The risk and prognosis of COVID-19 infection in cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Numerous studies have been published regarding outcomes of cancer patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. However, most of these are single-center studies with a limited number of patients. To better assess the outcomes of this new infection in this subgroup of susceptible patients, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 infection on cancer patients. We performed a literature search using PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus for studies that reported the risk of infection and complications of COVID-19 in cancer patients and retrieved 22 studies (1018 cancer patients). The analysis showed that the frequency of cancer among patients wit

SUBMITTER: ElGohary GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7390725 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature