Clinical characteristics of COVID-19-infected cancer patients, Isfahan, Iran.

Autor: Sharifi M; Cancer Prevention Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.; Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Vaseghi G; Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Nasirian M; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.; Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Arabzadeh S; Cancer Prevention Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Pourhadi M; Department of Physiology, Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Hajiahmadi S; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Shariati L; Biosensor Research Center, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.; Department of Biomaterials, Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Javanmard SH; Department of Physiology, Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences [J Res Med Sci] 2022 Sep 27; Vol. 27, pp. 73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 27 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_541_21
Abstrakt: Background: Cancer patients, as a highly vulnerable population, are receiving a great deal of attention in the current crisis of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). To date, shreds of evidence are not sufficient to the description of COVID-19 outcomes in patients with cancer. This study was performed to evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics and subsequent outcomes of COVID-19 in cancer patients.
Materials and Methods: A hospital-based study was conducted involving 66 cancer patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 from January 15, 2020, to December 21, 2020, in Isfahan, Iran. The clinical information was collected by interview and medical records. The statistical analyses were performed to describe categorical variables as well as mean, standard deviation, median, and the interquartile range for quantitative variables.
Results: In our study, 66 cancer patients with confirmed COVID-19 (age: 17-97 years; 50% female) were included. Leukemia and bone marrow cancer with a frequency of 25.7% were the most common types of cancer among them. Cancer patients mostly complained of fever, cough and fatigue, and shortness of breath. Among 76.9% of patients discharged from the hospital with relative recovery, 23% died; the most common cause of death was acute respiratory distress syndrome. Age, gender, and type of cancer did not affect cancer mortality. COVID-19 had no potential effect to increase the risk of side effects of anticancer therapies.
Conclusion: The results of our studies revealed that cancer is an important risk factor for the higher rate of mortality in patients with COVID-19. These findings could help physicians for the management, treatment, and supportive care of COVID-19 cancer patients.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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