COVID-19 risk for patients undergoing anticancer treatment at the outpatient clinic of the National Cancer Institute of Milan: the COVINT study.
Federico NichettiMarta BiniMargherita AmbrosiniArianna OttiniAlessandro RamettaRita LeporatiDaniela PolastriChiara PircherKatia DottiLaura FerrariFilippo de BraudPublished in: ESMO open (2020)
During the pandemic peak, accurate protective measures successfully resulted in low rates of COVID-19 diagnosis, although with high lethality. Prospective patients' surveillance will continue with NPS and serology testing to provide a more comprehensive epidemiological picture, a biological insight on the impact of cytotoxic treatments on the immune response, and to protect patients and healthcare workers.