SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Patients With Cancer at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Wuhan, China

Jing Yu^{1

2

3}, Wen Ouyang^{1

2

3}, Melvin L K Chua^{1

4

5}, Conghua Xie^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
² Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
³ Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Division of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Oncology Academic Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.

PMID: 32211820
PMCID: PMC7097836
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0980

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Patients With Cancer at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Wuhan, China

Jing Yu et al. JAMA Oncol. 2020.

. 2020 Jul 1;6(7):1108-1110.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0980.

Authors

Jing Yu^{1

2

3}, Wen Ouyang^{1

2

3}, Melvin L K Chua^{1

4

5}, Conghua Xie^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
² Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
³ Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Division of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Oncology Academic Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.

PMID: 32211820
PMCID: PMC7097836
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0980

Abstract

This cross-sectional study reviews the medical records of 1524 patients with cancer treated at a single tertiary care hospital in Wuhan, China, to evaluate the characteristics associated with transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: No conflicts are reported.

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Commentary: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Patients With Cancer at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Wuhan, China.
Di Cosimo S, Porcu L, Malfettone A, Cortés J, Miceli R. Di Cosimo S, et al. Front Oncol. 2020 Jul 10;10:1223. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01223. eCollection 2020. Front Oncol. 2020. PMID: 32754446 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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