The immuno-oncological challenge of COVID-19

Volume: 1, Issue: 10, Pages: 946 - 964
Published: Oct 2, 2020
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its causative virus, SARS-CoV-2, pose considerable challenges for the management of oncology patients. COVID-19 presents as a particularly severe respiratory and systemic infection in aging and immunosuppressed individuals, including patients with cancer. Moreover, severe COVID-19 is linked to an inflammatory burst and lymphopenia, which may aggravate cancer prognosis. Here we discuss why those with cancer...
Paper Details
Title
The immuno-oncological challenge of COVID-19
Published Date
Oct 2, 2020
Volume
1
Issue
10
Pages
946 - 964
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