The 10-month mortality rate among older patients treated for digestive system cancer during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: The CADIGCOVAGE multicentre cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a dramatic impact on cancer diagnosis and care pathways. Here, we assessed the mid-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with cancer before, during and after the lockdown period in 2020.

Materials and methods

We performed a retrospective, observational, multicentre cohort study of prospectively collected electronic health records. All adults aged 65 or over and having been newly treated for a digestive system cancer in our institution between January 2018 until August 2020 were enrolled.

Results

Data on 7,881 patients were analyzed. Although the overall 10-month mortality rate was similar in 2020 vs. 2018-2019, the mortality rate among for patients newly treated in the 2020 post-lockd

SUBMITTER: Aparicio T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883010 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature