Learning through a Pandemic: The Current State of Knowledge on COVID-19 and Cancer.

ABSTRACT: The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has left patients with current or past history of cancer facing disparate consequences at every stage of the cancer trajectory. This comprehensive review offers a landscape analysis of the current state of the literature on COVID-19 and cancer, including the immune response to COVID-19, risk factors for severe disease, and impact of anticancer therapies. We also review the latest data on treatment of COVID-19 and vaccination safety and efficacy in patients with cancer, as well as the impact of the pandemic on cancer care, including the urgent need for rapid evidence generation and real-world study designs. SIGNIFICANCE: Patients with cancer have faced severe consequences at every stage of the cancer journey due to the COVID-19 pandem

SUBMITTER: Elkrief A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8831477 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature