Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019-infected Adult Cancer Patients in the Philippines from March to December 2020
Publication Date
4-1-2023
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Phillippine Journal of Internal Medicine
Abstract
Background. Data on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of Filipino cancer patients who acquired the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are limited and local information is lacking. Here we characterize the outcomes of patients with cancer and COVID-19.
Methods. Medical records of Filipino cancer patients with COVID-19 from the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), De La Salle – University Medical Center (DLS-UMC), and St Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) from March to December 2020 were reviewed.
Results. Sixty-nine cancer patients were identified to have COVID-19. The mean age was 53 years (range 19-88) and 45 (65%) patients were female. The most prevalent malignancies were from the gastrointestinal tract (16 [23%]) and the breast (14 [20%]). The majority (34 [49%]) had metastatic disease and had a functional status of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 2 or worse (39 [57%]). Forty-two (61%) patients had active oncologic treatment given for the past three months and twenty-four (35%) of these patients were on chemotherapy. The most common symptoms upon presentation were cough (34 [49%]) followed by dyspnea (28 [41%]). COVID-19 severity of this series was as follows: 15 mild (22%), 32 moderate (46%), 7 severe (10%), and 15 critical (22%). The majority received intravenous antibiotics (54 [78%]), investigational treatments (27 [39%]), and steroids (20 [29%]). Common complications were acute respiratory failure (20 [29%]), acute respiratory distress syndrome (17 [25]), and septic shock (15 [22%]). At the end of the collection period, 21 (30%) cancer patients died. The mean length of hospital stay was 22 days.
Conclusion. Based on the findings of our case series, ECOG 2 and higher, metastatic stage, higher neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio showed a trend to worse outcomes. Cancer-related treatment within the past months did not appear to affect outcomes.
First Page
52
Last Page
56
APA Citation
Ondinee Igot, M.,
Dala, B.,
Planilla, J.,
Mendoza, M.,
Gaboy-Malundo, A.,
Cruz, P.,
Demegillo, K.,
Roa, K.,
Barzaga, M.,
Buendia, D.,
Guardiario, D.,
Cornelio, G.,
&
Sacdalan, D.
(4-1-2023).
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019-infected Adult Cancer Patients in the Philippines from March to December 2020.
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