Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed the way in which cancer is treated. Patients with high-grade glioma (HGG) are believed to be in a vulnerable category. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of a hub cancer center and the measures that were put in place for treatment of patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent glioma.

Treatment of patients with glioma during the COVID-19 pandemic: what we learned and what we take home for the future

Pessina, Federico;Politi, Letterio Salvatore;Simonelli, Matteo;Scorsetti, Marta
2020-01-01

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed the way in which cancer is treated. Patients with high-grade glioma (HGG) are believed to be in a vulnerable category. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of a hub cancer center and the measures that were put in place for treatment of patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent glioma.
2020
COVID-19 pandemic
chemotherapy
high-grade glioma
radiation therapy
surgery
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brain Neoplasms
COVID-19
Female
Glioma
Humans
Infection Control
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosurgical Procedures
SARS-CoV-2
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