Early mortality following COVID-19 infection among cancer patients who received radiotherapy: a meta-analysis

ABSTRACT:

Introduction:

Identifying the patients at higher risk for poor outcomes after radiotherapy (RT) during coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) era is an unmet clinical need.

Methods:

The Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, PubMed and Wiley-Blackwell Cochrane Library databases were searched. Eligible studies were required to address the outcomes of cancer patients who underwent RT during the COVID-19 era. The primary outcome was early mortality, while secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, hospital admission, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and use of mechanical ventilation. Pooled event rates were calculated, and meta-regression and ‘leave-one-out’ sensitivity analyses were performed.

Results:

Twelve eligible studies were in

SUBMITTER: Kamal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9043630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature