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Determinants of outcome in Covid-19 hospitalized patients with lymphoma: A retrospective multicentric cohort study

  • This study attempts to analyze how COVID-19 illness affects those with lymphoma based on data gathered on 89 patients with these comorbidities in a database of 12 hospitals located in 3 French regions
  • Out of the 89 patients, the mean age was 67 years old and 66% were male
  • 72 of the 89 has other significant comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes, and history with previous cancer
  • At admission for COVID-19, 40 patients were in complete or partial remission of cancer while 24 were in first or second line therapy, and 13 were relapsed cases of lymphoma
  • Common symptoms for these patients upon arrival include dyspnea, cough, fever, and diarrhea
  • As of May 26, 2020, 48 patients were discharged, 30 had died, and 11 were still hospitalized
  • Most patients required oxygen with a substantial amount, 21, requiring invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Survivability of COVID-19 in those who were over the age of 70 was much lower than that of the group under 70
  • Patients younger than 70, without relapsed/refractory lymphoma had similar survival rates to that of the general population, while all other groups saw increased rates of mortality

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Updated 2020-11-19

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences