Impact of hematologic malignancy and type of cancer therapy on COVID-19 severity and mortality: lessons from a large population-based registry study

Impact of hematologic malignancy and type of cancer therapy on COVID-19 severity and mortality: lessons from a large population-based registry study

Abstract Background Patients with cancer have been shown to have a higher risk of clinical severity and mortality compared to non-cancer patients with COVID-19. Patients with hematologic malignancies typically are known to have higher levels of immunosuppression and may develop more severe respirato...

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Main Authors: Julio García-Suárez, Javier de la Cruz, Ángel Cedillo, Pilar Llamas, Rafael Duarte, Víctor Jiménez-Yuste, José Ángel Hernández-Rivas, Rodrigo Gil-Manso, Mi Kwon, Pedro Sánchez-Godoy, Pilar Martínez-Barranco, Blanca Colás-Lahuerta, Pilar Herrera, Laurentino Benito-Parra, Adrián Alegre, Alberto Velasco, Arturo Matilla, María Concepción Aláez-Usón, Rafael Martos-Martínez, Carmen Martínez-Chamorro, Keina Susana-Quiroz, Juan Francisco Del Campo, Adolfo de la Fuente, Regina Herráez, Adriana Pascual, Elvira Gómez, Jaime Pérez-Oteyza, Elena Ruiz, Arancha Alonso, José González-Medina, Lucía Núñez Martín-Buitrago, Miguel Canales, Isabel González-Gascón, María Carmen Vicente-Ayuso, Susana Valenciano, María García Roa, Pablo Estival Monteliu, Javier López-Jiménez, Cristián Escolano Escobar, Javier Ortiz-Martín, José Luis Diez-Martin, Joaquín Martinez-Lopez, the Asociación Madrileña de Hematología y Hemoterapia (AMHH)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Subjects:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
COVID-19
Hematologic neoplasms
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-020-00970-7

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