Medical Treatment of Solid Tumors at the Lyon University Hospital Cancer Institute During the First Wave of COVID-19 in France: A Conservative Approach

Medical Treatment of Solid Tumors at the Lyon University Hospital Cancer Institute During the First Wave of COVID-19 in France: A Conservative Approach

An article to present how cancer patients were taken in charge at Lyon University Hospital Cancer Institute (France) during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic between March and May 2020 is under writing.

It will present strategies that were set-up to avoid cross-contamination between patients and caregivers, patients treatment adaptation (timing, dosage,..) and how consultations, multidisciplinary team meetings, surgical procedures and clinical trials were impacted.

Part of this article will also illustrate the characteristics of patients with a solid tumor(s) that have been hospitalized during this timeframe for the COVID-19. How cancer type and stage affect Covid severity and mortality.will be described for a small sample of patients (44). These qualitative figures will be compared to literature current state of the art.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a LUHCI code created after 2015 and a LUHCI COVID-19 code created between March 2020 and May 2020.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who did not allow the reuse of their medical file data for research related to COVID-19-