Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer in referral centers in Italy.
Leonardo SolainiMaria BencivengaFausto RosaAlessia D'ignazioElisabetta MarinoSilvia MinistriniSilvia SofiaMichele SaccoGianni MuraEmanuele RausaMarco De PrizioLuigina GraziosiMaurizio DegiuliGuido Alberto Massimo TiberioSergio AlfieriDaniele MarrelliPaolo MorgagniGiorgio ErcolaniPublished in: Tumori (2022)
A greater number of advanced or metastatic cases were diagnosed after the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially after the "full lockdown" periods. During the pandemic, once gastric cancer patients were referred to one of the centers, a shorter time to complete the diagnostic work-up or to address them to the best treatment option was required.