The effect of anticancer treatment on cancer patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hanqing LiuDan YangXinyue ChenZhihong SunYutong ZouChuang ChenSheng-Rong Sun

Published in: Cancer medicine (2020)

No significant difference was seen in any anticancer treatments in the solid tumor subgroup. Chemotherapy, however, will lead to higher mortality in patients with hematological malignancies. Multicenter, prospective studies are needed to re-evaluate the results.

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