The clinical and translational research activities at the INT - IRCCS "Fondazione Pascale" cancer center (Naples, Italy) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 pandemic following the outbreak in China and Western Europe, where it finally lost the momentum, is now devastating North and South America. It has not been identified the reason and the molecular mechanisms of the two different patterns of the pulmonary host responses to the virus from a minimal disease in young subjects to a severe distress syndrome (ARDS) in older subjects, particularly those with previous chronic diseases (including diabetes) and cancer. The Management of the Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS "Fondazione Pascale" in Naples (INT-Pascale), along with all Health professionals decided not to interrupt the treatment of those hospitalized and to continue, even if after a careful triage in order not to allow SARS-CoV-2 positive subjects to access, to take care of can

SUBMITTER: Buonaguro FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7681193 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature