Special considerations in the management of adult patients with acute leukaemias and myeloid neoplasms in the COVID-19 era: recommendations from a panel of international experts. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a global public health crisis. Multiple observations indicate poorer post-infection outcomes for patients with cancer than for the general population. Herein, we highlight the challenges in caring for patients with acute leukaemias and myeloid neoplasms amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We summarise key changes related to service allocation, clinical and supportive care, clinical trial participation, and ethical considerations regarding the use of lifesaving measures for these patients. We recognise that these recommendations might be more applicable to high-income countries and might not be generalisable because of regional differences in health-care infrastructure, individual circumstances, and a complex and highly fluid health-care environment. Despite these limitations, we aim to provide a general framework for the care of patients with acute leukaemias and myeloid neoplasms during the COVID-19 pandemic on the basis of recommendations from international experts.

authors

publication date

  • June 18, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Betacoronavirus
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Infection Control
  • Leukemia
  • Myeloproliferative Disorders
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7302757

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85087508878

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1056/NEJMoa2007016

PubMed ID

  • 32563283

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 7

issue

  • 8