Outcome of COVID-19 in Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma-Report From the European MCL Registry.

ABSTRACT: Data on outcome of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and COVID-19 infection are limited. The European MCL (EMCL) registry is a centralized registry of the EMCL network, collecting real-world information about treatments and disease courses. During the COVID-19 pandemic, additional data on MCL patients with COVID-19 infection were collected, aiming to identify risk factors for mortality from COVID-19. In our retrospective, multicenter, international study, we collected data from 63 MCL patients with a median age of 64 years (range, 44-84) in 9 countries with evidence of a COVID-19 infection between February 2020 and October 2021. The overall mortality rate was high (44.4%), especially in hospitalized patients (61%) and in patients with need for intensive care unit care (94%). Patient

SUBMITTER: Tilch MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9000040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature