COVID-19 mortality in cancer patients: a report from a tertiary cancer centre in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer patients, especially those receiving cytotoxic therapy, are assumed to have a higher probability of death from COVID-19. We have conducted this study to identify the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) in cancer patients with COVID-19 and have explored the relationship of various clinical factors to mortality in our patient cohort.

Methods

All confirmed cancer cases presented to the hospital from June 8 to August 20, 2020, and developed symptoms/radiological features suspicious of COVID-19 were tested by Real-time polymerase chain reaction assay and/or cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test from a combination of naso-oropharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2. Clinical data, treatment details, and outcomes were assessed from the medical records.

Results

Of the

SUBMITTER: Mehta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7827973 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature