Grupo de Estudio Latinoamericano de Linfoproliferativos (GELL) para el manejo del linfoma en estado de pandemia SARS CoV-2 / COVID 19 / Latin American Study Group of Lymphoproliferatives (GELL) for the management of Lymphoma in a state of Pandemic SARS CoV-2 / COVID 19

Resumen En diciembre de 2019 se detectó por primera vez en China la existencia del SARS-CoV2, causante de la enfermedad COVID-19. El virus rápidamente se propagó por Europa y Asia, tardándose un par de meses antes de llegar a América Latina. Se ha demostrado que los pacientes que desarrollan una enfermedad severa y que tienen mayor riesgo de mortalidad por COVID-19 son aquellos con edades avanzadas y que presentan por lo menos una enfermedad crónica, incluyendo el cáncer. Debido a lo anterior, surgen muchas dudas en el grupo de profesionales encargados de brindar tratamiento a pacientes con cáncer durante la pandemia, pues se debe equilibrar el riesgo-beneficio de proveer tratamiento a pacientes que se encuentran de base con un riesgo incrementado para tener manifestaciones severas por COVID-19. En este consenso planteamos recomendaciones para los profesionales en hematología que brindan tratamiento a pacientes que padecen de algún tipo de linfoma, con el fin de aclarar el panorama clínico durante la pandemia.

Abstract The existence of SARS-CoV2, the cause of COVID 19 disease, was detected for the first time in China in December 2019. The virus quickly spread across Europe and Asia, taking a couple months to reach Latin America. It has been shown that elderly patients and those with chronic diseases, including cancer, have a higher risk of mortality from COVID-19. Consequently, many doubts arise in the group of health professionals responsible for treating patients with cancer during the pandemic, as they must balance the risk-benefit of delivering treatment to patients with an increased risk for severe manifestations resulting from COVID-19. In this consensus we propose recommendations for hematology professionals who provide treatment to patients suffering from some type of lymphoma, with the aim of clarifying the clinical picture during the pandemic.

Lymphotropic Viruses EBV, KSHV and HTLV in Latin America: Epidemiology and Associated Malignancies. A Literature-Based Study by the RIAL-CYTED.

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) are lymphomagenic viruses with region-specific induced morbidity. The RIAL-CYTED aims to increase the knowledge of lymphoma in Latin America (LA), and, as such, we systematically analyzed the literature to better understand our risk for virus-induced lymphoma. We observed that high endemicity regions for certain lymphomas, e.g., Mexico and Peru, have a high incidence of EBV-positive lymphomas of T/NK cell origin. Peru also carries the highest frequency of EBV-positive classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and EBV-positive diffuse large B cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (NOS), than any other LA country. Adult T cell lymphoma is endemic to the North of Brazil and Chile. While only few cases of KSHV-positive lymphomas were found, in spite of the close correlation of Kaposi sarcoma and the prevalence of pathogenic types of KSHV. Both EBV-associated HL and Burkitt lymphoma mainly affect young children, unlike in developed countries, in which adolescents and young adults are the most affected, correlating with an early EBV seroconversion for LA population despite of lack of infectious mononucleosis symptoms. High endemicity of KSHV and HTLV infection was observed among Amerindian populations, with differences between Amazonian and Andean populations.