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Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in 126 children and adolescents with central nervous system tumors.

Daniel C MoreiraIbrahim QaddoumiYichen ChenNickhill BhaktaGuillermo L ChantadaVictor M SantanaMiguela A CanizaMeenakshi DevidasKathy Pritchard-JonesCarlos Rodriguez GalindoEric BouffetSheena Mukkadanull null
Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2023)
In this cohort of patients with CNS tumors and COVID-19, the frequency of severe infection appears to be low, although severe disease and death do occur. We found that greater severity was seen in patients with severe neutropenia, although treatment modifications were not associated with infection severity or cytopenias. Additional analyses are needed to further describe this unique group of patients.
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