Publications by authors named "Suki Subbiah"
Background: Research indicates that Black cancer patients have higher rates of COVID-19 hospitalization than their White counterparts. However, the extent to which chronic diseases contribute to racial disparities remains uncertain. We aimed to quantify the effect of chronic diseases on racial disparity in COVID-19-associated hospitalization among cancer patients.
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- Cytokine storms caused by COVID-19 can lead to severe health issues, particularly in cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy due to heightened immune responses.
- A study involving over 12,000 cancer patients aimed to explore how baseline immunosuppression and immunotherapy affect the severity of COVID-19 and the likelihood of cytokine storms.
- Results indicated no significant differences in COVID-19 severity or cytokine storm occurrence among patients receiving immunotherapy compared to those not receiving any cancer treatment prior to their COVID-19 diagnosis.
Background: Data on patients with COVID-19 who have cancer are lacking. Here we characterise the outcomes of a cohort of patients with cancer and COVID-19 and identify potential prognostic factors for mortality and severe illness.
Methods: In this cohort study, we collected de-identified data on patients with active or previous malignancy, aged 18 years and older, with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection from the USA, Canada, and Spain from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) database for whom baseline data were added between March 17 and April 16, 2020.