On the relationship between androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer and risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2
Ann Oncol
.
2020 Oct;31(10):1415-1416.
doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.06.005.
Epub 2020 Jun 18.
Authors
O Caffo
1
,
V Zagonel
2
,
C Baldessari
3
,
A Berruti
4
,
R Bortolus
5
,
S Buti
6
,
G L Ceresoli
7
,
M Donini
8
,
P Ermacora
9
,
G Fornarini
10
,
L Fratino
11
,
C Masini
12
,
F Massari
13
,
A Mosca
14
,
C Mucciarini
15
,
G Procopio
16
,
M Tucci
17
,
E Verri
18
,
P Zucali
19
,
C Buttigliero
20
Affiliations
1
Medical Oncology Department, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy. Electronic address: orazio.caffo@apss.tn.it.
2
Department of Oncology, Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy.
3
Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
4
Medical Oncology Unit, University of Brescia at ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
5
Department of Radiation Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano CRO-IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
6
Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
7
Thoracic and Urological Oncology Unit, Humanitas Gavazzeni Clinic, Bergamo, Italy.
8
Medical Oncology Department, ASST Cremona, Cremona, Italy.
9
Oncology Department, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy.
10
Medical Oncology Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy.
11
Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano CRO-IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
12
Medical Oncology Unit, AUSL, IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
13
Division of Oncology, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
14
Multidisciplinary Oncology Outpatient Clinic, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Italy.
15
Medical Oncology Department, Ramazzini Hospital, Carpi, Italy.
16
Genito-Urinary Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan, Milan, Italy.
17
Medical Oncology Department, Cardinal Massaia Hospital, Asti, Italy.
18
Medical Oncology Division of Urogenital and Head & Neck Tumours, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
19
Department of Oncology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
20
Medical Oncology Department, University of Torino, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy.
PMID:
32562741
PMCID:
PMC7299865
DOI:
10.1016/j.annonc.2020.06.005
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Androgen Antagonists
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Male
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
Prostatic Neoplasms / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome*
Substances
Androgen Antagonists