Protective measures for patients with advanced cancer during the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic: Quo vadis?

Autor: Heiko Golpon, Hans Christiansen, M Heuser, Jörg Haier, Philipp Ivanyi, Tjoung-Won Park-Simon, Peter Hillemanns, Arndt Vogel, Ralf Gutzmer
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
ISSN: 1573-7276
0262-0898
DOI: 10.1007/s10585-021-10083-1
Popis: Cancer patients represent a vulnerable cohort during the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic. Oncological societies have generated a plethora of recommendations, but precise instructions about routine oncological procedures remain scarce. Here, we report on local COVID-19 protection measures established in an interdisciplinary approach at a tertiary care center during the first wave of the pandemia in Germany. Following these measures, no additional morbidity or mortality during oncological procedures was observed, and no nosocomial infections were registered. However, Validation of our measures is outstanding and regional SARS-CoV-2 prevalence was low. However, specific oncological measures might be important to ensure optimal oncological results, especially for advanced cancer stages during this and future pandemia. In the future, communication about these measures might be crucial to a cancer patient´s assigned network to reduce the danger of excess mortality within the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10585-021-10083-1.
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