Learning through a Pandemic: The Current State of Knowledge on COVID-19 and Cancer.
Cancer Discov
; 12(2): 303-330, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1685769
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 pandemic. This comprehensive review offers a landscape analysis of the current state of the field regarding COVID-19 and cancer. We cover the immune response, risk factors for severe disease, and implications for vaccination in patients with cancer, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care delivery. Overall, this review provides an in-depth summary of the key issues facing patients with cancer during this unprecedented health crisis.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Cancer Discov
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
2159-8290.CD-21-1368
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