Persistence of long-term COVID-19 sequelae in patients with cancer : An analysis from the OnCovid registry

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INTRODUCTION: A significant proportion of patients with cancer who recover from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may experience COVID-19 sequelae in the early post-infection phase, which negatively affect their continuity of care and oncological outcome. The long-term prevalence and clinical impact of the post-COVID-19 syndrome in patients with cancer are largely unknown.

METHODS: In this study, we describe the time course of COVID-19 sequelae in patients with non-advanced cancers enrolled in the OnCovid registry.

RESULTS: Overall, 186 patients were included, with a median observation period of 9.9 months (95%CI:8,8-11.3) post-COVID-19 resolution. After a median interval of 2.3 months post-COVID-19 (interquartile range: 1.4-3.7), 31 patients (16.6%) reported ≥1 sequelae, including respiratory complications (14, 7.6%), fatigue (13, 7.1%), neuro-cognitive sequelae (7, 3.8%). The vast majority of the patients were not vaccinated prior to COVID-19. COVID-19-related sequelae persisted in 9.8% and 8% of patients 6 and 12 months after COVID-19 resolution. Persistence of sequelae at first oncological follow-up was associated with history of complicated COVID-19 (45.2% vs 24.8%, p = 0.0223), irrespective of oncological features at COVID-19 diagnosis.

CONCLUSION: This study confirms for the first time that, in a largely unvaccinated population, post-COVID-19 syndrome can affect a significant proportion of patients with non-advanced cancer who recovered from the acute illness. COVID-19 sequelae may persist up to 12 months in some patients, highlighting the need for dedicated prevention and supportive strategies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:170

Enthalten in:

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 170(2022) vom: 05. Juli, Seite 10-16

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cortellini, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Salazar, Ramon [VerfasserIn]
Gennari, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar-Company, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Bower, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Bertuzzi, Alexia [VerfasserIn]
Brunet, Joan [VerfasserIn]
Lambertini, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Maluquer, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Pedrazzoli, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Alvin Jx [VerfasserIn]
Carmona-García, MCarmen [VerfasserIn]
Newsom-Davis, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Van Hemelrijck, Mieke [VerfasserIn]
Plaja, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Zambelli, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Tondini, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Generali, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Bertulli, Rossella [VerfasserIn]
Diamantis, Nikolaos [VerfasserIn]
Mukherjee, Uma [VerfasserIn]
Rizzo, Gianpiero [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Zoratto, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Bruna, Riccardo [VerfasserIn]
Sureda, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Martinez-Vila, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Cantini, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Mazzoni, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Grosso, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Parisi, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Saponara, Maristella [VerfasserIn]
Prat, Aleix [VerfasserIn]
Pinato, David J [VerfasserIn]
On Covid study group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Journal Article
Long-term
Outcome
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Sequelae

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Date Completed 28.06.2022

Date Revised 16.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ejca.2022.03.019

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340996897