Managing patients with multiple myeloma during the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations from an expert panel – ABHH monoclonal gammopathies committe
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2020Autor
Hungria, Vania
Garnica, Marcia
Queiroz Crusoé, Edvan de
Pessoa de Magalhaes Filho, Roberto Jose
Martinez, Gracia
Bittencourt, Rosane
Cordeiro de Farias, Danielle Leão
Braga, Walter Moises
Pinto Neto, Jorge Vaz
Nogueira Ribeiro, Glaciano
Maiolino, Angelo
Resumen
Since the World has been facing the COVID-19 pandemic, special attention has been taken
concerning cancer patients; related to their immunosuppression status, adding risk for more
aggressive COVID-19 and mortality, but also concerns about the access and the quality of
care in cancer therapy. The COVID-19 pandemic impacts the number of infected, its related
mortality, as well as the care of cancer patients. Multiple myeloma patients are a particular
group with several important aspects to be considered during pandemic times. In essence,
they are immunosuppressed in differentintensities during their treatment. Most ofthem are
elderly and all of them require long-term therapy, with prolonged contact with the health
care system, possibly including a stem cell transplant during the treatment. A panel of experts in multiple myeloma and infectious diseases discusses pieces of evidence and the
lack of the same in the scenario of COVID-19 in myeloma patients, while also exposing what
is expected for the next phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palabras clave
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Multiple myelomaEnlace al recurso
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