Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Patients with Cancer: Experience in a Latin American Country: The ACHOCC-19 Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The ACHOCC-19 study was performed to characterize COVID-19 infection in a Colombian oncological population.

Methodology

Analytical cohort study of patients with cancer and COVID-19 infection in Colombia. From April 1 to October 31, 2020. Demographic and clinical variables related to cancer and COVID-19 infection were collected. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality from all causes. The association between the outcome and the prognostic variables was analyzed using logistic regression models and survival analysis with Cox regression.

Results

The study included 742 patients; 72% were >51 years. The most prevalent neoplasms were breast (132, 17.77%), colorectal (92, 12.34%), and prostate (81, 10.9%). Two hundred twenty (29.6%) patients were asymptomatic a

SUBMITTER: Ospina AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8441790 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature