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23.11.2020 | COVID-19 | Original Article Zur Zeit gratis

Characteristics and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with cancer: a single-center retrospective observational study in Tokyo, Japan

verfasst von: Shohei Nakamura, Yusuke Kanemasa, Yuya Atsuta, Sho Fujiwara, Masaru Tanaka, Kazuaki Fukushima, Taiichiro Kobayashi, Tatsu Shimoyama, Yasushi Omuro, Noritaka Sekiya, Akifumi Imamura

Erschienen in: International Journal of Clinical Oncology | Ausgabe 3/2021

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Abstract

Background

Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused an international outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data on the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with cancer are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes including mortality and viral shedding period in COVID-19 patients with cancer in Japan.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed 32 patients with a history of cancer who were referred to our hospital between January 31, 2020 and May 25, 2020. We evaluated the association between clinical outcomes and potential prognostic factors using univariate analyses.

Results

The median age was 74.5 (range 24–90) years and 22 patients (69%) were men. A total of 11 patients (34%) died. Our analyses demonstrated that the mortality was significantly associated with lymphocyte count, albumin, lactate dehydrogenase, serum ferritin, and C-reactive protein on admission. The median period between illness onset and the first effective negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR result was 22 days (interquartile range 18–25) in survivors. Of four patients with hematological malignancy who developed COVID-19 within the rest period of chemotherapy, three died and the other patient, who received bendamustine plus rituximab therapy, had the longest duration of viral shedding (56 days).

Conclusion

Our study suggested that the risk factors for mortality previously reported in general COVID-19 patients, including lymphocytopenia, were also effective in cancer patients. Patients who received cytotoxic chemotherapy recently or were treated with chemotherapy, which can lead to lymphocyte reduction, had poor prognosis and prolonged periods of viral shedding.
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Metadaten
Titel
Characteristics and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with cancer: a single-center retrospective observational study in Tokyo, Japan
verfasst von
Shohei Nakamura
Yusuke Kanemasa
Yuya Atsuta
Sho Fujiwara
Masaru Tanaka
Kazuaki Fukushima
Taiichiro Kobayashi
Tatsu Shimoyama
Yasushi Omuro
Noritaka Sekiya
Akifumi Imamura
Publikationsdatum
23.11.2020
Verlag
Springer Singapore
Schlagwort
COVID-19
Erschienen in
International Journal of Clinical Oncology / Ausgabe 3/2021
Print ISSN: 1341-9625
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-7772
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-020-01837-0

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