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Full recovery of a stage IV cancer patient facing COVID-19 pandemic

Anuraj Parmanande; Diana Simão; Mariana Sardinha; Ana Filipa Palma dos Reis; Ana Sofia Spencer; João Vasco Barreira; Ricardo da Luz

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first recognized in Wuhan, China, was recently declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Advanced age and comorbid disease, well-known characteristics in the solid tumor population, have been reported as risk factors for severe disease and death. Cancer-related immunosuppression and its treatments also seem to play an active role in the prognosis, response, and clinical outcomes of these patients. The most effective combination therapy for COVID-19 is still under investigation, and the use of corticosteroids is controversial. Although, as a group, metastatic cancer patients are often considered not to be good candidates for ICU treatment, the individual prognosis should always come into consideration, even in a context of high pressure on medical facilities. We report the case of a stage IV prostate cancer patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 who required ICU admission and recovered from COVID-19 infection. Further studies are needed in order to identify accurate clinical prognostic criteria and provide the best treatment for these challenging patients.

Keywords

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Cancer, Critical care, Treatment Outcome

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