COVID-19 in cancer patients on systemic anti-cancer therapies: outcomes from the CAPITOL (COVID-19 Cancer PatIenT Outcomes in North London) cohort study.

COVID-19 SACT SARS-CoV-2 cancer chemotherapy coronavirus hormone therapy immunotherapy novel coronavirus oncology systemic anti-cancer treatment targeted treatment tumour

Journal

Therapeutic advances in medical oncology
ISSN: 1758-8340
Titre abrégé: Ther Adv Med Oncol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101510808

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 23 09 2020
accepted: 15 10 2020
entrez: 12 11 2020
pubmed: 13 11 2020
medline: 13 11 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Patients with cancer are hypothesised to be at increased risk of contracting COVID-19, leading to changes in treatment pathways in those treated with systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT). This study investigated the outcomes of patients receiving SACT to assess whether they were at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 or having more severe outcomes. Data was collected from all patients receiving SACT in two cancer centres as part of CAPITOL (COVID-19 Cancer PatIenT Outcomes in North London). The primary outcome was the effect of clinical characteristics on the incidence and severity of COVID-19 infection in patients on SACT. We used univariable and multivariable models to analyse outcomes, adjusting for age, gender and comorbidities. A total of 2871 patients receiving SACT from 2 March to 31 May 2020 were analysed; 68 (2.4%) were diagnosed with COVID-19. Cancer patients receiving SACT were more likely to die if they contracted COVID-19 than those who did not [adjusted (adj.) odds ratio (OR) 9.84; 95% confidence interval (CI) 5.73-16.9]. Receiving chemotherapy increased the risk of developing COVID-19 (adj. OR 2.99; 95% CI = 1.72-5.21), with high dose chemotherapy significantly increasing risk (adj. OR 2.36, 95% CI 1.35-6.48), as did the presence of comorbidities (adj. OR 2.29; 95% CI 1.19-4.38), and having a respiratory or intrathoracic neoplasm (adj. OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.04-4.36). Receiving targeted treatment had a protective effect (adj. OR 0.53; 95% CI 0.30-0.95). Treatment intent (curative Patients on SACT are more likely to die if they contract COVID-19. Those on chemotherapy, particularly high dose chemotherapy, are more likely to contract COVID-19, while targeted treatment appears to be protective.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Patients with cancer are hypothesised to be at increased risk of contracting COVID-19, leading to changes in treatment pathways in those treated with systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT). This study investigated the outcomes of patients receiving SACT to assess whether they were at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 or having more severe outcomes.
METHODS METHODS
Data was collected from all patients receiving SACT in two cancer centres as part of CAPITOL (COVID-19 Cancer PatIenT Outcomes in North London). The primary outcome was the effect of clinical characteristics on the incidence and severity of COVID-19 infection in patients on SACT. We used univariable and multivariable models to analyse outcomes, adjusting for age, gender and comorbidities.
RESULTS RESULTS
A total of 2871 patients receiving SACT from 2 March to 31 May 2020 were analysed; 68 (2.4%) were diagnosed with COVID-19. Cancer patients receiving SACT were more likely to die if they contracted COVID-19 than those who did not [adjusted (adj.) odds ratio (OR) 9.84; 95% confidence interval (CI) 5.73-16.9]. Receiving chemotherapy increased the risk of developing COVID-19 (adj. OR 2.99; 95% CI = 1.72-5.21), with high dose chemotherapy significantly increasing risk (adj. OR 2.36, 95% CI 1.35-6.48), as did the presence of comorbidities (adj. OR 2.29; 95% CI 1.19-4.38), and having a respiratory or intrathoracic neoplasm (adj. OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.04-4.36). Receiving targeted treatment had a protective effect (adj. OR 0.53; 95% CI 0.30-0.95). Treatment intent (curative
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Patients on SACT are more likely to die if they contract COVID-19. Those on chemotherapy, particularly high dose chemotherapy, are more likely to contract COVID-19, while targeted treatment appears to be protective.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33178336
doi: 10.1177/1758835920971147
pii: 10.1177_1758835920971147
pmc: PMC7592172
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1758835920971147

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s), 2020.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interest statement: NJH reports grants from CRUK Clinical Trial Fellowship, outside the submitted work. VEC, WW, TAF, SD, JB, KK, DH, KKS, RK, NC, MD, EB, JB, MF and DH have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Auteurs

Valerie E Crolley (VE)

North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK.

Daire Hanna (D)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Nalinie Joharatnam-Hogan (N)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Neha Chopra (N)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Ekin Bamac (E)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Meera Desai (M)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Yuk-Chun Lam (YC)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Sabiq Dipro (S)

North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK.

Ruhi Kanani (R)

North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK.

Jack Benson (J)

North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK.

William Wilson (W)

Cancer Research UK, Oxford, UK.

Thomas A Fox (TA)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Kai-Keen Shiu (KK)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Martin Forster (M)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

John Bridgewater (J)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Daniel Hochhauser (D)

University College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Khurum Khan (K)

Gastrointestinal Oncology Service and Cancer of Unknown Primary Service, University College London Hospital, UCL Cancer Institute and North Middlesex University Hospital, GI Cancer Lead North London Cancer Research Network and Oncology Research Lead North Middlesex University Hospital, 250 Euston Rd, London NW1 2PG, UK North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK UCL Cancer Institute, 72 Huntley St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6DD, UK.

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