Mortality and Advanced Support Requirement for Patients With Cancer With COVID-19: A Mathematical Dynamic Model for Latin America

PURPOSE In the midst of a global pandemic, evidence suggests that similar to other severe respiratory viral infections, patients with cancer are at higher risk of becoming infected by COVID-19 and have a poorer prognosis. METHODS We have modeled the mortality and the intensive care unit (ICU) requir...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Ruiz-Patiño, Oscar Arrieta, Luis E. Pino, Christian Rolfo, Luisa Ricaurte, Gonzalo Recondo, Zyanya-Lucia Zatarain-Barron, Luis Corrales, Claudio Martín, Feliciano Barrón, Carlos Vargas, Hernán Carranza, Jorge Otero, July Rodriguez, Carolina Sotelo, Lucia Viola, Alessandro Russo, Rafael Rosell, Andrés F. Cardona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020-11-01
Series:JCO Global Oncology
Online Access:https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.20.00156