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Important updates from the AACR virtual meeting: COVID-19 and cancer.


ABSTRACT: In this article, we present the pivotal abstracts presented at the 'AACR Virtual Meeting: COVID-19 and Cancer' held in July 2020. Much is unknown regarding the effect of COVID-19 on cancer patients, and this conference presented important updates in therapeutics and epidemiology. Specifically, cancer therapeutics have been hypothesized to treat cytokine release syndrome in patients with COVID-19, and the JAK1/2 inhibitor, ruxolitinib, is currently being used in a Phase III trial to assess its efficacy. Additionally, similar to other studies, morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19 and cancer appear to be worse in older patients and in males. We also present various COVID-19 data related to breast cancer, lung cancer, hematologic malignancies, melanoma and prostate cancer.

SUBMITTER: Ripp J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7505016 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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