{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(24)"],"submitter":["Ramirez O"],"funding":["POHEMA Foundation (Colombia, 2010 to 2023)","Foundation S - The Sanofi Collective - \"My Child Matters\" program (France, 2009 to 2018)","Colombian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (ACHOP, Colombia, 2018 to 2023)","Keira Grace Foundation (USA, 2021 to 2023)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Background
Measures to control COVID-19 transmission disrupted childhood cancer care. Data on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood cancer mortality are lacking. This study describes the impact of the pandemic on childhood cancer early-mortality (≤ 24 months).Methods
A multicenter prospective cohort was conducted in 10 Colombian cities. Children with newly diagnosed cancer registered in the Childhood Cancer Clinical Outcomes Surveillance System (VIGICANCER) were included. Our primary outcome was cumulative mortality at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. The exposed cohort (EC = March 25, 2020-December 31, 2021) was compared with a historic cohort (HC = January 1, 2017-March 24, 2020). Covariates included sociodemographics, place of residence, health insurance type, and tu"],"journal":["Cancer medicine"],"pagination":["e70483"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11803909"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Increased Early-Mortality in Children With Solid Tumors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Middle-Income Country."],"pmcid":["PMC11803909"],"pubmed_authors":["Pardo C","Perez MA","Narvaez CE","Gonzalez O","Gonzalez N","Paternina S","Fox JE","Calderon A","Castro R","Perez MR","Hernandez J","Ortiz FH","Rodriguez PA","Cabrera-Bernal E","Contreras A","Grillo K","Mesa M","Estupinan-Perico DI","Aristizabal P","Flechas J","Linares A","Ardila J","Bravo LE","Barros G","Arroyave F","Marsiglia H","Ramirez O","Ramirez N","Montano S","Estupinan M","Ropero JA","Molina FJ","Martinez L","Piedrahita V","Valencia N","VIGICANCER Working Group","Gonzalez A","Lagos J","Ozaeta D","Urcuqui LA","Romero LH","Casas C","De Los Reyes IC","Cabezas JA","Pina M","Restrepo A","Portilla CA","Quiroz LM","Castillo A","Vasquez HD","Barragan L","Guzman P","Trujillo A","Valencia DL","Chaparro M","Infante AM","Lopera J","Restrepo CE","Lotero V","Rendon DS","Aristizabal I","Montenegro P","Obregon MP","Pena A","Garay DJ","Bolivar S","Suarez GE","Del Rosario Alvarez M","Rincon G","Villa B","Osuna R","Medina D","Castro MX","Franco A","Castro A","Suarez A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Increased Early-Mortality in Children With Solid Tumors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Middle-Income Country.","description":"Background
Measures to control COVID-19 transmission disrupted childhood cancer care. Data on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood cancer mortality are lacking. This study describes the impact of the pandemic on childhood cancer early-mortality (≤ 24 months).Methods
A multicenter prospective cohort was conducted in 10 Colombian cities. Children with newly diagnosed cancer registered in the Childhood Cancer Clinical Outcomes Surveillance System (VIGICANCER) were included. Our primary outcome was cumulative mortality at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. The exposed cohort (EC = March 25, 2020-December 31, 2021) was compared with a historic cohort (HC = January 1, 2017-March 24, 2020). Covariates included sociodemographics, place of residence, health insurance type, and tu","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Dec","modification":"2025-04-05T09:40:53.943Z","creation":"2025-04-05T09:40:53.943Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11803909","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39711262"],"doi":["10.1002/cam4.70483"]}}