Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer (Jun 2023)

Effect of Different Antitumor Regimens on Incidence and Severity of Corona Virus 
Disease 2019 Pneumonia in Lung Cancer Patients: 
A Single-center Retrospective Study

  • Wanjun LU,
  • Jiawen LV,
  • Qin WANG,
  • Yanwen YAO,
  • Dong WANG,
  • Jiayan CHEN,
  • Guannan WU,
  • Xiaoling GU,
  • Huijuan LI,
  • Yajuan CHEN,
  • Hedong HAN,
  • Tangfeng LV,
  • Yong SONG,
  • Ping ZHAN

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2023.102.20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 6
pp. 429 – 438

Abstract

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Background and objective Studies have shown that the incidence and severity of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with lung cancer are higher than those in healthy people. At present, the main anti-tumor treatments for lung cancer include surgery, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy and anti-angiogenesis therapy. While the effects of different anti-tumor treatments on the occurrence and severity of COVID-19 pneumonia are not uniform. Therefore, we aimed to describe clinical characteristics and antitumor therapy of patients with lung cancer and COVID-19 pneumonia, and examined risk factors for severity in this population. Methods From December 1, 2022 to February 15, 2023, a retrospective study was conducted in 217 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and pathologically confirmed lung cancer in the Jinling Hospital. We collected data about patients' clinical features, antitumor treatment regimen within 6 months, and the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. Risk factors for occurrence and severity of COVID-19 pneumonia were identified by univariable and multivariable Logistic regression models. Results (1) Among the 217 patients included, 51 (23.5%) developed COVID-19 pneumonia, of which 42 (82.4%) were classified as medium and 9 (17.6%) were classified as severe; (2) Univariate and multivariate analysis revealed overweight (OR=2.405, 95%CI: 1.095-5.286) and intrapulmonary focal radiotherapy (OR=2.977, 95%CI: 1.071-8.274) are risk factors for increasing occurrence of COVID-19 pneumonia, while other therapies are not; (3) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) history (OR=7.600, 95%CI: 1.430-40.387) was more likely to develop severe pneumonia and anti-tumor therapies such as intrapulmonary focal radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy did not increase severity. Conclusion Intrapulmonary focal radiation therapy within 6 months increased the incidence of COVID-19 pneumonia, but did not increase the severity. However, there was no safety concern for chemotherapy, targeted therapy, surgery and immunotherapy.

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