Increased Early-Mortality in Children With Solid Tumors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Middle-Income Country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measures to control COVID-19 transmission disrupted childhood cancer care. Data on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood cancer mortality are lacking. This study describes the impact of the pandemic on childhood cancer early-mortality (≤ 24 months).

Methods

A multicenter prospective cohort was conducted in 10 Colombian cities. Children with newly diagnosed cancer registered in the Childhood Cancer Clinical Outcomes Surveillance System (VIGICANCER) were included. Our primary outcome was cumulative mortality at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. The exposed cohort (EC = March 25, 2020-December 31, 2021) was compared with a historic cohort (HC = January 1, 2017-March 24, 2020). Covariates included sociodemographics, place of residence, health insurance type, and tu

SUBMITTER: Ramirez O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11803909 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature