIONS: The mortality rates in cancer patients with COVID-19 who are receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy in LMICSs are marginally higher than that reported in unselected COVID-19 cohorts with prolonged time to viral negativity in a substantial number of patients. The pediatric cancer patients tended to have favorable outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Cancer medicine - 9(2020), 23 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 8747-8753

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ramaswamy, Anant [VerfasserIn]
Nayak, Lingaraj [VerfasserIn]
Roy Moulik, Nirmalya [VerfasserIn]
Sengar, Manju [VerfasserIn]
Chinnaswamy, Girish [VerfasserIn]
Jobanputra, Kunal [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Minit J [VerfasserIn]
Kapoor, Akhil [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Gokarn, Anant [VerfasserIn]
Bonda, Avinash [VerfasserIn]
Cheriyalinkal Parambil, Badira [VerfasserIn]
Prasad, Maya [VerfasserIn]
Bagal, Bhausaheb [VerfasserIn]
Dhamne, Chetan [VerfasserIn]
Narula, Gaurav [VerfasserIn]
Jain, Hasmukh [VerfasserIn]
Ghosh, Jaya [VerfasserIn]
Thorat, Jayashree [VerfasserIn]
Bajpai, Jyoti [VerfasserIn]
Menon, Nandini [VerfasserIn]
Khattry, Navin [VerfasserIn]
Bhargava, Prabhat [VerfasserIn]
Punatar, Sachin [VerfasserIn]
Gulia, Seema [VerfasserIn]
Banavali, Shripad [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Sudeep [VerfasserIn]
Srinivas, Sujay [VerfasserIn]
Rath, Sushmita [VerfasserIn]
Vora, Tushar [VerfasserIn]
Noronha, Vanita [VerfasserIn]
Patil, Vijay M [VerfasserIn]
Ostwal, Vikas [VerfasserIn]
Prabhash, Kumar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
COVID-19
Cancer
Journal Article
LMICs
Observational Study
RT-PCR negativity
Systemic therapy

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Date Completed 28.12.2020

Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cam4.3423

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316969648