The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on medical care. Our study aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on advanced melanoma care in the Netherlands. We selected patients diagnosed with irresectable stage IIIc and IV melanoma during the first and second COVID-19 wave and compared them with patients diagnosed within the same time frame in 2018 and 2019. Patients were divided into three geographical regions. We investigated baseline characteristics, time from diagnosis until start of systemic therapy and postponement of anti-PD-1 courses. During both waves, fewer patients were diagnosed... Mehr ...
| Verfasser: |
van Not, O.J.
van Breeschoten, J.
van den Eertwegh, A.J.M.
Hilarius, D.L.
De Meza, M.M.
Haanen, J.B.
Blank, C.U.
Aarts, M.J.B.
van den Berkmortel, F.W.P.J.
de Groot, J.W.B.
Hospers, G.A.P.
Ismail, R.K.
Kapiteijn, E.
Piersma, D.
van Rijn, R.S.
Boer, M.A.M.S.D.
van der Veldt, A.A.M.
Vreugdenhil, G.
Boers-Sonderen, M.J.
Blokx, W.A.M.
Suijkerbuijk, K.P.M.
Wouters, M.W.J.M. |
| Dokumenttyp: |
Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: |
2022 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: |
van Not , O J , van Breeschoten , J , van den Eertwegh , A J M , Hilarius , D L , De Meza , M M , Haanen , J B , Blank , C U , Aarts , M J B , van den Berkmortel , F W P J , de Groot , J W B , Hospers , G A P , Ismail , R K , Kapiteijn , E , Piersma , D , van Rijn , R S , Boer , M A M S D , van der Veldt , A A M , Vreugdenhil , G , Boers-Sonderen , M J , Blokx , W A M , Suijkerbuijk , K P M & Wouters , M W J M 2022 , ' The unfavorable effects of COVID-19 on Dutch advanced melanoma care ' , International Journal of Cancer , vol. 150 , no. 5 , pp. 816-824 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.33833 |
| Schlagwörter: |
advanced melanoma
/ clinical outcomes
/ COVID-19
/ nationwide registry
/ systemic therapy
/ IMPACT |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
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https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26664029 |
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