The evolving landscape of COVID-19 and post-COVID condition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia : A study by ERIC, the European research initiative on CLL

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In this retrospective international multicenter study, we describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and related disorders (small lymphocytic lymphoma and high-count monoclonal B lymphocytosis) infected by SARS-CoV-2, including the development of post-COVID condition. Data from 1540 patients with CLL infected by SARS-CoV-2 from January 2020 to May 2022 were included in the analysis and assigned to four phases based on cases disposition and SARS-CoV-2 variants emergence. Post-COVID condition was defined according to the WHO criteria. Patients infected during the most recent phases of the pandemic, though carrying a higher comorbidity burden, were less often hospitalized, rarely needed intensive care unit admission, or died compared to patients infected during the initial phases. The 4-month overall survival (OS) improved through the phases, from 68% to 83%, p = .0015. Age, comorbidity, CLL-directed treatment, but not vaccination status, emerged as risk factors for mortality. Among survivors, 6.65% patients had a reinfection, usually milder than the initial one, and 16.5% developed post-COVID condition. The latter was characterized by fatigue, dyspnea, lasting cough, and impaired concentration. Infection severity was the only risk factor for developing post-COVID. The median time to resolution of the post-COVID condition was 4.7 months. OS in patients with CLL improved during the different phases of the pandemic, likely due to the improvement of prophylactic and therapeutic measures against SARS-CoV-2 as well as the emergence of milder variants. However, mortality remained relevant and a significant number of patients developed post-COVID conditions, warranting further investigations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:98

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American journal of hematology - 98(2023), 12 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 1856-1868

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Visentin, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Chatzikonstantinou, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Scarfò, Lydia [VerfasserIn]
Kapetanakis, Anargyros [VerfasserIn]
Demosthenous, Christos [VerfasserIn]
Karakatsoulis, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Minga, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Chamou, Dimitra [VerfasserIn]
Allsup, David [VerfasserIn]
Cabrero, Alejandro Alonso [VerfasserIn]
Andres, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Antic, Darko [VerfasserIn]
Baile, Mónica [VerfasserIn]
Baliakas, Panagiotis [VerfasserIn]
Besikli-Dimou, Sotiria [VerfasserIn]
Bron, Dominique [VerfasserIn]
Chatzileontiadou, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Cordoba, Raul [VerfasserIn]
Correa, Juan-Gonzalo [VerfasserIn]
Cuéllar-García, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
De Paoli, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
De Paolis, Maria Rosaria [VerfasserIn]
Delgado, Julio [VerfasserIn]
Dimou, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Donaldson, David [VerfasserIn]
Catherwood, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Doubek, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Efstathopoulou, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Eichhorst, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Elashwah, Salma [VerfasserIn]
Enrico, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Espinet, Blanca [VerfasserIn]
Farina, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Foglietta, Myriam [VerfasserIn]
Frederiksen, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Fürstenau, Moritz [VerfasserIn]
García-Marco, José A [VerfasserIn]
García-Serra, Rocío [VerfasserIn]
Collado, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Gentile, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Gimeno, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Glenthøj, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
da Silva, Maria Gomes [VerfasserIn]
Hakobyan, Yervand K [VerfasserIn]
Herishanu, Yair [VerfasserIn]
Hernández-Rivas, José Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Herold, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Innocenti, Idanna [VerfasserIn]
Itchaki, Gilad [VerfasserIn]
Jaksic, Ozren [VerfasserIn]
Janssens, Ann [VerfasserIn]
Kalashnikova, Оlga B [VerfasserIn]
Kalicińska, Elżbieta [VerfasserIn]
Kater, Arnon P [VerfasserIn]
Kersting, Sabina [VerfasserIn]
Labrador, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Lad, Deepesh [VerfasserIn]
Laurenti, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Levin, Mark-David [VerfasserIn]
Lista, Enrico [VerfasserIn]
Lopez-Garcia, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Malerba, Lara [VerfasserIn]
Marasca, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Marchetti, Monia [VerfasserIn]
Marquet, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Mattsson, Mattias [VerfasserIn]
Mauro, Francesca R [VerfasserIn]
Morawska, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Motta, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Munir, Talha [VerfasserIn]
Murru, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Niemann, Carsten U [VerfasserIn]
Rodrigues, Raquel Nunes [VerfasserIn]
Olivieri, Jacopo [VerfasserIn]
Orsucci, Lorella [VerfasserIn]
Papaioannou, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Pavlovsky, Miguel Arturo [VerfasserIn]
Piskunova, Inga [VerfasserIn]
Popov, Viola Maria [VerfasserIn]
Quaglia, Francesca Maria [VerfasserIn]
Quaresmini, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Qvist, Kristian [VerfasserIn]
Rigolin, Gian Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Ruchlemer, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Šimkovič, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Špaček, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Sportoletti, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Stanca, Oana [VerfasserIn]
Tadmor, Tamar [VerfasserIn]
Capasso, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Del Poeta, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Gutwein, Odit [VerfasserIn]
Karlsson, Linda Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Milosevic, Ivana [VerfasserIn]
Mirás, Fatima [VerfasserIn]
Reda, Gianluigi [VerfasserIn]
Saghumyan, Gevorg [VerfasserIn]
Shrestha, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Te Raa, Doreen [VerfasserIn]
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Multicenter Study
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Date Completed 16.11.2023

Date Revised 29.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ajh.27093

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362686246