A multicenter analysis of the outcome of cancer patients with neutropenia and COVID-19 infection optionally treated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).
Abstract:12105 Background: Infection by SARS-CoV-2 can turn into an acute respiratory infection. Approximately 15% of patients will develop a distress syndrome responsible in most cases of mortality. A host hyperinflammatory response induced by a cytokine storm, is the main cause of this severe complication. Chemotherapy myelosuppression is associated with higher risk of infections and mortality in cancer patients. There have been no previous reports about the clinical management of patients with neutropenia and conco… Show more
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