Outcomes in Radiotherapy-Treated Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2783

. 2020 Sep 1;6(9):1457-1459.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2783.

Outcomes in Radiotherapy-Treated Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China

Conghua Xie^{1

2

3}, Xiaoyong Wang^{1

2

3}, Hui Liu^{1

2

3}, Zhirong Bao^{1

2

3}, Jing Yu^{1

2

3}, Yahua Zhong^{1

2

3}, Melvin L K Chua^{1

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
² Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
³ Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
⁴ Division of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

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Outcomes in Radiotherapy-Treated Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China

Conghua Xie et al. JAMA Oncol. 2020.

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. 2020 Sep 1;6(9):1457-1459.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2783.

Authors

Conghua Xie^{1

2

3}, Xiaoyong Wang^{1

2

3}, Hui Liu^{1

2

3}, Zhirong Bao^{1

2

3}, Jing Yu^{1

2

3}, Yahua Zhong^{1

2

3}, Melvin L K Chua^{1

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
² Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
³ Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
⁴ Division of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

PMID: 32729893
PMCID: PMC7393581
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2783

Abstract

This case series evaluated the delivery of radiotherapy in 209 patients with cancer during the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China.

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[1] Kwong DL, Sham JS, Chua DT, Choy DT, Au GK, Wu PM. The effect of interruptions and prolonged treatment time in radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1997;39(3):703-710. doi:10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00339-8 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Kwong DL, Sham JS, Chua DT, Choy DT, Au GK, Wu PM. The effect of interruptions and prolonged treatment time in radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1997;39(3):703-710. doi:10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00339-8 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Bleicher RJ. Timing and delays in breast cancer evaluation and treatment. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25(10):2829-2838. doi:10.1245/s10434-018-6615-2 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Bleicher RJ. Timing and delays in breast cancer evaluation and treatment. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25(10):2829-2838. doi:10.1245/s10434-018-6615-2 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Yu J, Ouyang W, Chua MLK, Xie C. SARS-CoV-2 transmission in patients with cancer at a tertiary care hospital in Wuhan, China. JAMA Oncol. Published online March 25, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0980 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Yu J, Ouyang W, Chua MLK, Xie C. SARS-CoV-2 transmission in patients with cancer at a tertiary care hospital in Wuhan, China. JAMA Oncol. Published online March 25, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0980 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Li Q, Guan X, Wu P, et al. . Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of novel coronavirus–infected pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(13):1199-1207. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2001316 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Li Q, Guan X, Wu P, et al. . Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of novel coronavirus–infected pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(13):1199-1207. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2001316 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Song J-Y, Yun J-G, Noh J-Y, Cheong H-J, Kim W-J. Covid-19 in South Korea: challenges of subclinical manifestations. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(19):1858-1859. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2001801 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Song J-Y, Yun J-G, Noh J-Y, Cheong H-J, Kim W-J. Covid-19 in South Korea: challenges of subclinical manifestations. N Engl J Med. 2020;382(19):1858-1859. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2001801 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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