id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-311848-8n9ee57a Giesen, Nicola Evidence-based Management of COVID-19 in Cancer Patients – Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society for Haematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) 2020-09-21 .txt text/plain 7678 516 48 It was prepared by the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society for Haematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) by critically reviewing the currently available data on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in cancer patients applying evidence-based medicine criteria. We do not 285 recommend to delay/discontinue radiotherapy, targeted therapy, endocrine therapy or surgery in 286 cancer patients without suspected/confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (DII u ) as no impact on mortality 287 of such prior treatments was seen in several large cohort studies of 20, 31, 40, 94 288 In patients with COVID-19, it is strongly recommended to delay/discontinue chemotherapy, if 289 possible, as chemotherapy within two weeks of admission was a major risk factor for severe COVID-290 19 in a large Chinese cohort study (AII u ). Clinical characteristics and risk factors 38 associated with COVID-19 disease severity in patients with cancer in Wuhan, China: a multicentre, 39 retrospective, cohort study ./cache/cord-311848-8n9ee57a.txt ./txt/cord-311848-8n9ee57a.txt