Caring for AML Patients During the COVID-19 Crisis: An American and Italian Experience.

Authors

Lindsay Wilde, MD, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesFollow
Alessandro Isidori, Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant Center, AORMN Hospital, Pesaro, Italy
Gina Keiffer, MD, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesFollow
Neil D. Palmisiano, MD, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesFollow
Margaret Kasner, Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2-2020

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Frontiers in Oncology.

Volume 10, 2 September 2020, Article number 1689.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01689

Copyright © 2020 Wilde, Isidori, Keiffer, Palmisiano and Kasner.

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Abstract

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the subsequent pandemic have impacted every aspect of oncology care worldwide. Healthcare systems have been forced to rapidly change practices in order to maximize the safety of patients and healthcare providers and preserve scare resources. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia are at increased risk of complications from SARS-CoV-2 not only due to immune compromise related to the malignancy but also due to the acuity of the disease and intensity of treatment. These issues have created unique challenges during this difficult time. In this article, we present the approaches taken by two groups of hematologist/oncologists, one in the United States and one in Italy, who have been caring for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients in the face of the pandemic.

Recommended Citation

Wilde, MD, Lindsay; Isidori, Alessandro; Keiffer, MD, Gina; Palmisiano, MD, Neil D.; and Kasner, Margaret, "Caring for AML Patients During the COVID-19 Crisis: An American and Italian Experience." (2020). Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers. Paper 124.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medoncfp/124

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PubMed ID

32984046