1. 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.
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Zeidan AM, Boddu PC, Patnaik MM, Bewersdorf JP, Stahl M, Rampal RK, Shallis R, Steensma DP, Savona MR, Sekeres MA, Roboz GJ, DeAngelo DJ, Schuh AC, Padron E, Zeidner JF, Walter RB, Onida F, Fathi A, DeZern A, Hobbs G, Stein EM, Vyas P, Wei AH, Bowen DT, Montesinos P, Griffiths EA, Verma AK, Keyzner A, Bar-Natan M, Navada SC, Kremyanskaya M, Goldberg AD, Al-Kali A, Heaney ML, Nazha A, Salman H, Luger S, Pratz KW, Konig H, Komrokji R, Deininger M, Cirici BX, Bhatt VR, Silverman LR, Erba HP, Fenaux P, Platzbecker U, Santini V, Wang ES, Tallman MS, Stone RM, and Mascarenhas J
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- Adult, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections transmission, Coronavirus Infections virology, Disease Management, Expert Testimony, Humans, Leukemia virology, Myeloproliferative Disorders virology, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral transmission, Pneumonia, Viral virology, Resource Allocation, SARS-CoV-2, Betacoronavirus pathogenicity, Coronavirus Infections complications, Infection Control standards, Leukemia therapy, Myeloproliferative Disorders therapy, Pneumonia, Viral complications, Practice Guidelines as Topic standards
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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., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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