Severity and 1-month outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with solid cancers: a Danish nationwide cohort study.
Sidse EhmsenL H JakobsenM E LendorfR L EefsenL BentsenA S KnoopNinna Aggerholm-PedersenH SkuladottirJ HerrstedtL H JensenC RotbølM B DammK WedervangAndreas GlenthoejJesper RygHenrik FrederiksenAnnette Raskov KodahlPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2021)
Acknowledging the low sample size in this study, our work shows that age and comorbidities, but not recent cytotoxic therapy, are associated with adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection for patients with solid cancer. Particularly, patients with progressive disease seem to be at greater risk of a fatal outcome from COVID-19.HighlightsAge, performance status, and comorbidities are strong predictors of adverse outcome in cancer patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.Patients with progressive cancer disease seem to be at greater risk of a fatal outcome from COVID-19.Recent cytotoxic therapy, however, did not seem to be associated with increased risk for adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection for patients with solid cancer.