Accelerated tumor progression after COVID-19 infection in patients with glioblastoma: A retrospective case-control study.
Timothy A GregoryStephanie R KnightAshley E AaroeKaitlin N HighsmithZachary C JanatpourBarbara J O'BrienNazanin K MajdMonica E LoghinChirag B PatelShiao-Pei WeathersVinay K PuduvalliCarlos Kamiya-MatsuokaPublished in: Neuro-oncology practice (2024)
Patients with glioblastoma may have accelerated disease progression in the first 2 months after COVID-19 infection. Infected patients should be monitored vigilantly. Future investigations should explore tumor-immune microenvironment changes linking tumor progression and COVID-19.