SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients Treated with Azacitidine and Venetoclax for Acute Leukemia: A Report of a Case Series Treated in a Single Institution.
Chemotherapy
; 68(1): 16-22, 2023.
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INTRODUCTION: Venetoclax combined with azacitidine (AZA-VEN) constitutes an option for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. There are, however, no data on the COVID-19 incidence and outcome in patients treated with AZA-VEN. METHODS: Patients with acute leukemia treated with AZA-VEN at a single institution were included in this prospective observational study. RESULTS: Thirteen patients were enrolled, 46% with treatment-naïve, and 56% with relapsed/refractory disease. Fifty-four percent of patients were males; the median age was 69 years. Six patients (46%) developed COVID-19 during the observation time. The median time to COVID-19 was 24 days from the initiation of AZA-VEN. The 2-month cumulative incidence of COVID-19 was 46.2%. Two patients (33%) succumbed to COVID-19. The 100-day COVID-19-free survival from AZA-VEN initiation was 61%. The median follow-up time was 4.3 months. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: COVID-19 constitutes a frequent complication of AZA-VEN treatment in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to death in a significant proportion of patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
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COVID-19
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Observational_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Chemotherapy
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2023
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Article
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