Colorectal cancer chemotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic

The management of patients with colorectal cancer during the current SARS-CoV2 pandemic opens a Pandora's Box. While the world is facing an unprecedented crisis of fighting a life-threatening infectious disease, patients with colorectal cancer are facing the dual challenge to fight cancer while...

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Main Authors: Sainath Bhethanabhotla, Raja Pramanik, Priyanka Srivastava, Prashant Mehta, Amol Patel, Bivas Biswas, Atul Batra, Vineet Govinda Gupta, Chandan Das, Shubh Mahindru
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2020;volume=41;issue=2;spage=156;epage=160;aulast=Bhethanabhotla
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Priyanka Srivastava
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Bivas Biswas
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Chandan Das
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description The management of patients with colorectal cancer during the current SARS-CoV2 pandemic opens a Pandora's Box. While the world is facing an unprecedented crisis of fighting a life-threatening infectious disease, patients with colorectal cancer are facing the dual challenge to fight cancer while protecting them from infection. We attempted to critically examine the existing evidence for chemotherapy in colorectal cancer in different stages of disease and suggest treatment options in these vulnerable patients. Treatment options which do not overburden existing health-care resources can be provided for patients with colorectal cancer patients requiring chemotherapy without significant compromise in efficacy or increase the risk of hospital acquired SAR-CoV-2 infection.
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spelling doaj-art-c4f2661e00a346b9ba2013e8631891ce2025-08-20T03:09:47ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292020-01-0141215616010.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_149_20Colorectal cancer chemotherapy during COVID-19 pandemicSainath BhethanabhotlaRaja PramanikPriyanka SrivastavaPrashant MehtaAmol PatelBivas BiswasAtul BatraVineet Govinda GuptaChandan DasShubh MahindruThe management of patients with colorectal cancer during the current SARS-CoV2 pandemic opens a Pandora's Box. While the world is facing an unprecedented crisis of fighting a life-threatening infectious disease, patients with colorectal cancer are facing the dual challenge to fight cancer while protecting them from infection. We attempted to critically examine the existing evidence for chemotherapy in colorectal cancer in different stages of disease and suggest treatment options in these vulnerable patients. Treatment options which do not overburden existing health-care resources can be provided for patients with colorectal cancer patients requiring chemotherapy without significant compromise in efficacy or increase the risk of hospital acquired SAR-CoV-2 infection.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2020;volume=41;issue=2;spage=156;epage=160;aulast=Bhethanabhotlachemotherapycolorectal cancercovid-19sars cov2
spellingShingle Sainath Bhethanabhotla
Raja Pramanik
Priyanka Srivastava
Prashant Mehta
Amol Patel
Bivas Biswas
Atul Batra
Vineet Govinda Gupta
Chandan Das
Shubh Mahindru
Colorectal cancer chemotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
chemotherapy
colorectal cancer
covid-19
sars cov2
title Colorectal cancer chemotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Colorectal cancer chemotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Colorectal cancer chemotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Colorectal cancer chemotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Colorectal cancer chemotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort colorectal cancer chemotherapy during covid 19 pandemic
topic chemotherapy
colorectal cancer
covid-19
sars cov2
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2020;volume=41;issue=2;spage=156;epage=160;aulast=Bhethanabhotla
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