2020
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa113
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Neuro-oncology management during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on WHO grades III and IV gliomas

Abstract: Abstract Background Because of the increased risk in cancer patients of developing complications caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), physicians have to balance the competing risks of the negative impact of the pandemic and the primary tumor disease. In this consensus statement, an international group of experts present mitigation strategies and treatment gu… Show more

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“…Individuals with cancer had a higher risk of COVID-19 infection due to poor immunity from tumor load and malnourishment [29,30]. Some studies demonstrated that patients with cancer seemed to be more likely to be infected with COVID-19 and have a higher risk of a severe event [31][32][33]. To date, some studies have been performed to evaluate the COVID-19 infection in CRC patients, but the results of these studies were inconsistent because most of these are single-center studies with limited sample sizes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Individuals with cancer had a higher risk of COVID-19 infection due to poor immunity from tumor load and malnourishment [29,30]. Some studies demonstrated that patients with cancer seemed to be more likely to be infected with COVID-19 and have a higher risk of a severe event [31][32][33]. To date, some studies have been performed to evaluate the COVID-19 infection in CRC patients, but the results of these studies were inconsistent because most of these are single-center studies with limited sample sizes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, the demand for neurosurgery appears to have decreased during the pandemic. The number of SAH and TBI patients treated during the pandemic was significantly lower in March 2020 than December 2019, although indications for emergency treatment of neurosurgical patients have remained similar and guidelines specifically state that neurosurgical emergencies need to be handled according to already accepted knowledge and experience [5,11,22,24]. Only three centers stated that they would not admit one hypothetical typical neurosurgical SAH patient in need of intensive care.…”
Section: Adjustment Of Services To Decreased Supply Of Resources Via mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…8 Several recent expert statements have been published addressing how to manage care in specialist oncology departments, but few reports guide effective organisation for daily clinical practice. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] We aimed to assess how oncology centres and departments reacted to the health crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to improve oncological care and to implement preventive measures.…”
Section: Key Questionsmentioning
confidence: 99%