Insights into cancer characteristics among SARS-CoV-2 infected hospitalized patients: a comprehensive analysis from the National Clinical Registry for COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cancer outcome is dependent on multiple predetermining factors including cancer, type of cancer and its related factors. This study aims to investigate the association between COVID-19 & cancer/cancer types, focusing on risk of in-hospital mortality within 30 days of hospitalization of COVID-19 patients with cancer.

Materials and methods

We did a registry (National Clinical Registry for COVID-19) based retrospective observational study including 51,544 patients, of whom 976 were patients with cancer, admitted with COVID-19 between August 2020 and August 2023 across 42 hospitals of India.

Results

Out of 51,544 patients, 976 (1.8%) had cancer. Hematological malignancies made up 15.06% (147 cases), while solid cancers accounted for 29.5% (288 cases), with genitou

SUBMITTER: Chatterji S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568054 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature